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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.

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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

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

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  
14:30Try: Andries Oosthuizen Ru ball.svg 9', 63'
PJ Walters Ru ball.svg 22'
Jaun Kotzé Ru ball.svg 53'
Dylan Peterson Ru ball.svg 72'
Wiseman Kamanga Ru ball.svg 77'
Con: Marais Schmidt Rugby penalty.svg 23', 54', 64', 73' (4/6)
Drop: Jaun Kotzé (0/1)
Cards: Devon Marthinus Yellow card.svg 19'		Scoreboard [6] Try: Lwazi Ngcungama Ru ball.svg 4'
Con: Duncan Campbell Rugby penalty.svg 5' (1/1)
Cards: Gavin Nyawata Yellow card.svg 62' to 72'

2015 Varsity Shield play-off

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

Standings

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

2014 Young Guns Steinhoff Pool Log
PosTeamPlWDLPFPAPDTFTATBLBPts
1 UJ Young Guns 330010869+39 ? ?3015
2 Maties Juniors 32019244+48 ? ?2111
3 UCT Trojans 30124295−53 ? ?103
4 NMMU Young Guns 30124579−34 ? ?002
2014 Young Guns FNB Pool log
PosTeamPlWDLPFPAPDTFTATBLBPts
1 UP Tuks Young Guns 330017736+141 ? ?2014
2 UFS Shimlas Young Guns 311117254+118 ? ?219
3 NWU Pukke Young Guns 311113938+101 ? ?118
4 Wits Young Guns 30032362−360 ? ?000
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  
16:45Report [11]
10 February 2014 Wits Young Guns 2–137 UP Tuks Young Guns Wits Rugby Stadium, Johannesburg  
16:45Report [12]
10 February 2014 Maties Juniors 42–0 UCT Trojans UJ Stadium, Johannesburg  
19:00Report [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  
14:30Report [14]
17 February 2014 UP Tuks Young Guns 28–24 UFS Shimlas Young Guns LC de Villiers Stadium, Pretoria  
16:45Report [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  
14:30Report [16]
24 February 2014 UFS Shimlas Young Guns 122–0 Wits Young Guns Shimla Park, Bloemfontein  
14:30Report [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  
16:45Report [18]
3 March 2014 Wits Young Guns 0–103 NWU Pukke Young Guns Wits Rugby Stadium, Johannesburg  
19:00Report [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  
14:30Report [20]
10 March 2014 UJ Young Guns 28–24 Maties Juniors UJ Stadium, Johannesburg  
16:45Report [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  
16:45Report [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  
14:30Report [23]
24 March 2014 UJ Young Guns 26–33 UFS Shimlas Young Guns UJ Stadium, Johannesburg  
17:00Report [24]

Final

31 March 2014 UP Tuks Young Guns 17–17 (aet) UFS Shimlas Young Guns LC de Villiers Stadium, Pretoria  
19:00Report [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
TeamUniversityStadium
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 WitwatersrandWits 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
PosTeamPlWDLPFPAPDTFTATBLBPts
* 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 2014Oppidani15–65Medies NMMU Stadium, Port Elizabeth  
16:45Report [26]
17 February 2014Majuba31–8Humanities UJ Stadium, Johannesburg  
19:00Report [27]
Bye/s: Cobras, Heimat, Onderstepoort, Patria

Round two

24 February 2014Heimat55–16Humanities Shimla Park, Bloemfontein  
16:45Report [28]
24 February 2014Oppidani0–39Patria NMMU Stadium, Port Elizabeth  
16:45Report [29]
Bye/s: Cobras, Majuba, Medies, Onderstepoort

Round three

3 March 2014Majuba13–28Cobras UJ Stadium, Johannesburg  
16:45Report [30]
3 March 2014Onderstepoort11–13Patria LC de Villiers Stadium, Pretoria  
16:45Report [31]
Bye/s: Heimat, Humanities, Medies, Oppidani

Round four

10 March 2014Onderstepoort–Oppidani LC de Villiers Stadium, Pretoria  
14:30Report
10 March 2014Cobras0–37Heimat UCT Rugby Fields, Cape Town  
14:45Report [32]
10 March 2014Patria24–22Medies Fanie du Toit Sport Ground, Potchefstroom  
19:00Report [33]
Bye/s: Humanities, Majuba

Round five

17 March 2014Medies23–12Onderstepoort Danie Craven Stadium, Stellenbosch  
Report [34]
17 March 2014Humanities13–34CobrasWits Rugby Stadium, Johannesburg  
Report [35]
17 March 2014Heimat47–16Majuba Shimla Park, Bloemfontein  
Report [36]
Bye/s: Oppidani, Patria

Semi-finals

24 March 2014Patria52–16Cobras Fanie du Toit Sport Ground, Potchefstroom  
16:30Report [37]
24 March 2014Heimat31–16Medies Shimla Park, Bloemfontein  
17:00Report [38]

Final

7 April 2014Patria12–20Heimat Fanie du Toit Sport Ground, Potchefstroom  
16:45Report [39]

Honours

2014 Koshuis Rugby Championship Champions:
Heimat

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