Английская Википедия:2018 Varsity Cup

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The 2018 Varsity Cup was contested from 29 January to 16 April 2018. The tournament (known as the FNB Varsity Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the eleventh season of the Varsity Cup, an annual inter-university rugby union competition featuring South African universities.

Competition rules and information

There were nine participating universities in the 2018 Varsity Cup. During the round-robin stage of the competition, 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 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 qualified for the title play-offs. In the semi-finals, the team that finished first had home advantage against the team that received 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.

Tries were worth five or seven points, depending on the point where the try-scoring move originated. If the try-scoring move originated in the opponents' half, it would count five points. If the move originated in the try-scoring team's own half, two bonus points were awarded and the try would be worth seven points.

For the 2018 season, the Varsity Cup introduced a Power Play rule; when a team calls for the Power Play, they can nominate two opposition backline players to be removed from the field of play for a period of three minutes.

Teams

The following teams took part in the 2018 Varsity Cup competition:

2018 Varsity Cup teams
Team name	University	Stadium
Шаблон:Rut	Central University of Technology	Шаблон:Rus
Шаблон:Rut	Stellenbosch University	Шаблон:Rus
Шаблон:Rut	Nelson Mandela University	Шаблон:Rus
Шаблон:Rut	North-West University	Шаблон:Rus
Шаблон:Rut	University of Cape Town	Шаблон:Rus
Шаблон:Rut	University of the Free State	Шаблон:Rus
Шаблон:Rut	University of Johannesburg	Шаблон:Rus
Шаблон:Rut	University of Pretoria	Шаблон:Rus
Шаблон:Rut	University of the Witwatersrand	Шаблон:Rus

Standings

The final standings for the 2018 Varsity Cup were:

2018 Varsity Cup standings
Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	TB	LB	Pts
1	Шаблон:Rut	8	6	2	0	301	129	+172	40	16	6	0	34
2	Шаблон:Rut	8	6	1	1	306	156	+150	39	21	6	1	33
3	Шаблон:Rut	8	5	1	2	261	154	+107	31	22	4	1	27
4	Шаблон:Rut	8	4	1	3	241	230	+11	33	29	6	1	25
5	Шаблон:Rut	8	5	0	3	246	286	-40	33	38	4	0	24
6	Шаблон:Rut	8	4	0	4	182	181	+1	23	24	2	3	21
7	Шаблон:Rut	8	2	1	5	257	208	+49	35	26	3	2	15
8	Шаблон:Rut	8	1	0	7	178	435	-257	24	55	3	1	8
9	Шаблон:Rut	8	0	0	8	139	332	−193	17	44	1	3	4

Legend and competition rules
Legend:
	Top four teams; qualified 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
	To relegation play-off.
	Relegated to the 2019 Varsity Shield.
Competition rules:
Play-offs: The top four teams qualified to the semi-finals. The first-placed team hosted the fourth-placed team and the second-placed team hosted the third-placed team. The higher-ranked semi-final winner then hosted the lower-ranked semi-final winner in 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

Matches

The following matches were played in the 2018 Varsity Cup:

See also

• Varsity Cup
• 2018 Varsity Rugby
• 2018 Varsity Shield

External links

• Шаблон:Cite web