2014 Varsity Cup

2014 Varsity Cup
Countries	South Africa
Date	3 February – 7 April 2014
Champions	UCT Ikey Tigers (2nd title)
Runners-up	NWU Pukke
Relegated	Wits
Matches played	31
Tries scored	193 (average 6.226 per match)
Top point scorer	Robert du Preez (84)
Top try scorer	Chris Cloete (8)
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The 2014 Varsity Cup was contested from 3 February to 7 April 2014. The tournament (also known as the FNB Varsity Cup presented by Steinhoff International for sponsorship reasons) was the seventh season of the Varsity Cup, an annual inter-university rugby union competition featuring eight South African universities.

The tournament was won by UCT Ikey Tigers for they second time; they beat NWU Pukke 39–33 in the final played on 7 April 2014. Wits were automatically relegated to the second-tier Varsity Shield competition for 2015, but UJ won their relegation play-off match against UKZN Impi to remain in the Varsity Cup for 2015.

Rules

The Varsity Cup 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.^[1]

All Varsity Cup games also had two referees officiating each game,^[2] props' jerseys featured a special gripping patch to ensure better binding, intended to reduce collapsing scrums^[3] and the mark will be extended to the entire field.^[4]

Competition

There were eight participating universities in the 2014 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 played each other in the final, at the home venue of the higher-placed team.

The bottom team in the Varsity Cup was relegated to the 2015 Varsity Shield competition, while the Varsity Shield winner was promoted to the 2015 Varsity Cup. There was also a promotion/relegation match between the 7th-placed team in the Varsity Cup and the Varsity Shield runner-up at the end of the 2014 season.^[5]

Teams

The following teams took part in the 2014 Varsity Cup competition:

2014 Varsity Cup teams
Team Name	University	Stadium
Maties	Stellenbosch University	Danie Craven Stadium, Stellenbosch
NMMU Madibaz	Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University	NMMU Stadium, Port Elizabeth
NWU Pukke	North-West University	Fanie du Toit Stadium, Potchefstroom
UCT Ikey Tigers	University of Cape Town	UCT Rugby Fields, Cape Town
UFS Shimlas	University of the Free State	Shimla Park, Bloemfontein
UJ	University of Johannesburg	UJ Stadium, Johannesburg
UP Tuks	University of Pretoria	LC de Villiers Stadium, Pretoria
Wits	University of the Witwatersrand	Wits Rugby Stadium, Johannesburg

Standings

The final league standings for the 2014 Varsity Cup were:^[6]

2014 Varsity Cup log
Pos	Team	Pl	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	TB	LB	Pts
1	NWU Pukke	7	6	0	1	226	130	+96	30	16	3	0	27
2	UCT Ikey Tigers	7	5	0	2	186	141	+45	26	21	4	0	24
3	Maties	7	4	1	2	174	159	+15	23	22	3	0	21
4	NMMU Madibaz	7	4	0	3	165	177	–12	23	23	2	1	19
5	UFS Shimlas	7	3	1	3	164	173	–9	23	25	4	0	18
6	UP Tuks	7	3	1	3	156	120	+36	21	14	2	0	16
7	UJ	7	1	1	5	135	191	–56	17	26	2	2	10
8	Wits	7	0	0	7	78	193	–115	12	28	0	2	2
* 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 NWU Pukke, UCT Ikey Tigers, Maties and NMMU Madibaz qualified to the Semi-Finals. UJ qualified to the relegation play-offs. Wits were relegated to the 2015 Varsity Shield. 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

Round-by-round

Team Progression – 2014 Varsity Cup
Team	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	Semi	Final
UCT Ikey Tigers	0 (8th)	5 (5th)	9 (4th)	9 (5th)	14 (3rd)	19 (2nd)	24 (2nd)	Won	Won
NWU Pukke	5 (1st)	10 (1st)	10 (2nd)	15 (2nd)	19 (1st)	23 (1st)	27 (1st)	Won	Lost
Maties	1 (6th)	1 (7th)	6 (6th)	10 (4th)	12 (6th)	16 (5th)	21 (3rd)	Lost	N/A
NMMU Madibaz	5 (2nd)	9 (2nd)	9 (3rd)	9 (6th)	13 (5th)	17 (3rd)	19 (4th)	Lost	N/A
UFS Shimlas	5 (3rd)	6 (4th)	6 (7th)	11 (3rd)	13 (4th)	13 (6th)	18 (5th)	N/A	N/A
UP Tuks	2 (4th)	7 (3rd)	11 (1st)	16 (1st)	16 (2nd)	16 (4th)	16 (6th)	N/A	N/A
UJ	2 (4th)	3 (6th)	8 (5th)	8 (7th)	9 (5th)	9 (7th)	10 (7th)	N/A	N/A
Wits	0 (7th)	0 (8th)	0 (8th)	1 (8th)	2 (8th)	2 (8th)	2 (8th)	N/A	N/A
The table above shows a team's progression throughout the season. For each round, their cumulative points total is shown with the overall log position in brackets.
Key:	win	draw	loss

Fixtures and results

The 2014 Varsity Cup fixtures were as follows:^[7]

• All times are South African (GMT+2).

Round One

	3 February 2014	NMMU Madibaz	45–29	Maties	NMMU Stadium, Port Elizabeth
	16:45	Try: Chris Cloete  4', 11', 49', 58', 63' Tim Agaba  32' Con: Gavin Hauptfleisch  12', 33', 50', 59', 64' (5/6) Cards: Ivan Ludick  78'	Match Breakdown[8] Report[9]	Try: Mark Hodgkiss  55', 79' Clearance Khumalo  67' Reinier Ehlers  75' Con: Robert du Preez  67', 75' (2/3) Christopher Smith  56' (1/1) Cards: Lungelo Chonco 63' to 73'	Referee: Christie du Preez & Rodney Boneparte

	3 February 2014	UP Tuks	18–18	UJ	LC de Villiers Stadium, Pretoria
	19:00	Try: Rudolph Smith  19' Warrick Gelant  25' Rohan Janse van Rensburg  39' Con: Warrick Gelant  40' (1/3)	Match Breakdown[10] Report[11]	Try: David Antonites  6' Robert de Bruyn  37' Con: Marais Schmidt  7', 37' (2/2) Pen: Marais Schmidt  40' (1/1) Jaco van der Walt (0/1) Cards: Marais Schmidt 11' to 22'	Referee: Jaco van Heerden & Ben Crouse

	3 February 2014	UFS Shimlas	31–15	Wits	Shimla Park, Bloemfontein
	19:00	Try: Niell Jordaan  4' Divandré Strydom  12' Fanie van der Walt  51' Neil Claassen  55' Con: Gouws Prinsloo  5', 13', 52' (3/4) Pen: Gouws Prinsloo  40' (1/1)	Match Breakdown[12] Report[13]	Try: JJ Breet  33' Ashlon Davids  63' Hannes Ludick  77' Con: Matt Torrance (0/3)	Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Lourens van der Merwe & Jaco Kotze

	3 February 2014	UCT Ikey Tigers	24–47	NWU Pukke	UCT Rugby Fields, Cape Town
	17:00	Try: Ross Jones-Davies  2', 44' Shaun McDonald  13' Con: Dean Grant  3', 14', 45' (3/3) Cards: Jason Klaasen  60'	Match Breakdown[14] Report[15]	Try: Juan Language  24' Sylvian Mahuza  26', 37' Luther Obi  49' Stompie de Wet  57' Francois Robertse  70' Danie Jordaan  75' Con: Tiaan Dorfling  27', 38', 58', 70' (4/6) Adriaan Engelbrecht (0/1)	Referee: Daniel Fortuin & Quinton Immelman

Round Two

	10 February 2014	Maties	16–33	UCT Ikey Tigers	Danie Craven Stadium, Stellenbosch
	16:45	Try: Johnny Kôtze  8' Robert du Preez  73' Con: Robert du Preez  9', 74' (2/2) Cards: Beyers de Villiers 20' to 30'	Match Breakdown[16] Report[17]	Try: Jason Klaasen  22', 43' Lihleli Xoli  28' Liam Slatem  75' Con: Dean Grant  23', 44', 76' (3/4) Pen: Dean Grant  40', 60' (2/2)	Referee: Daniel Fortuin & Francois Pretorius

	10 February 2014	NWU Pukke	48–29	UFS Shimlas	Fanie du Toit Stadium, Potchefstroom
	19:00	Try: Tiaan Dorfling  31' Adriaan Engelbrecht  46' Sylvian Mahuza  48', 81' Johnny Welthagen  56' Edmar Marais  58' Con: Adriaan Engelbrecht  32', 47', 49', 57', 59', 82' (6/6) Cards: Edmar Marais  73'	Match Breakdown[18] Report[19]	Try: Niell Jordaan  23', 40' Neil Claassen  52' Maphutha Dolo  79' Con: Gouws Prinsloo  40', 52', 79' (3/4)	Referee: Oregopotse Rametsi & Stephan Geldenhuys

	10 February 2014	UJ	15–21	NMMU Madibaz	UJ Stadium, Johannesburg
	19:00	Try: Michael Haznar  14' David Antonites  48' Con: Marais Schmidt  49' (1/2) Pen: Marais Schmidt  74' (1/1) Drop: Jaco van der Walt (0/1) Cards: Michael Haznar 49' to 61'	Match Breakdown[20] Report[21]	Try: Yamkela Ngam  31' Donovan Marais  44' Chris Cloete  80' Con: Gavin Hauptfleisch  32', 81' (2/3) Cards: Martin Ferreira 49' to 61'	Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Jaco van Heerden & Ben Crouse

	10 February 2014	Wits	8–53	UP Tuks	Wits Rugby Stadium, Johannesburg
	19:00	Try: Matt Torrance  9' Con: Matt Torrance  9' (1/1)	Match Breakdown[22] Report[23]	Try: Dries Swanepoel  11', 16', 29' Wiaan Liebenberg  46' Reniel Hugo  64' Jade Stighling  69' Brummer Badenhorst  76' Con: Tian Schoeman  11', 30', 47', 64', 69', 76' (6/7) Cards: Dries Swanepoel  58'	Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Tahla Ntshakaza & Jaco Kotze

Round Three

	17 February 2014	UJ	32–15	Wits	UJ Stadium, Johannesburg
	16:45	Try: Michael Haznar  12' Jacques Nel  27' Tiaan Macdonald  37', 71' Con: Marais Schmidt  13', 28', 38' (3/3) Jaco van der Walt  72' (1/1)	Match Breakdown[24] Report[25]	Try: Jason Fraser  59' JP Jonck  64' Con: Matt Torrance  60' (1/2) Pen: Matt Torrance  3' (1/1)	Referee: Eduan Nel

	17 February 2014	UP Tuks	26–0	UFS Shimlas	LC de Villiers Stadium, Pretoria
	19:00	Try: Roelof Smit  21' Wiaan Liebenberg  69' Reniel Hugo  81' Con: Tian Schoeman  22', 70', 82' (3/3) Pen: Tian Schoeman  76' (1/2)	Match Breakdown[26] Report[27]		Referee: Gerrie de Bruin

	17 February 2014	NWU Pukke	21–33	Maties	Fanie du Toit Stadium, Potchefstroom
	19:00	Try: Luther Obi  45' HP Swart  52' Dillon Smit  70' Con: Adriaan Engelbrecht  52', 70' (2/3)	Match Breakdown[28] Report[29]	Try: Beyers de Villiers  3' Johnny Kôtze  13' Robert du Preez  30' Louis Jordaan  54' Con: Robert du Preez  4', 31', 54' (3/4) Pen: Robert du Preez  72', 80' (2/2) Cards: Niel Oelofse 37' to 48'	Referee: Pro Legoete

	17 February 2014	NMMU Madibaz	13–26	UCT Ikey Tigers	NMMU Stadium, Port Elizabeth
	19:00	Try: Michael Bernardt  25' Enrico Acker  58' Con: Gavin Hauptfleisch  26' (1/2) Cards: Martin Ferreira  46'	Match Breakdown[30] Report[31]	Try: Shaun McDonald  4' Lihleli Xoli  39' Richard Stewart  79' Con: Dean Grant  5', 39', 80' (3/3) Pen: Dean Grant  45' (1/1) Cards: Shaun McDonald 30' to 40' Robin Murray 56' to 66'	Attendance: 7,650 Referee: Rodney Boneparte

Round Four

	24 February 2014	UCT Ikey Tigers	16–26	UP Tuks	UCT Rugby Fields, Cape Town
	16:45	Try: Liam Slatem  6' Huw Jones  81' Con: Dean Grant  7', 81' (2/2)	Match Breakdown[32] Report[33]	Try: Juan Schoeman  40' Warrick Gelant  45' Duncan Matthews  65' Arno van Wyk  79' Con: Tian Schoeman  40', 80' (2/4) Cards: Leneve Damens  75'	Referee: Marius van der Westhuizen & Cwengile Jadezweni

	24 February 2014	NMMU Madibaz	16–52	NWU Pukke	NMMU Stadium, Port Elizabeth
	19:00	Try: Michael Bernardt  64', 66' Con: Jarryd Buys  65', 67' (2/2)	Match Breakdown[34] Report[35]	Try: Akker van der Merwe  4' Sylvian Mahuza  21', 73' Edmar Marais  27' Francois Robertse  42' Juan Language  47' Luther Obi  76' Con: Adriaan Engelbrecht  5', 28', 43', 48', 77' (5/7) Drop: Johnny Welthagen  24' (1/1) Cards: Lucky Ngcamu 51' to 61' Hoffman Maritz 64' to 74'	Referee: Ben Crouse & Jaco van Heerden

	24 February 2014	Maties	18–15	Wits	Danie Craven Stadium, Stellenbosch
	19:00	Try: Frederick Kirsten  37' Jan de Klerk  53' Robert du Preez  56' Con: Robert du Preez  56' (1/3)	Match Breakdown[36] Report[37]	Try: Jason Fraser  12' Ashlon Davids  24' Ruhan Nel  83' Con: Ashlon Davids (0/1) Matt Torrance (0/2) Cards: JJ Breet 34' to 44' Kyle Wood 51' to 61' Brent Crossley  81'	Referee: Francois Pretorius & Quinton Immelman

	24 February 2014	UFS Shimlas	52–13	UJ	Shimla Park, Bloemfontein
	19:00	Try: Oupa Mohojé  5' Maphutha Dolo  12' Sethu Tom  22' Joubert Engelbrecht  36', 48' Tertius Kruger  39' Divandré Strydom  78' Con: Gouws Prinsloo  6', 13', 37', 49', 79' (5/7) Pen: Gouws Prinsloo  42' (1/1) Cards: Markus Odendaal 61' to 72'	Match Breakdown[38] Report[39]	Try: Harold Vorster  62' Jacques Pretorius  65' Con: Marais Schmidt  62' (1/2) Cards: Michael Haznar 56' to 65'	Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Eduan Nel & Gerrie de Bruin

Round Five

	3 March 2014	Wits	12–18	NMMU Madibaz	Wits Rugby Stadium, Johannesburg
	16:45	Try: Brent Crossley  70' Con: Matt Torrance  71' (1/1) Pen: Matt Torrance  19', 24' (2/3) Cards: Rinus Bothma 31' to 41'	Match Breakdown[40] Report[41]	Try: Chris Cloete  28' Jarryd Buys  55' Enrico Acker  81' Con: Jarryd Buys  56' (1/3) Cards: Michael Bernardt 18' to 28'	Referee: Marius van der Westhuizen & Pro Legoete

	3 March 2014	UJ	29–37	UCT Ikey Tigers	UJ Stadium, Johannesburg
	19:00	Try: PJ Walters  21', 79' David Antonites  33' Jaco van der Walt  57' Con: Marais Schmidt  22', 34', 58' (3/4) Cards: Jacques Pretorius 44' to 54' Shane Kirkwood 44' to 54'	Match Breakdown[42] Report[43]	Try: Richard Stewart  2' Vince Jobo  8' Ross Jones-Davies  13' Guy Alexander  40' Lihleli Xoli  46' Con: Dean Grant  3', 9', 40', 47' (4/5) Cards: Huw Jones 18' to 28' Martin Sauls 49' to 59'	Referee: Rasta Rasivhenge & Jaco van Heerden

	3 March 2014	UP Tuks	0–18	NWU Pukke	LC de Villiers Stadium, Pretoria
	19:00		Match Breakdown[44] Report[45]	Try: Akker van der Merwe  37' Danie Jordaan  52' Con: Adriaan Engelbrecht  38', 53' (2/2) Pen: Adriaan Engelbrecht  31' (1/1)	Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Jaco Pretorius & Gerrie de Bruin

	3 March 2014	Maties	13–13	UFS Shimlas	Danie Craven Stadium, Stellenbosch
	19:00	Try: Robert du Preez  42' Jean Nel  70' Con: Robert du Preez  43' (1/2)	Match Breakdown[46] Report[47]	Try: Justin Pappin  20' Sethu Tom  32' Con: Gouws Prinsloo  21' (1/2) Cards: Tienie Burger  69'	Referee: Cwengile Jadezweni & Christie du Preez

Round Six

	10 March 2014	NWU Pukke	16–8	Wits	Fanie du Toit Stadium, Potchefstroom
	16:45	Try: Jacques Vermaak  25' Stompie de Wet  62' Con: Adriaan Engelbrecht  26', 63' (2/2) Pen: Adriaan Engelbrecht (0/1) Drop: Johnny Welthagen (0/1)	Match Breakdown[48]	Try: Ruhan Nel  64' Con: Ashlon Davids  65' (1/1) Cards: Brent Crossley 27' to 37'	Referee: Jaco Kotze & Jaco Pretorius

	10 March 2014	UJ	8–24	Maties	UJ Stadium, Johannesburg
	19:00	Try: Van Zyl Botha  61' Con: Marais Schmidt  62' (1/1)	Match Breakdown[49]	Try: Jan de Klerk  4' Beyers de Villiers  24', 34' Con: Robert du Preez  5', 25', 35' (3/3)	Referee: Rasta Rasivhenge & Tahla Ntshakaza

	10 March 2014	UP Tuks	9–19	NMMU Madibaz	LC de Villiers Stadium, Pretoria
	19:00	Try: Chris Massyn  51' Con: Tian Schoeman (0/1) Pen: Tian Schoeman  14', 24' (2/2)	Match Breakdown[50]	Try: Tythan Adams  28' Roy Godfrey  47' Con: Gavin Hauptfleisch  48' (1/2) Pen: Gavin Hauptfleisch  6', 16', 54' (3/3)	Attendance: 200 Referee: Stephan Geldenhuys & Oregopotse Rametsi

	10 March 2014	UCT Ikey Tigers	25–5	UFS Shimlas	UCT Rugby Fields, Cape Town
	17:00	Try: Shaun McDonald  18' Ross Jones-Davies  49', 3' Jason Klaasen  6' Con: Dean Grant  19' (1/4) Pen: Dean Grant  63' (1/1)	Match Breakdown[51]	Try: Gideon Bruwer  71' Con: Gouws Prinsloo (0/1)	Attendance: 950 Referee: Marius van der Westhuizen & Quinton Immelman

Round Seven

	17 March 2014	UFS Shimlas	34–33	NMMU Madibaz	Shimla Park, Bloemfontein
	16:45	Try: Neil Claassen  13' Jacques du Toit  22', 39' Maphutha Dolo  52' Gouws Prinsloo  67' Con: Gouws Prinsloo  23', 40', 53' (3/5) Cards: Oupa Mohojé 41' to 52' Armandt Koster  80'	Match Breakdown[52]	Try: Michael Bernardt  4' Gavin Hauptfleisch  24' Martin Ferreira  61' Louis Fourie  80' Con: Gavin Hauptfleisch  5', 25' (2/3) Jarryd Buys  80' (1/1) Pen: Gavin Hauptfleisch  8', 35' (2/2) Drop: Gavin Hauptfleisch (0/1) Cards: Marcel Groenewald 39' to 51' Martin Ferreira 47' to 58'	Referee: Cwengile Jadezweni & Marius van der Westhuizen

	17 March 2014	Maties	41–24	UP Tuks	Danie Craven Stadium, Stellenbosch
	19:00	Try: Robert du Preez  46' Craig Barry  53', 75' Caleb Smith  58' Christopher Smith  80' Con: Robert du Preez  46', 54', 59', 76' (4/5) Pen: Robert du Preez  64', 79' (2/2) Cards: Mark Hodgkiss 39' to 49'	Match Breakdown[53]	Try: Basil Short  4' Duncan Matthews  16' Andrew Beerwinkel  67' Con: Tian Schoeman  5', 17', 68' (3/3)	Attendance: 8,500 Referee: Jaco Kotze & Rodney Boneparte

	17 March 2014	NWU Pukke	24–20	UJ	Fanie du Toit Stadium, Potchefstroom
	19:00	Try: Stompie de Wet  58' Hoffman Maritz  64' Joe Smith  69' Con: Adriaan Engelbrecht  58', 65', 70' (3/3) Drop: Johnny Welthagen (0/1)	Match Breakdown[54]	Try: Dylan Peterson  27' Michael Haznar  78' Con: Marais Schmidt  28', 78' (2/2) Drop: Jaun Kotzé  10', 49' (2/2)	Referee: Gerrie de Bruin & Eduan Nel

	17 March 2014	Wits	5–25	UCT Ikey Tigers	Wits Rugby Stadium, Johannesburg
	19:00	Try: Hannes Ludick  52' Con: Matt Torrance (0/1)	Match Breakdown[55]	Try: Richard Stewart  5' Lihleli Xoli  13' Liam Slatem  60' Shaun McDonald  67' Nate Nel  76' Con: Dean Grant (0/2) Ross Jones-Davies (0/3)	Attendance: 5,500 Referee: Oregopotse Rametsi & Archie Sehlako

Semi-Finals

	24 March 2014	UCT Ikey Tigers	20–8	Maties	UCT Rugby Fields, Cape Town
	16:30	Try: Lihleli Xoli  41' Mike Botha  67' Con: Dean Grant  41', 68' (2/2) Pen: Dean Grant  49', 60' (2/2) Cards: Richard Stewart 24' to 34' Liam Slatem  71'	Match Breakdown[56]	Try: Louis Nel  72' Con: Robert du Preez  73' (1/1)	Referee: Stephan Geldenhuys & Rodney Boneparte

	24 March 2014	NWU Pukke	19–18	NMMU Madibaz	Fanie du Toit Stadium, Potchefstroom
	19:00	Try: Rhyk Welgemoed  4' Luther Obi  7' Con: Adriaan Engelbrecht  5' (1/2) Pen: Adriaan Engelbrecht  45', 49' (2/2) Ryno Smith  79' (1/1) Drop: Johnny Welthagen (0/1) Cards: Akker van der Merwe 28' to 38'	Match Breakdown[57]	Try: Chris Cloete  30' Tythan Adams  59' Con: Gavin Hauptfleisch  31', 60' (2/2) Drop: Jarryd Buys  68' (1/2)	Referee: Jaco Kotze & Tahla Ntshakaza

Final

	7 April 2014	NWU Pukke	33–39	UCT Ikey Tigers	Fanie du Toit Stadium, Potchefstroom
	19:00	Try: Rhyk Welgemoed  14' Luther Obi  17' Akker van der Merwe  43' Dillon Smit  66' Francois Robertse  72' Con: Tiaan Dorfling  15' (1/2) Dillon Smit  67' (1/3) Pen: Dillon Smit  55' (1/1) Drop: Johnny Welthagen (0/1) Cards: Johan Deysel 37' to 47' Lucky Ngcamu 51' to 61'	Report Match Breakdown[58]	Try: Huw Jones  4' Richard Stewart  25' Jason Klaasen  59' Mike Botha  75' Dean Grant  79' Nate Nel  83' Con: Dean Grant  75', 79' (2/5) James Alexander  84' (1/1) Cards: Lihleli Xoli  63'

Players

Player statistics

The following table contain points which have been scored in competitive games in the 2014 Varsity Cup.^[59]

All point scorers
No	Player	Team	T	C	P	DG	Pts
1	Robert du Preez	Maties	5	17	4	0	84
2	Dean Grant	UCT Ikey Tigers	1	20	6	0	77
3	Adriaan Engelbrecht	NWU Pukke	1	21	3	0	74
4	Gavin Hauptfleisch	NMMU Madibaz	1	13	5	0	54
	Gouws Prinsloo	UFS Shimlas	1	15	2	0	54
6	Tian Schoeman	UP Tuks	0	14	3	0	48
7	Marais Schmidt	UJ	0	13	2	0	43
8	Chris Cloete	NMMU Madibaz	8	0	0	0	40
9	Sylvian Mahuza	NWU Pukke	6	0	0	0	30
10	Ross Jones-Davies	UCT Ikey Tigers	5	0	0	0	25
	Luther Obi	NWU Pukke	5	0	0	0	25
	Lihleli Xoli	UCT Ikey Tigers	5	0	0	0	25
13	Michael Bernardt	NMMU Madibaz	4	0	0	0	20
	Tiaan Dorfling	NWU Pukke	1	5	0	0	20
	Jason Klaasen	UCT Ikey Tigers	4	0	0	0	20
	Shaun McDonald	UCT Ikey Tigers	4	0	0	0	20
	Richard Stewart	UCT Ikey Tigers	4	0	0	0	20
	Matt Torrance	Wits	1	3	3	0	20
19	David Antonites	UJ	3	0	0	0	15
	Neil Claassen	UFS Shimlas	3	0	0	0	15
	Beyers de Villiers	Maties	3	0	0	0	15
	Stompie de Wet	NWU Pukke	3	0	0	0	15
	Maphutha Dolo	UFS Shimlas	3	0	0	0	15
	Michael Haznar	UJ	3	0	0	0	15
	Niell Jordaan	UFS Shimlas	3	0	0	0	15
	Francois Robertse	NWU Pukke	3	0	0	0	15
	Liam Slatem	UCT Ikey Tigers	3	0	0	0	15
	Dillon Smit	NWU Pukke	2	1	1	0	15
	Dries Swanepoel	UP Tuks	3	0	0	0	15
	Akker van der Merwe	NWU Pukke	3	0	0	0	15
31	Jarryd Buys	NMMU Madibaz	0	4	0	1	14
32	Ashlon Davids	Wits	2	1	0	0	13
	Warrick Gelant	UP Tuks	2	1	0	0	13
34	Enrico Acker	NMMU Madibaz	2	0	0	0	10
	Tythan Adams	NMMU Madibaz	2	0	0	0	10
	Craig Barry	Maties	2	0	0	0	10
	Mike Botha	UCT Ikey Tigers	2	0	0	0	10
	Jan de Klerk	Maties	2	0	0	0	10
	Jacques du Toit	UFS Shimlas	2	0	0	0	10
	Joubert Engelbrecht	UFS Shimlas	2	0	0	0	10
	Jason Fraser	Wits	2	0	0	0	10
	Mark Hodgkiss	Maties	2	0	0	0	10
	Reniel Hugo	UP Tuks	2	0	0	0	10
	Huw Jones	UCT Ikey Tigers	2	0	0	0	10
	Danie Jordaan	NWU Pukke	2	0	0	0	10
	Johnny Kôtze	Maties	2	0	0	0	10
	Juan Language	NWU Pukke	2	0	0	0	10
	Wiaan Liebenberg	UP Tuks	2	0	0	0	10
	Hannes Ludick	Wits	2	0	0	0	10
	Tiaan Macdonald	UJ	2	0	0	0	10
	Edmar Marais	NWU Pukke	2	0	0	0	10
	Duncan Matthews	UP Tuks	2	0	0	0	10
	Jean Nel	Maties	2	0	0	0	10
	Nate Nel	UCT Ikey Tigers	2	0	0	0	10
	Ruhan Nel	Wits	2	0	0	0	10
	Yamkela Ngam	NMMU Madibaz	2	0	0	0	10
	Divandré Strydom	UFS Shimlas	2	0	0	0	10
	Sethu Tom	UFS Shimlas	2	0	0	0	10
	PJ Walters	UJ	2	0	0	0	10
	Rhyk Welgemoed	NWU Pukke	2	0	0	0	10
61	Christopher Smith	Maties	1	1	0	0	8
	Jaco van der Walt	UJ	1	1	0	0	8
63	Johnny Welthagen	NWU Pukke	1	0	0	1	7
64	Tim Agaba	NMMU Madibaz	1	0	0	0	5
	Guy Alexander	UCT Ikey Tigers	1	0	0	0	5
	Brummer Badenhorst	UP Tuks	1	0	0	0	5
	Andrew Beerwinkel	UP Tuks	1	0	0	0	5
	Van Zyl Botha	UJ	1	0	0	0	5
	JJ Breet	Wits	1	0	0	0	5
	Gideon Bruwer	UFS Shimlas	1	0	0	0	5
	Brent Crossley	Wits	1	0	0	0	5
	Robert de Bruyn	UJ	1	0	0	0	5
	Reinier Ehlers	Maties	1	0	0	0	5
	Martin Ferreira	NMMU Madibaz	1	0	0	0	5
	Louis Fourie	NMMU Madibaz	1	0	0	0	5
	Roy Godfrey	NMMU Madibaz	1	0	0	0	5
	Rohan Janse van Rensburg	UP Tuks	1	0	0	0	5
	Vince Jobo	UCT Ikey Tigers	1	0	0	0	5
	JP Jonck	Wits	1	0	0	0	5
	Louis Jordaan	Maties	1	0	0	0	5
	Clearance Khumalo	Maties	1	0	0	0	5
	Frederick Kirsten	Maties	1	0	0	0	5
	Tertius Kruger	UFS Shimlas	1	0	0	0	5
	Donnovan Marais	NMMU Madibaz	1	0	0	0	5
	Hoffman Maritz	NWU Pukke	1	0	0	0	5
	Chris Massyn	UP Tuks	1	0	0	0	5
	Oupa Mohojé	UFS Shimlas	1	0	0	0	5
	Jacques Nel	UJ	1	0	0	0	5
	Justin Pappin	UFS Shimlas	1	0	0	0	5
	Dylan Peterson	UJ	1	0	0	0	5
	Jacques Pretorius	UJ	1	0	0	0	5
	Juan Schoeman	UP Tuks	1	0	0	0	5
	Basil Short	UP Tuks	1	0	0	0	5
	Roelof Smit	UP Tuks	1	0	0	0	5
	Caleb Smith	Maties	1	0	0	0	5
	Joe Smith	NWU Pukke	1	0	0	0	5
	Rudolph Smith	UP Tuks	1	0	0	0	5
	Jade Stighling	UP Tuks	1	0	0	0	5
	HP Swart	NWU Pukke	1	0	0	0	5
	Fanie van der Walt	UFS Shimlas	1	0	0	0	5
	Arno van Wyk	UP Tuks	1	0	0	0	5
	Jacques Vermaak	NWU Pukke	1	0	0	0	5
	Harold Vorster	UJ	1	0	0	0	5
104	Jaun Kotzé	UJ	0	0	0	2	4
105	James Alexander	UCT Ikey Tigers	0	1	0	0	3
106	Rhyno Smith	NWU Pukke	0	0	1	0	2
* Legend: T = Tries, C = Conversions, P = Penalties, DG = Drop Goals, Pts = Points

Squad lists

The teams released the following squad lists:^{[60][61][62][63][64][65][66][67]}

Maties – 2014 Varsity Cup Forwards Wesley Adonis Justin Benn Lungelo Chonco Tertius Daniller Jan de Klerk Beyers de Villiers Charl de Villiers Renier Ehlers Neethling Gericke Ian Groenewald Liam Hendricks Nicol Heyns Frederick Kirsten Boeta Kleinhans Helmut Lehmann Koos Loubser Niel Oelofse Brendan Pitzer Jurg Streicher Wilhelm van der Sluys Did not play: Brianton Booysen Keith Chenoweth Tebogo Letlape Derick Linde Grant Prior Mark Prior Alistair Vermaak Backs Craig Barry Bjorn Bernardo Robert du Preez JW Dürr Mark Hodgkiss Gerhard Jordaan Louis Jordaan Clearance Khumalo Johnny Kôtze Jean Nel Louis Nel Caleb Smith Christopher Smith Did not play: Brandon Asher-Wood Ryno Eksteen Janco Gunter JP Lewis Warren Seals tbc Jacobus de Kock Lars Esdar Dirk Kotzé Teunis Nieuwoudt Coach Chris Rossouw

NMMU Madibaz – 2014 Varsity Cup Forwards Tim Agaba André Barnard Greg Bauer Chris Cloete Wade Elliot Dexter Fahey Martin Ferreira Louis Fourie Roy Godfrey Marcel Groenewald Simon Kerrod Cameron Lindsay Enoch Mnyaka Jody Reyneke Nic Roebeck Stefan Willemse Did not play: Laurence Christie Hannes Huisamen Rob Louw Marzuq Maarman Lumko Mbane Arrie van der Berg Kewan Voysey Stephan Zaayman Backs Enrico Acker Tythan Adams Michael Bernardt Fanie Booysen Jarryd Buys Aya Dlepu Gavin Hauptfleisch Andile Jho Devon Lailvaux Ivan Ludick Sinakho Mafu Donovan Marais Yamkela Ngam Matt Tweddle Kayle van Zyl Did not play: Ruan Allerston Steven Hansel Dwayne Kelly Sphu Msutwana Juan Smit Billy van Lill Justin van Staden Coach David Maidza

NWU Pukke – 2014 Varsity Cup Forwards Jaco Buys Stompie de Wet Marius Fourie John-Roy Jenkinson Danie Jordaan Robey Labuschagné Juan Language Mash Mafela Lucky Ngcamu Francois Robertse Joe Smith HP Swart Akker van der Merwe Peet van der Walt Elardus Venter Jacques Vermaak Rhyk Welgemoed Did not play: Wian Fourie Anton Krynauw SJ Niemand Siya November Marno Redelinghuys Ettienne Smith Backs Lucian Cupido Johan Deysel Tiaan Dorfling Adriaan Engelbrecht Sylvian Mahuza Edmar Marais Hoffman Maritz Akhona Nela Luther Obi Jaap Pienaar Dillon Smit Rhyno Smith Johnny Welthagen Did not play: Rowayne Beukman Warren Gilbert Lloyd Greeff Gerhard Nortier SW Oosthuizen Sarel Smith Marnus Tack Juandré Williams Percy Williams Coach Robert du Preez

UCT Ikey Tigers – 2014 Varsity Cup Forwards Guy Alexander Mike Botha Joel Carew Vince Jobo James Kilroe Jason Klaasen Kyle Kriel David Maasch Shaun McDonald Robin Murray Neil Rautenbach Chad Solomon Jan Uys Digby Webb Tino Zakeyo Msizi Zondi Did not play: Brad Bosman Deacon Chowles Gareth Ehret Keegan Ehret Zolani Faku Sean Johnstone Mike Kennedy Jade Kriel Sihle Mtwa Wade Schoor Backs James Alexander Suwi Chibale Dean Grant Nick Holton Huw Jones Ross Jones-Davies Nate Nel Martin Sauls Guy Schwikkard Liam Slatem Richard Stewart Dave Strachan Lihleli Xoli Did not play: Tom Bednall Paul Cohen Ryan Dugmore Paul Hendry Trent Jenkinson Brendan Rodgers Coach Kevin Musikanth

UFS Shimlas – 2014 Varsity Cup Forwards Dolph Botha Gideon Bruwer Tienie Burger Neil Claassen Luan de Bruin Jacques du Toit Elandré Huggett Niell Jordaan Armandt Koster Oupa Mohojé Sihle Ngxabi Markus Odendaal Gerhard Olivier Justin Pappin Nick Schonert Joe van der Hoogt Vaatjie van der Merwe Fanie van der Walt Henco Venter Did not play: Marco Klopper Backs AJ Coertzen Pieter-Steyn de Wet Maphutha Dolo Franna du Toit Joubert Engelbrecht Ludwig Erasmus Kay-Kay Hlongwane Tertius Kruger Kevin Luiters Gouws Prinsloo Divandré Strydom Sethu Tom Vink van der Walt Robbie van Schalkwyk Did not play: Marco Mason Zee Mkhabela Don Mlondobozi Francois Pretorius Arthur Williams Coach Michael Horak

UJ – 2014 Varsity Cup Forwards David Antonites Fabian Booysen Van Zyl Botha Henna Bredenkamp François du Toit Jeremy Jordaan Wiseman Kamanga Shane Kirkwood Tiaan Macdonald Devon Marthinus Dylan Peterson Ryan Plasket Kobus Porter Mark Pretorius Victor Sekekete Jannes Snyman JP Swanepoel Rynhardt van Wyk Did not play: Phanta Qinisile Ramon Samuels Lodewyk Uys Backs Robert de Bruyn JR Esterhuizen Michael Haznar Jaun Kotzé Pieter Morton Jacques Nel Andries Oosthuizen Jacques Pretorius Marais Schmidt Jaco van der Walt Vian van der Watt Lukas van Zyl Harold Vorster PJ Walters Did not play: Kallie Erasmus Selom Gavor Adriaan Vermeulen Coach Skollie Janse van Rensburg

UP Tuks – 2014 Varsity Cup Forwards Brummer Badenhorst Andrew Beerwinkel Leneve Damens Corniel Els Neethling Fouché Irné Herbst Reniel Hugo Jono Janse van Rensburg Jannes Kirsten Wiaan Liebenberg Chris Massyn Juan Schoeman Basil Short Roelof Smit Rudolph Smith Sidney Tobias Arno van Wyk Jaco Visagie Dennis Visser Did not play: Jarrett Crouch Christiaan de Bruin Pierre Schoeman Backs Carlo Engelbrecht Warrick Gelant Rohan Janse van Rensburg Kefentse Mahlo Duncan Matthews Ryan Nell Burger Odendaal Jacques Rossouw Tian Schoeman Jade Stighling Dries Swanepoel Emile Temperman Francois Tredoux Did not play: Enver Brandt Riaan Britz Kobus Marais Clinton Swart André Warner Coach Pote Human

Wits – 2014 Varsity Cup Forwards Rinus Bothma JJ Breet Conor Brockschmidt Senna Esterhuizen Jason Fraser JP Jonck Ferdinand Kelly Ashley Kohler Hannes Ludick James Marx Thato Mavundla Devin Montgomery Gideon Muller Rendani Ramovha Pieter van Biljon Kyle Wood Did not play: KK Kgame Max Mhamhe Vuyo Pupuma Cameron Shafto Phaka Zuma Backs Riaan Arends Brent Crossley Ashlon Davids Mandla Dube Jacques Erasmus Divan Ferguson Nkuli Gamede Joshua Jarvis Ruhan Nel Wilton Pietersen Matt Torrance Did not play: Alistair Ballantyne Greg Blom Ryno Brits Kenneth du Plessis Grant Janke Jared Meyer Ish Nkolo Lonwabo Semane Coach Andy Royle

Referees

The following referees officiated matches in the 2014 Varsity Cup:

2014 Varsity Cup referees Referees Rodney Boneparte Ben Crouse Gerrie de Bruin Christie du Preez Daniel Fortuin Stephan Geldenhuys Quinton Immelman Cwengile Jadezweni Jaco Kotze Pro Legoete Eduan Nel Tahla Ntshakaza Francois Pretorius Jaco Pretorius Oregopotse Rametsi Rasta Rasivhenge Archie Sehlako Lourens van der Merwe Marius van der Westhuizen Jaco van Heerden

Honours

2014 FNB Varsity Cup Champions:	UCT Ikey Tigers
Player That Rocks:	Robert du Preez, Maties
Forward That Rocks:	Shaun McDonald, UCT Ikey Tigers
Back That Rocks:	Sylvian Mahuza, NWU Pukke
Top Try Scorer:	Chris Cloete, NMMU Madibaz (8)
Top Points Scorer:	Robert du Preez, Maties (84)

See also

• Varsity Cup
• 2014 Varsity Rugby
• 2014 Varsity Shield
• 2014 SARU Community Cup
• 2014 Vodacom Cup

References

External links

• "Official site". Varsity Cup. Retrieved 28 August 2014. 
• "2014 Varsity Cup". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 27 January 2014. 

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