2011 Varsity Cup

2011 Varsity Cup

The current FNB Varsity Cup logo
Champions Ikeys
Runners-up Tuks
Matches played 31
Tries scored 166 (average 5.355 per match)
Top point scorer Demetri Catrakilis (136)
Top try scorer Therlow Pietersen (7)
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The 2011 Varsity Cup was contested from 7 February to 11 April 2011. The tournament (also known as the "FNB Varsity Cup presented by Steinhoff International" for sponsorship reasons) is the third most important domestic competition on the South African rugby calendar, after the Currie Cup and the Vodacom Cup. It is an inter-university competition, featuring eight South African universities. From 2011, a second tier called the Varsity Shield (also sponsored by FNB) and featuring five further university teams, was also launched.

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Competition

Varsity Cup

There were eight participating universities in the 2011 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 4 or more tries in a game, as well as to teams that lost a match by 7 points or less. Teams were ranked by points, then points difference (points scored less points conceded).

The top 4 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 played each other in the final, at the home venue of the higher-placed team.

Varsity Shield

There were five participating universities in the 2011 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 4 or more tries in a game, as well as to teams that lost a match by 7 points or less. Teams were ranked by 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.

Teams

Location of teams in:
2011 Varsity Cup
2011 Varsity Shield

Team Listing

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
Varsity Shield
Team Name University Stadium
CUT Central University of Technology CUT Stadium
UFH University of Fort Hare Davidson Rugby Field
UKZN University of KwaZulu-Natal Peter Booysen Sports Park
UWC University of the Western Cape UWC Sport Stadium
Wits University of the Witwatersrand Wits Rugby Stadium

Squads

Varsity Cup

Varsity Shield

Varsity Cup

Table

2011 Varsity Cup Table
Team Played Won Drawn Lost Points For Points Against Points Difference Tries For Tries Against Try Bonus Losing Bonus Points
1 UJ 7 6 0 1 198 159 +40 23 18 3 0 27
2 Ikeys 7 5 0 2 213 134 +79 23 16 3 0 23
3 Shimlas 7 5 0 2 181 151 +30 23 17 2 1 23
4 Tuks 7 4 0 3 203 139 +64 25 15 4 2 22
5 Maties 7 4 0 3 209 138 +71 24 15 4 1 21
6 NWU-Pukke 7 2 0 5 173 166 +7 22 18 3 1 12
7 NMMU 7 1 0 6 112 245 -133 11 31 1 2 7
8 TUT 7 1 0 6 138 296 -158 15 36 2 0 6
The top 4 teams qualified for the Semi-Finals.
The bottom team qualified for the Promotion/Relegation Play-Offs.

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

Regular Season

Round One
Round Two
Round Three
Round Four
Round Five
Round Six
Round Seven

Play-Off Games

Semi-Finals
Final

Honours

2011 FNB
Varsity Cup Champions
Ikeys
1st title
Player That Rocks:
Callie Visagie ( Maties)
Forward That Rocks:
Hugo Kloppers ( Maties)
Back That Rocks:
Enrico Acker ( Shimlas)
Top Try Scorer:
Therlow Pietersen ( Ikeys) [7]
Top Points Scorer:
Demetri Catrakilis ( Ikeys) [136]

Top scorers

The following sections contain only points and tries which have been scored in competitive games in the 2011 FNB Varsity Cup.

Top points scorers

Rank Player Team Points
1 Demetri Catrakilis Ikeys 136
2 Wesley Dunlop Tuks 103
3 Theuns Kotzé UJ 82
4 Donald Stevens Maties 75
5 Ruan Boshoff TUT 68
6 Marius Muller NMMU 62
7 Cecil Dumond NWU-Pukke 41
8 Shaun Davids Shimlas 37
9 Therlow Pietersen Ikeys 35
10 Jamba Ulengo Shimlas 30

Source: sarugby.net

Top try scorers

Rank Player Team Points
1 Therlow Pietersen Ikeys 7
2 Jamba Ulengo Shimlas 6
3 Tythan Adams Maties 4
Andries Coetzee Tuks 4
Ligtoring Landman NWU-Pukke 4
Aubrey McDonald UJ 4
Ricky Rijs Ikeys 3
Petrus Visser Tuks 4
Lolo Waka UJ 4
10 11 players 3

Source: sarugby.net

Varsity Shield

Table

2011 Varsity Shield Table
Team Played Won Drawn Lost Points For Points Against Points Difference Tries For Tries Against Try Bonus Losing Bonus Points
1 Wits 8 6 0 2 213 146 +67 26 13 2 1 27
2 CUT 8 5 0 3 256 208 +48 28 19 5 2 27
3 UWC 8 4 0 4 195 158 +37 26 19 0 3 19
4 UKZN 8 3 0 5 148 234 -86 11 26 0 1 13
5 UFH 8 2 0 5 137 193 -56 15 29 0 2 10
The top 2 teams will qualify for the Final.
The winner will qualify for the Promotion/Relegation Play-Offs.

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

Regular Season

Round One
Round Two
Round Three
Round Four
Round Five
Round Six
Round Seven
Round Eight
Round Nine
Round Ten

Play-Off Games

Final

Honours

2011 FNB
Varsity Shield Champions
CUT
1st title
Player That Rocks:
Garth van Rayner ( UFH)
Forward That Rocks:
Katlego Kgame ( Wits)
Back That Rocks:
Inus Kritzinger ( CUT)
Top Try Scorer:
Riaan Arends ( Wits) [8]
Top Points Scorer:
Jannie Myburgh ( CUT) [97]

Top scorers

The following sections contain only points and tries which have been scored in competitive games in the 2011 FNB Varsity Shield.

Top points scorers

Rank Player Team Points
1 Jannie Myburgh CUT 97
2 Jaco Potgieter UKZN 82
3 Brandon Lizamore Wits 68
4 Qondani Katywa UFH 58
5 Ambrose Steyn UWC 55
6 Riaan Arends Wits 40
7 André le Roux CUT 34
8 Charl van Vollenhoven UWC 33
9 Nkuli Gamede Tuks 30
Anthony Volminck UWC 30

Source: sarugby.net

Top try scorers

Rank Player Team Points
1 Riaan Arends Wits 8
2 Nkuli Gamede Tuks 6
Anthony Volminck UWC 6
4 Adrian Herman UWC 5
Inus Kritzinger CUT 5
6 Francois Harvey CUT 4
Slang Sibanda CUT 4
8 Deon Gouws CUT 3
Alec Mhlanga CUT 3
Jaco Oosthuizen CUT 3

Source: sarugby.net

Promotion/Relegation Play-Offs

TUT remain in the Varsity Cup competition and CUT remain in the Varsity Shield competition.

See also

References

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