Varsity Cup final preview
Unbeaten Maties will look to defend their Varsity Cup title against a young but hungry Tuks side in Stellenbosch on Monday.
Unbeaten Maties will look to defend their Varsity Cup title against a young but hungry Tuks side in Stellenbosch on Monday.
Highlights of Maties’ 47-5 Varsity Cup semi-final victory against Shimlas in Stellenbosch on Monday.
Maties thrashed Shimlas 47-5 in Stellenbosch on Monday to qualify for their third straight Varsity Cup final. DYLAN JACK reports.
Maties will be aiming to reach a third successive Varsity Cup final when they host Shimlas on Monday, while Tuks welcome NWU to Pretoria.
Shimlas flyhalf Lubabalo Dobela says dominating possession will be key to beating Maties in their Varsity Cup semi-final in Stellenbosch on Monday.
Maties playmaker Jordan Chait says the team did not expect their Varsity Cup campaign to go as well as it has after losing a number of experienced players. DYLAN JACK reports.
Shimlas claimed their place in the Varsity Cup semi-finals with a 38-14 victory over UJ, while there were also wins for UCT, Maties and NWU on Monday.
Maties finished the league stage of the Varsity Cup with a stylish 84-26 thrashing of UWC in Stellenbosch on Monday. DYLAN JACK reports.
Shimlas, Wits, UCT and CUT are all in a race for the final Varsity Cup playoff place, while first meets last when Maties host UWC in Stellenbosch on Monday.
Check out the best tries of round eight of the 2019 Varsity Cup.