2022 Varsity Cup

2022 Varsity Cup
CountriesSouth Africa
Date14 February – 25 April 2022
ChampionsUP Tuks (5th title)
Runners-upMaties
South African Rugby 2022

The 2022 Varsity Cup was the 15th season of the Varsity Cup, the top competition in the annual Varsity Rugby series. It was played between 14 February and 25 April 2022 and featured ten university teams.[1]

Competition rules and information

There were ten participating university teams in the 2022 Varsity Cup. They played each other once during the pool stage, either at 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 after the pool stage qualified for the semifinals, which were followed by a final.

Teams

Location of teams in the 2019 Varsity Cup
Western Cape

The teams that played in the 2022 Varsity Cup are:

2019 Varsity Cup teams
Team name University Stadium
CUT Ixias Central University of Technology CUT Stadium, Bloemfontein
Maties Stellenbosch University Danie Craven Stadium, Stellenbosch
NMU Madibaz Nelson Mandela University NMU Stadium, Port Elizabeth
NWU Eagles North-West University Fanie du Toit Sport Ground, 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
UWC University of the Western Cape UWC Sport Stadium, Cape Town
Wits University of the Witwatersrand Wits Rugby Stadium, Johannesburg

Pool stage

Standings

The final log for the 2022 Varsity Cup was:

2022 Varsity Cup log
Pos Team P W D L PF PA PD TF TA TB LB BP Pts
1 UFS Shimlas 9 7 0 2 400 228 +172 9 0 9 37
2 UCT Ikey Tigers 9 7 0 2 307 270 +37 8 0 8 36
3 Maties 9 7 0 2 324 232 +92 6 0 6 34
4 UP Tuks 9 6 0 3 279 172 +107 6 0 6 30
5 NWU Eagles 9 6 0 3 266 182 +84 5 0 5 29
6 UJ 9 4 1 4 287 258 +29 4 2 6 24
7 Wits 9 4 0 5 239 262 -25 3 1 4 20
8 UWC 9 2 0 7 255 403 -148 5 0 5 13
9 NMU Madibaz 9 1 0 8 194 389 -195 4 1 5 9
10 CUT Ixias 9 0 1 8 219 372 -153 4 2 6 8

Matches

The following matches were played in the 2022 Varsity Cup:

Round one

14 February 2022 NWU Eagles 26–35 UCT Ikey Tigers Fanie du Toit Sport Ground, Potchefstroom  
17:00 Try: Bertram 14'
Genis 28'
Con: Petersen 16' 29'
Pen: Petersen 6' 11' 25' 29' 		Report Try: Hartzenberg 22'
Fredericks 42'
Rose 46'
Christian 72'
Koevort 80'
Con: Hayes 23' 47'
Fredericks 43'
Bowman 80+1'
14 February 2022 UP Tuks 9–19 Maties Danie Craven Stadium, Stellenbosch  
19:00 Pen: Burger 12' 20' 50' Report Try: Swart 70'
Con: Mathee 71'
Pen: Van der Bank 11' 23' 43'
Mathee 80'
14 February 2022 UWC 16–56 UFS Shimlas UWC Sport Stadium, Cape Town  
19:00 Report
14 February 2022 Wits 31–20 NMU Madibaz Wits Rugby Stadium, Johannesburg  
19:00 Report
14 February 2022 CUT Ixias 44–44 UJ CUT Stadium, Bloemfontein  
19:00 Try: Drotske 23'
Stander 35'
Rampai 38'
Van Wyk 59'
Pen try 63'
Kotze 68'
Con: Brand 24' 36' 39' 60' 69' 		Report Try: Terblanche 11' 16'
Apea-Adu 28'
Pawson 32'
Rampai 54'
Masuku 72'
Con: Viljoen 29' 33' 55' 73'
Pen: Viljoen 2' 63'

Round two

21 February 2022 NWU Eagles 40–19 UWC Fanie du Toit Sport Ground, Potchefstroom  
17:00 Report
21 February 2022 UFS Shimlas 50–28 Maties Shimla Park, Bloemfontein  
19:00 Report
21 February 2022 UCT Ikey Tigers 26–24 UJ UCT Rugby Fields, Cape Town  
19:00 Report
21 February 2022 NMU Madibaz 6–22 UP Tuks NMU Stadium, Port Elizabeth  
19:00 Report
21 February 2022 Wits 20–18 CUT Ixias Wits Rugby Stadium, Johannesburg  
19:00 Report

Round three

28 February 2022 CUT Ixias 27–48 UFS Shimlas CUT Stadium, Bloemfontein  
17:00 Report
28 February 2022 UP Tuks 38–30 UCT Ikey Tigers LC de Villiers Stadium, Pretoria  
19:00 Report
28 February 2022 Maties 37–10 Wits Danie Craven Stadium, Stellenbosch  
19:00 Report
28 February 2022 UJ 35–14 NWU Eagles UJ Stadium, Johannesburg  
19:00 Report
28 February 2022 UWC 60–26 NMU Madibaz UWC Sport Stadium, Cape Town  
19:00 Report

Round four

7 March 2022 NMU Madibaz 36–25 CUT Ixias NMU Stadium, Port Elizabeth  
17:00 Report
7 March 2022 NWU Eagles 17–8 UP Tuks Fanie du Toit Sport Ground, Potchefstroom  
19:00 Report
7 March 2022 Maties 40–36 UJ Danie Craven Stadium, Stellenbosch  
19:00 Report
7 March 2022 Wits 53–31 UFS Shimlas Wits Rugby Stadium, Johannesburg  
19:00 Report
7 March 2022 UCT Ikey Tigers 51–26 UWC UCT Rugby Fields, Cape Town  
19:00 Report

Round five

14 March 2022 UWC 19–51 UP Tuks UWC Sport Stadium, Cape Town  
17:00 Report
14 March 2022 UJ 29–24 Wits UJ Stadium, Johannesburg  
19:00 Report
14 March 2022 CUT Ixias 19–52 Maties CUT Stadium, Bloemfontein  
19:00 Report
14 March 2022 UFS Shimlas 22–32 NWU Eagles Shimla Park, Bloemfontein  
19:00 Report
14 March 2022 UCT Ikey Tigers 33–26 NMU Madibaz UCT Rugby Fields, Cape Town  
19:00 Report

Round six

21 March 2022 Wits 51–12 UWC Wits Rugby Stadium, Johannesburg  
17:00 Report
21 March 2022 Maties 20–12 NWU Eagles Danie Craven Stadium, Stellenbosch  
19:00 Report
21 March 2022 UP Tuks 61–12 CUT Ixias LC de Villiers Stadium, Pretoria  
19:00 Report
21 March 2022 NMU Madibaz 9–24 UJ NMU Stadium, Port Elizabeth  
19:00 Report
22 March 2022 UFS Shimlas 58–7 UCT Ikey Tigers Shimla Park, Bloemfontein  
09:00 Report

Round seven

28 March 2022 UWC 44–38 CUT Ixias UWC Sport Stadium, Cape Town  
19:00 Report
28 March 2022 UCT Ikey Tigers 44–27 Maties UCT Rugby Fields, Cape Town  
19:00 Report
28 March 2022 UP Tuks 39-24 Wits LC de Villiers Stadium, Pretoria  
19:00 Report
28 March 2022 NWU Eagles 61–26 NMU Madibaz Fanie du Toit Sport Ground, Potchefstroom  
19:00 Report
28 March 2022 UJ 26–37 UFS Shimlas UJ Stadium, Johannesburg  
19:00 Report

Round eight

4 April 2022 UWC 28–50 UJ UWC Sport Stadium, Cape Town  
17:00 Report
4 April 2022 UFS Shimlas 26-15 UP Tuks Shimla Park, Bloemfontein  
19:00 Report
4 April 2022 Maties 61–21 NMU Madibaz Danie Craven Stadium, Stellenbosch  
19:00 Report
4 April 2022 CUT Ixias 14–33 NWU Eagles CUT Stadium, Bloemfontein  
19:00 Report
4 April 2022 Wits 23–47 UCT Ikey Tigers Wits Rugby Stadium, Johannesburg  
19:00 Report

Round nine

11 April 2022 UJ 19–36 UP Tuks UJ Stadium, Johannesburg  
17:00 Con: Maties Report
11 April 2022 Maties 40–31 UWC Danie Craven Stadium, Stellenbosch  
19:00 Report
11 April 2022 NWU Eagles 31–3 Wits Fanie du Toit Sport Ground, Potchefstroom  
19:00 Report
11 April 2022 NMU Madibaz 24–72 UFS Shimlas NMU Stadium, Port Elizabeth  
19:00 Report
11 April 2022 UCT Ikey Tigers 34–22 CUT Ixias UCT Rugby Fields, Cape Town  
19:00 Report

Play-offs

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
18 April 2022
 
 
UCT Ikey Tigers19
 
25 April 2022
 
Maties58
 
Maties23
 
18 April 2022
 
UP Tuks29
 
UFS Shimlas21
 
 
UP Tuks29
 

Semi-finals

18 April 2022 UCT Ikey Tigers 19–58 Maties UCT Rugby Fields, Cape Town  
17:00 Report
18 April 2022 UFS Shimlas 21-29 UP Tuks Shimla Park, Bloemfontein  
19:15 Report

Final

25 April 2022 Maties 23–29 UP Tuks Danie Craven Stadium, Stellenbosch  
19:15 Report

References

  1. ^ "Varsity Cup 2022 Will Be Played Under As Normal As Possible Circumstances". Ruggas.co.za.
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