With Maties ahead and the clock ticking towards 80 minutes, Tuks fullback Stefan Coetzee burst through the opposition defence. His offload will be debated around dining halls and braais for years to come.
Twitter is not being kind to Kurt Darren after his SA national anthem fail at the Varsity Cup.
Last night, Wits pipped UCT in a closely-fought encounter, but the result was dwarfed by the raw emotion of the post-match interview.
Some people are born with two left feet, and others have the ability to surprise. I don’t think the UKZN mascot saw this coming.
The match between Maties and Madibaz in Port Elizabeth was called off, after violent clashes between students and security guards. A team mascot was even punched.
Constant Beckerling was very pleased with his team’s performance in the Varsity Cup last night, and the Wits skipper’s post-match interview is proving popular.
The Cape Town Sevens was the cause of many a two-day hangover last year, and now a new and exciting tournament is headed our way.
Last night saw the Varsity Cup draw to a close, the final providing great drama for rugby fans across the country. The fine line between ecstasy and agony hey.
After a two week hiatus following those violent clashes in Bloemfontein the Varsity Cup is back. Not that you’ll be allowed to go watch however.
No man, this is just blady ridiculous! In a good way, obviously. The Fanie du Toit Stadium was the setting of arguably the greatest Varsity Cup comeback of all time in rugby during the 2014 final between the NWU-Pukke and the UCT Ikey Tigers. Decide for yourself with this uninterrupted last seven minutes of the match. Commentary from SuperSport’s Owen Nkumane and Warren Brosnihan.
Fans of the official Varsity Cup publication, VPlay magazine, will be giddy to know that this compact little glossy is hitting campuses today, going out to 30 000, nationwide. This month VPlay focuses on the upcoming IRB Junior World Championships, looking in particular at the SA U20 team’s preparation for this big international tournament. But […]
Wits secured their place in the Varsity Cup next year with a hard-fought 19-17 victory over defending Varsity Shield champions, CUT, in a dramatic final played in Bloemfontein last night. Their victory promotes them to the high stakes Varsity Cup next year!
The 2011 edition of the SA Rugby Awards will be held tomorrow night and one of the most hotly contested categories this year is Team of the Year. Among the nominees are newly crowned Currie Cup champions the Golden Lions, and UCT’s highly successful Ikey Tigers. The Stormers’ nomination adds to a strong Western Cape interest factor.
After an emotional and hard-fought battle on the highveld, University of Cape Town (UCT) became rugby’s 2011 Varsity Cup winners last night against University of Pretoria (Tuks). UCT’s Ikey Tigers displayed impressive courage, mental strength and dare we say it, tiger blood, to beat Tuks 26-16 and emerge as champions for the first time since the tournament’s inception.