2011 Varsity Cup

2011 Varsity Cup
2011 Varsity Cup
Countries	South Africa
Date	7 February – 11 April 2011
Champions	UCT Ikey Tigers (1st title)
Runners-up	UP Tuks
Relegated	None
Matches played	31
Tries scored	166 ; (average 5.4 per match)
Top point scorer	Demetri Catrakilis (136)
Top try scorer	Therlow Pietersen (7)
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The 2011 Varsity Cup was contested from 7 February to 11 April 2011. The tournament (also known as the FNB Varsity Cup presented by Steinhoff International for sponsorship reasons) was the fourth season of the Varsity Cup, an annual inter-university rugby union competition featuring eight South African universities.

The tournament was won by UCT Ikey Tigers for the first time; they beat UP Tuks 26–16 in the final played on 11 April 2011. TUT Vikings won their relegation play-off match against CUT Ixias to remain in the Varsity Cup for 2012.

Competition

Varsity Cup

There were eight participating universities in the 2011 Varsity Cup. These teams played each other 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 4 or more tries in a game, as well as to teams that lost a match by 7 points or less. Teams were ranked by points, then points difference (points scored less points conceded).

The top 4 teams qualified for the title play-offs. In the semi-finals, the team that finished first had home advantage against the team that finished fourth, while the team that finished second had home advantage against the team that finished third. The winners of these semi-finals played each other in the final, at the home venue of the higher-placed team.

Varsity Shield

There were five participating universities in the 2011 Varsity Shield. These teams played each other twice over the course of the season, once at home and once away.

Teams received four points for a win and two points for a draw. Bonus points were awarded to teams that scored 4 or more tries in a game, as well as to teams that lost a match by 7 points or less. Teams were ranked by points, then points difference (points scored less points conceded).

The top two teams qualified for the title play-offs. The team that finished first had home advantage against the team that finished second.

Teams

Location of teams in the 2011 Varsity Cup

The following teams took part in the 2011 Varsity Cup competition:

Team Name	University	Stadium
2011 Varsity Cup teams
Maties	Stellenbosch University	Danie Craven Stadium, Stellenbosch
NMMU Madibaz	Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University	NMMU Stadium, Port Elizabeth
NWU Pukke	North-West University	Fanie du Toit Sport Ground, Potchefstroom
TUT Vikings	Tshwane University of Technology	TUT Stadium, Pretoria
UCT Ikey Tigers	University of Cape Town	UCT Rugby Fields, Cape Town
UFS Shimlas	University of the Free State	Shimla Park, Bloemfontein
UP Tuks	University of Pretoria	LC de Villiers Stadium, Pretoria
UJ	University of Johannesburg	UJ Stadium, Johannesburg

The following teams took part in the 2011 Varsity Shield competition:

Team Name	University	Stadium
2011 Varsity Shield teams
CUT Ixias	Central University of Technology	CUT Stadium, Bloemfontein
UFH Blues	University of Fort Hare	Davidson Rugby Field, Alice
UKZN Impi	University of KwaZulu-Natal	Peter Booysen Sports Park, Pietermaritzburg
UWC	University of the Western Cape	UWC Sport Stadium, Cape Town
Wits	University of the Witwatersrand	Wits Rugby Stadium, Johannesburg

Squads

Varsity Cup

Varsity Shield

Varsity Cup

Table

2011 Varsity Cup Table

Team

Played

Won

Drawn

Lost

Points For

Points Against

Points Difference

Tries For

Tries Against

Try Bonus

Losing Bonus

Points

1

UJ

7

6

0

1

198

158

+40

23

18

3

0

27

2

UCT Ikey Tigers

7

5

0

2

213

134

+79

22

16

3

0

23

3

UFS Shimlas

7

5

0

2

181

151

+30

23

16

2

1

23

4

UP Tuks

7

4

0

3

203

139

+64

26

15

4

2

22

5

Maties

7

4

0

3

209

138

+71

24

15

4

1

21

6

NWU Pukke

7

2

0

5

173

166

+7

25

19

3

1

12

7

NMMU Madibaz

7

1

0

6

112

245

-133

11

31

1

2

7

8

TUT Vikings

7

1

0

6

138

296

-158

15

39

2

0

6

The top 4 teams qualified for the semi-finals.
The bottom team qualified for the promotion/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

Fixtures and results

Fixtures are subject to change.
All times are South African (UTC+2).

Regular season

Round one

	2011-02-07	UFS Shimlas	10 – 26	UCT Ikey Tigers	Xerox Shimla Park
	17:00	Tries: Hanno Pieterse 73'c Con: George Whitehead (1/1) Pen: Franna du Toit 39' (1/1)	Report	Tries: Don Armand 18'c Sabelo Siyakatshana 69'c Con: Demetri Catrakilis (2/2) Pen: Demetri Catrakilis 47', 55', 61', 80' (4/4)	Attendance: 5,500 Referee: Tiaan Jonker

	2011-02-07	Maties	32 – 6	NWU Pukke	Craven Stadium
	19:00	Tries: Helmut Lehman 42'c Hugo Kloppers 53'c Os Hamman 66'c Tshotsho Mbovane 77'm Con: Donald Stevens (2/2) André Kemp (1/2) Pen: Donald Stevens 13', 23' (2/2)	Report	DG: Niëll Jacobs 17', 24' (2/2)	Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Rasta Rashivenga

	2011-02-07	NMMU Madibaz	8 – 37	UP Tuks	Xerox NMMU Stadium
	19:00	Tries: Theunis Dercksen 75'm Pen: Marius Muller 6' (1/5) Cards: Theunis Dercksen 30' to 41'	Report	Tries: Hayden Groepes 29'c Jono Ross 31'c Wesley Dunlop 55'm Jean du Plessis 71'm Jurgen Visser 78'c Con: Wesley Dunlop (2/3) Marnitz Boshoff (1/2) Pen: Wesley Dunlop 10', 36' (2/2)	Attendance: 3,400 Referee: Quinton Immelman

	2011-02-07	TUT Vikings	23 – 33	UJ	TUT Stadium
	19:00	Tries: Andisa Gqobo 39'c Vince Gwavu 42'c Con: Ruan Boshoff (2/2) Pen: Ruan Boshoff 10', 12', 57' (3/5) Cards: Wikus Botes 32' to 42' Hansie Graaff 59' to 70' Anton Krynauw 71' to 80'	Report	Tries: Harry Collins 47'm Justin Wheeler 64'm Earl Lewis 71'c Yssel Swanepoel 75'c Con: Theuns Kotzé (2/4) Pen: Theuns Kotzé 2', 32', 52' (3/4)	Referee: Archie Sehlako

Round two

	2011-02-14	NMMU Madibaz	16 – 21	UJ	Xerox NMMU Stadium
	17:00	Try: Wade Roos 29'c Con: Marius Muller (1/1) Pens: Marius Muller 52', 57', 63' (3/5)	Report	Tries: Wigan Pekeur 9'm Luan Steenkamp 45'c Con: Theuns Kotzé (1/2) Pens: Theuns Kotzé 8', 37', 61' (3/3)	Referee: François Groenewald

	2011-02-14	NWU Pukke	8 – 36	UCT Ikey Tigers	Fanie du Toit Stadium
	19:00	Try: Willem Barnard 4'm Pen: Johann Laker 2' (1/2)	Report	Tries: Tiger Bax 25'm Therlow Pietersen 30'c Nizaam Carr 36'c Paul Cohen 46'm Cons: Demetri Catrakilis (2/4) Pens: Demetri Catrakilis 59', 68', 74', 80' (4/5)	Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Ben Crouse

	2011-02-14	UP Tuks	34 – 46	TUT Vikings	Tuks Rugby Stadium
	19:00	Tries: Jurgen Visser 1'c Deon Helberg 7'm Marnitz Boshoff 16'c Warwick Tecklenburg 23'm Jono Ross 63'c Cons: Wesley Dunlop (2/4) Marnitz Boshoff (1/1) Pen: Wesley Dunlop 27' (1/1) Card: Jean du Plessis 33'	Report	Tries: Johan Pieterse 18'c, 60'c Vince Gwavu 35'c Wessel Cronjé 40'c Andisa Gqobo 48'm Hansie Graaff 75'c Cons: Ruan Boshoff (5/6) Pens: Ruan Boshoff 30', 45' (2/4)	Referee: Matt Kemp

	2011-02-14	UFS Shimlas	21 – 15	Maties	Xerox Shimla Park
	19:00	Tries: Charl Weideman 10'c Jamba Ulengo 64'm Con: Franna du Toit (1/1) Pens: Franna du Toit 24' (1/1) Shaun Davids 54', 76' (2/2)	Report	Pens: Donald Stevens 39', 45', 51', 63' (4/4) DG: André Kemp 26' (1/1)	Attendance: 9,000 Referee: Dilbert November

Round three

	2011-02-21	TUT Vikings	12 – 44	Maties	TUT Stadium
	17:00	Tries: JJ Breet 39'c Hansie Graaff 65'm Con: Ruan Boshoff (1/2) Card: Thom Seabala 52' to 64'	Report	Tries: Ryan Nell 29'm Tertius Daniller 34'c Donald Stevens 50'c Penalty try 52'c Tythan Adams 62'c, 71'm Cons: Donald Stevens (3/4) André Kemp (1/2) Pens: Donald Stevens 21', 44' (2/3)	Referee: Archie Sehlako

	2011-02-21	UJ	28 – 24	UFS Shimlas	UJ Stadium
	19:00	Tries: Lolo Waka 60'm Ruan Dreyer 66'c François du Toit 77'c Cons: Theuns Kotzé (2/3) Pens: Theuns Kotzé 15', 23' (2/2) DG: Theuns Kotzé 33' (1/1) Card: Danny Botha 37' to 48'	Report	Tries: Enrico Acker 19'c Cameron Jacobs 38'c Zandré de Bruin 45'c Cons: Shaun Davids (3/3) Pen: Shaun Davids 28'	Referee: Quinton Immelman

	2011-02-21	NWU Pukke	10 – 35	UP Tuks	Fanie du Toit Stadium
	19:00	Try: Cecil Dumond 57'c Con: Cecil Dumond (1/1) Pen: Johann Laker 14' (1/2)	Report	Tries: Danie Faasen 22'c, 52'm Arno Botha 27'c Hayden Groepes 40'm Jurgen Visser 75'm Cons: Wesley Dunlop (2/5) Pens: Wesley Dunlop 9', 20' (2/2)	Referee: Tiaan Jonker

	2011-02-21	UCT Ikey Tigers	49 – 12	NMMU Madibaz	UCT Rugby Fields
	19:00	Tries: Eben Etzebeth 24'm Ricky Rijs 40'c Francois van Wyk 45'm Nic Groom 49'c Therlow Pietersen 53'm Pallo Manuiel 62'm Cons: Demetri Catrakilis (2/6) Pens: Demetri Catrakilis 1', 7', 13', 15', 29' (5/7)	Report	Tries: Shannon Rick 19'm Ferdinand Gerber 79'c Con: Marius Muller (1/1) Card: Makholokoe Ramashala 50' to 59'	Referee: Rasta Rashivenga

Round four

	2011-02-28	UCT Ikey Tigers	45 – 16	TUT Vikings	UCT Rugby Fields
	17:00	Tries: Therlow Pietersen 37'c Ricky Rijs 39'c Francois van Wyk 57'm Brad Bosman 69'c Nick Holton 80'c Cons: Demetri Catrakilis (4/5) Pen: Demetri Catrakilis 2', 16', 19', 25' (4/5) Cards: Nizaam Carr 30' to 40' Nizaam Carr 52'	Report	Try: Ruan Boshoff 34'c Con: Ruan Boshoff (1/1) Pens: Ruan Boshoff 42', 46', 68' (3/3) Cards: Emile Verster 56' to 66'	Referee: Mlungiseli Mdashe

	2011-02-28	UFS Shimlas	20 – 15	UP Tuks	Xerox Shimla Park
	19:00	Tries: Hanno Pieterse 25'c Charl Weideman 35'c Con: Shaun Davids (2/2) Pen: Shaun Davids 10', 23' (2/3)	Report	Tries: Wesley Dunlop 6'm Jurgen Visser 67'c Con: Wesley Dunlop (1/2) Pen: Wesley Dunlop 80' (1/1)	Attendance: 4,300 Referee: Matt Kemp

	2011-02-28	UJ	20 – 16	NWU Pukke	UJ Stadium
	19:00	Try: Aubrey McDonald 37'm Pens: Theuns Kotzé 16', 45', 61', 67', 71' (5/7)	Report	Tries: Willem Barnard 13'm Stompie de Wet 72'm Pens: Cecil Dumond 28' (1/2) Johann Laker 52' (1/1)	Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Ben Crouse

	2011-02-28	Maties	49 – 17	NMMU Madibaz	Craven Stadium
	19:00	Tries: Callie Visagie 2'm, 81'c Donald Stevens 6'c Ruan Combrinck 37'm Ryan Nell 46'c, 54'm Stokkies Hanekom 78'c Con: Donald Stevens (1/2) Ruan Combrinck (1/3) Jarryd Buys (2/2) Pens: Donald Stevens 21', 28' (2/2)	Report	Tries: Ferdinand Gerber 30'c Vuyolwethu Mazaka 76'c Con: Bradley Kretzmann (1/1) Marius Muller (1/1) Pen: Bradley Kretzmann 23' (1/3) Card: Ferdinand Gerber 52' to 62'	Referee: Dilbert November

Round Five

	2011-03-07	UCT Ikey Tigers	16 – 37	Maties	UCT Rugby Fields
	17:00	Try: Ricky Rijs 62'c Con: Demetri Catrakilis (1/1) Pens: Demetri Catrakilis 10', 11' (2/3) DG: Demetri Catrakilis 2' (1/1)	Report	Tries: Tythan Adams 4'c, 16'c Helmut Lehman 29'c Stokkies Hanekom 79'c Cons: Donald Stevens (2/2) André Kemp (2/2) Pens: Donald Stevens 6', 48', 68' (3/4)	Attendance: 5,036 Referee: Tiaan Jonker

	2011-03-07	UFS Shimlas	37 – 28	NWU Pukke	Xerox Shimla Park
	19:00	Tries: Jamba Ulengo 21'c, 72'c Wilken Heyns 54'm, 80'm Zandré de Bruin 61'c Cons: Shaun Davids (3/4) Pens: Shaun Davids 13', 38' (2/4)	Report	Tries: Ligtoring Landman 7'c Wouter Watermeyer 19'm JC Oberholzer 33'm Stompie de Wet 44'm Con: Cecil Dumond (1/4) Pens: Cecil Dumond 42', 66' (2/3) Card: Stompie de Wet 53' to 64'	Attendance: 7,500 Referee: Archie Sehlako

	2011-03-07	UJ	23 – 38	UP Tuks	UJ Stadium
	19:00	Tries: Aubrey McDonald 24'm Lolo Waka 49'm Cameron Peverett 80'c Con: Theuns Kotzé (1/3) Pens: Theuns Kotzé 6', 39' (2/3) Card: Yssel Swanepoel 60' to 70'	Report	Tries: Andries Coetzee 37'c Warwick Tecklenburg 45'c Jono Ross 65'c Arno Botha 72'm Cons: Wesley Dunlop (3/4) Pens: Wesley Dunlop 17', 42', 52', 62' (4/4) Card: Stairs Mhlongo 78'	Referee: Dilbert November

	2011-03-07	NMMU Madibaz	40 – 15	TUT Vikings	Xerox NMMU Stadium
	19:00	Tries: Martin Ferreira 59'c Juan du Preez 61'c Jeff Taljard 67'c Marius Muller 79'c Cons: Marius Muller (4/4) Pens: Marius Muller 8', 15', 24', 70' (4/6)	Report	Pens: Ruan Boshoff 5', 20', 29', 34', 44' (5/5)	Referee: Quinton Immelman

Round Six

	2011-03-14	NWU Pukke	57 – 6	NMMU Madibaz	Fanie du Toit Stadium
	17:00	Tries: Cecil Dumond 1'c Stompie de Wet 9'm Penalty try 15'c Ligtoring Landman 34'c, 54'c Schalk Oosthuizen 40'm, 49'c Tiaan Dorfling 43'c Snoepie Coetzee 70'm Cons: Cecil Dumond (6/9)	Report	Pens: Marius Muller 4', 7' (2/2)	Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Ben Crouse

	2011-03-14	UP Tuks	27 – 13	Maties	Tuks Rugby Stadium
	19:00	Tries: Deon Helberg 20'm Franco Mostert 65'c Con: JC Roos (1/1) Pens: Wesley Dunlop 7', 15', 29', 34', 41' (5/5) Cards: Nzubeko Zulu 24' to 36' Jacques Verwey 25' to 36'	Report	Try: Penalty try 25'c Con: André Kemp (1/1) Pens: Donald Stevens 2', 55' (2/2)	Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Mlungiseli Mdashe

	2011-03-14	TUT Vikings	26 – 52	UFS Shimlas	TUT Stadium
	19:00	Tries: Ruan van Loo 23'm Ryno Lopes 61'c Tinus van Wyk 70'c Hansie Graaff 78'c Cons: Ruan Boshoff (3/4)	Report	Tries: Pieter Labuschagnè 5'c Jamba Ulengo 14'c, 17'm Jaco Colyn 35'c Enrico Acker 43'c JC van Wyk 49'c Willie Britz 58'm Earl Snyman 74'c Cons: George Whitehead (6/8)	Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Matt Kemp

	2011-03-14	UCT Ikey Tigers	22 – 34	UJ	UCT Rugby Fields
	19:00	Tries: Therlow Pietersen 7'c Mark Winter 69'c Paul Cohen 73'm Cons: Demetri Catrakilis (2/3) Pen: Demetri Catrakilis 10' (1/2)	Report	Tries: Justin Wheeler 18'c Theuns Kotzé 45'c Wendal Wehr 62'c Aubrey McDonald 64'c Cons: Theuns Kotzé (4/4) Pen: Theuns Kotzé 71' (1/2) DG: André Smith 75' (1/1)	Attendance: 1,000 Referee: François Groenewald

Round Seven

	2011-03-21	UP Tuks	17 – 19	UCT Ikey Tigers	Tuks Rugby Stadium
	17:00	Tries: Andries Coetzee 8'c Hayden Groepes 42'm Dabeon Draghoender 60'm Con: Wesley Dunlop (1/3)	Report	Try: Marcel Brache 67'c Con: Demetri Catrakilis (1/1) Pens: Demetri Catrakilis 4', 25', 45', 63' (4/6)	Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Rasta Rashivenga

	2011-03-21	Maties	19 – 39	UJ	Craven Stadium
	19:00	Tries: Stokkies Hanekom 39'c Hugo Kloppers 43'm Louis Jordaan 75'c Cons: Donald Stevens (2/3)	Report	Tries: Lolo Waka 4'm, 46'c Rudi Paige 24'm Luan Steenkamp 29'm Aubrey McDonald 73'c Alfred Ries 80'c Con: André Smith (3/3) DG: André Smith 55' (1/1)	Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Archie Sehlako

	2011-03-21	NMMU Madibaz	13 – 17	UFS Shimlas	Xerox NMMU Stadium
	19:00	Try: Marius Muller 49'c Con: Marius Muller (1/1) Pens: Marius Muller 34', 47' (2/3)	Report	Tries: Willie Britz 55'c Enrico Acker 65'c Cons: George Whitehead (2/2) Pen: George Whitehead 59' (1/1)	Attendance: 750 Referee: François Groenewald

	2011-03-21	TUT Vikings	0 – 48	NWU Pukke	TUT Stadium
	19:00		Report	Tries: Andrew van Wyk 7'c Schalk Oosthuizen 15'm Tiaan Dorfling 20'm, 33'c Alfred Skorbinski 28'c Ligtoring Landman 49'm Chris Schoonraad 57'm Joe Seerane 65'c Cons: Cecil Dumond (3/7) Schalk Oosthuizen (1/1)	Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Tiaan Jonker

Play-off games

Semi-finals

	2011-03-28	UCT Ikey Tigers	57 – 20	UFS Shimlas	UCT Rugby Fields
	16:45	Tries: Therlow Pietersen 2'c, 30'c, 80'c Pete Haw 6'c, 23'c, 44'm Ricky Rijs 11'c Marcel Brache 21'c Cons: Demetri Catrakilis (7/8) Pen: Demetri Catrakilis 27' (1/2)	Report	Tries: Jamba Ulengo 54'm Charles Marais 66'c Cameron Jacobs 68'm Con: George Whitehead (1/3) Pens: George Whitehead 9' (1/1) Cards: Divandré Strydom 72' Frederick Ngoza 73'	Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Ben Crouse

	2011-03-28	UJ	11 – 25	UP Tuks	UJ Stadium
	19:00	Try: Johan Snyman 48'm Pen: Theuns Kotzé 22' (1/2) DG: Theuns Kotzé 5' (1/1)	Report	Try: Andries Coetzee 15'c, 54'm Wesley Dunlop 40'c Con: Wesley Dunlop (2/3) Pen: Wesley Dunlop 43', 78' (2/3)	Referee: Tiaan Jonker

Final

	2011-04-11	UP Tuks	16 – 26	UCT Ikey Tigers	Tuks Rugby Stadium
	19:00	Try: Jean du Plessis 21'c Con: Wesley Dunlop (1/1) Pens: Wesley Dunlop 12', 17', 37' (3/3)	Report	Tries: Greg Mallett 1'c Matt Page 60'c Cons: Demetri Catrakilis (2/2) Pen: Demetri Catrakilis 40', 51', 55', 70' (4/4)	Attendance: 25,000

Honours

2011 FNB Varsity Cup Champions
UCT Ikey Tigers
1st title

Player That Rocks:
Callie Visagie (Maties)
Forward That Rocks:
Hugo Kloppers (Maties)
Back That Rocks:
Enrico Acker (UFS Shimlas)
Top Try Scorer:
Therlow Pietersen (UCT Ikey Tigers) [7]
Top Points Scorer:
Demetri Catrakilis (UCT Ikey Tigers) [136]

Top scorers

The following sections contain only points and tries which have been scored in competitive games in the 2011 FNB Varsity Cup.

Top points scorers

Rank	Player	Team	Points
1	Demetri Catrakilis	UCT Ikey Tigers	136
2	Wesley Dunlop	UP Tuks	103
3	Theuns Kotzé	UJ	82
4	Donald Stevens	Maties	75
5	Ruan Boshoff	TUT Vikings	68
6	Marius Muller	NMMU Madibaz	62
7	Cecil Dumond	NWU Pukke	41
8	Shaun Davids	UFS Shimlas	37
9	Therlow Pietersen	UCT Ikey Tigers	35
10	Jamba Ulengo	UFS Shimlas	30

Source: South African Rugby Union^[1]

Top try scorers

Rank	Player	Team	Points
1	Therlow Pietersen	UCT Ikey Tigers	7
2	Jamba Ulengo	UFS Shimlas	6
3	Tythan Adams	Maties	4
	Andries Coetzee	UP Tuks	4
	Ligtoring Landman	NWU Pukke	4
	Aubrey McDonald	UJ	4
	Ricky Rijs	UCT Ikey Tigers	3
	Petrus Visser	UP Tuks	4
	Lolo Waka	UJ	4
10	11 players		3

Source: South African Rugby Union^[2]

Varsity Shield

Table

2011 Varsity Shield Table

Team

Played

Won

Drawn

Lost

Points For

Points Against

Points Difference

Tries For

Tries Against

Try Bonus

Losing Bonus

Points

1

Wits

8

6

0

2

213

146

+67

27

13

2

1

27

2

CUT Ixias

8

5

0

3

256

218

+38

27

20

4

3

27

3

UWC

8

4

0

4

195

158

+37

21

15

0

3

19

4

UKZN Impi

8

3

0

5

148

234

-86

11

28

0

1

13

5

UFH Blues

8

2

0

6

137

193

-56

11

21

0

2

10

The top 2 teams will qualify for the final.
The winner will qualify for the promotion/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

Fixtures and results

Fixtures are subject to change.
All times are South African (UTC+2).

Regular season

Round one

	2011-01-31	UFH Blues	14 – 23	Wits	Davidson Rugby Field
	17:00	Tries: Lukhanyiso Magele Pens: Ntando Kebe (3)	Report	Tries: Devin Montgomery Sean Manton Eman Mphande Con: Michael Sephton-Poultney Pen: Michael Sephton-Poultney (2)	Referee: Marius van der Westhuizen

	2011-01-31	UWC	33 – 9	UKZN Impi	UWC Sport Stadium
	17:00	Tries: Uzair Cassiem Warrick Rhoda Anthony Volmink Con: Charl van Vollenhoven (3) Pen: Charl van Vollenhoven (4)	Report	Pens: Kirsten Jones (3)	Referee: Mlungiseli Mdashe

Round two

	2011-02-03	Wits	22 – 19	UWC	Wits Rugby Stadium
	19:00	Tries: Riaan Arends Charles Baggott Clayton Allem Con: Michael Sephton-Poultney (2) Pen: Michael Sephton-Poultney	Report	Tries: Anthony Volmink Rashaad Williams Adrian Herman Con: Justin McKay Charl van Vollenhoven	Referee: Lusanda Jam

	2011-02-03	CUT Ixias	31 – 12	UFH Blues	CUT Stadium
	19:00	Tries: Inus Kritzinger (2) Leon Pretorius Con: Jannie Myburgh (2) Pen: Jannie Myburgh (4)	Report	Pen: Qondani Katywa (4)	Referee: Gerrie de Bruin

Round three

	2011-02-07	UWC	28 – 41	CUT Ixias	UWC Sport Stadium
	19:00	Tries: Anthony Volmink Adrian Herman Warrick Rhoda Con: Ambrose Steyn (2) Pen: Ambrose Steyn (3)	Report	Jaco Oosthuizen Henku van Zyl Rudi Britz Deon Gouws Gavin Annandale Con: Jannie Myburgh (2) Con: Jannie Myburgh (4)	Referee: Mlungiseli Mdashe

	2011-02-07	UKZN Impi	12 – 22	Wits	Peter Booysen Sports Park
	19:00	Pen: Kirsten Jones (4)	Report	Tries: Nkuli Gamede (2) Riaan Arends Con: Brandon Lizamore (2) Pen: Brandon Lizamore	Referee: Marius van der Westhuizen

Round four

	2011-02-14	Wits	36 – 42	CUT Ixias	Wits Rugby Stadium
	19:00	Tries: Brandon Lizamore Katlego Kgama Riaan Arends Paulo Ferreira Cons: Brandon Lizamore (2) Pens: Brandon Lizamore (4)	Report	Tries: Alec Mhlanga Inus Kritzinger (2) Slang Sibanda Francois Harvey Cons: Jannie Myburgh (4) Pens: Jannie Myburgh (3)	Referee: Gerrie de Bruin

	2011-02-14	UKZN Impi	22 – 16	UFH Blues	Peter Booysen Sports Park
	19:00	Try: Lwazi Ngcungama Con: Jaco Potgieter Pens: Jaco Potgieter (5)	Report	Tries: Ayanda Mateisi Vuyo Mbotho Pens: Qondani Katywa (2)	Referee: Lusanda Jam

Round Five

	2011-02-21	UFH Blues	18 – 17	UWC	Davidson Rugby Field
	19:00	Tries: Thabo Ratyana Vuyisani Mavuso Con: Qondani Katywa Pens: Qondani Katywa (2)	Report	Tries: Anthony Volmink Donovan Williams Charlie van Jaarsveld Con: Charl van Vollenhoven	Referee: Mlungiseli Mdashe

	2011-02-21	CUT Ixias	38 – 39	UKZN Impi	CUT Stadium
	19:00	Tries: Jean Cook Leon Pretorius Slang Sibanda Alec Mhlanga Cons: Jannie Myburgh (3) Pens: Jannie Myburgh (4)	Report	Tries: Zander Engelbrecht Kurt Schonert Jaco Potgieter Cons: Jaco Potgieter (3) Pens: Jaco Potgieter (6)	Referee: Marius van der Westhuizen

Round Six

	2011-02-28	Wits	22 – 13	UFH Blues	Wits Rugby Stadium
	19:00	Tries: Riaan Arends (2) Nkuli Gamede Cons: Brandon Lizamore (2) Pen: Brandon Lizamore	Report	Try: Nkosi Nofuma Con: Qondani Katywa Pens: Qondani Katywa (2)	Referee: Lusanda Jam

	2011-02-28	UKZN Impi	15 – 24	UWC	Peter Booysen Sports Park
	19:00	Tries: Lean Stevens Tinashe Bopoto Con: Jaco Potgieter Pen: Jaco Potgieter	Report	Tries: Charlie van Jaarsveld Lwandile Makibi Griffith Temba Cons: Ambrose Steyn (3) Pen: Ambrose Steyn	Referee: Gerrie de Bruin

Round Seven

	2011-03-07	UWC	19 – 11	Wits	UWC Sport Stadium
	19:00	Try: JP Kellerman Con: Ambrose Steyn Pens: Ambrose Steyn (4)	Report	Try: Nkuli Gamede Pens: Brandon Lizamore (2)	Referee: Gerrie de Bruin

	2011-03-07	UFH Blues	24 – 30	CUT Ixias	Davidson Rugby Field
	19:00	Tries: Billy Dutton Vuyo Mbotho Con: Qondani Katywa Pen: Qondani Katywa (4)	Report	Tries: Gavin Annandale Inus Kritzinger Deon Gouws Alec Mhlanga Cons: Jannie Myburgh (2) Pens: Jannie Myburgh (2)	Referee: Marius van der Westhuizen

Round Eight

	2011-03-14	CUT Ixias	30 – 29	UWC	CUT Stadium
	19:00	Tries: Francois Harvey Deon Gouws Con: Jannie Myburgh Pens: Jannie Myburgh (6)	Report	Tries: Adrian Herman Anthony Volmink Cons: Ambrose Steyn (2) Pens: Ambrose Steyn (5)	Referee: Lusanda Jam

	2011-03-14	Wits	51 – 5	UKZN Impi	Wits Rugby Stadium
	19:00	Tries: Jason Fraser (2) Nkuli Gamede (2) Riaan Arends Sean Manton KK Kgame Cons: Brandon Lizamore (5) Pens: Brandon Lizamore (2)	Report	Try: Tinashe Bopoto	Referee: Marius van der Westhuizen

Round Nine

	2011-03-21	CUT Ixias	22 – 26	Wits	CUT Stadium
	19:00	Try: Maphelo Mpondo Con: André le Roux Pens: André le Roux (5)	Report	Tries: Rudolf Prinsloo Brent Crossley Riaan Arends Con: Clayton Redford Pens: Clayton Redford (2) Brandon Lizamore	Referee: Stephan Geldenhuys

	2011-03-21	UFH Blues	28 – 22	UKZN Impi	Davidson Rugby Field
	19:00	Tries: Itumeleng Mokae Garth van Rayner (2) Cons: Qondisa Katywa (2) Pens: Saneliso Ngoma Qondisa Katywa DG: Qondisa Katywa	Report	Try: Jaco Potgieter Con: Jaco Potgieter Pen: Jaco Potgieter (5)	Referee: Pieter de Villiers

Round Ten

	2011-03-28	UWC	26 – 12	UFH Blues	UWC Sport Stadium
	19:00	Tries: Adrian Herman (2) Anthony Volmink Con: Charl van Vollenhoven Pens: Charl van Vollenhoven (3)	Report	Pens: Ayanda Mateisi (4)	Referee: Petri Bosch

	2011-03-28	UKZN Impi	24 – 22	CUT Ixias	Peter Booysen Sports Park
	19:00	Tries: Gerrit Fourie Gareth Borchardt Sizwe Kubheka Cons: Jaco Potgieter (3) Pen: Jaco Potgieter	Report	Tries: Francois Harvey (2) Jaco Oosthuizen Cons: André le Roux (2) Pen: André le Roux	Referee: Lusanda Jam

Play-off games

Final

	2011-04-04	Wits	18 – 25	CUT Ixias	Wits Rugby Stadium
	19:00	Tries: Charles Baggott Riaan Arends Con: Brandon Lizamore Pen: Brandon Lizamore (2)	Report	Tries: Slang Sibanda (2) Jaco Oosthuizen Cons: André le Roux (2) Pens: André le Roux (2)	Referee: Gerrie de Bruin

Honours

2011 FNB Varsity Shield Champions
CUT Ixias
1st title

Player That Rocks:
Garth van Rayner (UFH Blues)
Forward That Rocks:
KK Kgame (Wits)
Back That Rocks:
Inus Kritzinger (CUT Ixias)
Top Try Scorer:
Riaan Arends (Wits) [8]
Top Points Scorer:
Jannie Myburgh (CUT Ixias) [97]

Top scorers

The following sections contain only points and tries which have been scored in competitive games in the 2011 FNB Varsity Shield.

Top points scorers

Rank	Player	Team	Points
1	Jannie Myburgh	CUT Ixias	97
2	Jaco Potgieter	UKZN Impi	82
3	Brandon Lizamore	Wits	68
4	Qondani Katywa	UFH Blues	58
5	Ambrose Steyn	UWC	55
6	Riaan Arends	Wits	40
7	André le Roux	CUT Ixias	34
8	Charl van Vollenhoven	UWC	33
9	Nkuli Gamede	UP Tuks	30
9	Anthony Volmink	UWC	30

Source: South African Rugby Union^[3]

Top try scorers

Rank	Player	Team	Points
1	Riaan Arends	Wits	8
2	Nkuli Gamede	UP Tuks	6
2	Anthony Volmink	UWC	6
4	Adrian Herman	UWC	5
4	Inus Kritzinger	CUT Ixias	5
6	Francois Harvey	CUT Ixias	4
6	Slang Sibanda	CUT Ixias	4
8	Deon Gouws	CUT Ixias	3
	Alec Mhlanga	CUT Ixias	3
	Jaco Oosthuizen	CUT Ixias	3

Source: South African Rugby Union^[4]

Promotion/relegation play-offs

	2011-04-11	TUT Vikings	50 – 43 (aet)	CUT Ixias	TUT Stadium
	15:00	Tries: Ettienne Greeff Lutho Nyeka Ruan van Loo (3) Ryno Lopes Abednego Mamushi Gerrie van Niekerk Cons: Justin van Staden Hansie Graaff (3) Ruan van Loo	Report	Tries: Jean Cook (2) Slang Sibanda Noël Marx Frans Sisita Cons: André le Roux (3) Pens: André le Roux (4)	Referee: Rasta Rashivenga

TUT Vikings remain in the Varsity Cup competition and CUT Ixias remain in the Varsity Shield competition.

References

^ "SA Rugby Top Scorers – 2011 FNB Varsity Cup Presented by Steinhoff International". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
^ "SA Rugby Try Scorers – 2011 FNB Varsity Cup Presented by Steinhoff International". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
^ "SA Rugby Top Scorers – 2011 FNB Varsity Shield Presented by Steinhoff International". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
^ "SA Rugby Try Scorers – 2011 FNB Varsity Shield Presented by Steinhoff International". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 5 May 2016.

External links

"SA Rugby Results – 2011 FNB Varsity Cup Presented by Steinhoff International". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
"SA Rugby Results – 2011 FNB Varsity Shield Presented by Steinhoff International". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
"SA Rugby Competition – 2011 FNB Varsity Cup Presented by Steinhoff International". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
"SA Rugby Competition – 2011 FNB Varsity Shield Presented by Steinhoff International". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
Official site
Official site Varsity Shield page
Sport24.co.za

[SA_Rugby_Top_Scorers_–_2011_FNB_Varsity_Cup_Presented_by_Steinhoff_International-1] "SA Rugby Top Scorers – 2011 FNB Varsity Cup Presented by Steinhoff International". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 5 May 2016.

[SA_Rugby_Try_Scorers_–_2011_FNB_Varsity_Cup_Presented_by_Steinhoff_International-2] "SA Rugby Try Scorers – 2011 FNB Varsity Cup Presented by Steinhoff International". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 5 May 2016.

[SA_Rugby_Top_Scorers_–_2011_FNB_Varsity_Shield_Presented_by_Steinhoff_International-3] "SA Rugby Top Scorers – 2011 FNB Varsity Shield Presented by Steinhoff International". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 5 May 2016.

[SA_Rugby_Try_Scorers_–_2011_FNB_Varsity_Shield_Presented_by_Steinhoff_International-4] "SA Rugby Try Scorers – 2011 FNB Varsity Shield Presented by Steinhoff International". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 5 May 2016.

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2011 Varsity Cup

Competition

Varsity Cup

Varsity Shield

Teams

Squads

Varsity Cup

Varsity Shield

Varsity Cup

Table

Fixtures and results

Regular season

Round one

Round two

Round three

Round four

Round Five

Round Six

Round Seven

Play-off games

Semi-finals

Final

Honours

Top scorers

Top points scorers

Top try scorers

Varsity Shield

Table

Fixtures and results

Regular season

Round one

Round two

Round three

Round four

Round Five

Round Six

Round Seven

Round Eight

Round Nine

Round Ten

Play-off games

Final

Honours

Top scorers

Top points scorers

Top try scorers

Promotion/relegation play-offs

See also UJ team line up

References

External links

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