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.
Shimlas scored a 78th-minute try on Monday night to seal a crucial bonus-point victory over Tuks and boost their hopes of finishing top of the Varsity Cup table.
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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.
The stage is set for a sensational finish to the 15th edition of the Varsity Cup as four teams – Wits, UJ, UWC and the CUT Ixias – battle it out to retain their status in the tournament.
Centre Suleiman Hartzenberg scored two stunning late tries to help the UCT Ikey Tigers to a thrilling victory over rivals Maties in the 500th Varsity Cup match on Monday night.
Check out this comical moment in the Varsity Cup when the referee asks if a possible concussion has taken place, only for the medic to hand out the real determination.
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.
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.
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.
