2010 Varsity Cup

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2010 Varsity Cup
Countries South Africa
Date1 February – 29 March 2010
Champions Maties (3rd title)
Runners-up UCT Ikey Tigers
Matches played31
Tries scored227
(average 7.3 per match)
Top point scorer Theuns Kotzé (77)
Top try scorer Boom Prinsloo /
Lolo Waka (9)
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The 2010 Varsity Cup was contested from 1 February to 29 March 2010. The tournament (also known as the FNB Varsity Cup presented by Steinhoff International for sponsorship reasons) was the third season of the Varsity Cup, an annual inter-university rugby union competition featuring eight South African universities.

Contents

The tournament was won by Maties for the third consecutive season; they beat UCT Ikey Tigers 17-14 in the final played on 29 March 2010.

Competition rules

There were eight participating universities in the 2010 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 will play each other in the final, at the home venue of the higher-placed team.

Teams

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Location of teams in the 2010 Varsity Cup

The following teams took part in the 2010 Varsity Cup competition:

2010 Varsity Cup teams
Team NameUniversityStadium
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
TUT Vikings Tshwane University of Technology TUT Stadium , Pretoria
UCT Ikey Tigers University of Cape Town UCT Rugby Fields , Cape Town
UFS Shimlas University of the Free State Shimla Park , Bloemfontein
UP Tuks University of Pretoria LC de Villiers Stadium , Pretoria
UJ University of Johannesburg UJ Stadium , Johannesburg

Table

PosTeamPldWDLPFPAPDTFTATBLBPtsQualification
1 Maties 770032496+22841125033 Title Play-Off Semi-final game
2 UCT Ikey Tigers 7511223139+8424132125
3 UFS Shimlas 7412230169+6129184123
4 NWU Pukke 7403184155+2923143221
5 UJ 7313247208+3932254119
6 UP Tuks 7214227264−3729303114
7 TUT Vikings 7106156285−1291633127
8 NMMU Madibaz 7007148423−2751362123
Source: [ citation needed ]
Rules for classification:
  • 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

Regular season

Week One

2010-02-01 UFS Shimlas 30 - 30 UCT Ikey Tigers Xerox NMMU Stadium  
Scoreboard [1]
2010-02-01 NMMU Madibaz 20 - 68 Maties Xerox NMMU Stadium  
Scoreboard [2]
2010-02-01 TUT Vikings 14 - 28 UJ LC de Villiers Stadium  
Scoreboard [3]
2010-02-01 UP Tuks 24 - 35 NWU Pukke LC de Villiers Stadium  
Scoreboard [4]

Week Two

2010-02-08 Maties 62 - 0 TUT Vikings Danie Craven Stadium  
Scoreboard [5]
2010-02-08 UFS Shimlas 54 - 5 NMMU Madibaz Shimla Park  
Scoreboard [6]
2010-02-08 UCT Ikey Tigers 18 - 11 NWU Pukke Groote Schuur  
Scoreboard [7]
2010-02-08 UP Tuks 34 - 34 UJ Tuks Rugby Stadium  
Scoreboard [8]

Week Three

2010-02-15 UJ 10 - 43 Maties UJ Stadium  
Scoreboard [9]
2010-02-15 NWU Pukke 17 - 16 UFS Shimlas Fanie du Toit Sports Grounds  
Scoreboard [10]
2010-02-15 NMMU Madibaz 9 - 65 UCT Ikey Tigers Xerox NMMU Stadium  
Scoreboard [11]
2010-02-15 TUT Vikings 30 - 42 UP Tuks TUT Stadium  
Scoreboard [12]

Week Four

2010-02-22 Maties 31 - 15 UFS Shimlas Danie Craven Stadium  
Scoreboard [13]
2010-02-22 UCT Ikey Tigers 25 - 19 TUT Vikings Groote Schuur  
Scoreboard [14]
2010-02-22 NWU Pukke 22 - 23 UJ Fanie du Toit Sports Grounds  
Scoreboard [15]
2010-02-22 UP Tuks 63 - 36 NMMU Madibaz LC de Villiers Stadium  
Scoreboard [16]

Week Five

2010-03-01 UJ 23 - 30 UCT Ikey Tigers UJ Stadium  
Scoreboard [17]
2010-03-01 NMMU Madibaz 24 - 31 NWU Pukke Xerox NMMU Stadium  
Scoreboard [18]
2010-03-01 UFS Shimlas 37 - 31 TUT Vikings Shimla Park  
Scoreboard [19]
2010-03-01 Maties 64 - 17 UP Tuks Danie Craven Stadium  
Scoreboard [20]

Week Six

2010-03-08 UP Tuks 23 - 27 UFS Shimlas LC de Villiers Stadium  
Scoreboard [21]
2010-03-08 NWU Pukke 51 - 17 TUT Vikings Fanie du Toit Sports Grounds  
Scoreboard [22]
2010-03-08 UJ 97 - 14 NMMU Madibaz UJ Stadium  
Scoreboard [23]
2010-03-08 Maties 23 - 17 UCT Ikey Tigers Danie Craven Stadium  
Scoreboard [24]

Week Seven

2010-03-15 UCT Ikey Tigers 38 - 24 UP Tuks Groote Schuur  
Scoreboard [25]
2010-03-15 UFS Shimlas 51 - 32 UJ Shimla Park  
Scoreboard [26]
2010-03-15 TUT Vikings 45 - 40 NMMU Madibaz TUT Stadium  
Scoreboard [27]
2010-03-15 NWU Pukke 17 - 33 Maties Fanie du Toit Sports Grounds  
Scoreboard [28]

Title Play-Off Games

Semi-finals

2010-03-22 UCT Ikey Tigers 27 - 21 UFS Shimlas Groote Schuur  
Scoreboard [29]
2010-03-22 Maties 47 - 11 NWU Pukke Danie Craven Stadium  
Scoreboard [30]

Final

2010-03-29 Maties 17 - 14 UCT Ikey Tigers Danie Craven Stadium  
Scoreboard [31]

Honours

 2010 Varsity Cup Champions 
Maties
3rd title

See also

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