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2018 Varsity Shield
CountriesSouth Africa
Date19 February – 9 April 2018
ChampionsTemplate:Rut UWC (2nd title)
Runners-upTemplate:Rut WSU All Blacks
PromotedTemplate:Rut UWC
Matches played24
Tries scored172
(average 7.2 per match)
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South African Rugby 2018

The 2018 Varsity Shield was the 8th season of the Varsity Shield, the second-tier competition in the annual Varsity Rugby series. It was played between 19 February and 9 April 2018 and featured seven university teams.

The competition was won by Template:Rut UWC, who beat the Template:Rut WSU All Blacks 55–10 in the final played on 9 April 2018, also winning promotion to the 2019 Varsity Cup.

Competition rules and information

There were seven participating university teams in the 2019 Varsity Shield. 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

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Location of teams in the 2018 Varsity Shield

The teams that played in the 2018 Varsity Shield were:

2018 Varsity Shield teams
Team name University Stadium
Template:Rut CPUT Cape Peninsula University of Technology Template:Rus CPUT Sports Stadium
Template:Rut Rhodes Rhodes University Template:Rus Rhodes Great Field
Template:Rut TUT Vikings Tshwane University of Technology Template:Rus TUT Stadium
Template:Rut UFH Blues University of Fort Hare Template:Rus Davidson Rugby Field
Template:Rut UKZN Impi University of KwaZulu-Natal Template:Rus Peter Booysen Sports Park
Template:Rut UWC University of the Western Cape Template:Rus UWC Sport Stadium
Template:Rut WSU All Blacks Walter Sisulu University Template:Rus Buffalo City Stadium

Pool stage

Standings

The final log for the 2018 Varsity Shield was:

2018 Varsity Shield log
Pos Team P W D L PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts
1 Template:Rut UWC 6 6 0 0 331 86 +245 46 13 6 0 30
2 Template:Rut WSU All Blacks 6 5 0 1 137 111 +26 20 15 2 0 22
3 Template:Rut UKZN Impi 6 3 0 3 148 140 +8 20 18 3 2 17
4 Template:Rut TUT Vikings 6 4 0 2 118 155 −37 16 22 0 1 17
5 Template:Rut UFH Blues 6 2 0 4 116 126 −10 16 17 1 3 12
6 Template:Rut CPUT 6 1 0 5 149 179 −30 19 24 2 3 9
7 Template:Rut Rhodes 6 0 0 6 55 257 −202 9 35 0 0 0
Final standings.

Round-by-round

The table below shows a team's progression throughout the season. For each round, each team's cumulative points total is shown with the overall log position in brackets.

Team Progression – 2018 Varsity Shield
Team R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 SF F
Template:Rut UWC 5
(1st) 		10
(1st) 		10
(2nd) 		15
(1st) 		20
(1st) 		25
(1st) 		30
(1st) 		Won Won
Template:Rut WSU All Blacks 0
(7th) 		5
(3rd) 		10
(3rd) 		14
(2nd) 		18
(2nd) 		22
(2nd) 		22
(2nd) 		Won Lost
Template:Rut UKZN Impi 4
(3rd) 		4
(4th) 		6
(5th) 		11
(4th) 		12
(3rd) 		12
(4th) 		17
(3rd) 		Lost —
Template:Rut TUT Vikings 4
(2nd) 		8
(2nd) 		12
(1st) 		12
(3rd) 		12
(4th) 		13
(3rd) 		17
(4th) 		Lost —
Template:Rut UFH Blues 1
(4th) 		1
(6th) 		6
(4th) 		7
(5th) 		11
(5th) 		11
(5th) 		12
(5th) 		— —
Template:Rut CPUT 0
(5th) 		1
(5th) 		1
(6th) 		1
(6th) 		2
(6th) 		7
(6th) 		9
(6th) 		— —
Template:Rut Rhodes 0
(6th) 		0
(7th) 		0
(7th) 		0
(7th) 		0
(7th) 		0
(7th) 		0
(7th) 		— —
Key: win draw loss bye

Matches

The following matches were played in the 2018 Varsity Shield:

Round One

19 February 2018 Template:Rut UWC 42–5 Template:Rut WSU All Blacks Template:Rus UWC Sport Stadium  
18:30 Report[1]
Scoreboard[2][3]


19 February 2018 Template:Rut UFH Blues 18–22 Template:Rut UKZN Impi Template:Rus Davidson Rugby Field  
18:30 Report[4]
Scoreboard[5][6]


19 February 2018 Template:Rut Rhodes 7–26 Template:Rut TUT Vikings Template:Rus Rhodes Great Field  
18:30 Report[7]
Scoreboard[8][9]
Bye/s: Template:Rut CPUT

Round Two

22 February 2018 Template:Rut WSU All Blacks 47–16 Template:Rut Rhodes Template:Rus Buffalo City Stadium  
16:45 Report[10]
Scoreboard[11][12]


22 February 2018 Template:Rut TUT Vikings 21–18 Template:Rut CPUT Template:Rus TUT Stadium  
18:30 Report[13]
Scoreboard[14][15]


22 February 2018 Template:Rut UWC 57–16 Template:Rut UKZN Impi Template:Rus UWC Sport Stadium  
19:00 Report[16]
Scoreboard[17][18]
Bye/s: Template:Rut UFH Blues

Round Three

26 February 2018 Template:Rut UFH Blues 28–7 Template:Rut Rhodes Template:Rus Davidson Rugby Field  
18:30 Report[19]
Scoreboard[20][21]


26 February 2018 Template:Rut UKZN Impi 20–24 Template:Rut TUT Vikings Template:Rus Howard College Rugby Stadium  
18:30 Report
Scoreboard[22][23]


26 February 2018 Template:Rut CPUT 21–38 Template:Rut WSU All Blacks Template:Rus CPUT Sports Stadium  
18:30 Report[24]
Scoreboard[25][26]
Bye/s: Template:Rut UWC

Round Four

5 March 2018 Template:Rut CPUT 14–58 Template:Rut UWC Template:Rus CPUT Sports Stadium  
18:30 Report[27]
Scoreboard[28][29]


5 March 2018 Template:Rut WSU All Blacks 20–16 Template:Rut UFH Blues Template:Rus Buffalo City Stadium  
18:30 Report[30]
Scoreboard[31][32]


5 March 2018 Template:Rut Rhodes 0–48 Template:Rut UKZN Impi Template:Rus Rhodes Great Field  
18:30 Report[33]
Scoreboard[34][35]
Bye/s: Template:Rut TUT Vikings

Round Five

12 March 2018 Template:Rut TUT Vikings 18–77 Template:Rut UWC Template:Rus TUT Stadium  
18:30 Report[36]
Scoreboard[37][38]


12 March 2018 Template:Rut UFH Blues 18–17 Template:Rut CPUT Template:Rus Davidson Rugby Field  
18:30 Report[39]
Scoreboard[40][41]


12 March 2018 Template:Rut UKZN Impi 8–12 Template:Rut WSU All Blacks Template:Rus Howard College Rugby Stadium  
18:30 Report
Scoreboard[42][43]
Bye/s: Template:Rut Rhodes

Round Six

15 March 2018 Template:Rut UWC 39–18 Template:Rut UFH Blues Template:Rus UWC Sport Stadium  
18:30 Report[44]
Scoreboard[45][46]


15 March 2018 Template:Rut WSU All Blacks 12–8 Template:Rut TUT Vikings Template:Rus Buffalo City Stadium  
18:30 Report[47]
Scoreboard[48][49]


15 March 2018 Template:Rut CPUT 50–10 Template:Rut Rhodes Template:Rus CPUT Sports Stadium  
18:30 Report[50]
Scoreboard[51][52]
Bye/s: Template:Rut UKZN Impi

Round Seven

19 March 2018 Template:Rut UKZN Impi 34–29 Template:Rut CPUT Template:Rus Peter Booysen Sports Park  
18:00 Report
Scoreboard[53][54]


19 March 2018 Template:Rut TUT Vikings 21–18 Template:Rut UFH Blues Template:Rus TUT Stadium  
18:00 Report[55]
Scoreboard[56][57]


19 March 2018 Template:Rut Rhodes 15–58 Template:Rut UWC Template:Rus Rhodes Great Field  
18:00 Report[58]
Scoreboard[59][60]
Bye/s: Template:Rut WSU All Blacks

Play-offs

Semifinals

26 March 2018 Template:Rut WSU All Blacks 30–21 Template:Rut UKZN Impi Template:Rus Buffalo City Stadium  
18:30 Report[61]
Scoreboard[62][63]


26 March 2018 Template:Rut UWC 66–7 Template:Rut TUT Vikings Template:Rus UWC Sport Stadium  
18:30 Report[64]
Scoreboard[65][66]

Final

9 April 2018 Template:Rut UWC 55–10 Template:Rut WSU All Blacks Template:Rus UWC Sport Stadium  
19:00 Report[67]
Scoreboard[68][69]

See also

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