2016 Varsity Cup

2016 Varsity Cup
2016 Varsity Cup
Countries	South Africa
Date	8 February – 11 April 2016
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Template:Navbox vertical The 2016 Varsity Cup will be contested from 8 February to 11 April 2016. The tournament (also known as the FNB Varsity Cup presented by Steinhoff International for sponsorship reasons) will be the ninth season of the Varsity Cup, an annual inter-university rugby union competition featuring eight South African universities.

Competition rules and information

There will be eight participating universities in the 2016 Varsity Cup. These teams will play each other once over the course of the season, either home or away.

Teams will receive four points for a win and two points for a draw. Bonus points will be awarded to teams that score four or more tries in a game, as well as to teams that lose a match by seven points or less. Teams will be ranked by log points, then points difference (points scored less points conceded).

The top four teams will qualify for the title play-offs. In the semi-finals, the team that finishes first will have home advantage against the team that finishes fourth, while the team that finishes second will have home advantage against the team that finishes third. The winners of these semi-finals will play each other in the final, at the home venue of the higher-placed team.

The bottom team in the Varsity Cup will qualify for a relegation play-off against the runner-up of the Varsity Shield at the end of the season.

The Varsity Cup introduced a new scoring system for 2016. Tries are still worth five points, but bonus points can also be awarded for tries. If the try-scoring move originated between the halfway line and the opponents' 22, two bonus points will be awarded. If the try originated in the try-scoring team's own half, four bonus points will be awarded. This means that tries can be worth five, seven or nine points. In another change form previous seasons, the points for kicks reverted to the common scoring system used in rugby union – conversions will be worth two points, while penalties and drop goals will be worth three points.

While the 2014 and 2015 editions of the Varsity Cup saw all matches officiated by two referees, this reverted to just one official for 2016.

The Varsity Cup will also retain the White Card system introduced in 2015, but will only be used in the semi-finals and the final. Under this system, either team's coach or captain could refer incidents for further review, similar to the Umpire Decision Review System used in cricket. They could have incidents reviewed that they believed were either given incorrectly or went unnoticed by the on-field referees. Each team was entitled to one review in each half of the match; if a review proved successful, the team retained their white card review for that half, but if it was unsuccessful, they lost the right to further reviews for the remainder of the half.^[1]

There were also two further changes introduced for the 2016 season. Firstly, if a maul does not move forwards for a period of five seconds, the referee will give the team in possession a further three seconds to use the ball and failure to do so will result in turnover of possession. Secondly, the traditional "crouch, bind, set" scrum call will be changed to "crouch, bind, slide", with the slide call ensuring no impact between the front rows.^[2]^[3]

There were also some changes to the quota system: the number of players of colour that has to be included in a matchday 23 was increased from six to seven, with three of those in the starting line-up. Teams are allowed to field four first-year students under the age of 22, of which three have to be players of colour. Three additional first-year students can be fielded with no racial quotas, provided they were in Grade 12 as high school in 2015.^[4]

Teams

Template:Rut CUT Ixias

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

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Location of teams in the 2016 Varsity Cup

The following teams will take part in the 2016 Varsity Cup competition:

2016 Varsity Cup teams
Team Name	University	Stadium
Template:Rut CUT Ixias	Central University of Technology	Template:Rus CUT Stadium
Template:Rut Maties	Stellenbosch University	Template:Rus Danie Craven Stadium
Template:Rut NMMU Madibaz	Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University	Template:Rus NMMU Stadium
Template:Rut NWU Pukke	North-West University	Template:Rus Fanie du Toit Stadium
Template:Rut UCT Ikey Tigers	University of Cape Town	Template:Rus UCT Rugby Fields
Template:Rut UFS Shimlas	University of the Free State	Template:Rus Shimla Park
Template:Rut UJ	University of Johannesburg	Template:Rus UJ Stadium
Template:Rut UP Tuks	University of Pretoria	Template:Rus LC de Villiers Stadium

Standings

The current standings for the 2016 Varsity Cup are:^[5]

2016 Varsity Cup standings
Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	TB	LB	Pts
1	Template:Rut Maties	1	1	0	0	40	0	+40	6	0	1	0	5
2	Template:Rut NWU Pukke	1	1	0	0	38	15	+23	4	2	1	0	5
3	Template:Rut UJ	1	1	0	0	19	12	+7	1	1	0	0	4
4	Template:Rut UFS Shimlas	1	1	0	0	23	17	+6	3	2	0	0	4
5	Template:Rut UCT Ikey Tigers	1	0	0	1	17	23	−6	2	3	0	1	1
6	Template:Rut NMMU Madibaz	1	0	0	1	12	19	−7	1	1	0	1	1
7	Template:Rut UP Tuks	1	0	0	1	15	38	−23	2	4	0	0	0
8	Template:Rut CUT Ixias	1	0	0	1	0	40	−40	0	6	0	0	0

Legend and Competition rules

Legend:
	Top four teams; will qualify to the semi-finals.	P = Games Played, W = Games Won, D = Games Drawn, L = Games 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
	Qualify to the relegation play-offs.

Competition rules:
Play-offs: The top four teams will qualify to the semi-finals. The first-placed team will host the fourth-placed team and the second-placed team will host the third-placed team. The higher-ranked semi-final winner will then host the lower-ranked semi-final winner in the final. The bottom side will qualify for the relegation play-offs. 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

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 – 2016 Varsity Cup
Team	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	Semi	Final
Template:Rut Maties	5 (1st)
Template:Rut NWU Pukke	5 (2nd)
Template:Rut UJ	4 (3rd)
Template:Rut UFS Shimlas	4 (4th)
Template:Rut UCT Ikey Tigers	1 (5th)
Template:Rut NMMU Madibaz	1 (6th)
Template:Rut UP Tuks	0 (7th)
Template:Rut CUT Ixias	0 (8th)

Key:	win	draw	loss

Fixtures

The following matches will be played in the 2016 Varsity Cup:^[6]^{[note 1]}

Round One

	8 February 2016	Template:Rut UP Tuks	15–38	Template:Rut NWU Pukke	Template:Rus LC de Villiers Stadium
	16:45	Try: Andrew Beerwinkel 45' Duhan van der Merwe 59' Con: Joshua Stander 46' (1/2) Pen: Joshua Stander 15' (1/1)	Report^[9] Scoreboard^[10]	Try: Walt Steenkamp 7' Barend Janse van Rensburg 9' (4BP), 21' Sylvian Mahuza 72' Con: Rhyno Smith 8', 10', 22', 73' (4/4) Pen: Rhyno Smith 42', 55' (2/2)	Referee: Stephan Geldenhuys

	8 February 2016	Template:Rut Maties	40–0	Template:Rut CUT Ixias	Template:Rus Danie Craven Stadium
	18:30	Try: Beyers de Villiers 2' Kobus van Dyk 20', 26' Ernst Stapelberg 29' Craig Corbett 51' Edwill van der Merwe 76' (2BP) Con: Ernst Stapelberg 2', 20', 29', 76' (4/6)	Report^[11] Scoreboard^[12]		Referee: Francois Pretorius

	8 February 2016	Template:Rut UJ	19–12	Template:Rut NMMU Madibaz	Template:Rus UJ Stadium
	18:30	Try: Jeremy Jordaan 68' Con: Divan Nel 69' (1/1) Pen: Divan Nel 12', 28', 46', 58' (4/4) Kobus Engelbrecht (0/1)	Report^[13] Scoreboard^[14]	Try: Nicolaas Oosthuizen 61' (2BP) Con: Simon Bolze 61' (1/1) Pen: Simon Bolze 33' (1/2)	Referee: Rodney Boneparte

	8 February 2016	Template:Rut UCT Ikey Tigers	17–23	Template:Rut UFS Shimlas	Template:Rus UCT Rugby Fields
	19:00	Try: Khanyo Ngcukana 45' Nate Nel 74' (2BP) Con: Robert Anderson (0/1) Hilio de Abreu 75' (1/1) Pen: Hilio de Abreu 81' (1/1) Cards: Joel Carew 39' to 50'	Report^[15] Scoreboard^[16]	Try: Arthur Williams 7' Nardus Erasmus 69' Mosolwa Mashudu Mafuma 72' (2BP) Con: Stephan Janse van Rensburg 8', 73' (2/3) Cards: Teunis Nieuwoudt 42' to 53'	Referee: Cwengile Jadezweni

Round Two

	15 February 2016	Template:Rut NMMU Madibaz	v	Template:Rut Maties	Template:Rus NMMU Stadium
	16:45

	15 February 2016	Template:Rut CUT Ixias	v	Template:Rut UCT Ikey Tigers	Template:Rus CUT Stadium
	18:30

	15 February 2016	Template:Rut UP Tuks	v	Template:Rut UFS Shimlas	Template:Rus LC de Villiers Stadium
	18:30

	15 February 2016	Template:Rut NWU Pukke	v	Template:Rut UJ	Template:Rus Fanie du Toit Stadium
	19:00

Round Three

	22 February 2016	Template:Rut UJ	v	Template:Rut CUT Ixias	Template:Rus UJ Stadium
	16:45

	22 February 2016	Template:Rut UCT Ikey Tigers	v	Template:Rut NWU Pukke	Template:Rus UCT Rugby Fields
	18:30

	22 February 2016	Template:Rut UFS Shimlas	v	Template:Rut NMMU Madibaz
	18:30

	22 February 2016	Template:Rut Maties	v	Template:Rut UP Tuks	Template:Rus Danie Craven Stadium
	19:00

Round Four

	29 February 2016	Template:Rut UCT Ikey Tigers	v	Template:Rut UP Tuks	Template:Rus UCT Rugby Fields
	16:45

	29 February 2016	Template:Rut CUT Ixias	v	Template:Rut Maties	Template:Rus CUT Stadium
	18:30

	29 February 2016	Template:Rut UJ	v	Template:Rut NMMU Madibaz	Template:Rus UJ Stadium
	18:30

	29 February 2016	Template:Rut NWU Pukke	v	Template:Rut UFS Shimlas	Template:Rus Fanie du Toit Stadium
	19:00

Round Five

	7 March 2016	Template:Rut NWU Pukke	v	Template:Rut CUT Ixias	Template:Rus Fanie du Toit Stadium
	16:45

	7 March 2016	Template:Rut Maties	v	Template:Rut UFS Shimlas	Template:Rus Danie Craven Stadium
	18:30

	7 March 2016	Template:Rut UJ	v	Template:Rut UCT Ikey Tigers	Template:Rus UJ Stadium
	18:30

	7 March 2016	Template:Rut UP Tuks	v	Template:Rut NMMU Madibaz	Template:Rus LC de Villiers Stadium
	19:00

Round Six

	14 March 2016	Template:Rut UFS Shimlas	v	Template:Rut CUT Ixias
	16:45

	14 March 2016	Template:Rut NMMU Madibaz	v	Template:Rut NWU Pukke	Template:Rus NMMU Stadium
	18:30

	14 March 2016	Template:Rut UP Tuks	v	Template:Rut UJ	Template:Rus LC de Villiers Stadium
	18:30

	14 March 2016	Template:Rut Maties	v	Template:Rut UCT Ikey Tigers	Template:Rus Danie Craven Stadium
	19:00

Round Seven

	21 March 2016	Template:Rut NMMU Madibaz	v	Template:Rut UCT Ikey Tigers	Template:Rus NMMU Stadium
	16:45

	21 March 2016	Template:Rut CUT Ixias	v	Template:Rut UP Tuks	Template:Rus CUT Stadium
	18:30

	21 March 2016	Template:Rut NWU Pukke	v	Template:Rut Maties	Template:Rus Fanie du Toit Stadium
	18:30

	21 March 2016	Template:Rut UFS Shimlas	v	Template:Rut UJ
	19:00

Semi-Finals

	28 March 2016	Team 1	v	Team 4

	28 March 2016	Team 2	v	Team 3

Final

	11 April 2016	Team 1	v	Team 4

Players

Squads

The following squads were named for the 2016 Varsity Cup:^[17]^[18]^[19]^[20]^[21]^[22]^[23]^[24]

2016 CUT Ixias squad

Forwards		Gerard Baard • Justin Basson • Junior Burger • Wikus Davis • Günther Janse van Vuuren • Sylvester Makakole • George Marich • Vincent Maruping • Rayno Nel • Len Noort • Theunis Truter • Jean Volkwyn • Jasper Wiese • Did not play: • Johann Grundlingh • Stefan Kruger • JJ Nell • Bester Olivier • Dean Rossouw • SJ Roux • Neil Schoombee • Ian Smith • Cameron van Heerden • Ian van Wyk
Backs		Darren Baron • Marius Grobler • Charlie Hitchcock • Henry Immelman • Ali Mgijima • Lethole Mokoena • Johan Nel • Clinton Toua • Meyer van Tonder • Did not play: • Mauro Bucuchane • Jesse du Toit • Dean Jacobs • Muller Joubert • Tiisetso Madonsela • Mosego Toolo • Ruan Wasserman
Coach		Skillie Bester

2016 Maties squad

Forwards		Wesley Adonis • Conal Brown • Craig Corbett • Beyers de Villiers • Ian Groenewald • Marko Janse van Rensburg • John-Roy Jenkinson • Geor Malan • Niel Oelofse • Jacobus van der Merwe • Wilhelm van der Sluys • Kobus van Dyk • Janco Venter • Did not play: • Iver Aanhuizen • Michael Smuts de Waal • CF du Toit • Martin Adriaan Groenewald • Liam Hendricks • Freddie Kirsten • Boeta Kleinhans • Robey Labuschagné • Justin Peter Moberly • Johan Momsen • Devon Nash • Francois Jacobus van der Merwe
Backs		Brandon Asher-Wood • Craig Barry • Remu Malan • Brendon Nell • Duncan Saal • Christiaan Smit • Ernst Stapelberg • Paul Streicher • Edwill van der Merwe • Braam Venter • Did not play: • Bjorn Bernardo • SP Ferreira • Eduan Keyter • Ronald Rijk Albertus Melck • Louis Nel • Chris Smith • Kyle Douglas Steyn • James Edward Vorster • Jason Worrall
Coach		Hawies Fourie

2016 NMMU Madibaz squad

Forwards		Brandon Brown • Gerrit Huisamen • JP Jamieson • Kevin Kaba • Marzuq Maarman • Andisa Ntsila • Nicolaas Oosthuizen • Nemo Roelofse • Elandré van der Merwe • Did not play: • Lusanda Badiyana • Tango Balekile • Ronnie Beyl • Wynand Grassmann • Jedwyn Harty • Greg Jackson • JP Jonck • Sintu Manjezi • SF Nieuwoudt • Tyler Paul • Junior Pokomela • Jayson Reinecke • Roché van Zyl • CJ Velleman • Warrick Venter
Backs		Simon Bolze • Andile Jho • Ivan Ludick • Yamkela Ngam • Sibusiso Ngcokovane • Keanu Vers • Jeremy Ward • Lindelwe Zungu • Did not play: • Davron Cameron • Ivan-John du Preez • Riaan Esterhuizen • Malcolm Jaer • Somila Jho • Tom Kean • Khaya Malotana • Garrick Mattheus • Athi Mayinje • Luan Nieuwoudt • Charles Radebe • Warren Swarts • Franswa Ueckermann • Courtney Winnaar
Coach		David Maidza

2016 NWU-Pukke squad

Forwards		Wilmar Arnoldi • Jaco Jordaan • Bart le Roux • Tiaan Liebenberg • Mogau Mabokela • Mash Mafela • Loftus Morrison • Marno Redelinghuys • Jeandré Rudolph • Joe Smith • Walt Steenkamp • Louis van der Westhuizen • Did not play: • Dewald Dekker • Wian Fourie • Louis Grey • Roan Grobbelaar • Danie Jordaan • Funani Mabala • DJ Putter • Bhekisa Shongwe • Gideon van der Merwe • Dolf van Deventer • Ruan Venter • Estehan Visagie
Backs		Lucian Cupido • Barend Janse van Rensburg • Sylvian Mahuza • Henko Marais • Akhona Nela • Rhyno Smith • Dean Stokes • Malherbe Swart • Percy Williams • Did not play: • Jaco Hayward • Eswyn Heyns • Schalk Hugo • Tapiwa Mafura • Alvino Montjies • Francois Nel • Ryno Pienaar • Elden Schoeman • Chriswill September • Gene Willemse
Coach		Jonathan Mokuena

2016 UCT Ikey Tigers squad

Forwards		Guy Alexander • Joel Carew • Brenton Greaves • Jason Klaasen • Michael Kumbirai • Sean Paterson • Gary Porter • Mark Prior • Luke Stringer • Nyasha Tarusenga • Msizi Zondi • Did not play: • Brendan Ross Clements • Alex Goldstein • Olwethu Hans • Jade Kriel • David Maasch • Aphiwe Qaba • Duncan John Saffy • Alva Junior Senderayi • Samuel Theron • Keagan Timm • Tino Zakeyo
Backs		Robert Anderson • Suwi Chibale • Hilio de Abreu • Rico Lategan • Nate Nel • Khanyo Ngcukana • Sebastian Roodt • Dylan-Lee Tidbury • Steve Wallace • Lihleli Xoli • Did not play: • Tom Bednall • Stefano de Gouveia • Paul Hendry • Justin Heunis • Bradley Janse van Rensburg • Rayno Manuel Mapoe • Gerard Pieterse • Joel Clive Smith • Jesse Wilensky
Coach		Hanyani Shimange

2016 UFS Shimlas squad

Forwards		Dolph Botha • Neil Claassen • Nardus Erasmus • Elandré Huggett • Nicolaas Immelman • Daniel Maartens • Ox Nché • Teunis Nieuwoudt • Fiffy Rampeta • Conrad van Vuuren • Reinach Venter • Dennis Visser • Did not play: • Murray Bondesio • Marco Klopper • Gert Kotze • Willandré Kotzenberg • De Wet Kruger • Musa Mahlasela • Chase Morison • Hennie-Schalk Theron • Boela Venter • Ntokozo Vidima
Backs		Renier Botha • CJ Coetzee • Pieter-Steyn de Wet • Stephan Janse van Rensburg • Mosolwa Mashudu Mafuma • Sechaba Matsoele • Naldo Meyer • Zee Mkhabela • Arthur Williams • Did not play: • Barend Bornman • Apiwe Given Kuboni Dinga • Pieter Faber • TJ Goddard • Vuyani Maqina • Michael Coenraad Marx • Tanaks Takudzwa Matsinde • Marco Mason • Armand Pretorius • Francois Pretorius • Louis Venter
Coach		Hendro Scholtz

2016 UJ squad

Forwards		David Antonites • Wian Conradie • Nico du Plessis • Jeremy Jordaan • Kyle Kruger • Siya Nzuzo • Etienne Oosthuizen • Kobus Porter • Jannes Snyman • Kyle van Dalen • Did not play: • Dillon Bakos • Derick Bezuidenhout • Stephen Bhasera • Roelof Diedericks • Estian Enslin • Brendon Landsberg • Ethan Louw • Emmanuel Morowane • FP Pelser • Vernon Petersen • Phenyo Bruce Seriteng • Waldo Weideman
Backs		Ronald Brown • Robert de Bruyn • Aphiwe Dyantyi • Kobus Engelbrecht • Johan Esterhuizen • Bradley Moolman • Hilton Mudariki • Divan Nel • Andries Oosthuizen • PJ Walters • Did not play: • Jamie Campbell • Jaco Fourie • Caswell Khoza • Dominic Kroezen • Devon Maré • Godfrey Ramaboea
Coach		Skollie Janse van Rensburg

2016 UP Tuks squad

Forwards		Andrew Beerwinkel • Clyde Davids • Corniel Els • Gerrit Engelbrecht • Aston Fortuin • Justin Forwood • Neethling Fouché • Du Toit Genis • Pieter Jansen van Vuuren • Eli Snyman • Ruan Steenkamp • Marco van Staden • Did not play: • FJ Binneman • Mervano da Silva • Frederik Eksteen • Jan Enslin • Pieter Griesel • Denzel Hill • Sam Mitchell • Hendré Stassen • Jsuan-re Swanepoel • Franco van den Berg • Luke van der Smit • Dandré van der Westhuizen • Xander van Wyk • Heinrich Viljoen
Backs		Riaan Britz • Max Calitz • Carlo Engelbrecht • Stedman Gans • Quaid Langeveldt • Toko Maebane • Joshua Stander • Duhan van der Merwe • Keanan van Wyk • André Warner • Did not play: • Daylan Daniels • Tinus de Beer • Christo Hamman • Alcino Izaacs • Andries Kruger • Theo Maree • Duncan Matthews • Philip Orffer • Jacques Rossouw • Peet Schoeman • Francois Tredoux • Damian van Wyk • Impi Visser
Coach		Pote Human

Discipline

The following table contains all the cards handed out during the tournament:^[25]

Cards
Player	Team
Joel Carew	UCT Ikey Tigers	0	1
Teunis Nieuwoudt	UFS Shimlas	0	1

* Legend: = Sent off, = Sin-binned

Referees

The following referees officiated matches in the 2016 Varsity Cup:

2016 Varsity Cup referees

Referees

Rodney Boneparte • Stephan Geldenhuys • Cwengile Jadezweni • Francois Pretorius

Notes

^ In addition to the five points for a try, an additional two or four bonus points may also awarded for each individual try, depending on where the try-scoring move originated.^[7]^[8] These are indicated by (2BP) or (4BP) after the minute of the try.

References

^ "White card makes a comeback". Varsity Cup. 24 November 2015. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
^ "Varsity Cup ready to 'slide' into 2016" (Press release). Varsity Cup. 6 December 2015. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
^ "Varsity Cup: Nine-point try". Rugby365. 11 January 2016. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
^ "Maak reg vir 9-punt drieë in Varsitybeker". Netwerk24 (in Afrikaans). 14 January 2016. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
^ "2016 Varsity Cup log". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
^ "Varsity Cup Fixtures & Logs". Varsity Cup. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
^ "New points scoring system for tries". Varsity Cup. 28 January 2016. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
^ "New points scoring system for tries (image)". Varsity Cup. 28 January 2016. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
^ "Janse van Rensburg scores a brace as Pukke win in Pretoria". Varsity Cup. 8 February 2016. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
^ "FNB UP-TUKS 15-38 FNB NWU-PUKKE". South African Rugby Union. 8 February 2016. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
^ "FNB Maties thumps FNB CUT in opening round". Varsity Cup. 8 February 2016. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
^ "FNB MATIES 40-0 FNB CUT". South African Rugby Union. 8 February 2016. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
^ "Rain or shine, FNB UJ all the way!". Varsity Cup. 8 February 2016. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
^ "FNB UJ 19-12 FNB NMMU MADIBAZ". South African Rugby Union. 8 February 2016. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
^ "FNB Shimlas get their title defence off to a perfect start, defeating FNB UCT 23-17". Varsity Cup. 8 February 2016. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
^ "FNB UCT IKEYS 17-23 FNB UFS SHIMLAS". South African Rugby Union. 8 February 2016. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
^ "2016 CUT Ixias Varsity Cup season". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
^ "2016 Maties Varsity Cup season". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
^ "2016 NMMU Madibaz Varsity Cup season". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
^ "2016 NWU Pukke Varsity Cup season". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
^ "2016 UCT Ikey Tigers Varsity Cup season". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
^ "2016 UFS Shimlas Varsity Cup season". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
^ "2016 UJ Varsity Cup season". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
^ "2016 UP Tuks Varsity Cup season". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
^ "2016 Varsity Cup all cards". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 9 February 2016.

External links

"Official site". Varsity Cup. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
"2016 Varsity Cup". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 8 February 2016.

[Try_bonus_points-9] In addition to the five points for a try, an additional two or four bonus points may also awarded for each individual try, depending on where the try-scoring move originated.^[7]^[8] These are indicated by (2BP) or (4BP) after the minute of the try.

[White_card_makes_a_comeback-1] "White card makes a comeback". Varsity Cup. 24 November 2015. Retrieved 27 November 2014.

[Varsity_Cup_ready_to_‘slide’_into_2016-2] "Varsity Cup ready to 'slide' into 2016" (Press release). Varsity Cup. 6 December 2015. Retrieved 7 December 2015.

[Varsity_Cup:_Nine-point_try-3] "Varsity Cup: Nine-point try". Rugby365. 11 January 2016. Retrieved 11 January 2016.

[Maak_reg_vir_9-punt_drieë_in_Varsitybeker-4] "Maak reg vir 9-punt drieë in Varsitybeker". Netwerk24 (in Afrikaans). 14 January 2016. Retrieved 14 January 2016.

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[FNB_Maties_thumps_FNB_CUT_in_opening_round-12] "FNB Maties thumps FNB CUT in opening round". Varsity Cup. 8 February 2016. Retrieved 9 February 2016.

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[Rain_or_shine,_FNB_UJ_all_the_way!-14] "Rain or shine, FNB UJ all the way!". Varsity Cup. 8 February 2016. Retrieved 9 February 2016.

[FNB_UJ_19-12_FNB_NMMU_MADIBAZ-15] "FNB UJ 19-12 FNB NMMU MADIBAZ". South African Rugby Union. 8 February 2016. Retrieved 9 February 2016.

[FNB_Shimlas_get_their_title_defence_off_to_a_perfect_start,_defeating_FNB_UCT_23-17-16] "FNB Shimlas get their title defence off to a perfect start, defeating FNB UCT 23-17". Varsity Cup. 8 February 2016. Retrieved 9 February 2016.

[FNB_UCT_IKEYS_17-23_FNB_UFS_SHIMLAS-17] "FNB UCT IKEYS 17-23 FNB UFS SHIMLAS". South African Rugby Union. 8 February 2016. Retrieved 9 February 2016.

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