The first ever Varsity Cup match televised in 2008 was between Maties and Tuks at the Danie Craven stadium in Stellenbosch, this game ended up in a 31 all draw. Four years down the line these two team will meet in the final of the 2012 season in Pretoria.
by Jacques
When I saw Heineke Meyer involved last year in the Tuks setup, I knew that this team will become something special. Under Marais as head coach, Tuks went from sixth in 2010 to runners up in 2011.
In 2011, when the cooperation between UP-Tuks and the Blue Bulls reached new heights Marais was overseen by new Springbok coach Heyneke Meyer, who was then the Director of Rugby at the Blue Bulls Company. Instead of being overwhelmed by the mere presence of such a great as Meyer, Marais was prepared to learn from the master himself. Marais explained: “Having Heyneke in the same corner was awesome. He is an inspiring coach, mentor and human being. He could have taken over completely without anybody raising an eyebrow, but instead he gave me the space to do my own thing.
“We deserve to be where we are this year,” Botha told the official Varsity Cup website ahead of Monday’s finale at the Tuks Rugby Stadium. “We ended top of the log, we won our semifinal and it’s our right to host the final in front of our home fans. We’re really looking forward to it.”
Coach Roux will be guiding his side to a fourth Varsity Cup Final in five years. “There’s no point over-thinking things too much ahead of a final,” said Roux, “I won’t do it, and I’ve told the team not to do it either.”You can’t be too serious about the whole thing,” he added, “and I’ve told the players to make time to take it all in, to not be too serious on the day and to have a smile on their faces. All we can do as a team is get our execution right and ensure that we stop their momentum
“We’ll be doing what we’ve been doing all year, “winning by one point in injury-time!”
It is an open question who will take the spoils tonight but one thing will be certain it will be a hell of a game.
My Prediction:
The first ever team I supported was Maties, and that will never change. Thinking back on this season the two teams deserve their places in the final and since last year I picked Tuks for the win in the final. Maybe a year later but I do feel they will have the home ground advantage and used it tonight. I will go against my heart and give this final to Tuks with 10 points.
In my heart I will still hope that Maties will pull it through though. The silver lining is that the souties from the mountain UCT will play in promotion relegation match against CUT.
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April 9th, 2012 at 4:35 pm
Vishuis vs Dagbreek – Koshuis Final
April 9th, 2012 at 4:38 pm
Dagbreek score with Meyer Jansen van Rensburg
April 9th, 2012 at 4:41 pm
Renier de Villiers adds the conversion and Dagbreek lead Vishuis 8-0 after 4min
April 9th, 2012 at 4:44 pm
Hemel Fantasties making some nice noise at Tuks Sportsground
April 9th, 2012 at 4:46 pm
TMO for possible try by Vishuis
April 9th, 2012 at 4:47 pm
Try Vishuis 11 min gone
April 9th, 2012 at 4:48 pm
Dagbreek 8-5
April 9th, 2012 at 4:49 pm
Try scored Vossie an Straaten for Vishuis
April 9th, 2012 at 4:52 pm
Vishuis in again 16 min gone
April 9th, 2012 at 4:52 pm
Morrison the try scorer
April 9th, 2012 at 4:53 pm
Vishuis 13-8 18 min gone
April 9th, 2012 at 5:04 pm
Vishuis 18-8 25 min
April 9th, 2012 at 5:09 pm
Vishuis 18 Dgareek 12, Dgabreek comes back with two penalries
April 9th, 2012 at 5:26 pm
Vishuis 20 Dagbreek 16 38 min gone
April 9th, 2012 at 5:29 pm
Vishuis score 28-16 41 min
April 9th, 2012 at 5:40 pm
Reply to Jacques(Bunny) @ 4:44 pm:
Heuwels Fantasties, Boet.
Heuwels, soos in koppies.
Bly ‘n uiters kak naam.
Pas by die kak musiek.
April 9th, 2012 at 5:41 pm
Vishuis 36 Dagbreek 26 53 min gone
April 9th, 2012 at 5:42 pm
Reply to Boertjie @ 5:40 pm: Morne sal nei saam stem nie
April 9th, 2012 at 5:45 pm
Reply to Jacques(Bunny) @ 5:42 pm:
Snaaks – dis die soort musiek wat
‘n braaivleisvuur kan doodpis.
Hoe laat skop die Maties af?
April 9th, 2012 at 5:57 pm
19:00
April 9th, 2012 at 5:59 pm
vishuis score last try in dying minutes
April 9th, 2012 at 6:00 pm
44-26 to Vishuis
April 9th, 2012 at 7:09 pm
Since all of you shared my son’s birth – here he is on his 5th birthday!
Go MATIES!
April 9th, 2012 at 7:14 pm
Nice!
Lyk of hy een van die dae die
vuur sal kan maak en die dop
kan skink.
April 9th, 2012 at 7:15 pm
After 5 min of play Tuks cross over for their first try
April 9th, 2012 at 7:17 pm
Tuks in full control as expected
April 9th, 2012 at 7:18 pm
Maties killing Tuks in Scrum
April 9th, 2012 at 7:19 pm
Sorry Tuks 5-0 9 min gone
April 9th, 2012 at 7:21 pm
Go Boytjies! Tuks of niks!
April 9th, 2012 at 7:23 pm
Maties loking good in scrums and lineouts, Tuks looks brilliant on attack
April 9th, 2012 at 7:25 pm
Andre Smith is brilliant little fulback playing nice and open running rugby for Maties
April 9th, 2012 at 7:26 pm
Reply to Morné @ 7:09 pm:
Ma wil nie he hy moet dop gooi nie…
April 9th, 2012 at 7:27 pm
Reply to Morné @ 7:26 pm: Geluk met sy verjaarsdag was die sms na jou op die regte nr
April 9th, 2012 at 7:28 pm
Maties on attack on Tuks half now
April 9th, 2012 at 7:30 pm
Maties back in the game with nice presure on Tuks for the past 10 minutes
April 9th, 2012 at 7:32 pm
According to my varsity sauce the Tuks
team is loaded with provincial players.
I believe this is set to change.
April 9th, 2012 at 7:34 pm
It is that Andre Smit scoring for Maties brilliant player Maties 8-5 21 min
April 9th, 2012 at 7:35 pm
Reply to Boertjie @ 7:32 pm: Yip they brought back all teh Bulls Vodacom Cup players back
April 9th, 2012 at 7:36 pm
Reply to Morné @ 7:26 pm:
So drink jy uit ‘n halfjack in
‘n bruin papiersak?
Was op die spyskaart van die Rockspider
in Seepunt, way back.
Dit was genoem “Die Skelm Ouderling.”
“Racheltjie de Beer” was ‘n lang koeksister
met roomysballe weerskante op ‘n bord.
Those were the days . . .
April 9th, 2012 at 7:37 pm
And another ref that knows fokol about scrums penalize the side who dominate
April 9th, 2012 at 7:40 pm
Reply to Boertjie @ 7:36 pm:
Al wat ek dan sal seg is; “Welkom Broers by hierdie kerksraad vergaadering” !!
April 9th, 2012 at 7:43 pm
Get so pissed off with refs that do noty know their laws, Mock jump by 4 jumper before ball goes in then put the ball infront
April 9th, 2012 at 7:48 pm
Tuks score after suspect turnover
April 9th, 2012 at 7:48 pm
My vrou annekseer die TV en nie een
van haar pelle bel haar met een van
daai halfuur gesprekke nie.
April 9th, 2012 at 7:48 pm
Tuks 13 Maties 8 34 min gone
April 9th, 2012 at 7:51 pm
Maties hit back TMO
April 9th, 2012 at 7:55 pm
Try Maties
April 9th, 2012 at 7:56 pm
Hugo Score 13-13 almost halftime
April 9th, 2012 at 7:58 pm
Halftime Tuks and Maties logged at 13 all
April 9th, 2012 at 8:08 pm
40 min between winning and losing the Cup…Go maties!!!
April 9th, 2012 at 8:10 pm
Tuks start with a brilliant try
April 9th, 2012 at 8:11 pm
maties 21-13
April 9th, 2012 at 8:15 pm
These two teams deserve to be in final end to end stuff all the way
April 9th, 2012 at 8:17 pm
Tuks 21-13 sorry
April 9th, 2012 at 8:21 pm
Flip this ref really do noy know waht the hell is going on in scrums both teams suffer because of his uselessness
April 9th, 2012 at 8:23 pm
Tuks has a bit more on attack than Maties for me
April 9th, 2012 at 8:29 pm
Maties losing too much balls on attack
April 9th, 2012 at 8:31 pm
20 min left to see who is teh 2012 Champions
April 9th, 2012 at 8:36 pm
Tuks useless in lineouts
April 9th, 2012 at 8:38 pm
ref scream for `12 for offside and then let play go on good try Tuks
April 9th, 2012 at 8:39 pm
Tuks 29-13 65 min
April 9th, 2012 at 8:42 pm
Maties last change with scrum 5 meters away
April 9th, 2012 at 8:43 pm
Reply to Jacques(Bunny) @ 8:39 pm:
Game, set and match to Tukkies Vodacom side then.
April 9th, 2012 at 8:46 pm
Maties look out of steam
April 9th, 2012 at 8:47 pm
Reply to Boertjie @ 8:43 pm: Maties palying stupid rugby
April 9th, 2012 at 8:49 pm
This train shit
April 9th, 2012 at 8:51 pm
Tuks deserve this win Playing good rugby in final
April 9th, 2012 at 8:54 pm
2012 Champions Tuks Congrats
April 9th, 2012 at 8:56 pm
Maties score little to late
April 9th, 2012 at 8:58 pm
Tuks 29-21 Congrats Tuks
April 9th, 2012 at 9:00 pm
One of the best but then we say that every year Varsity Cup great competition and great concept just sad it is finish now.
April 10th, 2012 at 8:17 am
Yeah Tuks…
At least one of the Northern Varsity teams are doing something respectable…