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Stephan Coetzee of UP Tuks during the Semi Final match between the FNB Shimlas and FNB UP Tuks at Shimlapark in Bloemfontein. 18 April 2022

Highlights: Maties, Tuks set up Varsity Cup decider

Maties produced a powerhouse performance against UCT, while defending champs Tuks fought back to upset Shimlas, on Monday to set up an exciting 2022 Varsity Cup final.

Maties march past UCT in Varsity Cup semi-final

Maties produced a powerhouse performance to avenge the round-robin loss to UCT in Cape Town and progress to the Varsity Cup final on Monday.

Varsity Cup throwback: Classic finals

Ahead of Monday’s Varsity Cup playoffs, take a look back at some of the tournament’s classic finals, including the dramatic encounter between UCT and the NWU Eagles in 2014.

Varsity Cup: Shimlas, UCT to host playoffs

Shimlas and the UCT Ikeys will host the Varsity Cup semi-finals, while UWC was relegated to the Shield after a dramatic final round of fixtures on Monday night.

4 04 2022 *** FNB UWC vs FNB UJ at UWC stadium. 15 Shaun-Christian Baxter, from FNB UJ with the ball and a try.

Wrap: UJ secure Varsity Cup status; Maties, UCT continue hunt for top spot

Jonathan Mokuena’s UJ secured their place in the Varsity Cup for next season by hammering UWC, while there were wins for Maties, UCT and NWU in the eighth and penultimate round on Monday.

VARSITY CUP 2022, Presented by FNB AND PARTNERS, at UP TUKS MAIN FIELD, Pretoria. MONDAY 28 February 2022 FNB UP TUKS vs FNB UCT IKEYS Duran Koevort, of UCT IKEYS Catherine Kotze/Varsity

Varsity Cup: Battle for playoff places reaches apex

Seven teams – including Shimlas, the Ikeys, Tuks, Maties and Wits – are set to battle it out over the last two rounds of the Varsity Cup for a place in this season’s semi-finals.

VARSITY CUP 2022, Presented by FNB AND PARTNERS, at UP TUKS MAIN FIELD, Pretoria. MONDAY 21 March 2022 FNB TUKS vs FNB WITS Clyde Lewis, of FNB UP TUKS

Wrap: Tuks beat plucky Wits, NWU hammer Madibaz

Round seven of the Varsity Cup saw plenty of thrilling action, including wins for UP-Tuks, NWU Eagles, UWC, Shimlas and UCT in the tournament’s 500th match on Monday.

CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA - MARCH 28: Suleiman Hartzenberg of Ikeys during the FNB Varsity Cup match between FNB UCT Ikeys and FNB Maties at UCT Rugby Fields on March 28, 2022 in Cape Town, South Africa. (Photo by Ashley Vlotman/Gallo Images)

UCT snatch historic Varsity Cup derby against Maties

UCT centre Suleiman Hartzenberg scored two point-of-origin tries in the final 10 minutes to help his team beat rivals Maties in the Varsity Cup’s landmark 500th game in Cape Town on Monday night.

Maties celebrate a try against UCT in 2019 Varsity Cup

Varsity Cup teams (Round 7): Who plays in the 500th game?

The team lineups for the seventh round of Varsity Cup fixtures on Monday, including the competition’s landmark 500th game contested by UCT and Maties in Cape Town.