2012 Varsity Cup

2012 Varsity Cup
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The 2012 Varsity Cup will be contested from 6 February to 9 April 2012. 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.

Contents 1 Varsity Cup 1.1 Scoring 1.2 Competition Rules 1.3 Participating teams 1.4 Standings 1.5 Fixtures and results 1.5.1 Regular Season 1.5.1.1 Round One 1.5.1.2 Round Two 1.5.1.3 Round Three 1.5.1.4 Round Four 1.5.1.5 Round Five 1.5.1.6 Round Six 1.5.1.7 Round Seven 1.5.2 Play-Off Games 1.5.2.1 Semi-Finals 1.5.2.2 Final 2 Varsity Shield 2.1 Competition Rules 2.2 Participating teams 2.3 Standings 2.4 Fixtures and results 2.4.1 Regular Season 2.4.1.1 Round One 2.4.1.2 Round Two 2.4.1.3 Round Three 2.4.1.4 Round Four 2.4.1.5 Round Five 2.4.1.6 Round Six 2.4.1.7 Round Seven 2.4.1.8 Round Eight 2.4.1.9 Round Nine 2.4.1.10 Round Ten 2.4.2 Play-Off Games 2.4.2.1 Final 3 Promotion/Relegation 3.1 Promotion/Relegation Play-Off 4 Young Guns 4.1 Competition Rules 4.2 Participating teams 4.3 Standings 4.4 Fixtures and results 4.4.1 Regular Season 4.4.1.1 Round One 4.4.1.2 Round Two 4.4.1.3 Round Three 4.4.1.4 Round Five 4.4.1.5 Round Six 4.4.1.6 Round Seven 4.4.2 Play-Off Games 4.4.2.1 Semi-Finals 4.4.2.2 Final 5 See also 6 References 7 External links

Varsity Cup

Scoring

The 2012 Varsity Cup will use a different scoring system to the regular system. Tries will be worth five points as usual, but conversions will be worth three points, while penalties and drop goals will only be worth two points.^[1]

Competition Rules

There are eight participating universities in the 2012 Varsity Cup. These teams will play each other once over the course of the season, either home or away.

Teams receive four points for a win and two points for a draw. Bonus points are awarded to teams that score four or more tries in a game, as well as to teams that lose a match by seven points or less. Teams are ranked by log points, then points difference (points scored less points conceded).

The top four teams will qualify for the title play-offs. In the semi-finals, the team that finishes first will have home advantage against the team that finishes fourth, while the team that finishes second will have home advantage against the team that finishes third. The winners of these semi-finals will play each other in the final, at the home venue of the higher-placed team.

The team that finishes eighth in the Varsity Cup will be relegated to the 2013 Varsity Shield. The team that finishes seventh in the Varsity Cup will play a promotion/relegation match against the second-placed Varsity Shield team for a place in the 2013 Varsity Cup.

Participating teams

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	L.C. de Villiers Rugby Stadium
TUT	Tshwane University of Technology	TUT Stadium
UJ	University of Johannesburg	UJ Stadium

Standings

2012 Varsity Cup Log
	Team	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Points For	Points Against	Points Difference	Tries For	Tries Against	Try Bonus	Losing Bonus	Points
1	Ikeys	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Maties	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	NMMU	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	NWU-Pukke	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	Shimlas	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	Tuks	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	TUT	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8	UJ	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
The top 4 teams will qualify for the Semi-Finals. The seventh-placed team will play in the Promotion/Relegation Play-Offs. The bottom team will be relegated. 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

• Fixtures are subject to change.
• All times are South African (GMT+2).

Regular Season

Round One

	2012-02-06	Tuks	v	UJ	L.C. de Villiers Rugby Stadium
	17:00

	2012-02-06	Ikeys	v	Shimlas	UCT Rugby Fields
	19:00

	2012-02-06	Maties	v	TUT	Craven Stadium
	19:00

	2012-02-06	NMMU	v	NWU-Pukke	Xerox NMMU Stadium
	19:00

Round Two

	2012-02-13	TUT	v	Tuks	TUT Stadium
	17:00

	2012-02-13	NWU-Pukke	v	Maties	Fanie du Toit Stadium
	19:00

	2012-02-13	Shimlas	v	NMMU	Xerox Shimla Park
	19:00

	2012-02-13	UJ	v	Ikeys	UJ Stadium
	19:00

Round Three

	2012-02-20	UJ	v	NMMU	UJ Stadium
	17:00

	2012-02-20	Tuks	v	NWU-Pukke	L.C. de Villiers Rugby Stadium
	19:00

	2012-02-20	Maties	v	Shimlas	Craven Stadium
	19:00

	2012-02-20	TUT	v	Ikeys	TUT Stadium
	19:00

Round Four

	2012-02-27	NMMU	v	Ikeys	Xerox NMMU Stadium
	17:00

	2012-02-27	Shimlas	v	UJ	Xerox Shimla Park
	19:00

	2012-02-27	Maties	v	Tuks	Craven Stadium
	19:00

	2012-02-27	NWU-Pukke	v	TUT	Fanie du Toit Stadium
	19:00

Round Five

	2012-03-05	Ikeys	v	NWU-Pukke	UCT Rugby Fields
	17:00

	2012-03-05	Tuks	v	Shimlas	L.C. de Villiers Rugby Stadium
	19:00

	2012-03-05	UJ	v	TUT	UJ Stadium
	19:00

	2012-03-05	NMMU	v	Maties	Xerox NMMU Stadium
	19:00

Round Six

	2012-03-12	Shimlas	v	TUT	Xerox Shimla Park
	17:00

	2012-03-12	Maties	v	Ikeys	Craven Stadium
	19:00

	2012-03-12	Tuks	v	NMMU	L.C. de Villiers Rugby Stadium
	19:00

	2012-03-12	NWU-Pukke	v	UJ	Fanie du Toit Stadium
	19:00

Round Seven

	2012-03-19	Ikeys	v	Tuks	UCT Rugby Fields
	17:00

	2012-03-19	UJ	v	Maties	UJ Stadium
	19:00

	2012-03-19	NWU-Pukke	v	Shimlas	Fanie du Toit Stadium
	19:00

	2012-03-19	TUT	v	NMMU	TUT Stadium
	19:00

Play-Off Games

Semi-Finals

	2012-03-26	Team 1	v	Team 4
	16:30

	2012-03-26	Team 2	v	Team 3
	19:00

Final

	2012-04-09	Higher Placed Semi-Final Winner	v	Lower Placed Semi-Final Winner
	19:00

Varsity Shield

Competition Rules

There are five participating universities in the 2012 Varsity Shield. These teams will play each other twice over the course of the season, once at home and once away^[2].

Teams receive four points for a win and two points for a draw. Bonus points are awarded to teams that score four or more tries in a game, as well as to teams that lose a match by seven points or less. Teams are ranked by log points, then points difference (points scored less points conceded).

The top two teams will qualify for the title play-offs. The team that finishes first will have home advantage against the team that finishes second.

The team that wins the Varsity Shield will be promoted to the 2013 Varsity Cup.

The team that loses in the play-off final will play a promotion/relegation match against the seventh placed Varsity Cup team for a place in the 2013 Varsity Cup.

Participating teams

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

Standings

2012 Varsity Shield Log
	Team	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Points For	Points Against	Points Difference	Tries For	Tries Against	Try Bonus	Losing Bonus	Points
1	CUT	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	UFH	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	UKZN	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	UWC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	Wits	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
The top 2 teams will qualify for the Final. The winner of the Final will be promoted. The loser of the Final will play in the Promotion/Relegation Play-Off. 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

• Fixtures are subject to change.
• All times are South African (GMT+2).

Regular Season

Round One

	2012-01-30	CUT	v	Wits	CUT Stadium
	17:00

	2012-01-30	UFH	v	UWC	Davidson Rugby Field
	19:00

Round Two

	2012-02-03	Wits	v	UFH	Wits Rugby Stadium
	19:00

	2012-02-03	UKZN	v	CUT	Peter Booysen Sports Park
	19:00

Round Three

	2012-02-06	Wits	v	UWC	Wits Rugby Stadium
	19:00

	2012-02-06	UFH	v	UKZN	Davidson Rugby Field
	19:00

Round Four

	2012-02-13	UWC	v	UKZN	UWC Sport Stadium
	19:00

	2012-02-13	CUT	v	UFH	CUT Stadium
	19:00

Round Five

	2012-02-20	UWC	v	CUT	UWC Sport Stadium
	19:00

	2012-02-20	UKZN	v	Wits	Peter Booysen Sports Park
	19:00

Round Six

	2012-02-27	Wits	v	CUT	Wits Rugby Stadium
	19:00

	2012-02-27	UWC	v	UFH	UWC Sport Stadium
	19:00

Round Seven

	2012-03-05	UFH	v	Wits	Davidson Rugby Field
	17:00

	2012-03-05	CUT	v	UKZN	CUT Stadium
	19:00

Round Eight

	2012-03-12	CUT	v	UWC	CUT Stadium
	19:00

	2012-03-12	Wits	v	UKZN	Wits Rugby Stadium
	19:00

Round Nine

	2012-03-19	UWC	v	Wits	UWC Sport Stadium
	19:00

	2012-03-12	UKZN	v	UFH	Peter Booysen Sports Park
	19:00

Round Ten

	2012-03-26	UKZN	v	UWC	Peter Booysen Sports Park
	19:00

	2012-03-26	UFH	v	CUT	Davidson Rugby Field
	19:00

Play-Off Games

Final

	2012-04-02	Team 1	v	Team 2
	17:00

Promotion/Relegation

The Varsity Shield winner will be promoted to the 2013 Varsity Cup.

The team placed eighth in the Varsity Cup will be relegated to the 2013 Varsity Shield.

The team placed seventh in the Varsity Cup will play the losing Varsity Shield finalist. The winner of this promotion/relegation game will play in the 2013 Varsity Cup, the loser in the 2013 Varsity Shield.

Promotion/Relegation Play-Off

	2012-04-09	Varsity Cup Team 7	v	Varsity Shield Title Play-Off Loser
	15:00

Young Guns

Competition Rules

There are eight participating universities in the 2012 Young Guns competition. These teams are divided into two pools and will play the other teams in the pool once over the course of the season, either home or away.

Teams receive four points for a win and two points for a draw. Bonus points are awarded to teams that score four or more tries in a game, as well as to teams that lose a match by seven points or less. Teams are ranked by log points, then points difference (points scored less points conceded).

The top two teams in each pool will qualify for the title play-offs. In the semi-finals, the teams that finish first will have home advantage against the teams that finish second in their respective pools. The winners of these semi-finals will play each other in the final.

Participating teams

Young Guns
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	L.C. de Villiers Rugby Stadium
TUT	Tshwane University of Technology	TUT Stadium
UJ	University of Johannesburg	UJ Stadium

Standings

2012 Young Guns Log
	Team	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Points For	Points Against	Points Difference	Tries For	Tries Against	Try Bonus	Losing Bonus	Points
1	Ikeys	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Shimlas	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Tuks	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	TUT	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2012 Young Guns Log
	Team	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Points For	Points Against	Points Difference	Tries For	Tries Against	Try Bonus	Losing Bonus	Points
1	Maties	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	NMMU	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	NWU-Pukke	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	UJ	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
The top 2 teams in each pool will qualify 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

• Fixtures are subject to change.
• All times are South African (GMT+2).

Regular Season

Round One

	2012-02-06	Ikeys	v	Shimlas	UCT Rugby Fields
	17:00

	2012-02-06	NMMU	v	NWU-Pukke	Xerox NMMU Stadium
	17:00

Round Two

	2012-02-13	TUT	v	Tuks	TUT Stadium
	15:20

	2012-02-13	NWU-Pukke	v	Maties	Fanie du Toit Stadium
	17:00

Round Three

	2012-02-20	UJ	v	NMMU	UJ Stadium
	15:20

	2012-02-20	TUT	v	Ikeys	TUT Stadium
	17:00

Round Five

	2012-03-05	Tuks	v	Shimlas	L.C. de Villiers Rugby Stadium
	15:20

Round Six

	2012-03-12	Shimlas	v	TUT	Xerox Shimla Park
	15:20

	2012-03-12	Maties	v	NMMU	Craven Stadium
	17:00

Round Seven

	2012-03-19	UJ	v	Maties	UJ Stadium
	17:00

	2012-03-19	Ikeys	v	Tuks	UCT Rugby Fields
	19:00

Play-Off Games

Semi-Finals

	2012-03-26	Team 1	v	Team 4

	2012-03-26	Team 2	v	Team 3

Final

	2012-04-02	Higher Placed Semi-Final Winner	v	Lower Placed Semi-Final Winner

See also

• Varsity Cup
• 2012 Currie Cup Premier Division
• 2012 Currie Cup First Division
• 2012 Vodacom Cup

References

External links

• Official site

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