Varsity cup

Varsity Cup review, Round 3

February 22, 2011
Posted by Morné
Varsity Cup review, Round 3

A sense of sanity returned to the Varsity Cup last night as the big guns UCT, Maties, Tukkies and UJ all recorded wins.
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Varsity Cup, Round 3

February 21, 2011
Posted by Morné
Varsity Cup, Round 3

Well after a week like last week in the Varsity Cup I am too scared to say anything about the upcoming games tonight.
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A team with the belief, The Tigers

February 17, 2011
Posted by Admin
A team with the belief, The Tigers

This week we jump back down south and take a better look at UCT’s Ikeys.
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This rugby rocked!

February 15, 2011
Posted by Morné
This rugby rocked!

Rugby that Rocks? Well last night’s rugby certainly rocked the trends we have become used to in the Varsity Cup!
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Varsity Cup, Round 2 – NOW WITH RESULTS!

February 14, 2011
Posted by Admin
Varsity Cup, Round 2 – NOW WITH RESULTS!

Round 2 of the Varsity Cup gets underway tonight with some interesting match-up’s.
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Varsity Cup, Tukkies

February 11, 2011
Posted by Morné
Varsity Cup, Tukkies

The featured team this week are the men from Pretoria. This is a team I have great expectations for in this year’s Varsity Cup and there are a few reason why.
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Varsity Cup, Round 1 review

February 9, 2011
Posted by Admin
Varsity Cup, Round 1 review

An exciting first round first round matches were played on Monday night where new innovations were introduced but the same brand of running rugby remained.
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Do you wanna get rocked?

February 7, 2011
Posted by Admin
Do you wanna get rocked?

The Fourth FNB Varsity Cup starts on Monday 4 February 2011 and it will be a desperate assault from all the University teams to upset Maties this year and put their name on the Cup at the end of the competition.  
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Varsity Cup match thread

February 7, 2011
Posted by Morné

LAST NIGHT’S RESULTS: Tukkies 38, NMMU 7; UCT 26, Shimlas 10; Maties 32, Pukke 6; UJ 33, TUT 23. For those interested in commenting and following today’s opening round of Varsity Cup matches, please find all the teams and details here.
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Let the games begin!

January 27, 2011
Posted by Morné
Let the games begin!

This weekend sees the return of rugby in South Africa. Monday sees the return of rugby the way we want it to be played: “The Varsity Cup”.
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Shield added to Varsity Cup

June 5, 2010
Posted by Boertjie

The FNB Varsity Cup presented by Steinhoff International will expand its involvement in South African university rugby, with the creation of a new second tier competition from 2011 onwards.
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It is 3 in a row for Maties

March 30, 2010
Posted by Morné

Maties won their third consecutive crown in the FNB Varsity Cup, presented by Steinhoff International, surviving a late UCT onslaught to win 17-14 in front of 20 000 people in Stellenbosch on Monday evening.
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The Varsity Cup Final

March 29, 2010
Posted by Morné

Today is one of those days when Capetonians are divided, you do not get a lot of these days but today, it is Maties against Ikeys but most of all it is Varsity Cup Final. UPDATE: MATIES 17, IKEYS 14.
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Pienaar’s ‘baby’ growing fast

March 25, 2010
Posted by Boertjie

It seems like just the other day that the FNB Varsity Cup presented by Steinhoff International was born. And, as a ‘parent’ of this exciting tournament, Francois Pienaar could not be any prouder of his so-called ‘baby’.
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Varsity Cup semis are up!

March 22, 2010
Posted by DavidS

Here we go VC addicts. the season builds to the inevitable final of Maties v Ikeys yet again… but let’s finish the “motions” first.. Jacques (Bunny) tells us more
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Varsity Cup preview

March 15, 2010
Posted by Morné

Varsity Cup is getting into the final sprint for semi-finals spots tonight and just before we look at the Match-ups for tonight, we must for Morne’s sake look at last weeks games.
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Varsity Cup Matches 8 March 2010

March 8, 2010
Posted by DavidS

Howzit Varsity Cup watchers! Here is the Monday the CAPETONIANS have been waiting for…. clash of the Boere Titans and the filthy Rooinek communists.
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Varsity Cup Preview

March 1, 2010
Posted by Morné

Bunny (Jacques) once again previews the Varsity Cup for us which includes the big one, Maties v. Tukkies.
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Preview: Varsity Cup Round 3

February 22, 2010
Posted by Morné

Our resident (and obviously bored) blogger, Bunny, takes a look at the up and coming matches for this week’s Varsity Cup.
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Pukke, Ikeys renew rivalry

February 7, 2010
Posted by Boertjie

Pick of the four matches in Monday night’s second round of the FNB Varsity Cup is probably the clash between UCT and NWU-Pukke at Grootte Schuur in Cape Town.
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Super 14 and Varsity Cup pools now open

January 19, 2010
Posted by Morné

We are just over a week to the start of the 2010 rugby season, and as per usual, we ask RuggaWorld users to join in the fun.
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Maties host another VC final

March 24, 2009
Posted by Morné

Defending champions Maties will meet Pukke in the 2009 FNB Varsity Cup presented by Steinhoff International Final at the Danie Craven Stadium, Stellenbosch, next Monday.
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Ikeys ready for monster opener

January 29, 2009
Posted by Morné

The University of Cape Town (UCT) are gearing up for a titanic Varsity Cup opener against arch-rivals Stellenbosch on Monday, February 2 (kick-off 4.45pm), with head coach John Dobson declaring a ‘clean slate’ for his Ikey Tigers in 2009.
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Varsity Cup goes bigger

January 21, 2009
Posted by Morné

The Varsity Cup is back – and this year it promises to be bigger and better.
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Jake back where it started

January 19, 2009
Posted by Morné

He might be a World Cup winning coach, but there is nothing like going back to his roots for Jake White.
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Maties win Varsity Cup

April 7, 2008
Posted by Deon

A try in the dying seconds gave the Maties a 16-10 win over the Ikeys in the Varsity Cup final at the Danie Craven Stadium in Stellenbosch on Monday.
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Preview: Varsity Cup Final

April 7, 2008
Posted by Deon

The universities of Cape Town (Ikeys) and Stellenbosch (Maties) will resume their intense rivalry, which has been going for almost a century, when they meet in the FNB Varsity Cup Final at the Danie Craven Stadium in Stellenbosch on Monday.
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Maties and Ikeys in final

April 1, 2008
Posted by Deon

The Maties will meet the Ikeys in the final of the FNB Varsity Cup, but both had to dig deep to win their respective semi-finals.
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