2014 Varsity Cup
CountriesSouth Africa
Date3 February – 7 April 2014
ChampionsUCT Ikey Tigers (2nd title)
Runners-upNWU Pukke
RelegatedWits
Matches played31
Tries scored193
(average 6.2 per match)
Top point scorerRobert du Preez (84)
Top try scorerChris Cloete (8)
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South African Rugby 2014

The 2014 Varsity Cup was contested from 3 February to 7 April 2014. The tournament (also known as the FNB Varsity Cup presented by Steinhoff International for sponsorship reasons) was the seventh season of the Varsity Cup, an annual inter-university rugby union competition featuring eight South African universities.

The tournament was won by UCT Ikey Tigers for the second time; they beat NWU Pukke 39–33 in the final played on 7 April 2014. Wits were automatically relegated to the second-tier Varsity Shield competition for 2015, but UJ won their relegation play-off match against UKZN Impi to remain in the Varsity Cup for 2015.

Rules

The Varsity Cup used a different scoring system to the regular system. Tries were worth five points as usual, but conversions were worth three points, while penalties and drop goals were only worth two points.[1]

All Varsity Cup games also had two referees officiating each game,[2] props' jerseys featured a special gripping patch to ensure better binding, intended to reduce collapsing scrums[3] and the mark will be extended to the entire field.[4]

Competition

There were eight participating universities in the 2014 Varsity Cup. These teams played each other once over the course of the season, either home or away.

Teams received four points for a win and two points for a draw. Bonus points were awarded to teams that scored four or more tries in a game, as well as to teams that lost a match by seven points or less. Teams were ranked by log points, then points difference (points scored less points conceded).

The top four teams qualified for the title play-offs. In the semi-finals, the team that finished first had home advantage against the team that finished fourth, while the team that finished second had home advantage against the team that finished third. The winners of these semi-finals played each other in the final, at the home venue of the higher-placed team.[citation needed]

The bottom team in the Varsity Cup was relegated to the 2015 Varsity Shield competition, while the Varsity Shield winner was promoted to the 2015 Varsity Cup. There was also a promotion/relegation match between the 7th-placed team in the Varsity Cup and the Varsity Shield runner-up at the end of the 2014 season.[5]

Teams

2014 Varsity Cup is located in South Africa
Maties
NMMU Madibaz
NWU Pukke
UCT Ikey Tigers
UFS Shimlas
UJ
UP Tuks
Wits
Location of teams in the 2014 Varsity Cup

The following teams took part in the 2014 Varsity Cup competition:

2014 Varsity Cup teams
Team name University Stadium
Maties Stellenbosch University Danie Craven Stadium, Stellenbosch
NMMU Madibaz Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University NMMU Stadium, Port Elizabeth
NWU Pukke North-West University Fanie du Toit Sport Ground, Potchefstroom
UCT Ikey Tigers University of Cape Town UCT Rugby Fields, Cape Town
UFS Shimlas University of the Free State Shimla Park, Bloemfontein
UJ University of Johannesburg UJ Stadium, Johannesburg
UP Tuks University of Pretoria LC de Villiers Stadium, Pretoria
Wits University of the Witwatersrand Wits Rugby Stadium, Johannesburg

Standings

The final league standings for the 2014 Varsity Cup were:[6]

2014 Varsity Cup log
Pos Team Pl W D L PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts
1 NWU Pukke 7 6 0 1 226 130 +96 30 16 3 0 27
2 UCT Ikey Tigers 7 5 0 2 186 141 +45 26 21 4 0 24
3 Maties 7 4 1 2 174 159 +15 23 22 3 0 21
4 NMMU Madibaz 7 4 0 3 165 177 –12 22 23 2 1 19
5 UFS Shimlas 7 3 1 3 164 173 –9 23 24 4 0 18
6 UP Tuks 7 3 1 3 156 120 +36 21 14 2 0 16
7 UJ 7 1 1 5 135 191 –56 17 26 2 2 10
8 Wits 7 0 0 7 78 193 –115 12 28 0 2 2
* Legend: Pos = Position, Pl = Played, W = Won, D = Drawn, L = Lost, PF = Points for, PA = Points against, PD = Points difference, TF = Tries for, TA = Tries against, TB = Try bonus points, LB = Losing bonus points, Pts = Log points

NWU Pukke, UCT Ikey Tigers, Maties and NMMU Madibaz qualified to the semi-finals.
UJ qualified to the relegation play-offs.
Wits were relegated to the 2015 Varsity Shield.

Points breakdown:
*4 points for a win
*2 points for a draw
*1 bonus point for a loss by seven points or less
*1 bonus point for scoring four or more tries in a match

Round-by-round

Team Progression – 2014 Varsity Cup
Team R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 Semi Final
UCT Ikey Tigers 0
(8th) 		5
(5th) 		9
(4th) 		9
(5th) 		14
(3rd) 		19
(2nd) 		24
(2nd) 		Won Won
NWU Pukke 5
(1st) 		10
(1st) 		10
(2nd) 		15
(2nd) 		19
(1st) 		23
(1st) 		27
(1st) 		Won Lost
Maties 1
(6th) 		1
(7th) 		6
(6th) 		10
(4th) 		12
(6th) 		16
(5th) 		21
(3rd) 		Lost —
NMMU Madibaz 5
(2nd) 		9
(2nd) 		9
(3rd) 		9
(6th) 		13
(5th) 		17
(3rd) 		19
(4th) 		Lost —
UFS Shimlas 5
(3rd) 		6
(4th) 		6
(7th) 		11
(3rd) 		13
(4th) 		13
(6th) 		18
(5th) 		— —
UP Tuks 2
(4th) 		7
(3rd) 		11
(1st) 		16
(1st) 		16
(2nd) 		16
(4th) 		16
(6th) 		— —
UJ 2
(4th) 		3
(6th) 		8
(5th) 		8
(7th) 		9
(5th) 		9
(7th) 		10
(7th) 		— —
Wits 0
(7th) 		0
(8th) 		0
(8th) 		1
(8th) 		2
(8th) 		2
(8th) 		2
(8th) 		— —

The table above shows a team's progression throughout the season.
For each round, their cumulative points total is shown with the overall log position in brackets.
Key: win draw loss

Fixtures and results

The 2014 Varsity Cup fixtures were as follows:[7]

Round one

3 February 2014 NMMU Madibaz 45–29 Maties NMMU Stadium, Port Elizabeth  
16:45 Try: Chris Cloete rugby ball 4', 11', 49', 58', 63'
Tim Agaba rugby ball 32'
Con: Gavin Hauptfleisch rugby goalposts icon 12', 33', 50', 59', 64' (5/6)
Cards: Ivan Ludick Yellow card 78' 		Scoreboard[8]
Report[9] 		Try: Mark Hodgkiss rugby ball 55', 79'
Clearance Khumalo rugby ball 67'
Reinier Ehlers rugby ball 75'
Con: Robert du Preez rugby goalposts icon 67', 75' (2/3)
Chris Smith rugby goalposts icon 56' (1/1)
Cards: Lungelo Chonco yellow card 63' to 73' 		Referee: Christie du Preez & Rodney Boneparte


3 February 2014 UP Tuks 18–18 UJ LC de Villiers Stadium, Pretoria  
19:00 Try: Rudolph Smith rugby ball 19'
Warrick Gelant rugby ball 25'
Rohan Janse van Rensburg rugby ball 39'
Con: Warrick Gelant rugby goalposts icon 40' (1/3) 		Scoreboard[10]
Report[11] 		Try: David Antonites rugby ball 6'
Robert de Bruyn rugby ball 37'
Con: Marais Schmidt rugby goalposts icon 7', 37' (2/2)
Pen: Marais Schmidt rugby goalposts icon 40' (1/1)
Jaco van der Walt (0/1)
Cards: Marais Schmidt yellow card 11' to 22' 		Referee: Jaco van Heerden & Ben Crouse


3 February 2014 UFS Shimlas 31–15 Wits Shimla Park, Bloemfontein  
19:00 Try: Niell Jordaan rugby ball 4'
Divandré Strydom rugby ball 12'
Fanie van der Walt rugby ball 51'
Neil Claassen rugby ball 55'
Con: Gouws Prinsloo rugby goalposts icon 5', 13', 52' (3/4)
Pen: Gouws Prinsloo rugby goalposts icon 40' (1/1) 		Scoreboard[12]
Report[13] 		Try: JJ Breet rugby ball 33'
Ashlon Davids rugby ball 63'
Hannes Ludick rugby ball 77'
Con: Matt Torrance (0/3) 		Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Lourens van der Merwe & Jaco Kotze


3 February 2014 UCT Ikey Tigers 24–47 NWU Pukke UCT Rugby Fields, Cape Town  
17:00 Try: Ross Jones-Davies rugby ball 2', 44'
Shaun McDonald rugby ball 13'
Con: Dean Grant rugby goalposts icon 3', 14', 45' (3/3)
Cards: Jason Klaasen Yellow card 60' 		Scoreboard[14]
Report[15] 		Try: Juan Language rugby ball 24'
Sylvian Mahuza rugby ball 26', 37'
Luther Obi rugby ball 49'
Stompie de Wet rugby ball 57'
Francois Robertse rugby ball 70'
Danie Jordaan rugby ball 75'
Con: Tiaan Dorfling rugby goalposts icon 27', 38', 58', 70' (4/6)
Adriaan Engelbrecht (0/1) 		Referee: Daniel Fortuin & Quinton Immelman

Round two

10 February 2014 Maties 16–33 UCT Ikey Tigers Danie Craven Stadium, Stellenbosch  
16:45 Try: Johnny Kôtze rugby ball 8'
Robert du Preez rugby ball 73'
Con: Robert du Preez rugby goalposts icon 9', 74' (2/2)
Cards: Beyers de Villiers yellow card 20' to 30' 		Scoreboard[16] Report[17] Try: Jason Klaasen rugby ball 22', 43'
Lihleli Xoli rugby ball 28'
Liam Slatem rugby ball 75'
Con: Dean Grant rugby goalposts icon 23', 44', 76' (3/4)
Pen: Dean Grant rugby goalposts icon 40', 60' (2/2) 		Referee: Daniel Fortuin & Francois Pretorius


10 February 2014 NWU Pukke 48–29 UFS Shimlas Fanie du Toit Sport Ground, Potchefstroom  
19:00 Try: Tiaan Dorfling rugby ball 31'
Adriaan Engelbrecht rugby ball 46'
Sylvian Mahuza rugby ball 48', 81'
Johnny Welthagen rugby ball 56'
Edmar Marais rugby ball 58'
Con: Adriaan Engelbrecht rugby goalposts icon 32', 47', 49', 57', 59', 82' (6/6)
Cards: Edmar Marais Yellow card 73' 		Scoreboard[18]
Report[19] 		Try: Niell Jordaan rugby ball 23', 40'
Neil Claassen rugby ball 52'
Maphutha Dolo rugby ball 79'
Con: Gouws Prinsloo rugby goalposts icon 40', 52', 79' (3/4) 		Referee: Oregopotse Rametsi & Stephan Geldenhuys


10 February 2014 UJ 15–21 NMMU Madibaz UJ Stadium, Johannesburg  
19:00 Try: Michael Haznar rugby ball 14'
David Antonites rugby ball 48'
Con: Marais Schmidt rugby goalposts icon 49' (1/2)
Pen: Marais Schmidt rugby goalposts icon 74' (1/1)
Drop: Jaco van der Walt (0/1)
Cards: Michael Haznar yellow card 49' to 61' 		Scoreboard[20]
Report[21] 		Try: Yamkela Ngam rugby ball 31'
Donovan Marais rugby ball 44'
Chris Cloete rugby ball 80'
Con: Gavin Hauptfleisch rugby goalposts icon 32', 81' (2/3)
Cards: Martin Ferreira yellow card 49' to 61' 		Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Jaco van Heerden & Ben Crouse


10 February 2014 Wits 8–53 UP Tuks Wits Rugby Stadium, Johannesburg  
19:00 Try: Matt Torrance rugby ball 9'
Con: Matt Torrance rugby goalposts icon 9' (1/1) 		Scoreboard[22]
Report[23] 		Try: Dries Swanepoel rugby ball 11', 16', 29'
Wiaan Liebenberg rugby ball 46'
Reniel Hugo rugby ball 64'
Jade Stighling rugby ball 69'
Brummer Badenhorst rugby ball 76'
Con: Tian Schoeman rugby goalposts icon 11', 30', 47', 64', 69', 76' (6/7)
Cards: Dries Swanepoel Yellow card 58' 		Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Tahla Ntshakaza & Jaco Kotze

Round three

17 February 2014 UJ 32–15 Wits UJ Stadium, Johannesburg  
16:45 Try: Michael Haznar rugby ball 12'
Jacques Nel rugby ball 27'
Tiaan Macdonald rugby ball 37', 71'
Con: Marais Schmidt rugby goalposts icon 13', 28', 38' (3/3)
Jaco van der Walt rugby goalposts icon 72' (1/1) 		Scoreboard[24]
Report[25] 		Try: Jason Fraser rugby ball 59'
JP Jonck rugby ball 64'
Con: Matt Torrance rugby goalposts icon 60' (1/2)
Pen: Matt Torrance rugby goalposts icon 3' (1/1) 		Referee: Eduan Nel


17 February 2014 UP Tuks 26–0 UFS Shimlas LC de Villiers Stadium, Pretoria  
19:00 Try: Roelof Smit rugby ball 21'
Wiaan Liebenberg rugby ball 69'
Reniel Hugo rugby ball 81'
Con: Tian Schoeman rugby goalposts icon 22', 70', 82' (3/3)
Pen: Tian Schoeman rugby goalposts icon 76' (1/2) 		Scoreboard[26]
Report[27] 		Referee: Gerrie de Bruin


17 February 2014 NWU Pukke 21–33 Maties Fanie du Toit Sport Ground, Potchefstroom  
19:00 Try: Luther Obi rugby ball 45'
HP Swart rugby ball 52'
Dillon Smit rugby ball 70'
Con: Adriaan Engelbrecht rugby goalposts icon 52', 70' (2/3) 		Scoreboard[28]
Report[29] 		Try: Beyers de Villiers rugby ball 3'
Johnny Kôtze rugby ball 13'
Robert du Preez rugby ball 30'
Louis Jordaan rugby ball 54'
Con: Robert du Preez rugby goalposts icon 4', 31', 54' (3/4)
Pen: Robert du Preez rugby goalposts icon 72', 80' (2/2)
Cards: Niel Oelofse yellow card 37' to 48' 		Referee: Pro Legoete


17 February 2014 NMMU Madibaz 13–26 UCT Ikey Tigers NMMU Stadium, Port Elizabeth  
19:00 Try: Michael Bernardt rugby ball 25'
Enrico Acker rugby ball 58'
Con: Gavin Hauptfleisch rugby goalposts icon 26' (1/2)
Cards: Martin Ferreira Yellow card 46' 		Scoreboard[30]
Report[31] 		Try: Shaun McDonald rugby ball 4'
Lihleli Xoli rugby ball 39'
Richard Stewart rugby ball 79'
Con: Dean Grant rugby goalposts icon 5', 39', 80' (3/3)
Pen: Dean Grant rugby goalposts icon 45' (1/1)
Cards: Shaun McDonald yellow card 30' to 40'
Robin Murray yellow card 56' to 66' 		Attendance: 7,650
Referee: Rodney Boneparte

Round four

24 February 2014 UCT Ikey Tigers 16–26 UP Tuks UCT Rugby Fields, Cape Town  
16:45 Try: Liam Slatem rugby ball 6'
Huw Jones rugby ball 81'
Con: Dean Grant rugby goalposts icon 7', 81' (2/2) 		Scoreboard[32]
Report[33] 		Try: Juan Schoeman rugby ball 40'
Warrick Gelant rugby ball 45'
Duncan Matthews rugby ball 65'
Arno van Wyk rugby ball 79'
Con: Tian Schoeman rugby goalposts icon 40', 80' (2/4)
Cards: Leneve Damens Yellow card 75' 		Referee: Marius van der Westhuizen & Cwengile Jadezweni


24 February 2014 NMMU Madibaz 16–52 NWU Pukke NMMU Stadium, Port Elizabeth  
19:00 Try: Michael Bernardt rugby ball 64', 66'
Con: Jarryd Buys rugby goalposts icon 65', 67' (2/2) 		Scoreboard[34]
Report[35] 		Try: Akker van der Merwe rugby ball 4'
Sylvian Mahuza rugby ball 21', 73'
Edmar Marais rugby ball 27'
Francois Robertse rugby ball 42'
Juan Language rugby ball 47'
Luther Obi rugby ball 76'
Con: Adriaan Engelbrecht rugby goalposts icon 5', 28', 43', 48', 77' (5/7)
Drop: Johnny Welthagen rugby goalposts icon 24' (1/1)
Cards: Lucky Ngcamu yellow card 51' to 61'
Hoffmann Maritz yellow card 64' to 74' 		Referee: Ben Crouse & Jaco van Heerden


24 February 2014 Maties 18–15 Wits Danie Craven Stadium, Stellenbosch  
19:00 Try: Frederick Kirsten rugby ball 37'
Jan de Klerk rugby ball 53'
Robert du Preez rugby ball 56'
Con: Robert du Preez rugby goalposts icon 56' (1/3) 		Scoreboard[36]
Report[37] 		Try: Jason Fraser rugby ball 12'
Ashlon Davids rugby ball 24'
Ruhan Nel rugby ball 83'
Con: Ashlon Davids (0/1)
Matt Torrance (0/2)
Cards: JJ Breet yellow card 34' to 44'
Kyle Wood yellow card 51' to 61'
Brent Crossley Yellow card 81' 		Referee: Francois Pretorius & Quinton Immelman


24 February 2014 UFS Shimlas 52–13 UJ Shimla Park, Bloemfontein  
19:00 Try: Oupa Mohojé rugby ball 5'
Maphutha Dolo rugby ball 12'
Sethu Tom rugby ball 22'
Joubert Engelbrecht rugby ball 36', 48'
Tertius Kruger rugby ball 39'
Divandré Strydom rugby ball 78'
Con: Gouws Prinsloo rugby goalposts icon 6', 13', 37', 49', 79' (5/7)
Pen: Gouws Prinsloo rugby goalposts icon 42' (1/1)
Cards: Markus Odendaal yellow card 61' to 72' 		Scoreboard[38]
Report[39] 		Try: Harold Vorster rugby ball 62'
Jacques Pretorius rugby ball 65'
Con: Marais Schmidt rugby goalposts icon 62' (1/2)
Cards: Michael Haznar yellow card 56' to 65' 		Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Eduan Nel & Gerrie de Bruin

Round five

3 March 2014 Wits 12–18 NMMU Madibaz Wits Rugby Stadium, Johannesburg  
16:45 Try: Brent Crossley rugby ball 70'
Con: Matt Torrance rugby goalposts icon 71' (1/1)
Pen: Matt Torrance rugby goalposts icon 19', 24' (2/3)
Cards: Rinus Bothma yellow card 31' to 41' 		Scoreboard[40]
Report[41] 		Try: Chris Cloete rugby ball 28'
Jarryd Buys rugby ball 55'
Enrico Acker rugby ball 81'
Con: Jarryd Buys rugby goalposts icon 56' (1/3)
Cards: Michael Bernardt yellow card 18' to 28' 		Referee: Marius van der Westhuizen & Pro Legoete


3 March 2014 UJ 29–37 UCT Ikey Tigers UJ Stadium, Johannesburg  
19:00 Try: PJ Walters rugby ball 21', 79'
David Antonites rugby ball 33'
Jaco van der Walt rugby ball 57'
Con: Marais Schmidt rugby goalposts icon 22', 34', 58' (3/4)
Cards: Jacques Pretorius yellow card 44' to 54'
Shane Kirkwood yellow card 44' to 54' 		Scoreboard[42]
Report[43] 		Try: Richard Stewart rugby ball 2'
Vince Jobo rugby ball 8'
Ross Jones-Davies rugby ball 13'
Guy Alexander rugby ball 40'
Lihleli Xoli rugby ball 46'
Con: Dean Grant rugby goalposts icon 3', 9', 40', 47' (4/5)
Cards: Huw Jones yellow card 18' to 28'
Martin Sauls yellow card 49' to 59' 		Referee: Rasta Rasivhenge & Jaco van Heerden


3 March 2014 UP Tuks 0–18 NWU Pukke LC de Villiers Stadium, Pretoria  
19:00 Scoreboard[44]
Report[45] 		Try: Akker van der Merwe rugby ball 37'
Danie Jordaan rugby ball 52'
Con: Adriaan Engelbrecht rugby goalposts icon 38', 53' (2/2)
Pen: Adriaan Engelbrecht rugby goalposts icon 31' (1/1) 		Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Jaco Pretorius & Gerrie de Bruin


3 March 2014 Maties 13–13 UFS Shimlas Danie Craven Stadium, Stellenbosch  
19:00 Try: Robert du Preez rugby ball 42'
Jean Nel rugby ball 70'
Con: Robert du Preez rugby goalposts icon 43' (1/2) 		Scoreboard[46]
Report[47] 		Try: Justin Pappin rugby ball 20'
Sethu Tom rugby ball 32'
Con: Gouws Prinsloo rugby goalposts icon 21' (1/2)
Cards: Tienie Burger Yellow card 69' 		Referee: Cwengile Jadezweni & Christie du Preez

Round six

10 March 2014 NWU Pukke 16–8 Wits Fanie du Toit Sport Ground, Potchefstroom  
16:45 Try: Jacques Vermaak rugby ball 25'
Stompie de Wet rugby ball 62'
Con: Adriaan Engelbrecht rugby goalposts icon 26', 63' (2/2)
Pen: Adriaan Engelbrecht (0/1)
Drop: Johnny Welthagen (0/1) 		Scoreboard[48] Try: Ruhan Nel rugby ball 64'
Con: Ashlon Davids rugby goalposts icon 65' (1/1)
Cards: Brent Crossley yellow card 27' to 37' 		Referee: Jaco Kotze & Jaco Pretorius


10 March 2014 UJ 8–24 Maties UJ Stadium, Johannesburg  
19:00 Try: Van Zyl Botha rugby ball 61'
Con: Marais Schmidt rugby goalposts icon 62' (1/1) 		Scoreboard[49] Try: Jan de Klerk rugby ball 4'
Beyers de Villiers rugby ball 24', 34'
Con: Robert du Preez rugby goalposts icon 5', 25', 35' (3/3) 		Referee: Rasta Rasivhenge & Tahla Ntshakaza


10 March 2014 UP Tuks 9–19 NMMU Madibaz LC de Villiers Stadium, Pretoria  
19:00 Try: Chris Massyn rugby ball 51'
Con: Tian Schoeman (0/1)
Pen: Tian Schoeman rugby goalposts icon 14', 24' (2/2) 		Scoreboard[50] Try: Tythan Adams rugby ball 28'
Roy Godfrey rugby ball 47'
Con: Gavin Hauptfleisch rugby goalposts icon 48' (1/2)
Pen: Gavin Hauptfleisch rugby goalposts icon 6', 16', 54' (3/3) 		Attendance: 200
Referee: Stephan Geldenhuys & Oregopotse Rametsi


10 March 2014 UCT Ikey Tigers 25–5 UFS Shimlas UCT Rugby Fields, Cape Town  
17:00 Try: Shaun McDonald rugby ball 18'
Ross Jones-Davies rugby ball 49', 3'
Jason Klaasen rugby ball 6'
Con: Dean Grant rugby goalposts icon 19' (1/4)
Pen: Dean Grant rugby goalposts icon 63' (1/1) 		Scoreboard[51] Try: Gideon Bruwer rugby ball 71'
Con: Gouws Prinsloo (0/1) 		Attendance: 950
Referee: Marius van der Westhuizen & Quinton Immelman

Round seven

17 March 2014 UFS Shimlas 34–33 NMMU Madibaz Shimla Park, Bloemfontein  
16:45 Try: Neil Claassen rugby ball 13'
Jacques du Toit rugby ball 22', 39'
Maphutha Dolo rugby ball 52'
Gouws Prinsloo rugby ball 67'
Con: Gouws Prinsloo rugby goalposts icon 23', 40', 53' (3/5)
Cards: Oupa Mohojé yellow card 41' to 52'
Armandt Koster Yellow card 80' 		Scoreboard[52] Try: Michael Bernardt rugby ball 4'
Gavin Hauptfleisch rugby ball 24'
Martin Ferreira rugby ball 61'
Louis Fourie rugby ball 80'
Con: Gavin Hauptfleisch rugby goalposts icon 5', 25' (2/3)
Jarryd Buys rugby goalposts icon 80' (1/1)
Pen: Gavin Hauptfleisch rugby goalposts icon 8', 35' (2/2)
Drop: Gavin Hauptfleisch (0/1)
Cards: Marcel Groenewald yellow card 39' to 51'
Martin Ferreira yellow card 47' to 58' 		Referee: Cwengile Jadezweni & Marius van der Westhuizen


17 March 2014 Maties 41–24 UP Tuks Danie Craven Stadium, Stellenbosch  
19:00 Try: Robert du Preez rugby ball 46'
Craig Barry rugby ball 53', 75'
Caleb Smith rugby ball 58'
Chris Smith rugby ball 80'
Con: Robert du Preez rugby goalposts icon 46', 54', 59', 76' (4/5)
Pen: Robert du Preez rugby goalposts icon 64', 79' (2/2)
Cards: Mark Hodgkiss yellow card 39' to 49' 		Scoreboard[53] Try: Basil Short rugby ball 4'
Duncan Matthews rugby ball 16'
Andrew Beerwinkel rugby ball 67'
Con: Tian Schoeman rugby goalposts icon 5', 17', 68' (3/3) 		Attendance: 8,500
Referee: Jaco Kotze & Rodney Boneparte


17 March 2014 NWU Pukke 24–20 UJ Fanie du Toit Sport Ground, Potchefstroom  
19:00 Try: Stompie de Wet rugby ball 58'
Hoffmann Maritz rugby ball 64'
Joe Smith rugby ball 69'
Con: Adriaan Engelbrecht rugby goalposts icon 58', 65', 70' (3/3)
Drop: Johnny Welthagen (0/1) 		Scoreboard[54] Try: Dylan Peterson rugby ball 27'
Michael Haznar rugby ball 78'
Con: Marais Schmidt rugby goalposts icon 28', 78' (2/2)
Drop: Jaun Kotzé rugby goalposts icon 10', 49' (2/2) 		Referee: Gerrie de Bruin & Eduan Nel


17 March 2014 Wits 5–25 UCT Ikey Tigers Wits Rugby Stadium, Johannesburg  
19:00 Try: Hannes Ludick rugby ball 52'
Con: Matt Torrance (0/1) 		Scoreboard[55] Try: Richard Stewart rugby ball 5'
Lihleli Xoli rugby ball 13'
Liam Slatem rugby ball 60'
Shaun McDonald rugby ball 67'
Nate Nel rugby ball 76'
Con: Dean Grant (0/2)
Ross Jones-Davies (0/3) 		Attendance: 5,500
Referee: Oregopotse Rametsi & Archie Sehlako

Semi-finals

24 March 2014 UCT Ikey Tigers 20–8 Maties UCT Rugby Fields, Cape Town  
16:30 Try: Lihleli Xoli rugby ball 41'
Mike Botha rugby ball 67'
Con: Dean Grant rugby goalposts icon 41', 68' (2/2)
Pen: Dean Grant rugby goalposts icon 49', 60' (2/2)
Cards: Richard Stewart yellow card 24' to 34'
Liam Slatem Yellow card 71' 		Scoreboard[56] Try: Louis Nel rugby ball 72'
Con: Robert du Preez rugby goalposts icon 73' (1/1) 		Referee: Stephan Geldenhuys & Rodney Boneparte


24 March 2014 NWU Pukke 19–18 NMMU Madibaz Fanie du Toit Sport Ground, Potchefstroom  
19:00 Try: Rhyk Welgemoed rugby ball 4'
Luther Obi rugby ball 7'
Con: Adriaan Engelbrecht rugby goalposts icon 5' (1/2)
Pen: Adriaan Engelbrecht rugby goalposts icon 45', 49' (2/2)
Rhyno Smith rugby goalposts icon 79' (1/1)
Drop: Johnny Welthagen (0/1)
Cards: Akker van der Merwe yellow card 28' to 38' 		Scoreboard[57] Try: Chris Cloete rugby ball 30'
Tythan Adams rugby ball 59'
Con: Gavin Hauptfleisch rugby goalposts icon 31', 60' (2/2)
Drop: Jarryd Buys rugby goalposts icon 68' (1/2) 		Referee: Jaco Kotze & Tahla Ntshakaza

Final

7 April 2014 NWU Pukke 33–39 UCT Ikey Tigers Fanie du Toit Sport Ground, Potchefstroom  
19:00 Try: Rhyk Welgemoed rugby ball 14'
Luther Obi rugby ball 17'
Akker van der Merwe rugby ball 43'
Dillon Smit rugby ball 66'
Francois Robertse rugby ball 72'
Con: Tiaan Dorfling rugby goalposts icon 15' (1/2)
Dillon Smit rugby goalposts icon 67' (1/3)
Pen: Dillon Smit rugby goalposts icon 55' (1/1)
Drop: Johnny Welthagen (0/1)
Cards: Johan Deysel yellow card 37' to 47'
Lucky Ngcamu yellow card 51' to 61' 		Scoreboard[58] Try: Huw Jones rugby ball 4'
Richard Stewart rugby ball 25'
Jason Klaasen rugby ball 59'
Mike Botha rugby ball 75'
Dean Grant rugby ball 79'
Nate Nel rugby ball 83'
Con: Dean Grant rugby goalposts icon 75', 79' (2/5)
James Alexander rugby goalposts icon 84' (1/1)
Cards: Lihleli Xoli Yellow card 63'

Players

Player statistics

The following table contain points which have been scored in competitive games in the 2014 Varsity Cup:[59]

All point scorers
No Player Team T C P DG Pts
1 Robert du Preez Maties 5 17 4 0 84
2 Dean Grant UCT Ikey Tigers 1 20 6 0 77
3 Adriaan Engelbrecht NWU Pukke 1 21 3 0 74
4 Gavin Hauptfleisch NMMU Madibaz 1 13 5 0 54
Gouws Prinsloo UFS Shimlas 1 15 2 0 54
6 Tian Schoeman UP Tuks 0 14 3 0 48
7 Marais Schmidt UJ 0 13 2 0 43
8 Chris Cloete NMMU Madibaz 8 0 0 0 40
9 Sylvian Mahuza NWU Pukke 6 0 0 0 30
10 Ross Jones-Davies UCT Ikey Tigers 5 0 0 0 25
Luther Obi NWU Pukke 5 0 0 0 25
Lihleli Xoli UCT Ikey Tigers 5 0 0 0 25
13 Michael Bernardt NMMU Madibaz 4 0 0 0 20
Tiaan Dorfling NWU Pukke 1 5 0 0 20
Jason Klaasen UCT Ikey Tigers 4 0 0 0 20
Shaun McDonald UCT Ikey Tigers 4 0 0 0 20
Richard Stewart UCT Ikey Tigers 4 0 0 0 20
Matt Torrance Wits 1 3 3 0 20
19 David Antonites UJ 3 0 0 0 15
Neil Claassen UFS Shimlas 3 0 0 0 15
Beyers de Villiers Maties 3 0 0 0 15
Stompie de Wet NWU Pukke 3 0 0 0 15
Maphutha Dolo UFS Shimlas 3 0 0 0 15
Michael Haznar UJ 3 0 0 0 15
Niell Jordaan UFS Shimlas 3 0 0 0 15
Francois Robertse NWU Pukke 3 0 0 0 15
Liam Slatem UCT Ikey Tigers 3 0 0 0 15
Dillon Smit NWU Pukke 2 1 1 0 15
Dries Swanepoel UP Tuks 3 0 0 0 15
Akker van der Merwe NWU Pukke 3 0 0 0 15
31 Jarryd Buys NMMU Madibaz 0 4 0 1 14
32 Ashlon Davids Wits 2 1 0 0 13
Warrick Gelant UP Tuks 2 1 0 0 13
34 Enrico Acker NMMU Madibaz 2 0 0 0 10
Tythan Adams NMMU Madibaz 2 0 0 0 10
Craig Barry Maties 2 0 0 0 10
Mike Botha UCT Ikey Tigers 2 0 0 0 10
Jan de Klerk Maties 2 0 0 0 10
Jacques du Toit UFS Shimlas 2 0 0 0 10
Joubert Engelbrecht UFS Shimlas 2 0 0 0 10
Jason Fraser Wits 2 0 0 0 10
Mark Hodgkiss Maties 2 0 0 0 10
Reniel Hugo UP Tuks 2 0 0 0 10
Huw Jones UCT Ikey Tigers 2 0 0 0 10
Danie Jordaan NWU Pukke 2 0 0 0 10
Johnny Kôtze Maties 2 0 0 0 10
Juan Language NWU Pukke 2 0 0 0 10
Wiaan Liebenberg UP Tuks 2 0 0 0 10
Hannes Ludick Wits 2 0 0 0 10
Tiaan Macdonald UJ 2 0 0 0 10
Edmar Marais NWU Pukke 2 0 0 0 10
Duncan Matthews UP Tuks 2 0 0 0 10
Jean Nel Maties 2 0 0 0 10
Nate Nel UCT Ikey Tigers 2 0 0 0 10
Ruhan Nel Wits 2 0 0 0 10
Yamkela Ngam NMMU Madibaz 2 0 0 0 10
Divandré Strydom UFS Shimlas 2 0 0 0 10
Sethu Tom UFS Shimlas 2 0 0 0 10
PJ Walters UJ 2 0 0 0 10
Rhyk Welgemoed NWU Pukke 2 0 0 0 10
61 Chris Smith Maties 1 1 0 0 8
Jaco van der Walt UJ 1 1 0 0 8
63 Johnny Welthagen NWU Pukke 1 0 0 1 7
64 Tim Agaba NMMU Madibaz 1 0 0 0 5
Guy Alexander UCT Ikey Tigers 1 0 0 0 5
Brummer Badenhorst UP Tuks 1 0 0 0 5
Andrew Beerwinkel UP Tuks 1 0 0 0 5
Van Zyl Botha UJ 1 0 0 0 5
JJ Breet Wits 1 0 0 0 5
Gideon Bruwer UFS Shimlas 1 0 0 0 5
Brent Crossley Wits 1 0 0 0 5
Robert de Bruyn UJ 1 0 0 0 5
Reinier Ehlers Maties 1 0 0 0 5
Martin Ferreira NMMU Madibaz 1 0 0 0 5
Louis Fourie NMMU Madibaz 1 0 0 0 5
Roy Godfrey NMMU Madibaz 1 0 0 0 5
Rohan Janse van Rensburg UP Tuks 1 0 0 0 5
Vince Jobo UCT Ikey Tigers 1 0 0 0 5
JP Jonck Wits 1 0 0 0 5
Louis Jordaan Maties 1 0 0 0 5
Clearance Khumalo Maties 1 0 0 0 5
Frederick Kirsten Maties 1 0 0 0 5
Tertius Kruger UFS Shimlas 1 0 0 0 5
Donnovan Marais NMMU Madibaz 1 0 0 0 5
Hoffmann Maritz NWU Pukke 1 0 0 0 5
Chris Massyn UP Tuks 1 0 0 0 5
Oupa Mohojé UFS Shimlas 1 0 0 0 5
Jacques Nel UJ 1 0 0 0 5
Justin Pappin UFS Shimlas 1 0 0 0 5
Dylan Peterson UJ 1 0 0 0 5
Jacques Pretorius UJ 1 0 0 0 5
Juan Schoeman UP Tuks 1 0 0 0 5
Basil Short UP Tuks 1 0 0 0 5
Roelof Smit UP Tuks 1 0 0 0 5
Caleb Smith Maties 1 0 0 0 5
Joe Smith NWU Pukke 1 0 0 0 5
Rudolph Smith UP Tuks 1 0 0 0 5
Jade Stighling UP Tuks 1 0 0 0 5
HP Swart NWU Pukke 1 0 0 0 5
Fanie van der Walt UFS Shimlas 1 0 0 0 5
Arno van Wyk UP Tuks 1 0 0 0 5
Jacques Vermaak NWU Pukke 1 0 0 0 5
Harold Vorster UJ 1 0 0 0 5
104 Jaun Kotzé UJ 0 0 0 2 4
105 James Alexander UCT Ikey Tigers 0 1 0 0 3
106 Rhyno Smith NWU Pukke 0 0 1 0 2
* Legend: T = Tries, C = Conversions, P = Penalties, DG = Drop Goals, Pts = Points

Squad lists

The teams released the following squad lists:

Maties[60]

Forwards

Backs

tbc

Coach

NMMU Madibaz[61]

Forwards

Backs

Coach

NWU Pukke[62]

Forwards

Backs

Coach

UCT Ikey Tigers[63]

Forwards

Backs

Coach

UFS Shimlas[64]

Forwards

Backs

Coach

UJ[65]

Forwards

Backs

Coach

UP Tuks[66]

Forwards

Backs

Coach

Wits[67]

Forwards

Backs

Coach

Referees

The following referees officiated matches in the 2014 Varsity Cup:

Honours

2014 FNB Varsity Cup Champions:
 UCT Ikey Tigers
Player That Rocks: Robert du Preez, Maties
Forward That Rocks: Shaun McDonald, UCT Ikey Tigers
Back That Rocks: Sylvian Mahuza, NWU Pukke
Top Try Scorer: Chris Cloete, NMMU Madibaz (8)
Top Points Scorer: Robert du Preez, Maties (84)

See also

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