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  • White card reintroduced in FNB Varsity Cup

    Nov 23, 14 • 2312 Views • General News, Varsity Cup • • Comments Off on White card reintroduced in FNB Varsity Cup

    The white card, which allows coaches and captains to refer decisions for review to Television Match Officials (TMOs) during games, will be reintroduced in the FNB Varsity Cup next season, the tournament organisers and South African Rugby Union (SARU)...

  • Varsity Cup Fixtures 2015

    Aug 28, 14 • 8656 Views • General News, Varsity & Club, Varsity Cup • • Comments Off on Varsity Cup Fixtures 2015

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  • Pukke and UCT set up final showdown

    Mar 27, 14 • 2084 Views • General News, Varsity Cup • • Comments Off on Pukke and UCT set up final showdown

    NWU-Pukke will host UCT in their first home FNB Varsity Cup presented by Steinhoff International final after both teams secured semifinal victories on Monday night. The Potchefstroom outfit, who topped the standings after losing just one game all season, left...

  • Madibaz name unchanged squad for Varsity Cup semis

    Mar 20, 14 • 2573 Views • General News, Varsity Cup • • Comments Off on Madibaz name unchanged squad for Varsity Cup semis

    CAPTION: The Madibaz will look to avenge their round-robin loss to NWU-Pukke in the FNB Varsity Cup semifinal clash in Potchefstroom on Monday, March 24. Photo: Michael Sheehan/SASPA FNB NMMU have named an unchanged squad to take on log leaders FNB NWU-Pukke...

  • Madibaz win through after last-gasp loss

    Mar 20, 14 • 1830 Views • General News, Varsity Cup • • Comments Off on Madibaz win through after last-gasp loss

    CAPTION: The Madibaz secured their FNB Varsity Cup semifinal slot with a nailbiting one-point loss to the Shimlas in Bloemfontein this week. They will face log leaders NWU-Pukke in Potchefstroom on Monday night. Photo: Wessel Oosthuizen/SASPA FNB NMMU ended...

  • Maties vs Tuks Teamsheets

    Mar 17, 14 • 2677 Views • General News, Varsity Cup • • Comments Off on Maties vs Tuks Teamsheets

    FNB Maties: 15 Craig Barry, 14 John Durr, 13 Mark Hodgskiss, 12 Jacobus Jordaan, 11 Caleb Smith, 10 Robert du Preez, 9 Jean Nel, 8 Tertius Daniller (captain), 7 Helmut Lehmann, 6 Justin Benn, 5 Wilhelm van der Sluys, 4 Jan de Klerk, 3 Nicol Heyns, 2 Charl de...

  • Shimlas vs Madibaz teamsheets

    Mar 17, 14 • 2858 Views • General News, Varsity Cup • • Comments Off on Shimlas vs Madibaz teamsheets

    FNB UFS-Shimlas: 15 Ludwig Erasmus, 14 Maphuta Dolo, 13 Tertius Kruger, 12 Joubert Engelbrecht (captain), 11 Sethu Tom, 10 Gouws Prinsloo, 9 Kevin Luiters, 8 Gerhard Olivier, 7 Oupa Mohoje, 6 Tienie Burger, 5 Neil Claassen, 4 Armandt Koster, 3 Justin Pappin,...

  • Do or die for Madibaz

    Mar 15, 14 • 2158 Views • General News, Varsity Cup • • Comments Off on Do or die for Madibaz

    CAPTION: FNB NMMU captain Roy Godfrey reacts after scoring a try against FNB Tuks on Monday night. The Madibaz take on Shimlas in their final round-robin match in Bloemfontein on Monday. Photo: Wessel Oosthuizen/SASPA   FNB NMMU will be looking to...

  • Madibaz prevail in penultimate push for semis

    Mar 12, 14 • 1999 Views • General News, Varsity Cup • • Comments Off on Madibaz prevail in penultimate push for semis

    CAPTION: FNB NMMU’s Christopher Cloete tackles FNB Tuks’s Jade Stighling during their rain-soaked FNB Varsity Cup clash in Pretoria on Monday night. Photo: Wessel Oosthuizen/SASPA FNB NMMU continued their march towards the FNB Varsity Cup semifinals in a...

  • Maidza makes strategic changes for Tuks game

    Mar 10, 14 • 2639 Views • General News, Varsity & Club, Varsity Cup • • Comments Off on Maidza makes strategic changes for Tuks game

    FNB NMMU head coach David Maidza has made several strategic changes to his side that will take on defending champions FNB Tuks in their crucial sixth-round FNB Varsity Cup encounter in Pretoria tonight.   The penultimate game of the round-robin...

  • Madibaz rally to stay alive in Varsity Cup

    Mar 5, 14 • 2071 Views • General News, Varsity Cup • • Comments Off on Madibaz rally to stay alive in Varsity Cup

    CAPTION: FNB NMMU turned in a gutsy performance to take the win against FNB Wits in wet and slippery conditions on Monday night. Photo: Wessel Oosthuizen/SASPA   A torrential downpour did little to dampen FNB NMMU’s spirits, as they rallied to a...

  • Nowhere to hide in Varsity Cup Round Five

    Mar 3, 14 • 2104 Views • General News, Varsity Cup • • Comments Off on Nowhere to hide in Varsity Cup Round Five

    There is little to choose between any of the teams in a mouth-watering set of fixtures in Round Five of the 2014 FNB Varsity Cup presented by Steinhoff International. With two log positions the biggest gap between any of the teams in each match on Monday, the...

  • Tuks, Pukke pulling away

    Mar 1, 14 • 2160 Views • General News, Varsity Cup • • Comments Off on Tuks, Pukke pulling away

    FNB UP-Tuks and FNB NWU-Pukke put some daylight between themselves and the chasing pack with good away wins in Round Four of the 2014 FNB Varsity Cup presented by Steinhoff International. Defending champions UP-Tuks continued their unbeaten run this season...

  • Van Zyl joins Madibaz for Wits clash

    Feb 28, 14 • 2239 Views • General News, Varsity Cup • • Comments Off on Van Zyl joins Madibaz for Wits clash

    Photo caption: Injured replacement scrumhalf Ivan Ludick (centre) is one of three enforced changes to the FNB NMMU side that will take on FNB Wits in the FNB Varsity Cup on Monday. Photo: Michael Sheehan/SASPA Eastern Province Kings star Kayle van Zyl has...

  • Back to basics for Madibaz

    Feb 26, 14 • 1953 Views • General News, Varsity Cup • • Comments Off on Back to basics for Madibaz

    Photo CAPTION: FNB NMMU is on the comeback trail in the FNB Varsity Cup after their 52-16 drubbing at the hands of FNB NWU-Pukke on Monday night. Photo: Michael Sheehan/SASPA After their second straight loss in the FNB Varsity Cup, FNB NMMU will be looking to...

  • Buys back from injury for Madibaz

    Feb 21, 14 • 2633 Views • General News, Varsity Cup • • Comments Off on Buys back from injury for Madibaz

    Photo Captuon: FNB NMMU have made only minor changes to their team to take on FNB NWU-Pukke in their final home fixture of the FNB Varsity Cup on Monday night. Wade Elliot, seen here carrying the ball against Ikeys, will start on the bench. Photo: Michael...

  • Madibaz Buys gets bye for UJ game

    Feb 7, 14 • 4126 Views • General News, Varsity Cup • • Comments Off on Madibaz Buys gets bye for UJ game

    CAPTION: The FNB Madibaz have made minimal changes to the 23-man FNB Varsity Cup squad that beat FNB Maties ahead of their first away game against FNB UJ on Monday. Photo: Michael Sheehan/SASPA The FNB Madibaz will be without the services of vice-captain...

  • Maidza all smiles after Madibaz maiden win

    Feb 5, 14 • 2392 Views • General News, Varsity Cup • • Comments Off on Maidza all smiles after Madibaz maiden win

    FNB Madibaz head coach David Maidza said his side had done their university proud after a 45-29 maiden victory over FNB Maties in the FNB Varsity Cup, presented by Steinhoff International, on Monday evening. “Overall, I thought the boys did very well for...

  • Madibaz announce Varsity Cup team

    Jan 31, 14 • 3398 Views • General News, South Africa, Varsity Cup • • Comments Off on Madibaz announce Varsity Cup team

    CAPTION: Prop Roy Godfrey will captain the 23-man FNB Madibaz team to play the Maties in the first FNB Varsity Cup match of the season on Monday. Photo: Shaun Roy/Gallo Images NMMU have announced their 23-man team that will take on the FNB Maties in the FNB...

  • New UJ captain takes Varsity Cup lead

    Jan 30, 14 • 3054 Views • General News, Varsity Cup • • Comments Off on New UJ captain takes Varsity Cup lead

    PHOTO CAPTION: New FNB UJ captain Jacques Pretorius, shown here during last year’s Varsity Cup, will lead his team into the high-profile rugby tournament, which starts with an away game against Tuks on Monday. Photo: Duif du Toit/Gallo Images Scrumhalf...

  • Two (refs) heads are better than one

    Jan 20, 14 • 2476 Views • General News, National, South Africa, Varsity & Club, Varsity Cup • • Comments Off on Two (refs) heads are better than one

    The Varsity Cup will lend itself to further refereeing experimentation, with the 2014 FNB Varsity Cup presented by Steinhoff International set to employ two referees in every one of its fixtures. Having trialled the white card (time-out) system in the...

  • More innovation as 2014 Varsity Rugby kicks-off

    Jan 20, 14 • 3560 Views • General News, National, South Africa, Varsity & Club, Varsity Cup • • Comments Off on More innovation as 2014 Varsity Rugby kicks-off

    The 2014 Varsity Rugby season kicked-off in grand style at De Zalze Golf Club on Monday, with the FNB Varsity Cup presented by Steinhoff International moving into its seventh year of existence with some exciting innovations planned for this year. And the 2014...

  • Varsity Cup eyeing full student ‘quota’

    Jan 20, 14 • 3082 Views • General News, National, South Africa, Varsity & Club, Varsity Cup • • Comments Off on Varsity Cup eyeing full student ‘quota’

    The FNB Varsity Cup presented by Steinhoff International will be phasing out all non-students during this season ahead of the 2015 competition. At present, 20 of the 23 players in the matchday squads are required to be full-time students, but this will be...

  • New coach readies UJ for Varsity Cup

    Jan 20, 14 • 2816 Views • General News, National, South Africa, Varsity Cup • • Comments Off on New coach readies UJ for Varsity Cup

    University of Johannesburg head coach Werner Janse van Rensburg has started his new-look rugby squad on the road to the Varsity Cup with a series of warm-up matches.   Over the next few weeks, FNB UJ will take on neighbours Wits, TUT and Centurion Rugby...

  • Godfrey named Madibaz skipper for Varsity Cup

    Jan 20, 14 • 3258 Views • General News, Varsity & Club, Varsity Cup • • Comments Off on Godfrey named Madibaz skipper for Varsity Cup

    Loosehead prop Roy Godfrey has been named as FNB Madibaz captain for next month’s Varsity Cup rugby tournament ahead of Tuesday’s important warm-up game against the Free State Cheetahs. Godfrey will skipper the NMMU side for a second year running – his...