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2015 Varsity Rugby
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Template:Navbox vertical 2015 Varsity Rugby was the 2015 edition of four rugby union competitions annually played between several university teams in South Africa. It was contested from January to April 2015 and was the eighth edition of these competitions.

Rules

All four 2015 Varsity Rugby competitions 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 was extended to the entire field.[4]

Varsity Cup

Main article: 2015 Varsity Cup

The following teams competed in the 2015 Varsity Cup: Template:Rut Maties, Template:Rut NMMU Madibaz, Template:Rut NWU Pukke, Template:Rut UCT Ikey Tigers, Template:Rut UFS Shimlas, Template:Rut UJ, Template:Rut UP Tuks and Template:Rut CUT Ixias, who took part in this competition for the first time following their promotion from the 2014 Varsity Shield. The tournament was won by Template:Rut UFS Shimlas, who beat Template:Rut NWU Pukke 63–33 in the final. There was no relegation at the end of 2015.

Varsity Shield

Main article: 2015 Varsity Shield

The following teams competed in the 2015 Varsity Shield: Template:Rut TUT Vikings, Template:Rut UFH Blues, Template:Rut UKZN Impi, Template:Rut UWC and Template:Rut Wits, who have been relegated from the 2014 Varsity Cup. The tournament was won by Template:Rut UKZN Impi, who beat Template:Rut Wits 29–24 in the final. There was no promotion at the end of 2015.

Young Guns

Competition Rules

There were eight participating universities in the 2015 Young Guns competition. These teams were divided into two pools and each team played every team in the other pool 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 two teams overall qualified for the title play-off final.

Teams

2015 Young Guns teams
Team University Stadium
Template:Rut CUT Young Guns Central Institute of Technology Template:Rus CUT Stadium
Template:Rut Maties Juniors Stellenbosch University Template:Rus Danie Craven Stadium
Template:Rut NMMU Young Guns Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University Template:Rus NMMU Stadium
Template:Rut NWU Pukke Young Guns North-West University Template:Rus Fanie du Toit Stadium
Template:Rut UCT Trojans University of Cape Town Template:Rus UCT Rugby Fields
Template:Rut UFS Shimlas Young Guns University of the Free State Template:Rus Shimla Park
Template:Rut UJ Young Guns University of Johannesburg Template:Rus UJ Stadium
Template:Rut UP Tuks Young Guns University of Pretoria Template:Rus LC de Villiers Stadium

Standings

The final league standings for the 2015 Varsity Cup Young Guns were:[5]

2015 Varsity Cup Young Guns log
Pos Team Pl W D L PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts
1 Template:Rut UFS Shimlas Young Guns 4 4 0 0 147 77 +70 21 10 4 0 20
2 Template:Rut UP Tuks Young Guns 4 3 0 1 156 81 +75 21 10 3 0 15
3 Template:Rut NMMU Young Guns 4 3 0 1 127 76 +51 19 11 3 0 15
4 Template:Rut UJ Young Guns 4 2 0 2 145 132 +13 20 18 3 1 12
5 Template:Rut NWU Pukke Young Guns 4 2 0 2 107 113 −6 15 15 2 1 11
6 Template:Rut UCT Trojans 4 2 0 2 93 104 −11 13 15 2 1 11
7 Template:Rut Maties Juniors 4 0 0 4 57 138 −81 9 21 0 1 1
8 Template:Rut CUT Young Guns 4 0 0 4 69 180 −111 9 27 1 0 1
* 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

Template:Rut UFS Shimlas Young Guns and Template:Rut UP Tuks Young Guns qualified to the Final.

Points breakdown:
*4 points for a win
*2 points for a draw
*1 bonus point for a loss by eight points or less
*1 bonus point for scoring four or more tries in a match

Fixtures and results

The 2015 Varsity Cup Young Guns fixtures were as follows:[6]

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

Round One

23 February 2014 Template:Rut CUT Young Guns 8–44 Template:Rut UFS Shimlas Young Guns Template:Rus CUT Stadium  
14:15 Report[7]


23 February 2014 Template:Rut UP Tuks Young Guns 45–20 Template:Rut UCT Trojans Template:Rus LC de Villiers Stadium  
14:15 Report[8]


23 February 2014 Template:Rut UJ Young Guns 29–37 Template:Rut NWU Pukke Young Guns Template:Rus UJ Stadium  
16:00 Report[9]
Bye/s: Template:Rut Maties Juniors, Template:Rut NMMU Young Guns

Round Two

2 March 2014 Template:Rut NWU Pukke Young Guns 26–34 Template:Rut NMMU Young Guns Template:Rus Fanie du Toit Stadium  
14:00 Report[10]


2 March 2014 Template:Rut UFS Shimlas Young Guns 29–21 Template:Rut Maties Juniors Template:Rus Shimla Park  
14:00 Report[11]


2 March 2014 Template:Rut UCT Trojans 34–24 Template:Rut CUT Young Guns Template:Rus UCT Rugby Fields  
14:15 Report[12]
Bye/s: Template:Rut UJ Young Guns, Template:Rut UP Tuks Young Guns

Round Three

9 March 2014 Template:Rut UP Tuks Young Guns 53–16 Template:Rut UJ Young Guns Template:Rus LC de Villiers Stadium  
14:00 Report[13]


9 March 2014 Template:Rut Maties Juniors 15–26 Template:Rut UCT Trojans Template:Rus Danie Craven Stadium  
14:15 Report[14]


9 March 2014 Template:Rut NWU Pukke Young Guns 24–37 Template:Rut UFS Shimlas Young Guns Template:Rus Fanie du Toit Stadium  
14:15 Report[15]


9 March 2014 Template:Rut NMMU Young Guns 44–0 Template:Rut CUT Young Guns Template:Rus NMMU Stadium  
16:00 Report[16]

Round Four

16 March 2014 Template:Rut Maties Juniors 16–41 Template:Rut NMMU Young Guns Template:Rus Danie Craven Stadium  
14:00 Report[17]


16 March 2014 Template:Rut UFS Shimlas Young Guns 37–24 Template:Rut UP Tuks Young Guns Template:Rus Shimla Park  
14:15 Report[18]


16 March 2014 Template:Rut CUT Young Guns 37–58 Template:Rut UJ Young Guns Template:Rus CUT Stadium  
16:00 Report[19]
Bye/s: Template:Rut NWU Pukke Young Guns, Template:Rut UCT Trojans

Round Five

23 March 2014 Template:Rut UCT Trojans 13–20 Template:Rut NWU Pukke Young Guns Template:Rus UCT Rugby Fields  
16:00 Report[20]


23 March 2014 Template:Rut NMMU Young Guns 8–34 Template:Rut UP Tuks Young Guns Template:Rus NMMU Stadium  
19:00 Report[21]
Bye/s: Template:Rut CUT Young Guns, Template:Rut Maties Juniors, Template:Rut UFS Shimlas Young Guns, Template:Rut UJ Young Guns

Round Six

30 March 2014 Template:Rut UJ Young Guns 42–5 Template:Rut Maties Juniors Template:Rus UJ Stadium  
14:15 Report[22]
Bye/s: Template:Rut CUT Young Guns, Template:Rut NMMU Young Guns, Template:Rut NWU Pukke Young Guns, Template:Rut UCT Trojans, Template:Rut UFS Shimlas Young Guns, Template:Rut UP Tuks Young Guns

Final

6 April 2014 Template:Rut UFS Shimlas Young Guns 13–26 Template:Rut UP Tuks Young Guns Template:Rus Shimla Park  
19:00 Report[23]

Koshuis Rugby Championship

Competition Rules

There were eight participating teams in the 2015 Koshuis Rugby Championship competition, the winners of the internal leagues of each of the eight Varsity Cup teams. These teams were divided into two pools and each team played every team in the other pool 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 two teams overall qualified for the title play-off final.

Teams

2015 Koshuis Rugby Championship teams
Team University Stadium
Bastion, Template:Rut UJ University of Johannesburg Template:Rus UJ Stadium
Cobras, Template:Rut UCT Ikey Tigers University of Cape Town Template:Rus UCT Rugby Fields
Medies, Template:Rut Maties Stellenbosch University Template:Rus Danie Craven Stadium
Mopanie, Template:Rut UP Tuks University of Pretoria Template:Rus LC de Villiers Stadium
Patria, Template:Rut NWU Pukke North-West University Template:Rus Fanie du Toit Stadium
Stallions, Template:Rut NMMU Madibaz Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University Template:Rus NMMU Stadium
Tigers, Template:Rut CUT Ixias Central Institute of Technology Template:Rus CUT Stadium
Vishuis, Template:Rut UFS Shimlas University of the Free State Template:Rus Shimla Park

Standings

The final league standings for the 2015 Koshuis Rugby Championship were:

2015 Koshuis Rugby Championship log
Pos Team Pl W D L PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts
1 Mopanie, Template:Rut UP Tuks 4 4 0 0 196 62 +134 29 10 3 0 19
2 Vishuis, Template:Rut UFS Shimlas 4 3 0 1 128 65 +63 19 9 3 1 16
3 Patria, Template:Rut NWU Pukke 4 3 0 1 191 26 +165 28 4 2 1 15
4 Medies, Template:Rut Maties 4 2 0 2 158 99 +59 22 15 3 0 11
5 Bastion, Template:Rut UJ 4 2 0 2 75 107 -32 11 15 1 0 9
6 Tigers, Template:Rut CUT Ixias 4 2 0 2 69 125 -56 11 19 1 0 9
7 Cobras, Template:Rut UCT Ikey Tigers 4 0 0 4 15 146 -131 2 21 0 2 2
8 Stallions, Template:Rut NMMU Madibaz 4 0 0 4 18 220 -202 3 32 0 0 0
* 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

Mopanie and Vishuis qualified to the Final.

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

Fixtures and results

The 2015 Koshuis Rugby Championship fixtures were as follows:[6]

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

Round One

23 February 2015 Cobras 7–12 Bastion Template:Rus UCT Rugby Fields  
16:15 Report[24]


23 February 2015 Mopanie 44–34 Medies Template:Rus LC de Villiers Stadium  
16:45 Report[25]


23 February 2015 Tigers 12–36 Vishuis Template:Rus CUT Stadium  
19:00 Report[26]
Bye/s: Patria, Stallions

Round Two

2 March 2015 Patria 10–13 Mopanie Template:Rus Fanie du Toit Stadium  
16:15 Report[27]


2 March 2015 Vishuis 50–21 Medies Template:Rus Shimla Park  
16:15 Report[28]


2 March 2015 Stallions 0–34 Bastion Template:Rus NMMU Stadium  
16:45 Report[29]


2 March 2015 Cobras 8–10 Tigers Template:Rus UCT Rugby Fields  
19:00 Report[30]

Round Three

9 March 2015 Mopanie 68–5 Tigers Template:Rus LC de Villiers Stadium  
16:15 Report[31]


9 March 2015 Patria 81–0 Stallions Template:Rus Fanie du Toit Stadium  
16:45 Report[32]


9 March 2015 Medies 40–0 Cobras Template:Rus Danie Craven Stadium  
19:00 Report[33]
Bye/s: Bastion, Vishuis

Round Four

16 March 2015 Medies 63–5 Stallions Template:Rus Danie Craven Stadium  
16:15 Report[34]


16 March 2015 Bastion 16–29 Vishuis Template:Rus UJ Stadium  
16:45 Report[35]
Bye/s: Cobras, Mopanie, Patria, Tigers

Round Five

23 March 2015 Tigers 42–13 Stallions Template:Rus CUT Stadium  
16:15 Report[36]


23 March 2015 Vishuis 13–16 Patria Template:Rus Shimla Park  
16:45 Report[37]
Bye/s: Bastion, Cobras, Medies, Mopanie

Round Six

30 March 2015 Bastion 13–71 Mopanie Template:Rus UJ Stadium  
16:30 Report[38]


30 March 2015 Patria 84–0 Cobras Template:Rus Fanie du Toit Stadium  
16:30 Report[39]
Bye/s: Medies, Stallions, Tigers, Vishuis

Final

13 April 2015 Mopanie 29–23 Vishuis Template:Rus Shimla Park  
16:30 Report[40]

See also

References

  1. ^ "VC Rugby 'points' ahead". varsitycup.co.za. 17 November 2011. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
  2. ^ "Two refs better than one". Varsity Cup. 14 November 2013. Retrieved 14 November 2013.
  3. ^ "NO LIMITS for front rows". Varsity Cup. 14 November 2013. Retrieved 14 November 2013.
  4. ^ "How the new laws will work". Varsity Cup. 22 January 2014. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
  5. ^ "2015 Varsity Cup Young Guns log". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 22 October 2014.
  6. ^ a b "FNB Varsity Cup, Young Guns and Koshuis Fixtures 2015". Rugby15. Retrieved 22 October 2014.
  7. ^ "Young Kovsies ease past CUT". Varsity Cup. 23 February 2015. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
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  32. ^ "Patria smash NMMU's Stallions". Varsity Cup. 9 March 2015. Retrieved 19 March 2015.
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  35. ^ "Vishuis sink Bastion to go top". Varsity Cup. 16 March 2015. Retrieved 19 March 2015.
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  37. ^ "Patria knock over Vishuis". Varsity Cup. 23 March 2015. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
  38. ^ "Mopanie romp to the top". Varsity Cup. 30 March 2015. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
  39. ^ "Patria smash UCT's Cobras". Varsity Cup. 30 March 2015. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
  40. ^ "Mopanie bags the title". Varsity Cup. 13 April 2015. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
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