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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 Shield was contested from 2 February to 6 April 2015. The tournament (also known as the FNB Varsity Shield presented by Steinhoff International for sponsorship reasons) was the fifth season of the Varsity Shield, an annual second-tier inter-university rugby union competition featuring five South African universities.

The tournament was won by Шаблон:Rut for the first time; they beat Шаблон:Rut 29–24 in the final played on 6 April 2015. No team was promoted to the top-tier Varsity Cup competition for 2016.

Competition rules and information

There were five participating universities in the 2015 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 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 two teams qualified for the title play-offs. The team that finished first had home advantage against the team that finished second.

There was no promotion/relegation between the Varsity Cup and the Varsity Shield at the end of 2015.

The 2015 Varsity Shield 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]

Teams

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

2015 Varsity Shield teams
Team name University Stadium
Шаблон:Rut Tshwane University of Technology Шаблон:Rus
Шаблон:Rut University of Fort Hare Шаблон:Rus
Шаблон:Rut University of KwaZulu-Natal Шаблон:Rus
Шаблон:Rus
Шаблон:Rut University of the Western Cape Шаблон:Rus
Шаблон:Rut University of the Witwatersrand Шаблон:Rus

Standings

The final league standings for the 2015 Varsity Shield were:[2]

2015 Varsity Shield standings
Pos Team P W D L PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts
1 Шаблон:Rut 8 6 2 0 407 162 +245 55 23 7 0 35
2 Шаблон:Rut 8 6 0 2 273 165 +108 39 23 4 0 28
3 Шаблон:Rut 8 4 2 2 259 165 +94 37 23 4 0 24
4 Шаблон:Rut 8 2 0 6 108 320 –212 15 45 4 0 12
5 Шаблон:Rut 8 0 0 8 133 368 –235 20 52 2 1 3

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 Shield
Team R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 R8 R9 R10 Final
Шаблон:Rut 0
(3rd)
5
(2nd)
10
(1st)
15
(1st)
18
(1st)
18
(1st)
23
(1st)
28
(1st)
33
(1st)
35
(1st)
Lost
Шаблон:Rut 4
(2nd)
9
(1st)
9
(2nd)
9
(2nd)
13
(2nd)
17
(2nd)
22
(2nd)
23
(2nd)
23
(2nd)
28
(2nd)
Won
Шаблон:Rut 0
(5th)
0
(4th)
4
(4th)
9
(3rd)
12
(3rd)
12
(3rd)
12
(3rd)
17
(3rd)
22
(3rd)
24
(3rd)
Шаблон:NA
Шаблон:Rut 5
(1st)
5
(3rd)
5
(3rd)
6
(4th)
6
(4th)
11
(4th)
11
(4th)
11
(4th)
11
(4th)
11
(4th)
Шаблон:NA
Шаблон:Rut 0
(3rd)
0
(5th)
1
(5th)
2
(5th)
2
(5th)
2
(5th)
3
(5th)
3
(5th)
3
(5th)
3
(5th)
Шаблон:NA
Key: win draw loss bye

Fixtures

The 2015 Varsity Shield fixtures were released as follows:

  • All times are South African (GMT+2).

Round one

The Шаблон:Rut hooker and captain Hamish Herd scored two tries to help his side to a 21–16 victory over Шаблон:Rut in Pretoria to initially end the round in second spot. However, this result was later expunged and the fixture was awarded as a win to Шаблон:Rut, with a scoreline of 0–0. This meant that Шаблон:Rut moved into topped the log after Round One. The Шаблон:Rut moved into second spot on the log following a 16–5 victory over Шаблон:Rut in Cape Town, with fly-half Inny Radebe scoring a try and two conversions for the away side, ahead of joint-third sides Шаблон:Rut and newly relegated Шаблон:Rut who had a bye in this round. Шаблон:Rut were bottom of the log after the first round.[3]

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Round two

A hat-trick from centre Marcel Coetzee helped Шаблон:Rut to a comprehensive 68–5 victory over Шаблон:Rut to increase their lead at the top of the log to four points, with TUT dropping to bottom of the log. Шаблон:Rut played their first match of the campaign and ran out comfortable 39–24 winners over Шаблон:Rut, with braces by Ish Nkolo and Constant Beckerling for the side from Johannesburg. Wits moved into second place on the log while UFH dropped down to third after suffering their first defeat of the season. Шаблон:Rut had a bye this round and remained in fourth spot on the log.

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Round three

Braces from Constant Beckerling and Tommy Damba helped Шаблон:Rut emerge victorious from the top-two clash against Шаблон:Rut, with a comprehensive 56–13 win – their second away win in a row – to move them to the top of the log and with a game in hand over UKZN. Шаблон:Rut moved up to third on the log by beating bottom side Шаблон:Rut 21–18 in Pretoria, with a two-try haul from Damian Stevens proving decisive. UWC leap-frogged Шаблон:Rut, who dropped to fourth spot after a bye in Round Three.

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Round four

The top-versus-bottom match between Шаблон:Rut and Шаблон:Rut went according to form, with Wits running out 71–36 winners to extend their lead at the top to six points. They ran in ten tries, with Tommy Damba, Ferdinand Kelly and Luxolo Ntsepe getting a brace each, while fly-half Brandan Hewitt scored one of their tries and slotted seven conversions. In the other match, Шаблон:Rut moved level on points with second-placed Шаблон:Rut who had a bye round, securing an eight-try victory over Шаблон:Rut and running out 49–34 winners with James Verity-Amm grabbing a hat-trick of tries. Both of the losing sides, UFH Blues and TUT Vikings, picked up a bonus point for scoring five tries in their matches, but remained in fourth and fifth respectively.

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Round five

League leaders Шаблон:Rut dropped their first points of the season after they were held to a 37–all draw by third-placed Шаблон:Rut in Johannesburg. Wits were leading 37–16 after 55 minutes, but UWC responded with three more tries late in the game to level things up, with winger James Verity-Amm scoring a second consecutive hat-trick after also getting one in Round Four against Шаблон:Rut. Шаблон:Rut took advantage of their main rivals drawing to secure a 21–13 victory over UFH, which saw them remain in second, but closed the gap to league leaders Wits to five points. UWC finished Round Five a further point behind UKZN, with UFH Blues remaining in fourth spot and Шаблон:Rut, who did not play this round, staying in fifth at the halfway point of the regular season.

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Round six

With top-placed side Шаблон:Rut having a bye weekend, they saw their lead at the top reduced to just a single point from Шаблон:Rut, who ran out 21–5 winners over third-placed Шаблон:Rut. Шаблон:Rut secured their second victory of the season, beating Шаблон:Rut 29–18 in Alice to also pick up a bonus point for scoring four tries. Their log positions remained unchanged, however, with UFH Blues still in fourth and TUT Vikings in last place with two log points.

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Round seven

After their bye in Round Six, leaders Шаблон:Rut returned to form in spectacular style, running in twelve tries in a 93–0 demolition of Шаблон:Rut in Johannesburg. Luxolo Ntsepe scored a hat-trick, while Constant Beckerling and Josh Jarvis got two tries apiece and fly-half Brandan Hewitt scored one try and nine conversions for a personal points tally of 32 points. Second-placed Шаблон:Rut kept the pressure on Wits however, scoring nine tries in their 66–41 victory over Шаблон:Rut to remain just one point behind Wits on the log. Marius Louw grabbed a hat-trick in their victory and Spa Dube contributed 21 points with the boot. Шаблон:Rut remained in third place in the league with their bye, while TUT's four-try bonus point wasn't enough to move them ahead of fourth-placed UFH Blues.

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Round eight

Hosts Шаблон:Rut emerged victorious in the match between the top two teams in the league, beating Шаблон:Rut 40–26 to extend their lead at the top of the log to four points. Both teams picked up a four-try bonus point in the match that was only settled with a last-minute Tommy Damba try. This result also meant that Wits secured their place in the final of the competition. Шаблон:Rut kept up their attempt to clinch the other spot in the final by beating Шаблон:Rut 63–10 in Cape Town. They ran in nine tries, with Quaid Langeveldt, James Verity-Amm and Gordon-Wayne Plaatjes getting a brace each. This result saw them close the gap to second-placed UKZN to six points, with a game in hand. A bye round for Шаблон:Rut saw them remain in fourth spot, well clear of bottom side TUT Vikings.

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Round nine

With their sixth win of the season, Шаблон:Rut ensured that they would finish the regular season top of the log, which meant that the final would be played in Johannesburg. They ran out 50–5 winners over Шаблон:Rut with two tries apiece from Tommy Damba and Koch Marx. The identity of their opposition in the final was still unknown, since second-placed Шаблон:Rut had a bye, which saw Шаблон:Rut reduce the gap to just one point. UWC ran out 58–8 winners over Шаблон:Rut with James Verity-Amm getting his third hat-trick of the season and take his try tally up to eleven in just six appearances. That result also ensured that UFH Blues would finish the season in fourth spot with TUT Vikings guaranteed to finish bottom of the log.

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Round ten

The final line-up was completed as Шаблон:Rut joined already-qualified Шаблон:Rut in the final. A hat-trick from centre Marius Louw secured a 42–0 victory for UKZN over fourth-placed Шаблон:Rut in Durban to ensure the side finished second on the log. Meanwhile, log leaders Шаблон:Rut and third-placed Шаблон:Rut played out their second draw of the season, with their match finishing 21–all in Cape Town after drawing 37–all in their Round Five match in Johannesburg. Шаблон:Rut had a bye round and finished bottom of the log.

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Final

The 2015 Varsity Shield was won by Шаблон:Rut, who won their first ever title after handing Шаблон:Rut their first defeat of the season; a 29–24 defeat in the match played in Johannesburg. UKZN Impi took the lead fifteen minute in through captain Lwazi Ngcungama and didn't relinquish it for the remainder of the match. Fly-half Inny Radebe was the top scorer in the match with eleven points.

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Honours

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

2015 Varsity Shield Honours
Champions: Шаблон:Rut
Player That Rocks: Lwazi Ngcungama, Шаблон:Rut
Forward That Rocks:
Back That Rocks:
Top Try Scorer: James Verity-Amm, Шаблон:Rut (11)
Top Points Scorer: Brandan Hewitt, Шаблон:Rut (133)

Players

Player statistics

The following table contain points which were scored in the 2015 Varsity Shield:[4]

Top Ten points scorers
No Player Team T C P DG Pts
1 Brandan Hewitt Wits 2 41 0 0 133
2 Spa Dube UKZN Impi 3 21 0 0 78
3 Quaid Langeveldt UWC 7 8 0 0 59
4 James Verity-Amm UWC 11 0 0 0 55
5 Tommy Damba Wits 10 0 0 0 50
6 Constant Beckerling Wits 9 0 0 0 45
7 Inny Radebe UKZN Impi 4 8 0 0 44
8 Marius Louw UKZN Impi 8 0 0 0 40
9 Darian Hock UWC 0 12 0 0 36
10 Sivakele Ulana UFH Blues 1 6 4 0 31

Squad lists

The teams released the following squad lists:

Шаблон:Rut[5]

Шаблон:Div col Forwards

  • Jeremia Burger
  • Shaun de Wet
  • Neil de Witt
  • James Frost
  • Hamish Herd
  • Claude Johannes
  • Wessel Jordaan
  • Attie Joubert
  • Jean-Claude le Roux
  • Calvin Maduna
  • Armand Marshall
  • Percy Matlhoko
  • Mandla Mdaka
  • Ross Middlecote
  • Ratsaka Modjadji
  • DK Mukendi
  • Daniel Richter
  • Jaco van Staden
  • Wian van Schalkwyk
  • Did not play:
  • Isak Deetlefs
  • Mpho Kganakga
  • Dimpho Matshediso
  • Bethuel Mosetekoa
  • Lindokuhle Sambo
  • Ryan Sim

Backs

  • Lisa Banzi
  • Dylan du Buisson
  • Shawn Jaards
  • Deon Joubert
  • Thabang Kibe
  • Tovhowani Nefale
  • Octavian Nkomonde
  • Edwin Oliver
  • Ruan Pienaar
  • Vian Riekert
  • Nelis Snyman
  • RW van der Wal
  • Lewies van Deventer
  • Litha Vumisa
  • Paul Walters
  • Did not play:
  • Leroy Afrika
  • Thomas Joubert
  • Ndivho Nematandani
  • Dwayne Swart
  • Dries van der Westhuizen

Coach

Шаблон:Div col end

Шаблон:Rut[6]

Шаблон:Div col Forwards

  • Lutho Klaas
  • Madoda Ludidi
  • Lwando Mabenge
  • Athenkosi Makeleni
  • Athenkosi Manentsa
  • Ntyatyambo Mkhafu
  • Olwethu Mputla
  • Lusindiso Nkomo
  • Lwando Nteta
  • Siphesihle Punguzwa
  • Zanoxolo Qwele
  • Sibusiso Sityebi
  • Sesethu Time
  • Mzinga Vitsha
  • Malusi Vula
  • Did not play:
  • Darren Alexander
  • Asiphe Fanele
  • Busiwe Fani
  • Litha Labase
  • Andile Makinana
  • Philisani Khangelani Ncoko
  • Siphelele Njobeni
  • Likhona Nkqoli
  • Ntsika Nyalambisa
  • Misubukhosi Pienaar
  • Siyabulela Sijula

Backs

  • Siviwe Bisset
  • Sanelise Getye
  • Khanyiso Komani
  • Ntsika Kula
  • Aziyena Mandaba
  • Akhona Matutu
  • Lithabile Mgwadleka
  • Hlubi Mvana
  • Sthembiso Ngwenya
  • Lundi Ralarala
  • Elandre Sias
  • Khaya Siqoko
  • Sivakele Ulana
  • Did not play:
  • Luyolo Batshise
  • Benson Chiripanhura
  • Asiphe Fihla
  • Yanga Nakani
  • Sibusiso Sinuka

Coach

Шаблон:Div col end

Шаблон:Rut[7]

Шаблон:Div col Forwards

  • Marné Coetzee
  • Chris de Beer
  • Johan du Toit
  • David Harel
  • Michael Hutton
  • Sizwe Kubheka
  • Sanele Malwane
  • Matthew Mandioma
  • Siya Mhlongo
  • Njabulo Mkize
  • Ntando Mpofana
  • Lwazi Ngcungama
  • William Paxton
  • Kwezi Puza
  • Christie van der Merwe
  • Mikyle Webster
  • Ado Wessels
  • Did not play:
  • Henri Boshoff
  • Mees Erasmus
  • Sikhumbuzo Rowen Gasa
  • Mzamo Majola
  • Emilien Mary
  • Milani Lutho Motlohi
  • Clive Musasiwa
  • Lindo Radebe
  • Nduduzo Thembelenkosini Sithole
  • Ayathandwa Tsengiwe

Backs

  • Thobekani Buthelezi
  • Marcel Coetzee
  • Spa Dube
  • Rowan Gouws
  • Graham Koch
  • Rico Lategan
  • Marius Louw
  • Shayne Makombe
  • Philip Marais
  • Yandisa Mdolomba
  • Gavin Nyawata
  • Inny Radebe
  • Langelihle Shange
  • Alwayno Visagie
  • Sandile Zulu
  • Did not play:
  • Jurie Johannes Ingram
  • Manqoba Mqudi
  • Miguel Thabo Ncube
  • Michael Scheepers
  • Bongumusa Tshabalala

Coach

Шаблон:Div col end

Шаблон:Rut[8]

Шаблон:Div col Forwards

  • Tahriq Allan
  • Stuart Austin
  • Curtis Beukes
  • Brandon Beukman
  • Alwyn Carstens
  • Kelvin de Bruyn
  • Matthew Faught
  • Lifa Ghana
  • José Julies
  • Heynes Kotze
  • Mitch Lingeveldt
  • Wayrin Losper
  • Darren Luiters
  • Sebenza Maphumulo
  • Chadwin Robertson
  • Brandon Valentyn
  • Did not play:
  • Axolile Apleni
  • Mische Kamlesh Vallabh

Backs

  • Gavian Cloete
  • Clayton Daniels
  • Lubabalo Faleni
  • Dean Herbert
  • Gustav Heydenrych
  • Darian Hock
  • Keanu Langeveldt
  • Quaid Langeveldt
  • Minenhle Mthethwa
  • Matthew Nortjé
  • Shane Pietersen
  • Gordon-Wayne Plaatjes
  • Yaasien Railoun
  • Herman Share
  • Damian Stevens
  • Octaven van Stade
  • James Verity-Amm
  • Did not play:
  • Stephan Borman
  • Chad Christopher de Klerk
  • Blake Andre Reineke
  • Wilbré van Wyk
  • Melik Wana

Coach

Шаблон:Div col end

Шаблон:Rut[9]

Шаблон:Div col Forwards

  • Ben Baggott
  • Constant Beckerling
  • Richard Crossman
  • Jethi de Lange
  • Angus Gordon
  • Rhyno Herbst
  • Ferdinand Kelly
  • Graham Logan
  • Ayabulela Mdudi
  • Chris Mills
  • Brandon Palmer
  • Luvuyo Pupuma
  • Cameron Shafto
  • Tijde Visser
  • Ameer Williams
  • Did not play:
  • Wazeer Desai
  • Mitchell Fraser
  • Gihard Visagie

Backs

  • Alistair Ballantyne
  • Tommy Damba
  • Sicelo Champion
  • Ruan Cloete
  • Brandan Hewitt
  • Josh Jarvis
  • Koch Marx
  • Sibusiso Mngomezulu
  • Ish Nkolo
  • Luxolo Ntsepe
  • AJ van Blerk
  • Dandré van den Berg
  • Ruan van Rensburg
  • Did not play:
  • Joel Bwanakawa
  • Kyle Wesemann

Coach

  • Hugo van As

Шаблон:Div col end

Discipline

The following table contains all the cards handed out during the tournament:[10]

Sendings-off and multiple sin-binnings
Player Team Шаблон:Sent off Шаблон:Sin bin
Brandon Beukman UWC 1 0
Heynes Kotze UWC 1 0
Aziyena Mandaba UFH Blues 1 0
Siphesihle Punguzwa UFH Blues 0 4
Lwando Nteta UFH Blues 0 2

Referees

The following referees officiated matches in the 2015 Varsity Shield:

See also

References

Шаблон:Reflist

External links

Шаблон:Varsity Cup Шаблон:Rugby union in South Africa