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Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Use South African English Шаблон:Infobox rugby union season Шаблон:2015 in South African rugby union The 2015 Varsity Cup was contested from 9 February to 13 April 2015. The tournament (also known as the FNB Varsity Cup presented by Steinhoff International for sponsorship reasons) was the eighth season of the Varsity Cup, an annual inter-university rugby union competition featuring eight South African universities.

The tournament was won by Шаблон:Rut, who beat Шаблон:Rut 63–33 in the final played on 13 April 2015. No team was relegated to the second-tier Varsity Shield competition for 2016.

Competition rules and information

There were eight participating universities in the 2015 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 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 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.

There was no relegation to the Varsity Shield at the end of the season.

The 2015 Varsity Cup used a different scoring system than the common scoring system. Tries were worth five points as usual, but conversions were worth three points instead of two, while penalties and drop goals were only worth two points instead of three.[1]

All Varsity Cup games also had two referees officiating each game,[2] props' jerseys featured a special gripping patch to ensure better binding, intended to reduce collapsing scrums[3] and the mark was extended to the entire field.[4]

The Varsity Cup also reintroduced the White Card system from 2015. 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.[5]

Teams

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The following teams took part in the 2015 Varsity Cup competition:

2015 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 Metropolitan 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

Standings

The final league standings for the 2015 Varsity Cup were:[6]

2015 Varsity Cup standings
Pos Team P W D L PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts
1 Шаблон:Rut 7 5 1 1 295 119 +176 41 15 7 1 30
2 Шаблон:Rut 7 6 1 0 227 116 +111 32 16 4 0 30
3 Шаблон:Rut 7 4 1 2 258 157 +101 32 23 4 0 22
4 Шаблон:Rut 7 3 1 3 212 184 +28 30 25 5 2 21
5 Шаблон:Rut 7 3 2 2 177 171 +6 24 23 4 1 21
6 Шаблон:Rut 7 3 0 4 113 113 0 17 14 2 1 15
7 Шаблон:Rut 7 1 0 6 131 220 −89 19 31 2 1 7
8 Шаблон:Rut 7 0 0 7 63 396 −333 9 57 0 0 0

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 – 2015 Varsity Cup
Team R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 Semi Final
Шаблон:Rut 3
(5th)
8
(1st)
13
(1st)
15
(2nd)
20
(1st)
25
(1st)
30
(1st)
Lost Шаблон:NA
Шаблон:Rut 3
(5th)
7
(3rd)
12
(2nd)
16
(1st)
20
(2nd)
25
(2nd)
30
(2nd)
Won Won
Шаблон:Rut 3
(3rd)
3
(7th)
8
(5th)
13
(5th)
18
(3rd)
18
(4th)
22
(3rd)
Lost Шаблон:NA
Шаблон:Rut 5
(2nd)
8
(2nd)
9
(4th)
14
(4th)
14
(5th)
19
(3rd)
21
(4th)
Won Lost
Шаблон:Rut 3
(3rd)
6
(5th)
6
(7th)
7
(6th)
11
(6th)
16
(5th)
21
(5th)
Шаблон:NA Шаблон:NA
Шаблон:Rut 5
(1st)
5
(6th)
9
(3rd)
14
(3rd)
15
(4th)
15
(6th)
15
(6th)
Шаблон:NA Шаблон:NA
Шаблон:Rut 1
(7th)
6
(4th)
6
(6th)
6
(7th)
7
(7th)
7
(7th)
7
(7th)
Шаблон:NA Шаблон:NA
Шаблон:Rut 0
(8th)
0
(8th)
0
(8th)
0
(8th)
0
(8th)
0
(8th)
0
(8th)
Шаблон:NA Шаблон:NA
Key: win draw loss

Fixtures

The 2015 Varsity Cup fixtures were released as follows:[7]

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Honours

The honour roll for the 2015 Varsity Cup was as follows:

2015 Varsity Cup Honours
Champions: Шаблон:Rut (1st title)
Player That Rocks: Rhyno Smith, Шаблон:Rut
Forward That Rocks: Jason Klaasen, Шаблон:Rut
Back That Rocks: AJ Coertzen, Шаблон:Rut
Top Try Scorers: Daniel Maartens, Шаблон:Rut /
Gerhard Olivier, Шаблон:Rut (8)
Top Points Scorer: Rhyno Smith, Шаблон:Rut (101)

Players

Player statistics

The following table contain points which have been scored in games in the 2015 Varsity Cup season:[8]

Squad lists

The teams released the following squad lists:

Шаблон:Rut[9]

Forwards

  • Gerard Baard
  • Anrich Bitzi
  • Daneel Botes
  • Fanie Coetzer
  • Jozua de Jager
  • Jean-Claude Fourie
  • Dean Kouprihanoff
  • Boetie Maketlo
  • Victor Maruping
  • Rayno Nel
  • JJ Nell
  • Len Noort
  • Jean Pretorius
  • Dean Rossouw
  • Jeandré Roux
  • Neil Schoombee
  • Ian Smith
  • Frans Sisita
  • Theunis Truter
  • Did not play:
  • Thabo Chirwa
  • Wikus Davis
  • Kyle Ess
  • Deon Gouws
  • Johann Grundlingh
  • Carel Frederick Janse van Vuuren
  • John Lonergan
  • Vincent Maruping
  • Ian van Wyk
  • Jasper Wiese

Backs

  • Luke Cyster
  • Jesse du Toit
  • Christiaan Erasmus
  • Marius Grobler
  • Charlie Hitchcock
  • Henry Immelman
  • Dean Jacobs
  • Ali Mgijima
  • Lethole Mokoena
  • Johannes Nel
  • Duan Pretorius
  • Mosego Toolo
  • Naudé van Biljon
  • Arrie Vosloo
  • Did not play:
  • Heinrich Bitzi
  • Chad de Koker
  • Noël Marx
  • Johan Nel
  • Hanro Pretorius
  • Werner Rembold
  • Makgema Setlaba
  • Clinton Toua

Coach

  • Skillie Bester

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Forwards

  • Guy Alexander
  • Mike Botha
  • Joel Carew
  • Mike Kennedy
  • James Kilroe
  • Jason Klaasen
  • Jade Kriel
  • David Maasch
  • Robin Murray
  • Mark Prior
  • Chad Solomon
  • Luke Stringer
  • Digby Webb
  • Kyle Whyte
  • Tino Zakeyo
  • Msizi Zondi
  • Did not play:
  • Brad Bosman
  • Gareth Ehret
  • Sebastian Ferreira
  • Olwethu Hans
  • Matthew Jones
  • Aiden Monk
  • Aphiwe Qaba
  • Kiernan Allan Rabie
  • Duncan Saffy
  • Rushdie Salie
  • Alva Senderayi
  • Joshua John Smallbones
  • Devon Stone
  • Stuart William Stopforth
  • Nyasha Tarusenga
  • Samuel Theron
  • Keagan Timm

Backs

  • James Alexander
  • Tom Bednall
  • Paul Cohen
  • Ryan Dugmore
  • Dean Gericke
  • Nick Holton
  • Nate Nel
  • Khanyo Ngcukana
  • Brendan Rodgers
  • Dylan Sage
  • Guy Schwikkard
  • Warren Seals
  • Richard Stewart
  • Lihleli Xoli
  • Did not play:
  • Greg Alexander
  • Daniel Ben Keys Anderson
  • Robert Anderson
  • Suwi Chibale
  • Steven Cullingworth
  • Stefano de Gouveia
  • Paul Hendry
  • Bradley Janse van Rensburg
  • Huw Jones
  • Karl Brian Martin
  • Gianluca Salvador Rizzo
  • Sebastian Roodt
  • Jarryd Sage
  • Justin Scott
  • Joel Smith
  • Dylan-Lee Tidbury
  • Steve Wallace
  • Storm Michael Winter

Coach

  • Kevin Musikanth

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  • Skollie Janse van Rensburg

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Discipline

The following table contains all the cards handed out during the tournament:[17]

Dream Team

After the 2015 Varsity Cup, a Varsity Cup Dream Team was announced. This team would play against the South Africa Under-20s in Stellenbosch on 21 April 2015. The head coach of the champions Шаблон:Rut, Franco Smith, was appointed as the coach of the side and Шаблон:Rut lock Reniel Hugo was appointed as captain. Inny Radebe, who played for the 2015 Varsity Shield champions Шаблон:Rut was also named in the squad.

Dan Kriel and Jaco Visagie were originally selected in the 2015 Varsity Cup Dream Team, but subsequently replaced by Johan Deysel and Elandré Huggett respectively.

Varsity Cup Dream Team[18]
Шаблон:Nowrap Irné HerbstШаблон:• Elandré HuggettШаблон:• Reniel HugoШаблон:• John-Roy JenkinsonШаблон:• Wiaan LiebenbergШаблон:• Nqoba MxoliШаблон:• Gerhard OlivierШаблон:• Jeandré RudolphШаблон:• Joe SmithШаблон:• Chad SolomonШаблон:• Walt SteenkampШаблон:• Dayan van der WesthuizenШаблон:• Henco Venter
Шаблон:Nowrap Rowayne BeukmanШаблон:• Johan DeyselШаблон:• Maphutha DoloШаблон:• JP LewisШаблон:• Zee MkhabelaШаблон:• Inny RadebeШаблон:• Dillon SmitШаблон:• Rhyno SmithШаблон:• Johnny Welthagen
Шаблон:Nowrap Franco Smith

The Dream Team made the early running in the match, with two first-half tries – a penalty try and a try by full-back Rhyno Smith – giving them a 12–10 half-time lead over the South African Under-20s. Second-half tries by Dillon Smit and Elandré Huggett proved to not be enough, with the South African Under-20s running out 31–24 winners.

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Referees

The following referees officiated matches in the 2015 Varsity Cup:

See also

References

Шаблон:Reflist

External links

Шаблон:Varsity Cup Шаблон:Rugby union in South Africa