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South African Rugby 2014

The 2014 Varsity Rugby competitions were contested from 27 January to 7 April 2014.[1] Varsity Rugby is the collective name of four rugby union competitions played between several university teams in South Africa, with the Varsity Cup being the premier competition. The 2014 season was the seventh edition of this tournament.

Rules

All four 2014 Varsity Rugby competitions 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.[2]

All Varsity Cup games also had two referees officiating each game,[3] props' jerseys featured a special gripping patch to ensure better binding, intended to reduce collapsing scrums[4] and the mark was extended to the entire field.[5]

Varsity Cup

Main article: 2014 Varsity Cup

The following teams competed in the 2014 Varsity Cup: Maties, NMMU Madibaz, NWU Pukke, UCT Ikey Tigers, UFS Shimlas, UJ, UP Tuks and Wits. The tournament was won by UCT Ikey Tigers, who beat NWU Pukke 39–33 in the final, while Wits were relegated to the 2015 Varsity Shield.

Varsity Shield

Main article: 2014 Varsity Shield

The following teams competed in the 2014 Varsity Shield: CUT Ixias, TUT Vikings, UFH Blues, UKZN Impi and UWC. The tournament was won by CUT Ixias, who beat UKZN Impi 35–26 in the final and was subsequently promoted to the 2015 Varsity Cup.

Promotion/relegation play-offs

2015 Varsity Cup play-off

7 April 2014 UJ 42–8 UKZN Impi Fanie du Toit Sport Ground, Potchefstroom  
14:30 Try: Andries Oosthuizen rugby ball 9', 63'
PJ Walters rugby ball 22'
Jaun Kotzé rugby ball 53'
Dylan Peterson rugby ball 72'
Wiseman Kamanga rugby ball 77'
Con: Marais Schmidt rugby goalposts icon 23', 54', 64', 73' (4/6)
Drop: Jaun Kotzé (0/1)
Cards: Devon Marthinus Yellow card 19' 		Scoreboard[6] Try: Lwazi Ngcungama rugby ball 4'
Con: Duncan Campbell rugby goalposts icon 5' (1/1)
Cards: Gavin Nyawata yellow card 62' to 72'

2015 Varsity Shield play-off

19 July 2014 TUT Vikings 39–26 NWU Vaal Triangle TUT Stadium, Pretoria  
15:00 Try: Andries Truter rugby ball 26'
Ricardo Burger rugby ball 36'
Claude Johannes rugby ball 38'
Hamish Herd rugby ball 43'
Edwin Oliver rugby ball 52'
Nico Smuts rugby ball 58'
Con: Litha Vumisa rugby goalposts icon 26', 37' (2/5)
Leroy Afrika (0/1)
Pen: Leroy Afrika rugby goalposts icon 75' (1/1)
Cards: Werner Serfontein yellow card 54' to 64'
Ricardo Burger Yellow card 77' 		Scoreboard[7] Try: David Oosthuizen rugby ball 6', 12', 76'
Waylon Thompson rugby ball 39'
Con: Vian Steynen rugby goalposts icon 7', 53' (2/2)
Dominic Cloete (0/2)
Cards: Andries Pretorius Yellow card 55'

Young Guns

Competition Rules

There were eight participating universities in the 2014 Young Guns competition. These teams were divided into two pools (the FNB pool and the Steinhoff pool) and played the other teams in the pool 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 two teams in each pool qualified for the title play-offs. In the semi-finals, the teams that finished first had home advantage against the teams that finished second in their respective pools. The winners of these semi-finals played each other in the final.[8]

Teams

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

Standings

The final league standings for the 2014 Varsity Cup Young Guns were:[9]

2014 Young Guns Steinhoff Pool Log
Pos Team Pl W D L PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts
1 UJ Young Guns 3 3 0 0 108 69 +39 ? ? 3 0 15
2 Maties Juniors 3 2 0 1 92 44 +48 ? ? 2 1 11
3 UCT Trojans 3 0 1 2 42 95 −53 ? ? 1 0 3
4 NMMU Young Guns 3 0 1 2 45 79 −34 ? ? 0 0 2
2014 Young Guns FNB Pool log
Pos Team Pl W D L PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts
1 UP Tuks Young Guns 3 3 0 0 177 36 +141 ? ? 2 0 14
2 UFS Shimlas Young Guns 3 1 1 1 172 54 +118 ? ? 2 1 9
3 NWU Pukke Young Guns 3 1 1 1 139 38 +101 ? ? 1 1 8
4 Wits Young Guns 3 0 0 3 2 362 −360 ? ? 0 0 0
UJ Young Guns, Maties Juniors, UP Tuks Young Guns and UFS Shimlas Young Guns qualified for the semi-finals.

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

Fixtures and results

The 2014 Varsity Young Guns fixtures were as follows:[10]

Round one

10 February 2014 UJ Young Guns 40–16 NMMU Young Guns UJ Stadium, Johannesburg  
16:45 Report[11]


10 February 2014 Wits Young Guns 2–137 UP Tuks Young Guns Wits Rugby Stadium, Johannesburg  
16:45 Report[12]


10 February 2014 Maties Juniors 42–0 UCT Trojans UJ Stadium, Johannesburg  
19:00 Report[13]
Bye/s: NWU Pukke Young Guns, UFS Shimlas Young Guns

Round two

17 February 2014 NMMU Young Guns 13–13 UCT Trojans NMMU Stadium, Port Elizabeth  
14:30 Report[14]


17 February 2014 UP Tuks Young Guns 28–24 UFS Shimlas Young Guns LC de Villiers Stadium, Pretoria  
16:45 Report[15]
Bye/s: Maties Juniors, NWU Pukke Young Guns, UJ Young Guns, Wits Young Guns

Round three

24 February 2014 UCT Trojans 29–40 UJ Young Guns UCT Rugby Fields, Cape Town  
14:30 Report[16]


24 February 2014 UFS Shimlas Young Guns 122–0 Wits Young Guns Shimla Park, Bloemfontein  
14:30 Report[17]
Bye/s: Maties Juniors, NMMU Young Guns, NWU Pukke Young Guns, UP Tuks Young Guns

Round four

3 March 2014 Maties Juniors 26–16 NMMU Young Guns Danie Craven Stadium, Stellenbosch  
16:45 Report[18]


3 March 2014 Wits Young Guns 0–103 NWU Pukke Young Guns Wits Rugby Stadium, Johannesburg  
19:00 Report[19]
Bye/s: UCT Trojans, UFS Shimlas Young Guns, UJ Young Guns, UP Tuks Young Guns

Round five

10 March 2014 UP Tuks Young Guns 12–10 NWU Pukke Young Guns LC de Villiers Stadium, Pretoria  
14:30 Report[20]


10 March 2014 UJ Young Guns 28–24 Maties Juniors UJ Stadium, Johannesburg  
16:45 Report[21]
Bye/s: NMMU Young Guns, UCT Trojans, UFS Shimlas Young Guns, Wits Young Guns

Round six

17 March 2014 NWU Pukke Young Guns 26–26 UFS Shimlas Young Guns Fanie du Toit Sport Ground, Potchefstroom  
16:45 Report[22]
Bye/s: Maties Juniors, NMMU Young Guns, UCT Trojans, UJ Young Guns, UP Tuks Young Guns, Wits Young Guns

Semi-finals

24 March 2014 UP Tuks Young Guns 40–24 Maties Juniors LC de Villiers Stadium, Pretoria  
14:30 Report[23]


24 March 2014 UJ Young Guns 26–33 UFS Shimlas Young Guns UJ Stadium, Johannesburg  
17:00 Report[24]

Final

31 March 2014 UP Tuks Young Guns 17–17 (aet) UFS Shimlas Young Guns LC de Villiers Stadium, Pretoria  
19:00 Report[25]

Honours

2014 Young Guns Champions:
 UFS Shimlas Young Guns

Koshuis Rugby Championship

Competition Rules

There were eight participating teams in the 2014 Koshuis Rugby Championship competition, the winners of the internal leagues of each of the eight Varsity Cup teams. These teams were divided into two pools and each team played every team in their pool 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 two teams in each pool qualified for the semi-finals.

Teams

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

Standings

The league standings for the 2014 Koshuis Rugby Championship were:

2014 Koshuis Rugby Championship log
Pos Team Pl W D L PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts
* 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

Mopanie and Vishuis qualified to the final.

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

Fixtures and results

The 2014 Koshuis Rugby Championship fixtures were as follows:[citation needed]

Round one

17 February 2014 Oppidani 15–65 Medies NMMU Stadium, Port Elizabeth  
16:45 Report[26]


17 February 2014 Majuba 31–8 Humanities UJ Stadium, Johannesburg  
19:00 Report[27]
Bye/s: Cobras, Heimat, Onderstepoort, Patria

Round two

24 February 2014 Heimat 55–16 Humanities Shimla Park, Bloemfontein  
16:45 Report[28]


24 February 2014 Oppidani 0–39 Patria NMMU Stadium, Port Elizabeth  
16:45 Report[29]
Bye/s: Cobras, Majuba, Medies, Onderstepoort

Round three

3 March 2014 Majuba 13–28 Cobras UJ Stadium, Johannesburg  
16:45 Report[30]


3 March 2014 Onderstepoort 11–13 Patria LC de Villiers Stadium, Pretoria  
16:45 Report[31]
Bye/s: Heimat, Humanities, Medies, Oppidani

Round four

10 March 2014 Onderstepoort – Oppidani LC de Villiers Stadium, Pretoria  
14:30 Report


10 March 2014 Cobras 0–37 Heimat UCT Rugby Fields, Cape Town  
14:45 Report[32]


10 March 2014 Patria 24–22 Medies Fanie du Toit Sport Ground, Potchefstroom  
19:00 Report[33]
Bye/s: Humanities, Majuba

Round five

17 March 2014 Medies 23–12 Onderstepoort Danie Craven Stadium, Stellenbosch  
Report[34]


17 March 2014 Humanities 13–34 Cobras Wits Rugby Stadium, Johannesburg  
Report[35]


17 March 2014 Heimat 47–16 Majuba Shimla Park, Bloemfontein  
Report[36]
Bye/s: Oppidani, Patria

Semi-finals

24 March 2014 Patria 52–16 Cobras Fanie du Toit Sport Ground, Potchefstroom  
16:30 Report[37]


24 March 2014 Heimat 31–16 Medies Shimla Park, Bloemfontein  
17:00 Report[38]

Final

7 April 2014 Patria 12–20 Heimat Fanie du Toit Sport Ground, Potchefstroom  
16:45 Report[39]

Honours

2014 Koshuis Rugby Championship Champions:
 Heimat

See also

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