2009 Varsity Cup

2009 Varsity Cup
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Champions	Maties
Runners-up	NWU-Pukke
Matches played	31
Tries scored	164 (average 5.29 per match)
Top point scorer	Donald Stevens (105)
Top try scorer	Therlow Pietersen (6)
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The 2009 Varsity Cup was the second edition of this annual domestic cup competition and was contested from 2 February to 30 March 2009. The tournament (also known as the "FNB Varsity Cup" for sponsorship reasons) is an inter-university competition, featuring eight South African universities.

Contents 1 Competition Rules 2 Participating teams 3 Table 4 Fixtures and results 4.1 Regular Season 4.1.1 Week One 4.1.2 Week Two 4.1.3 Week Three 4.1.4 Week Four 4.1.5 Week Five 4.1.6 Week Six 4.1.7 Week Seven 4.1.8 Week Eight 4.2 Title Play-Off Games 4.2.1 Semi-Finals 4.2.2 Final 5 Honours 6 See also 7 References 8 External links

Competition Rules

There were eight participating universities in the 2009 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.

Participating teams

There were eight South African universities that contested the 2009 Varsity Cup competition.

2008 Varsity Cup
Team Name	University	Stadium
Ikeys	University of Cape Town	UCT Rugby Fields
Maties	Stellenbosch University	Craven Stadium
NMMU	Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University	Xerox NMMU Stadium
NWU-Pukke	North-West University	Fanie du Toit Stadium
Shimlas	University of the Free State	Xerox Shimla Park
Tuks	University of Pretoria	Tuks Rugby Stadium
TUT	Tshwane University of Technology	TUT Stadium
UJ	University of Johannesburg	UJ Stadium

Table

2009 Varsity Cup Table watch · edit · discuss
	Team	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Points For	Points Against	Points Difference	Tries For	Tries Against	Try Bonus	Losing Bonus	Points
1	Maties	7	6	0	1	203	84	+119	22	8	3	1	28
2	Ikeys	7	5	0	2	177	121	+56	21	13	3	2	25
3	NWU-Pukke	7	5	0	2	197	124	+73	23	13	2	1	23
4	Tuks	7	4	0	3	185	151	+34	18	13	2	2	20
5	UJ	7	4	0	3	140	110	+30	16	12	2	0	18
6	Shimlas	7	3	0	4	202	175	+27	30	20	3	1	16
7	NMMU	7	1	0	6	102	265	-163	11	34	0	0	4
8	TUT	7	0	0	7	110	286	-176	11	39	0	2	2
The top 4 teams qualified for the Title Play-Off Semi-Final games. 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

• All times are South African (GMT+2)

Regular Season

Week One

	2009-02-02	Shimlas	37 - 11	NMMU	Groote Schuur
	14:45	Tries: Cameron Luciano Jacobs Earl-Jivan Snyman Josephus Oosthuizen Lionel Cronje (2) Cons: Johan Andries van Niekerk Neill Jacobs (2) Pens: Neill Jacobs (2)	Scorecard	Try: Vuyolwethu Oscar Mazaka Pens: Willem Laubscher (2)	Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Gareth Lloyd-Jones

	2009-02-02	Ikeys	10 - 12	Maties	Groote Schuur
	16:45	Try: Stuart David Commins Con: Matthew Ryan Rosslee Pen: Matthew Ryan Rosslee	Scorecard	Pens: Donald Stevens (4)	Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Francois Veldsman

	2009-02-02	UJ	16 - 9	TUT	Fanie du Toit Sports Grounds
	16:45	Try: Clinton de Klerk Con: Earl Lewis Pens: Arno Coetzee Earl Lewis DG: Arno Coetzee	Scorecard	Pens: Adillio Le Roy Coutriers (3)	Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Mlungiseleli Mdashe

	2009-02-02	NWU-Pukke	27 - 29	Tuks	Fanie du Toit Sports Grounds
	18:45	Tries: Wentsley Scott Willem Ruurd (Beespan) Van der Wal Con: Willem Diederik Botha Pens: Willem Diederik Botha (5)	Scorecard	Tries: Elwyn Fransman Johan Jackson Cons: Juan-Claude Roos (2) Pens: Juan-Claude Roos (4) DG: Juan-Claude Roos	Referee: Tiaan Jonker

Week Two

	2009-02-09	TUT	21 - 39	Ikeys	TUT Stadium
	16:45	Tries: Bakkies Steenkamp Johannes Willem Swartz Tjaart Kleu Pens: Adillio Le Roy Coutriers (2)	Scorecard	Tries: Liam Bax Mark Jonathan Goosen Marvin Christians Therlow Pietersen (2) Cons: Matthew Ryan Rosslee (4) Pens: Matthew Ryan Rosslee (2)	Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Mtheleni Msileni

	2009-02-09	NMMU	20 - 39	Tuks	Xerox NMMU Stadium
	18:45	Tries: André Goosen Wade Roos Cons: Willem Laubscher (2) Pens: Willem Laubscher (2)	Scorecard	Tries: Aaron Denenga Daniel Johannes Crous Ettienne Breytenbach Franco Booysen Cons: Juan-Claude Roos (2) Pens: Juan-Claude Roos (3) Piet Swart (2)	Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Archie Sehlako

	2009-02-09	Shimlas	15 - 27	NWU-Pukke	Shimla Park
	18:45	Tries: Cameron Luciano Jacobs Willie Britz Wouter Stieger	Scorecard	Tries: Jacques de Kock Randall Jacques April Theuns Kotze Cons: Theuns Kotze (3) Pen: Theuns Kotze DG: Dewan Eckard	Attendance: 3,800 Referee: Ben Crouse

	2009-02-09	Maties	29 - 14	UJ	Danie Craven Stadium
	19:30	Tries: Jean Hermanus Stemmet Matthew Grayson Dobson Con: Donald Stevens (2) Pen: Donald Stevens (5)	Scorecard	Tries: Edrick van Tonder Pen: André Smith, Arno Coetzee (2)	Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Luke Burger

Week Three

	2009-02-16	Ikeys	32 - 12	UJ	Groote Schuur
			Scorecard

	2009-02-16	TUT	9 - 45	Tuks	TUT Stadium
			Scorecard

	2009-02-16	Shimlas	5 - 26	Maties	Shimla Park
			Scorecard

	2009-02-16	NWU-Pukke	41 - 13	NMMU	Fanie du Toit Sports Grounds
			Scorecard

Week Four

	2009-02-23	UJ	44 - 8	Shimlas	UJ Stadium
			Scorecard

	2009-02-23	Tuks	22 - 24	Ikeys	LC de Villiers Stadium
			Scorecard

	2009-02-23	NMMU	28 - 18	TUT	Xerox NMMU Stadium
			Scorecard

	2009-02-23	Maties	31 - 10	NWU-Pukke	Danie Craven Stadium
			Scorecard

Week Five

	2009-03-02	Shimlas	39 - 22	Tuks	Shimla Park
			Scorecard

	2009-03-02	TUT	17 - 24	Maties	TUT Stadium
			Scorecard

	2009-03-02	UJ	9 - 19	NWU-Pukke	UJ Stadium
			Scorecard

	2009-03-02	NMMU	17 - 36	Ikeys	Xerox NMMU Stadium
			Scorecard

Week Six

	2009-03-09	TUT	14 - 56	NWU-Pukke	TUT Stadium
			Scorecard

	2009-03-09	Ikeys	23 - 20	Shimlas	Groote Schuur
			Scorecard

	2009-03-09	Maties	58 - 3	NMMU	Danie Craven Stadium
			Scorecard

	2009-03-09	UJ	9 - 3	Tuks	UJ Stadium
			Scorecard

Week Seven

	2009-03-16	NWU-Pukke	17 - 13	Ikeys	Fanie du Toit Sports Grounds
			Scorecard

	2009-03-16	NMMU	10 - 36	UJ	Xerox NMMU Stadium
			Scorecard

	2009-03-16	TUT	22 - 78	Shimlas	TUT Stadium
			Scorecard

	2009-03-16	Maties	23 - 25	Tuks	Danie Craven Stadium
			Scorecard

Week Eight

	2009-03-23	Ikeys	17 - 19	NWU-Pukke	Groote Schuur
			Scorecard

	2009-03-23	Maties	38 - 14	Tuks	Danie Craven Stadium
			Scorecard

	2009-03-30	Maties	11 - 6	NWU-Pukke	Danie Craven Stadium
			Scorecard

Title Play-Off Games

Semi-Finals

	2009-03-23	Ikeys	17 - 19	NWU-Pukke	Groote Schuur
	16:45	Tries: Dayne Martin Jans Marcello Sampson Michael John Richard Passaportis Con: Matthew Ryan Rosslee	Scorecard	Try: Lolo Yanga Waka Con: Cecil Dumond Pens: Cecil Dumond (4)	Referee: Ben Crouse

	2009-03-23	Maties	38 - 14	Tuks	Danie Craven Stadium
	18:45	Tries: Dabeon Marshal Draghoender Jean Hermanus Stemmet (2) Johann Sadie Wesley Albert Wilkins Wilhelm Hendrik Loock Cons: Donald Stevens (4)	Scorecard	Try: Christian van der Berg Pens: Marnitz Louis Boshoff (2) DG: Clayton Blommetjies	Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Archie Sehlako

Final

	2009-03-30	Maties	11 - 6	NWU-Pukke	Danie Craven Stadium
		Try: Morné Peter Jooste Pen: Donald Stevens DG: Johann Sadie	Scorecard	Pens: Cecil Dumond (2)	Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Gareth Lloyd-Jones

Honours

2009 Varsity Cup Champions

Maties

2nd title

See also

• Varsity Cup

References

External links

• Official Site
• SARugby site

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