2017 Varsity Cup

2017 Varsity Cup
Countries South Africa
Date 30 January – 17 April 2017
Champions FNB Tuks
Runners-up FNB Maties
2016
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The 2017 Varsity Cup was the 2017 edition of the Varsity Cup, an annual inter-university rugby union competition featuring university sides in South Africa. The tournament – known as the FNB Varsity Cup presented by Steinhoff International for sponsorship reasons – was the tenth season of the Varsity Cup and was contested from 30 January to 17 April 2017.

Competition rules and information

There were nine participating universities in the 2017 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 received 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 Varsity Cup tweaked the scoring system introduced in 2016; under the 2017 rules, tries could be worth five or seven points, depending on the point where the try-scoring move originated. If the try-scoring move originated in the opponents' half, it would count five points. If the move originated in the try-scoring team's own half, two bonus points were awarded and the try would be worth seven points.

Teams

Location of teams in the 2017 Varsity Cup

The following teams took part in the 2017 Varsity Cup competition:

2017 Varsity Cup teams
Team Name University Stadium
CUT Ixias Central University of Technology CUT Stadium, Bloemfontein
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 standings for the 2017 Varsity Cup were:[1]

2017 Varsity Cup standings
Pos Team P W D L PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts
1 UP Tuks 8 7 0 1 347 122 +225 46 12 1 5 34
2 Maties 8 7 0 1 348 143 +205 43 16 1 5 34
3 UJ 8 5 0 3 255 228 +27 27 28 1 4 25
4 UFS Shimlas 8 5 0 3 191 240 −49 26 33 0 3 23
5 Wits 8 4 0 4 193 164 +29 24 19 2 3 21
6 NWU Pukke 8 4 0 4 189 203 −14 24 23 0 3 19
7 NMMU Madibaz 8 2 0 6 170 216 −46 21 28 0 3 11
8 UCT Ikey Tigers 8 2 0 6 140 248 −108 17 33 1 0 9
9 CUT Ixias 8 0 0 8 144 413 −269 18 53 1 2 3

Round-by-round

The table below shows each team's progression throughout the season. For each round, their cumulative points total is shown with the overall log position in brackets:

Team Progression – 2017 Varsity Cup
Team R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 R8 R9 Semi Final
Maties 1
(6th)
5
(3rd)
9
(2nd)
14
NWU Pukke 4
(4th)
9
(2nd)
9
(4th)
13
UP Tuks 4
(3rd)
4
(5th)
9
(3rd)
10
UFS Shimlas 5
(2nd)
10
(1st)
10
(1st)
UCT Ikey Tigers 0
(9th)
4
(6th)
8
(5th)
9
(5th)
Wits 1
(7th)
1
(8th)
6
(6th)
6
(6th)
UJ 1
(5th)
2
(7th)
2
(8th)
6
(7th)
NMMU Madibaz 5
(1st)
5
(4th)
5
(7th)
5 5
CUT Ixias 0
(8th)
0
(9th)
0
(9th)
Key: win draw loss bye

Matches

The following matches were played in the 2017 Varsity Cup:[2]

Round One

Bye/s: CUT Ixias

Round Two

Bye/s: UP Tuks

Round Three

Bye/s: UJ

Round Four

Bye/s: Wits

Round Five

Bye/s: NMMU Madibaz

Round Six

Bye/s: UCT Ikey Tigers

Round Seven

Bye/s: Maties

Round Eight

Bye/s: NWU Pukke

Round Nine

Bye/s: UFS Shimlas

Semi-Finals

Final

Players

Squads

The following squads were named for the 2017 Varsity Cup:

See also

References

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