2013 Varsity Shield

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2013 Varsity Shield
Countries South Africa
Date28 January – 1 April 2013
Champions CUT Ixias (2nd title)
Runners-up UWC
PromotedNone
Matches played21
Tries scored147
(average 7 per match)
Top point scorerFreddie Muller (70)
Top try scorer Inus Kritzinger (7)
  2012
2014  

The 2013 Varsity Shield was contested from 28 January to 1 April 2013. The tournament (also known as the FNB Varsity Shield presented by Steinhoff International for sponsorship reasons) was the third season of the Varsity Shield, an annual second-tier inter-university rugby union competition featuring five South African universities.

Contents

The tournament was won by CUT Ixias for the second time; they beat UWC 29–19 in the final played on 1 April 2013. No team was promoted to the top-tier Varsity Cup competition for 2014.

Competition rules and information

There were five participating universities in the 2013 Varsity Shield. These teams played each other twice over the course of the season, once at home and once 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 qualified for the title play-offs. The team that finished first had home advantage against the team that finished second.

There was no promotion/relegation between the Varsity Cup and the Varsity Shield at the end of 2013. [1]

The 2013 Varsity Shield used a different scoring system than the common scoring system. Tries were worth five points as usual, but conversions were worth three points instead of two, while penalties and drop goals were only worth two points instead of three. [2]

Teams

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Location of teams in the 2013 Varsity Shield

The following teams took part in the 2013 Varsity Shield competition:

2013 Varsity Shield teams
Team nameUniversityStadium
CUT Ixias Central University of Technology CUT Stadium , Bloemfontein
TUT Vikings Tshwane University of Technology TUT Stadium , Pretoria
UFH Blues University of Fort Hare Davidson Rugby Field , Alice
UKZN Impi University of KwaZulu-Natal Peter Booysen Sports Park , Pietermaritzburg
UWC University of the Western Cape UWC Sport Stadium , Cape Town

Standings

The final league standings for the 2013 Varsity Shield were: [3]

2013 Varsity Shield Log
PosTeamPlWDLPFPAPDTFTATBLBPts
1 CUT Ixias 8800296159+13741195037
2 UWC 8404225160+6528194121
3 UKZN Impi 8404143215−7217290016
4 UFH Blues 8305159194−3520242115
5 TUT Vikings 8107122217−951227318
* 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

CUT Ixias and UKZN Impi 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

The 2013 Varsity Shield fixtures were as follows: [4]

Round one

28 January 2013 UKZN Impi 19 7 UFH Blues Peter Booysen Sports Park, Pietermaritzburg  
16:45Try: Robert Warnock Ru ball.svg 3'
Gerrit Fourie Ru ball.svg 62'
Con: Heinrich Meyer Rugby penalty.svg 4' (1/2)
Pen: Heinrich Meyer (0/1)
Jaco Potgieter Rugby penalty.svg 65', 70', 77' (3/3)
Scoreboard [5] Try: Oliver Zono Ru ball.svg 26'
Con: Oliver Zono (0/1)
Pen: Oliver Zono Rugby penalty.svg 14' (1/2)
Referee: B. Beattie
28 January 2013 UWC 42 4 TUT Vikings UWC Sport Stadium, Cape Town  
19:00Try: Tazz Fuzani Ru ball.svg 42'
Freddie Muller Ru ball.svg 50'
Minenhle Mthethwa Ru ball.svg 52'
Kenwinn Wiener Ru ball.svg 62'
Godlen Masimla Ru ball.svg 69'
Con: Charl van Vollenhoven Rugby penalty.svg 43', 51', 53', 62', 70' (5/5)
Pen: Charl van Vollenhoven Rugby penalty.svg 25' (1/1)
Cards: Tazz Fuzani Yellow card.svg 11' to 21'
Scoreboard [6] Pen: Morné Hugo Rugby penalty.svg 23', 27' (2/3)
Drop: Morné Hugo (0/1)
Referee: Renier Vermeulen
Bye/s: CUT Ixias

Round two

31 January 2013 CUT Ixias 25 10 UWC CUT Stadium, Bloemfontein  
19:00Try: Johan van Schalkwyk Ru ball.svg 29'
Alec Mhlanga Ru ball.svg 47'
Inus Kritzinger Ru ball.svg 60'
Con: Noël Marx Rugby penalty.svg 30', 61' (2/3)
Pen: Noël Marx Rugby penalty.svg 35', 7' (2/4)
Cards: Leon Pretorius Yellow card.svg 22' to 32'
Scoreboard [7] Try: Yondela Stampu Ru ball.svg 71'
Con: Freddie Muller Rugby penalty.svg 72' (1/1)
Pen: Charl van Vollenhoven Rugby penalty.svg 3' (1/1)
Cards: Tazz Fuzani Yellow card.svg 35' to 45'
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Jaco Kotze
31 January 2013 TUT Vikings 31 34 UKZN Impi TUT Stadium, Pretoria  
19:00Try: Thabo Mangena Ru ball.svg
Zandré de Bruin Ru ball.svg
Fanie Raseroka Ru ball.svgRu ball.svg
Con: Morné Hugo Rugby penalty.svgRugby penalty.svgRugby penalty.svg
Pen: Morné Hugo Rugby penalty.svg
Scoreboard [8] Try: Jaco Potgieter Ru ball.svg
Hendrik Groenewald Ru ball.svgRu ball.svg
Con: Jaco Potgieter Rugby penalty.svgRugby penalty.svgRugby penalty.svg
Pen: Jaco Potgieter Rugby penalty.svgRugby penalty.svgRugby penalty.svgRugby penalty.svgRugby penalty.svg
Referee: Gerrie de Bruin
Bye/s: UFH Blues

Round three

4 February 2013 UFH Blues 32 6 TUT Vikings Davidson Rugby Field, Alice  
19:00Try: Sibabalwe Mtsulwana Ru ball.svg 20'
Lundi Ralarala Ru ball.svg 54'
Garth van Rayner Ru ball.svg 70'
Khanyiso Komani Ru ball.svg 79'
Con: Oliver Zono Rugby penalty.svg 21' (1/1)
Saneliso Ngoma Rugby penalty.svg 54', 71' (2/2)
Sibabalwe Mtsulwana Rugby penalty.svg 79' (1/1)
Pen: Oliver Zono (0/1)
Cards: Lundi Ralarala Yellow card.svg 67' to 77'
Scoreboard [9] Pen: Morné Hugo Rugby penalty.svg 6', 10', 48' (3/3)
Cards: Fanie Raseroka Yellow card.svg 74'
Referee: Lusanda Jam
4 February 2013 UKZN Impi 12 26 CUT Ixias Peter Booysen Sports Park, Pietermaritzburg  
19:00Try: Zander Engelbrecht Ru ball.svg 55'
Con: Jaco Potgieter Rugby penalty.svg 55' (1/1)
Pen: Jaco Potgieter Rugby penalty.svg 2', 28' (2/4)
Cards: Brandon Bailing Yellow card.svg 73'
Scoreboard [10] Try: Inus Kritzinger Ru ball.svg 20'
Christoff Swanepoel Ru ball.svg 67'
penalty try Ru ball.svg 73'
Con: Noël Marx Rugby penalty.svg 20' (1/1)
Meyer van Tonder Rugby penalty.svg 67', 73' (2/2)
Pen: Meyer van Tonder Rugby penalty.svg 42' (1/1)
Cards: Petri Coetzee Yellow card.svg 39' to 49'
Referee: Archie Sehlako
Bye/s: UWC

Round four

11 February 2013 CUT Ixias 44 29 UFH Blues CUT Stadium, Bloemfontein  
19:00Try: Petri Coetzee Ru ball.svg 14'
Meyer van Tonder Ru ball.svg 26'
Christoff Swanepoel Ru ball.svg 33'
Anrich Bitzi Ru ball.svg 46'
Alec Mhlanga Ru ball.svg 65'
Inus Kritzinger Ru ball.svg 73'
Con: Meyer van Tonder Rugby penalty.svg 15', 27', 47', 74' (4/6)
Pen: Christoff Swanepoel Rugby penalty.svg 3' (1/1)
Cards: Johan van Schalkwyk Yellow card.svg 79'
Scoreboard [11] Try: Lundi Ralarala Ru ball.svg 7', 20'
Lithabile Mgwadleka Ru ball.svg 48'
Xola Mapapo Ru ball.svg 77'
Con: Khanyiso Komani Rugby penalty.svg 8', 21', 49' (3/3)
Saneliso Ngoma (0/1)
Cards: Sibabalwe Tshoni Yellow card.svg 12' to 22'
Attendance: 1,200
11 February 2013 UWC 38 15 UKZN Impi UWC Sport Stadium, Cape Town  
19:00Try: Donovan Williams Ru ball.svg 2'
Freddie Muller Ru ball.svg 19', 22'
Heinrich Marcus Ru ball.svg 30', 51', 74'
Con: Freddie Muller Rugby penalty.svg 52' (1/4)
Warrick Rhoda (0/1)
Charl van Vollenhoven Rugby penalty.svg 75' (1/1)
Pen: Charl van Vollenhoven Rugby penalty.svg 66' (1/1)
Cards: Tazz Fuzani Yellow card.svg 36' to 46',
Scoreboard [12] Try: André Greyvenstein Ru ball.svg 39'
Theo Kruger Ru ball.svg 46'
Con: Heinrich Meyer Rugby penalty.svg 40' (1/2)
Drop: Heinrich Meyer Rugby penalty.svg 12' (1/1)
Cards: Jeandré Small Yellow card.svg 78'
Referee: François Groenewald
Bye/s: TUT Vikings

Round five

18 February 2013 TUT Vikings 16 24 CUT Ixias TUT Stadium, Pretoria  
19:00Try: Dawid Roux Ru ball.svg 64'
Deon Fitchet Ru ball.svg 76'
Con: Morné Hugo Rugby penalty.svg 65', 77' (2/2)
Scoreboard [13] Try: Moekoa Bolofo Ru ball.svg 30'
Noël Marx Ru ball.svg 36'
Alec Mhlanga Ru ball.svg 55'
Con: Meyer van Tonder Rugby penalty.svg 30', 37', 55' (3/3)
Pen: Noël Marx (0/1)
Cards: Dean Kauprihanoff Yellow card.svg 72'
Attendance: 350
Referee: Ricus van der Hoven
18 February 2013 UFH Blues 24 23 UWC Davidson Rugby Field, Alice  
19:00Try: Nkosi Nofuma Ru ball.svg 17'
Lundi Ralarala Ru ball.svg 52'
Con: Khanyiso Komani Rugby penalty.svg 18', 52' (2/2)
Pen: Khanyiso Komani Rugby penalty.svg 11', 29', 55', 73' (4/5)
Scoreboard [14] Try: Justin McKay Ru ball.svg 22'
Kenwinn Wiener Ru ball.svg 27'
Donovan Williams Ru ball.svg 32'
Con: Freddie Muller Rugby penalty.svg 27', 33' (2/3)
Pen: Charl van Vollenhoven Rugby penalty.svg 39' (1/1)
Referee: Rodney Boneparte
Bye/s: UKZN Impi

Round six

25 February 2013 UFH Blues 18 20 UKZN Impi Davidson Rugby Field, Alice  
19:00Try: Khanyiso Komani Ru ball.svg 4'
Nkosi Nofuma Ru ball.svg 57', 72'
Con: Khanyiso Komani Rugby penalty.svg 73' (1/3)
Scoreboard [15] Try: Sizwe Kubheka Ru ball.svg 38'
Jeandré Small Ru ball.svg 43'
Leon Mulder Ru ball.svg 67'
Con: Heinrich Meyer Rugby penalty.svg 39' (1/3)
Pen: Heinrich Meyer Rugby penalty.svg 13' (1/4)
Cards: Sizwe Kubheka Yellow card.svg 64'
Attendance: 23,250
Referee: Jadezweni Cwengile
25 February 2013 TUT Vikings 18 8 UWC TUT Stadium, Pretoria  
19:00Try: Paul Walters Ru ball.svg 4'
Fanie Raseroka Ru ball.svg 42'
Con: Morné Hugo Rugby penalty.svg 4', 43' (2/2)
Pen: Morné Hugo Rugby penalty.svg 53' (1/1)
Drop: Morné Hugo (0/1)
Cards: Terry Long Yellow card.svg 50' to 61'
Scoreboard [16] Try: Kenwinn Wiener Ru ball.svg 68'
Con: Charl van Vollenhoven Rugby penalty.svg 68' (1/1)
Attendance: 250
Referee: Tahla Ntshakaza
Bye/s: CUT Ixias

Round seven

4 March 2013 UWC 40 49 CUT Ixias UWC Sport Stadium, Cape Town  
19:00Try: Donovan Williams Ru ball.svg 17'
Justin McKay Ru ball.svg 33'
Kenwinn Wiener Ru ball.svg 58'
Kelvin de Bruyn Ru ball.svg 65'
Quade Langeveld Ru ball.svg 78'
Con: Charl van Vollenhoven Rugby penalty.svg 18', 34' (2/2)
Freddie Muller Rugby penalty.svg 59', 66', 79' (3/3)
Pen: Charl van Vollenhoven (0/2)
Cards: Freddie Muller Yellow card.svg 15' to 25'
Scoreboard [17] Try: Meyer van Tonder Ru ball.svg 12'
Johan van Schalkwyk Ru ball.svg 21', 36'
penalty try Ru ball.svg 26'
Leon Pretorius Ru ball.svg 30', 46'
Rudi Fuls Ru ball.svg 67'
Con: Noël Marx Rugby penalty.svg 13', 27', 47' (3/6)
Meyer van Tonder Rugby penalty.svg 68' (1/1)
Pen: Noël Marx Rugby penalty.svg 18' (1/2)
Cards: Deon Gouws Yellow card.svg 8' to 18'
Referee: Juan Sylvestre
4 March 2013 UKZN Impi 10 9 TUT Vikings Peter Booysen Sports Park, Pietermaritzburg  
19:00Try: Mondli Ntshingila Ru ball.svg 42'
Rico Lategan Ru ball.svg 48'
Con: Heinrich Meyer (0/2)
Pen: Heinrich Meyer (0/2)
Scoreboard [18] Try: Oswald Gibson Ru ball.svg 68'
Con: Oswald Gibson (0/1)
Pen: Morné Hugo Rugby penalty.svg 22', 51' (2/2)
Cards: Werner Lourens Yellow card.svg 60' to 70'
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Daniel Fortuin
Bye/s: UFH Blues

Round eight

11 March 2013 TUT Vikings 18 25 UFH Blues TUT Stadium, Pretoria  
19:00Try: Werner Lourens Ru ball.svg 70'
Con: Morné Hugo Rugby penalty.svg 71' (1/1)
Pen: Morné Hugo Rugby penalty.svg 2', 30', 46', 74' (4/4)
Drop: Morné Hugo Rugby penalty.svg 34' (1/1)
Cards: Werner Lourens Yellow card.svg 26' to 36'
Scoreboard [19] Try: Garth van Rayner Ru ball.svg 31'
Oliver Zono Ru ball.svg 49', 75'
Con: Khanyiso Komani Rugby penalty.svg 32', 76' (2/3)
Pen: Khanyiso Komani Rugby penalty.svg 21' (1/2)
Drop: Oliver Zono Rugby penalty.svg 16' (1/1)
Cards: Billy Dutton Yellow card.svg 51' to 61'
Attendance: 500
Referee: Stephan Geldenhuys
11 March 2013 CUT Ixias 50 20 UKZN Impi CUT Stadium, Bloemfontein  
19:00Try: Deon Gouws Ru ball.svg 14', 29'
Inus Kritzinger Ru ball.svg 19', 49'
Charles Hitchcock Ru ball.svg 63'
Kholo Ramashala Ru ball.svg 67'
Meyer van Tonder Ru ball.svg 77'
Con: Noël Marx Rugby penalty.svg 15', 20', 30', 50', 68' (5/6)
Meyer van Tonder (0/1)
Cards: Juan Hugo Yellow card.svg 76'
Scoreboard [20] Try: Jeandré Small Ru ball.svg 39'
Chris Ndlovu Ru ball.svg 46'
Con: Heinrich Meyer Rugby penalty.svg 40', 47' (2/2)
Pen: Heinrich Meyer Rugby penalty.svg 53' (1/1)
Drop: Heinrich Meyer Rugby penalty.svg 4' (1/1)
Cards: Hendrik Groenewald Yellow card.svg 63' to 73'
Attendance: 500
Referee: Eduan Nel
Bye/s: UWC

Round nine

18 March 2013 UFH Blues 12 36 CUT Ixias Davidson Rugby Field, Alice  
19:00Try: Garth van Rayner Ru ball.svg 73'
Nkosi Nofuma Ru ball.svg 8'
Con: Oliver Zono (0/1)
Khanyiso Komani (0/1)
Pen: Khanyiso Komani Rugby penalty.svg 40' (1/1)
Cards: Onke Dubase Yellow card.svg 45' to 54'
Scoreboard [21] Try: Meyer van Tonder Ru ball.svg 41', 32'
Deon Gouws Ru ball.svg 45', 80'
Juan Hugo Ru ball.svg 10'
Alec Mhlanga Ru ball.svg 29'
Con: Meyer van Tonder Rugby penalty.svg 33' (1/3)
Noël Marx Rugby penalty.svg 81' (1/2)
Leon Pretorius (0/1)
Cards: Rudi Fuls Yellow card.svg 40' to 50'
Referee: Rodney Boneparte
18 March 2013 UKZN Impi 13 36 UWC Peter Booysen Sports Park, Pietermaritzburg  
19:00Try: Zwele Zondi Ru ball.svg 19'
Jeandré Small Ru ball.svg 63'
Con: Heinrich Meyer Rugby penalty.svg 19' (1/2)
Scoreboard [22] Try: Justin McKay Ru ball.svg 5', 25'
Denzel Willemse Ru ball.svg 55'
Minenhle Mthethwa Ru ball.svg 77'
Con: Freddie Muller Rugby penalty.svg 5', 25', 55', 77' (4/4)
Pen: Freddie Muller Rugby penalty.svg 57' (1/1)
Drop: Freddie Muller Rugby penalty.svg 14' (1/1)
Cards: Kelvin de Bruyn Yellow card.svg 28' to 38'
Attendance: 1,000
Bye/s: TUT Vikings

Round ten

25 March 2013 CUT Ixias 42 20 TUT Vikings CUT Stadium, Bloemfontein  
19:00Try: Johan van Schalkwyk Ru ball.svg 4'
Meyer van Tonder Ru ball.svg 11'
Johan Klopper Ru ball.svg 32'
Inus Kritzinger Ru ball.svg 59'
Danie van der Merwe Ru ball.svg 75'
Deon Gouws Ru ball.svg 77'
Con: Noël Marx Rugby penalty.svg 5', 33', 60', 76' (4/6)
Drop: Noël Marx (0/1)
Scoreboard [23] Try: Paul Walters Ru ball.svg 15'
Ewald Maré Ru ball.svg 66'
Con: Morné Hugo Rugby penalty.svg 16', 67' (2/2)
Pen: Morné Hugo Rugby penalty.svg 21', 51' (2/5)
Drop: Morné Hugo (0/1)
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Oregopotse Rametsi
25 March 2013 UWC 28 12 UFH Blues UWC Sport Stadium, Cape Town  
19:00Try: Warrick Rhoda Ru ball.svg 7'
Njabulo Ndlovu Ru ball.svg 53'
Heinrich Marcus Ru ball.svg 74'
Con: Freddie Muller Rugby penalty.svg 8', 54', 75' (3/3)
Pen: Freddie Muller Rugby penalty.svg 59', 61' (2/3)
Cards: Kelvin de Bruyn Yellow card.svg 10' to 20'
Scoreboard [24] Try: Lundi Ralarala Ru ball.svg 1'
Con: Khanyiso Komani Rugby penalty.svg 2' (1/1)
Pen: Khanyiso Komani Rugby penalty.svg 20', 21' (2/4)
Oliver Zono (0/1)
Referee: Juan Sylvestre
Bye/s: UKZN Impi

Final

1 April 2013 CUT Ixias 29 19 UWC CUT Stadium, Bloemfontein  
16:45Try: Leon Pretorius Ru ball.svg 16'
Inus Kritzinger Ru ball.svg 23'
Alec Mhlanga Ru ball.svg 73'
Con: Noël Marx (0/2)
Meyer van Tonder (0/1)
Pen: Noël Marx Rugby penalty.svg 7' (1/2)
Meyer van Tonder (0/1)
Scoreboard [25] Try: Heinrich Marcus Ru ball.svg 31'
Samuel Borsah Ru ball.svg 56'
Con: Freddie Muller (0/1)
Michael September Rugby penalty.svg 57' (1/1)
Pen: Freddie Muller Rugby penalty.svg 44', 49' (2/2)
Warrick Rhoda Rugby penalty.svg 68' (1/1)
Cards: Tazz Fuzani Yellow card.svg 15' to 26'

Players

Squad lists

The teams released the following squad lists: [26] [27] [28] [29] [30]

Honours

2013 FNB Varsity Shield Champions:
CUT Ixias
Player That Rocks:Inus Kritzinger, CUT Ixias
Forward That Rocks:Billy Dutton, UFH Blues
Back That Rocks:Freddie Muller, UWC
Top Try Scorers:Inus Kritzinger, CUT Ixias (7)
Top Points Scorer:Freddie Muller, UWC (70)

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