# 2013 Varsity Cup

The 2013 Varsity Cup was contested from 4 February to 8 April 2013. The tournament (also known as the FNB Varsity Cup presented by Steinhoff International for sponsorship reasons) was the sixth season of the Varsity Cup, an annual inter-university rugby union competition featuring eight South African universities.
The tournament was won by UP Tuks for the second consecutive season; they beat Maties 44–5 in the final played on 8 April 2013. No team was relegated to the second-tier Varsity Shield competition for 2014.

## Competition rules and information

There were eight participating universities in the 2013 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 2013 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.

## Teams

The following teams took part in the 2013 Varsity Cup competition:
2013 Varsity Cup teams :
| Team name | University | Stadium |
| 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 |
| UCT Ikey Tigers | University of Cape Town | UCT Rugby Fields, Cape Town |
| UFS Shimlas | University of the Free State | Shimla Park, Bloemfontein |
| UJ | University of Johannesburg | UJ Stadium, Johannesburg |
| UP Tuks | University of Pretoria | LC de Villiers Stadium, Pretoria |
| Wits | University of the Witwatersrand | Wits Rugby Stadium, Johannesburg |

## Standings

The final league standings for the 2013 Varsity Cup were:
2013 Varsity Cup standings :
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TF | TA | TB | LB | Pts |
| 1 | Maties | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 205 | 117 | +88 | 28 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 33 |
| 2 | UP Tuks | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 179 | 114 | +65 | 25 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 22 |
| 3 | UJ | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 218 | 179 | +39 | 31 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 21 |
| 4 | NMMU Madibaz | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 120 | 103 | +17 | 14 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 21 |
| 5 | NWU Pukke | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 237 | 222 | +15 | 33 | 30 | 4 | 1 | 21 |
| 6 | UFS Shimlas | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 183 | 132 | +51 | 24 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 15 |
| 7 | UCT Ikey Tigers | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 159 | 198 | –39 | 22 | 27 | 2 | 1 | 11 |
| 8 | Wits | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 133 | 369 | –236 | 17 | 51 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Legend and competition rules :
| Legend: ||||
| | Top four teams; qualify to 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 |
| | No relegation. | 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 |
| Competition rules: ||||
| Play-offs: The top four teams qualify to the semi-finals. The first-placed team will host the fourth-placed team and the second-placed team will host the third-placed team. The higher-ranked semi-final winner will then host 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 ||||

## Fixtures

The 2015 Varsity Cup fixtures were released as follows:
* All times are South African (GMT+2).

### Final
## Honours

The honour roll for the 2013 Varsity Cup was as follows:
2013 Varsity Cup Honours :
| Champions: | UP Tuks (2nd title) |
| Player That Rocks: | Oupa Mohojé, UFS Shimlas |
| Forward That Rocks: | Reniel Hugo, Maties |
| Back That Rocks: | Howard Mnisi, NMMU Madibaz |
| Top Try Scorers: | Hoffmann Maritz, NWU Pukke (7) |
| Top Points Scorer: | Kobus de Kock, UJ (91) |

## Players
### Squad lists

The teams released the following squad lists:
Maties
Forwards
* Brianton Booysen
* Lungelo Chonco
* Nick de Jager
* Jan de Klerk
* Beyers de Villiers
* Charl de Villiers
* Neethling Gericke
* Os Hamman
* Reniel Hugo
* Reuben Johannes
* Frederick Kirsten
* Helmut Lehmann
* Niel Oelofse
* Brandon Pitzer
* Jurg Streicher
* Hein van der Merwe
* Wilhelm van der Sluys
* Jurie van Vuuren
* Alistair Vermaak
* Did not play:
* Schalk Ferreira
* Attie Joubert
* Boeta Kleinhans
* Hugo Kloppers
* Basil Liebenberg
* Derick Linde
* Cameron Lindsay
* Alfred Ries
* Erik van Zyl
Backs
* James Alexander
* Craig Barry
* Hayden de Villiers
* Dean Grant
* Dean Hammond
* Mark Hodgskiss
* Louis Jordaan
* Clearance Khumalo
* JP Lewis
* Jean Nel
* Ryan Nell
* JH Potgieter
* Warren Seals
* Andries Truter
* Did not play:
* Rob Ahlers
* Jarryd Buys
* Wessel Coetzee
* Jan de Wet
* Gerhard Jordaan
* Johnny Kôtze
* Pieter Peens
* Caleb Smith
* Gideon Strydom
* Nico van der Westhuizen
* Christof van Tonder
* Devon Williams
Coach
* Chris Rossouw
NMMU Madibaz
Forwards
* Tim Agaba
* Francois Coetzer
* Albé de Swardt
* Dexter Fahey
* Martin Ferreira
* Louis Fourie
* Ferdi Gerber
* Roy Godfrey
* Lizo Gqoboka
* Gareth Hartley
* Elrich Kock
* Schalk Oelofse
* Brenden Olivier
* Marius Oosthuizen
* Ulrich Pretorius
* Brian Shabangu
* Stefan Willemse
* Mzwanele Zito
* Did not play:
* Chad Banfield
* Reece Dabner
* Hannes Huisamen
* Marius le Roux
* Rob Louw
* Francois Nel
Backs
* Logan Basson
* Jarryd Buys
* Dwayne Kelly
* Devon Lailvaux
* Lesley Luiters
* Howard Mnisi
* Mayibuye Ndwandwa
* Yamkela Ngam
* Foxy Ntleki
* Brian Skosana
* Gerrit Smith
* Billy van Lill
* Justin van Staden
* Did not play:
* Ruan Allerston
* Drew du Toit
* Andile Jho
* Bradley Kretzmann
* Louis Kruger
* Charlie Purdon
* Marlin Ruiters
* Shane Swart
* Phumezo Orlando Tom
* Kayle van Zyl
Coach
* Brent Janse van Rensburg
NWU Pukke
Forwards
* Herman Basson
* Molotsi Bouwer
* Stompie de Wet
* Martin Dreyer
* Arno Ebersohn
* Marius Fourie
* Marcel Groenewald
* Danie Jordaan
* Strand Kruger
* Robey Labuschagné
* MB Lusaseni
* Mash Mafela
* SJ Niemand
* JC Oberholzer
* Pens Scharneck
* Solly Sotsaka
* Ernie Strydom
* HP Swart
* Akker van der Merwe
* Elardus Venter
* Did not play:
* Bok Barnard
* Wian Fourie
* Pikkie Nortjé
* Chris Schoonraad
* Lodewyk Uys
* Peet van der Walt
* JC Wasserman
Backs
* Rowayne Beukman
* Justin Botha
* Lucian Cupido
* Johan Deysel
* Tiaan Dorfling
* Jaco Grobler
* Sylvian Mahuza
* Hoffmann Maritz
* Gerhard Nortier
* Luther Obi
* Wynand Olivier
* SW Oosthuizen
* Hennie Skorbinski
* Pieter Smith
* Did not play:
* Kobus du Plessis
* Janus Jonker
* Rudolph Stephanus Muller
* Heinrich Smith
Coach
* Hannes Esterhuizen
UCT Ikey Tigers
Forwards
* Derek Asbun
* Brad Bosman
* Mike Botha
* Joel Carew
* Johno de Klerk
* Dayne Jans
* Josh Katzen
* Oli Kebble
* James Kilroe
* Jason Klaasen
* Kyle Kriel
* Shaun McDonald
* Shane Meier
* Darryl Ndjadila
* Levi Odendaal
* Neil Rautenbach
* Ntsolo Setlaba
* Sti Sithole
* Digby Webb
* Michael Willemse
* Did not play:
* Stephen Buerger
* Deacon Chowles
* André Mark du Plessis
* Matthew Faught
* Vince Jobo
* Timmy Louw
* Peter Olivier
* Gareth Topkin
* Francois van Wyk
Backs
* David Ambunya
* Tiger Bax
* Paul Cohen
* Justin Coles
* Nick Holton
* Ross Jones-Davies
* Dillyn Leyds
* Nico Loizides
* Nate Nel
* Dylan Sage
* Ricky Schroeder
* Liam Slatem
* Richard Stewart
* Lihleli Xoli
* Did not play:
* Darryn Berry
* Tonderai Chigumadzi
* Ryan Dugmore
* Nick Farrar
* Dylon Frylinck
* Selom Gavor
* Jason Germishuys
* Kyle Lombard
* Robbie Louw
* Steve Wallace
Coach
* Kevin Foote
UFS Shimlas
Forwards
* JC Astle
* Luan de Bruin
* Wickus Deysel
* Jacques du Toit
* Elandré Huggett
* Niell Jordaan
* Armandt Koster
* Erik le Roux
* Charles Marais
* Oupa Mohojé
* Freddy Ngoza
* Nick Schonert
* Tyron Schultz
* Vaatjie van der Merwe
* Schalk van der Merwe
* Fanie van der Walt
* Carl van Heerden
* JC van Wyk
* Henco Venter
* Lebo Zietsman
* Did not play:
* Neil Claassen
* Curtley de Kock
* Boxer de Villiers
* Heinrich Renoir Douglas
* Joubert Horn
* Barend Koortzen
* De Wet Kruger
* Pieter Matthee
* Justin Pappin
* Boom Prinsloo
* Egbert Ras
* Adriaan Schoeman
Backs
* Renier Botha
* JJ de Klerk
* Pieter-Steyn de Wet
* Maphutha Dolo
* Franna du Toit
* Reinhardt Erwee
* Kay-Kay Hlongwane
* Kevin Luiters
* Marco Mason
* Nico Scheepers
* Thys Smit
* Earl Snyman
* Divandré Strydom
* Sethu Tom
* Stephan van der Merwe
* Robbie van Schalkwyk
* Did not play:
* AJ Coertzen
* Erick Colyn
* Marnus Marais
* Niel Marais
* Pieter Rademan
* Lance Ruthford
* Vink van der Walt
Coach
* Michael Horak
UJ
Forwards
* David Antonites
* Fabian Booysen
* Van Zyl Botha
* Steph de Witt
* Wessel du Rand
* Wiseman Kamanga
* Shane Kirkwood
* AJ le Roux
* RJ Liebenberg
* Thiliphatu Marole
* Malcolm Marx
* Njabulo Mkize
* Kobus Porter
* Johan van der Hoogt
* Erasmus van der Linde
* Ewald van der Westhuizen
* Justin Wheeler
* Did not play:
* Ian Barnard
* Henri Boshoff
* Daneel Ellis
* Lourens Erasmus
* Mitchell Hildebrand
* Henru Liebenberg
* Gareth Milasinovich
* Stephan Nel
* Dylan Peterson
* Sean Pretorius
* Jannes Snyman
* Griffith van Wyk
* Wimpie Wentzel
Backs
* Chrysander Botha
* Guy Cronjé
* Tommy Damba
* Kobus de Kock
* JR Esterhuizen
* Lincoln Koopman
* Bradley Moolman
* Andries Oosthuizen
* Jacques Pretorius
* Luan Steenkamp
* Vian van der Watt
* Divan van Zyl
* Lukas van Zyl
* Adrian Vermeulen
* PJ Walters
* Did not play:
* Michael John Bean
* Chuma Sean Faas
* Thato Thomas Marobela
* Lucien Kirk Ruiters
* Marais Schmidt
* Ethan Charles Searle
* Dauw Steyn
tbc
* James Craig Bester
* Devlin Hope
* Johannes Olivier
* Cornelius Francois Vermeulen
Coach
* Hugo van As
UP Tuks
Forwards
* Shaun Adendorff
* Andrew Beerwinkel
* Jean Cook
* Jacques du Plessis
* Frederic Eksteen
* Christoph Gouws
* Wesley Kotzé
* Wiaan Liebenberg
* Bongi Mbonambi
* JP Mostert
* Sabelo Nhlapo
* Marvin Orie
* Stephan Pretorius
* Jono Ross
* Juan Schoeman
* Basil Short
* Sidney Tobias
* Nardus van der Walt
* Schalk van Heerden
* Hencus van Wyk
* Jacques Verwey
* Jaco Visagie
* Paul Willemse
* Mike Williams
* Did not play:
* Zane Botha
* Clyde Davids
* Gerhard Engelbrecht
* Victor Hechter
* Irné Herbst
* Jono Janse van Rensburg
* Dennis Visser
Backs
* Clayton Blommetjies
* Christopher Bosch
* Riaan Britz
* Willie du Plessis
* Danie Faasen
* Lohan Jacobs
* Piet Lindeque
* Burger Odendaal
* Handré Pollard
* Tian Schoeman
* Courtnall Skosan
* William Small-Smith
* Clayton Stewart
* Emile Temperman
* Vainon Willis
* Did not play:
* Travis Ismaiel
* Jesse Kriel
* Donnovan Marais
* Sampie Mastriet
* Damian van Wyk
Coach
* Nollis Marais
Wits
Forwards
* Rory Anderson
* Charlie Baggot
* Rinus Bothma
* Piers Cooper
* Jason Fraser
* Carel Greeff
* JP Jonck
* Ferdinand Kelly
* KK Kgame
* Shai Korb
* Jeremiah Latana
* Hannes Ludick
* Wandile Lupuwane
* Thato Mavundla
* Devin Montgomery
* Katlego Ntsie
* Luvuyo Pupuma
* Cameron Shafto
* Pieter van Biljon
* Bradley van Niekerk
* Phaka Zuma
* Did not play:
* Chad Erasmus
* Sam Peter
* Rendani Ramovha
* Juandré Venter
Backs
* Riaan Arends
* Greg Blom
* Brent Crossley
* Mandla Dube
* Josh Durbach
* Jacques Erasmus
* Kayde Fisher
* Latiume Fosita
* Nkuli Gamede
* Bronson Lange
* Jared Meyer
* Ish Nkolo
* Kyle Peyper
* Michael Sephton-Poultney
* Matt Torrance
* Did not play:
* Kenneth du Plessis
* Juan Petrus du Toit
* Grant Janke
* Andrew Keightley-Smith
* Juandré Wurth
Coach
* Andy Royle