2014 Varsity Shield

2014 Varsity Shield
Countries	South Africa
Date	27 January – 31 March 2014
Champions	CUT Ixias (3rd title)
Runners-up	UKZN Impi
Promoted	CUT Ixias
Relegated	None
Matches played	21
Tries scored	146 (average 6.952 per match)
Top point scorer	Duan Pretorius (88)
Top try scorer	Shayne Makhombe (6)
← 2013 2015 →

South African Rugby 2014

Rugby Championship

Incoming tours

Outgoing tours

Super Rugby

Currie Cup Premier Div

Currie Cup qualification

Currie Cup First Div

Vodacom Cup

Varsity Rugby

Varsity Cup

Varsity Shield

SARU Community Cup

Under-21 Provincial Championship

Under-19 Provincial Championship

The 2014 Varsity Shield was contested from 27 January to 31 March 2014. The tournament (also known as the FNB Varsity Shield presented by Steinhoff International for sponsorship reasons) was the fourth season of the Varsity Shield, an annual second-tier inter-university rugby union competition featuring five South African universities.

The tournament was won by CUT Ixias for the second consecutive time and third time overall; they beat UKZN Impi 35–26 in the final played on 31 March 2015. CUT Ixias were automatically promoted to the top-tier Varsity Cup competition for 2015, but UKZN Impi lost their promotion play-off match against UJ to remain in the Varsity Shield for 2015. Bottom side TUT Vikings won their relegation play-off match against challengers NWU Vaal Triangle to also remain in the Varsity Shield for 2015.

Rules

The Varsity Shield used a different scoring system to the regular system. Tries were worth five points as usual, but conversions were worth three points, while penalties and drop goals were only worth two points.^[1]

Competition

There were five participating universities in the 2014 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. These teams played each other in the final, at the home venue of the higher-placed team.

The Varsity Shield winner was promoted to the 2015 Varsity Cup competition, while the bottom team in the Varsity Cup was relegated to the 2015 Varsity Shield. There was also a promotion/relegation match between the 7th-placed team in the Varsity Cup and the Varsity Shield runner-up at the end of the 2014 season.^[2]

Teams

UWC

Location of teams in 2014 Varsity Shield

Team Name	University	Stadium
2014 Varsity Shield teams
CUT Ixias	Central University of Technology	CUT Stadium, Bloemfontein
TUT Vikings	Tshwane University of Technology	TUT Stadium, Pretoria
UFH Blues	University of Fort Hare	Davidson Rugby Field, Alice
UKZN Impi	University of KwaZulu-Natal	Peter Booysen Sports Park, Pietermaritzburg
UKZN Impi	University of KwaZulu-Natal	Howard College Rugby Stadium, Durban
UWC	University of the Western Cape	UWC Sport Stadium, Cape Town

Standings

The final league standings for the 2014 Varsity Shield were:^[3]

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	TB	LB	Pts
2014 Varsity Shield standings
1	CUT Ixias	8	6	0	2	255	171	+84	35	21	6	1	31
2	UKZN Impi	8	4	1	3	246	171	+75	31	21	4	3	25
3	UFH Blues	8	4	1	3	215	217	−2	27	28	4	0	22
4	UWC	8	3	0	5	199	240	−41	24	29	3	1	16
5	TUT Vikings	8	2	0	6	184	300	−116	23	41	3	2	13

Legend and Competition rules

Legend:
	Top two teams; qualify to final.	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
	Bottom team; qualify to the relegation play-offs.

Competition rules:
Play-offs: The top two teams will qualify to the final, with the higher-placed team having home advantage. The winner of the final will automatically be promoted, while the runner-up will qualify to the promotion play-off against the seventh-ranked Varsity Cup team. The bottom team will qualify to the relegation play-off against a team outside of the Varsity Rugby structure. 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

Round-by-round

Team Progression – 2014 Varsity Shield
Team	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	R10	Final
CUT Ixias	4 (2nd)	4 (3rd)	9 (2nd)	14 (1st)	16 (1st)	21 (1st)	26 (1st)	31 (1st)	31 (1st)	31 (1st)	Won
UKZN Impi	1 (3rd)	2 (5th)	2 (5th)	7 (3rd)	12 (2nd)	14 (2nd)	15 (2nd)	15 (2nd)	20 (2nd)	25 (2nd)	Lost
UFH Blues	0 (5th)	4 (4th)	5 (4th)	5 (5th)	10 (3rd)	12 (3rd)	12 (3rd)	12 (4th)	17 (3rd)	22 (3rd)	N/A
UWC	4 (1st)	6 (1st)	6 (3rd)	6 (4th)	6 (5th)	6 (5th)	11 (4th)	15 (3rd)	16 (4th)	16	N/A
TUT Vikings	0 (4th)	5 (2nd)	10 (1st)	10 (2nd)	10 (4th)	10 (4th)	10 (5th)	11 (5th)	11 (5th)	13 (5th)	N/A
The table above shows a team's progression throughout the season. For each round, their cumulative points total is shown with the overall log position in brackets.
Key:	win	draw	loss	bye

Fixtures

The 2014 Varsity Shield fixtures were as follows:^[4]

All times are South African (GMT+2).

Round One

	27 January 2014	CUT Ixias	26–25	UKZN Impi	CUT Stadium, Bloemfontein
	16:45	Try: Noël Marx 36' Danie van der Merwe 65' Johan van Schalkwyk 71' Con: Noël Marx 37', 66', 72' (3/3) Pen: Noël Marx 5' (1/2) Duan Pretorius (0/1)	Scoreboard^[5] Report^[6]	Try: Stefan van Schalkwyk 7' Shayne Makhombe 49', 80' Con: Brendan Cope 8', 50' (2/3) Pen: Brendan Cope 19', 46' (2/2) Drop: Brendan Cope (0/1) Cards: Deon Carney 28' to 38'	Referee: Jaco Kotze

	27 January 2014	UFH Blues	8–26	UWC	Davidson Rugby Field, Alice
	19:00	Try: Oliver Zono 48' Con: Oliver Zono 49' (1/1) Cards: Siyabulela Sijula 70' to 80' Onke Dubase 76'	Scoreboard^[7] Report^[8]	Try: Kenwinn Wiener 9' James Verity-Amm 71' José Julies 77' Con: Freddie Muller 10' (1/3) Pen: Freddie Muller 40', 45', 52', 75' (4/4)	Referee: Lusanda Jam

Bye/s: TUT Vikings

Round Two

	3 February 2014	UKZN Impi	12–17	UFH Blues	Howard College Rugby Stadium, Durban
	19:00	Try: Lwazi Ngcungama 10' Con: Brendan Cope 10' (1/1) Pen: Brendan Cope 1', 26' (2/2) Cards: Shayne Makhombe 56'	Scoreboard^[9] Report^[10]	Try: Oliver Zono 23' Garth van Rayner 73' Con: Oliver Zono 23' (1/2) Pen: Oliver Zono 20', 28' (2/5) Cards: Masixole David 8' to 18'	Referee: Archie Sehlako

	3 February 2014	UWC	31–34	TUT Vikings	UWC Sport Stadium, Cape Town
	19:00	Try: James Verity-Amm 14' Dale van Schalkwyk 17' Njabulo Ndlovu 28' Kenwinn Wiener 71' Con: Freddie Muller 15', 18', 71' (3/4) Pen: Freddie Muller 57' (1/2) Cards: Pallo Manuel 7' to 18' Heinrich Marcus 63' to 73'	Scoreboard^[11] Report^[12]	Try: Pieter Matthews 24' Hamish Herd 37' Juan Maritz 53' Mandla Mdaka 68' Con: Morné Hugo 25', 38', 54', 69' (4/4) Pen: Morné Hugo 60' (1/1) Cards: Isak Deetlefs 7' to 18' Ralphton Minnaar 40' to 50'	Referee: Cwengile Jadezweni

Bye/s: CUT Ixias

Round Three

	10 February 2014	TUT Vikings	42–34	UFH Blues	TUT Stadium, Pretoria
	19:00	Try: Adriaan Joubert Brian Guillen Curtly Brinkhuis Deon Michael Joubert Dries Truter Con: Morné Hugo Pen: Morné Hugo	Scoreboard^[13] Report^[14]	Try: Lithabile Mgwadleka Billy Dutton Masixole David Mzwandile Yalezo Con: Oliver Zono Pen: Oliver Zono	Referee: Gerrie de Bruin

	10 February 2014	CUT Ixias	30–8	UWC	CUT Stadium, Bloemfontein
	19:00	Try: Fanie Coetzer 41' Deon Gouws 47' Charlie Hitchcock 62' Dean Kauprihanoff 65' Con: Noël Marx 42', 63' (2/4) Pen: Noël Marx 9', 32' (2/3) Cards: Frans Sisita 40' Marius Grobler 59' Vincent Maruping 70'	Scoreboard^[15] Report^[16]	Pen: Freddie Muller 1', 6', 28', 40' (4/5) Cards: Yondela Stampu 17' Njabulo Ndlovu 35' to 47'	Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Jaco Pretorius

Bye/s: UKZN Impi

Round Four

	17 February 2014	UWC	24–33	UKZN Impi	UWC Sport Stadium, Cape Town
	19:00	Try: Kelvin de Bruyn 43' Melik Wana 77' Njabulo Ndlovu 81' Con: Freddie Muller 43', 77', 82' (3/3)	Scoreboard^[17] Report^[18]	Try: Henri Boshoff 1' Stefan van Schalkwyk 33' Brandon Bailing 39' Zwela Zondi 64' Con: Brendan Cope 2', 34', 65' (3/4) Pen: Brendan Cope 75', 78' (2/2)	Referee: Oregopotse Rametsi

	17 February 2014	TUT Vikings	18–39	CUT Ixias	TUT Stadium, Pretoria
	19:00	Try: Barend Nordeje 58' Pieter Matthews 68' Hamish Herd 80' Con: Morné Hugo 69' (1/3) Pen: Morné Hugo (0/1)	Scoreboard^[19] Report^[20]	Try: Duan Pretorius 1', 41', 64' Kholo Ramashala 28' Frans Sisita 34' Stephan Griesel 52' Con: Noël Marx 29', 35', 42' (3/6) Cards: Len Noort 21' to 31' Juan Hugo 67' to 77'	Referee: Archie Sehlako

Bye/s: UFH Blues

Round Five

	24 February 2014	CUT Ixias	29–31	UFH Blues	CUT Stadium, Bloemfontein
	19:00	Try: Kholo Ramashala 8', 19' Danie van der Merwe 50' Heinrich Bitzi 70' Con: Duan Pretorius 9', 20', 51' (3/4) Drop: Noël Marx (0/1) Fanie Coetzer (0/1)	Scoreboard^[21] Report^[22]	Try: Billy Dutton 34' Oliver Zono 44', 76' Madoda Mbulelo Ludidi 73' Con: Oliver Zono 45', 74', 77' (3/4) Pen: Oliver Zono 39' (1/2) Cards: Billy Dutton 65'	Attendance: 200 Referee: Jaco Kotze

	24 February 2014	UKZN Impi	32–8	TUT Vikings	Peter Booysen Sports Park, Pietermaritzburg
	19:00	Try: Stefan van Schalkwyk 5', 25' Zwela Zondi 35' Shayne Makhombe 41' Con: Brendan Cope 6' (1/1) Cameron Wright 25', 36', 42' (3/3)	Scoreboard^[23] Report^[24]	Try: Pieter Matthews 44' Con: Morné Hugo 45' (1/1) Cards: Dries Truter 18' to 28'	Referee: Stephan Geldenhuys

Bye/s: UWC

Round Six

	27 February 2014	UWC	24–35	CUT Ixias	UWC Sport Stadium, Cape Town
	19:00	Try: Melik Wana 33' Minenhle Mthethwa 40' Pat O'Brien 46' Con: Freddie Muller 34', 40', 47' (3/3) Pen: Freddie Muller (0/1) Cards: Matthew Faught 55' to 65' Pallo Manuel 74' Njabulo Ndlovu 75'	Scoreboard^[25] Report^[26]	Try: Danie van der Merwe 4' Charlie Hitchcock 7' Duan Pretorius 62' Fanie Coetzer 75' Con: Duan Pretorius 8', 63', 76' (3/4) Pen: Duan Pretorius 22', 26', 42' (3/3) Cards: Vincent Maruping 45' to 55'	Referee: Quinton Immelman

	27 February 2014	UFH Blues	18–18	UKZN Impi	Davidson Rugby Field, Alice
	19:00	Try: Garth van Rayner Con: Oliver Zono Pen: Oliver Zono Cards: Billy Dutton Siyabulela Sijula	Scoreboard^[27] Report^[28]	Try: Rico Lategan Lwazi Ngcungama Con: Cameron Wright	Referee: Rodney Boneparte

Bye/s: TUT Vikings

Round Seven

	3 March 2014	CUT Ixias	47–8	TUT Vikings	CUT Stadium, Bloemfontein
	19:00	Try: Moekoa Bolofo 3', 30' Alec Mhlanga 7' Danie van der Merwe 14' Charlie Hitchcock 19' Deon Gouws 73' Frans Sisita 78' Con: Duan Pretorius 4', 8', 20', 74' (4/7) Cards: Vincent Maruping 51' to 61'	Scoreboard^[29] Report^[30]	Try: Gaybrin Smith 57' Con: Morné Hugo 58' (1/1) Cards: Ewald Maré 46' to 56' Isak Deetlefs 65' to 75'	Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Lourens van der Merwe

	3 March 2014	UKZN Impi	32–33	UWC	Howard College Rugby Stadium, Durban
	19:00	Try: Deon Carney 6' Duncan Campbell 26' Brandon Bailing 30' Con: Duncan Campbell 7', 27', 31' (3/3) Cards: Johan Wagenaar 75'	Scoreboard^[31] Report^[32]	Try: Tahriq Allan 19' Dean Herbert 32' Yondela Stampu 37', 76' Con: Freddie Muller 20', 38', 77' (3/4) Pen: Freddie Muller 48', 69' (2/2)	Referee: Jaco Kotze

Bye/s: UFH Blues

Round Eight

	10 March 2014	TUT Vikings	17–24	UWC	TUT Stadium, Pretoria
	19:00	Try: Isak Deetlefs penalty try Con: Morné Hugo Pen: Morné Hugo Drop: Morné Hugo	Scoreboard^[33] Report^[34]	Try: Dean Herbert Minenhle Mthethwa Quade Langeveldt Con: Freddie Muller	Referee: Ben Crouse

	10 March 2014	UFH Blues	18–28	CUT Ixias	Davidson Rugby Field, Alice
	19:00	Try: Lundi Ralarala 41' Onke Dubase 73' Con: Sibabalwe Mtsulwana 42' (1/1) Andile Makinana 73' (1/1) Pen: Oliver Zono (0/2) Sibabalwe Mtsulwana 50' (1/1) Cards: Siyabulela Sijula 54' to 64'	Scoreboard^[35] Report^[36]	Try: Danie van der Merwe 20' Stephen Griesel 47' Charlie Hitchcock 56' Deon Gouws 70' Con: Duan Pretorius 20', 48' (2/4) Pen: Duan Pretorius 33' (1/3)	Attendance: 2,200 Referee: Eduan Nel

Bye/s: UKZN Impi

Round Nine

	17 March 2014	UWC	29–51	UFH Blues	UWC Sport Stadium, Cape Town
	19:00	Try: Quade Langeveldt 13' James Verity-Amm 19', 50' Dean Herbert 63' Con: Freddie Muller 14', 20', 51' (3/4)	Scoreboard^[37] Report^[38]	Try: Oliver Zono 8' Lundi Ralarala 32' Ntyara Mkhafu 36' Onke Dubase 40' Lukhanyiso Komani 59' Athenkosi Manentsa 72' Lithabile Mgwadleka 78' Con: Saneliso Ngoma 9', 33', 60', 79' (4/7) Pen: Saneliso Ngoma 2', 16' (2/2)	Referee: Francois Pretorius

	17 March 2014	TUT Vikings	24–55	UKZN Impi	TUT Stadium, Pretoria
	19:00	Try: Pieter Matthews 6' Mandla Mdaka 17' Gaybrin Smith 78' Con: Morné Hugo 6', 18', 79' (3/3)	Scoreboard^[39] Report^[40]	Try: Cameron Wright 3' Shayne Makhombe 8' Stefan van Schalkwyk 20' Lwazi Ngcungama 36', 50' Brandon Bailing 64' Deon Carney 70' Yandisa Mdolomba 77' Con: Duncan Campbell 4', 9', 37', 50' (4/6) Cameron Wright 77' (1/2)	Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Jaco Pretorius

Bye/s: CUT Ixias

Round Ten

	24 March 2014	UFH Blues	38–33	TUT Vikings	Davidson Rugby Field, Alice
	19:00	Try: Lukhanyiso Komani 27' Lithabile Mgwadleka 38' Onke Dubase 44' Masixole David 50' Lundi Ralarala 66' Con: Saneliso Ngoma (0/1) Bangi Kobese 45', 51', 67' (3/4) Pen: Bangi Kobese 73' (1/1) Saneliso Ngoma 20' (1/2)	Scoreboard^[41] Report^[42]	Try: Gaybrin Smith 79', 6' Dries Truter 32' Adriaan Joubert 70' Con: Morné Hugo 71', 7', 33' (3/4) Pen: Morné Hugo 42', 60' (2/2)	Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Cwengile Jadezweni

	24 March 2014	UKZN Impi	39–21	CUT Ixias	Peter Booysen Sports Park, Pietermaritzburg
	19:00	Try: Ado Wessels 2' Rico Lategan 35' Shayne Makhombe 39' Brandon Bailing 58', 64' Con: Duncan Campbell 2', 36', 40', 59' (4/4) Pen: Duncan Campbell 19' (1/1)	Scoreboard^[43] Report^[44]	Try: Johan van Schalkwyk 4', 13' Deon Gouws 46' Con: Duan Pretorius 14', 47' (2/3) Cards: Fanie Coetzer 32' to 42'	Referee: Oregopotse Rametsi

Bye/s: UWC

Final

	31 March 2014	CUT Ixias	35–26	UKZN Impi	CUT Stadium, Bloemfontein
	16:30	Try: Alec Mhlanga 9' Duan Pretorius 13' Stephen Griesel 63' Fanie Coetzer 72' Con: Duan Pretorius 14', 64', 73' (3/4) Pen: Duan Pretorius 47', 58' (2/3) Drop: Noël Marx 74' (1/1)	Report^[45] Scoreboard^[46]	Try: Duncan Campbell 33' Dean Muir 51' Deon Carney 69' Con: Duncan Campbell 34', 52', 70' (3/3) Pen: Duncan Campbell 60' (1/1)	Referee: Quinton Immelman

Players

Player statistics

The following table contains points which have been scored in the 2014 Varsity Shield.^[47]

All point scorers
No	Player	Team	T	C	P	DG	Pts
1	Duan Pretorius	CUT Ixias	5	17	6	0	88
2	Freddie Muller	UWC	1	19	11	0	84
3	Morné Hugo	TUT Vikings	0	19	5	1	69
4	Oliver Zono	UFH Blues	5	9	8	0	68
5	Duncan Campbell	UKZN Impi	2	15	2	0	59
6	Noël Marx	CUT Ixias	1	8	3	1	37
7	Brendan Cope	UKZN Impi	0	7	6	0	33
8	Shayne Makhombe	UKZN Impi	6	0	0	0	30
9	Lwazi Ngcungama	UKZN Impi	5	0	0	0	25
	Danie van der Merwe	CUT Ixias	5	0	0	0	25
	Stefan van Schalkwyk	UKZN Impi	5	0	0	0	25
12	Brandon Bailing	UKZN Impi	4	0	0	0	20
	Deon Gouws	CUT Ixias	4	0	0	0	20
	Charlie Hitchcock	CUT Ixias	4	0	0	0	20
	Pieter Matthews	TUT Vikings	4	0	0	0	20
	Gaybrin Smith	TUT Vikings	4	0	0	0	20
	James Verity-Amm	UWC	4	0	0	0	20
	Cameron Wright	UKZN Impi	1	5	0	0	20
19	Saneliso Ngoma	UFH Blues	0	4	3	0	18
20	Deon Carney	UKZN Impi	3	0	0	0	15
	Fanie Coetzer	CUT Ixias	3	0	0	0	15
	Onke Dubase	UFH Blues	3	0	0	0	15
	Stephan Griesel	CUT Ixias	3	0	0	0	15
	Lithabile Mgwadleka	UFH Blues	3	0	0	0	15
	Minenhle Mthethwa	UWC	3	0	0	0	15
	Kholo Ramashala	CUT Ixias	3	0	0	0	15
	Lundi Ralarala	UFH Blues	3	0	0	0	15
	Garth van Rayner	UFH Blues	3	0	0	0	15
	Johan van Schalkwyk	CUT Ixias	3	0	0	0	15
30	Bangi Kobese	UFH Blues	0	3	1	0	11
31	Moekoa Bolofo	CUT Ixias	2	0	0	0	10
	Masixole David	UFH Blues	2	0	0	0	10
	Billy Dutton	UFH Blues	2	0	0	0	10
	Dean Herbert	UWC	2	0	0	0	10
	Hamish Herd	TUT Vikings	2	0	0	0	10
	Adriaan Joubert	TUT Vikings	2	0	0	0	10
	Lukhanyiso Komani	UFH Blues	2	0	0	0	10
	Quade Langeveldt	UWC	2	0	0	0	10
	Rico Lategan	UKZN Impi	2	0	0	0	10
	Mandla Mdaka	TUT Vikings	2	0	0	0	10
	Alec Mhlanga	CUT Ixias	2	0	0	0	10
	Njabulo Ndlovu	UWC	2	0	0	0	10
	Frans Sisita	CUT Ixias	2	0	0	0	10
	Yondela Stampu	UWC	2	0	0	0	10
	Dries Truter	TUT Vikings	2	0	0	0	10
	Melik Wana	UWC	2	0	0	0	10
	Kenwinn Wiener	UWC	2	0	0	0	10
	Zwela Zondi	UKZN Impi	2	0	0	0	10
49	Tahriq Allan	UWC	1	0	0	0	5
	Henri Boshoff	UKZN Impi	1	0	0	0	5
	Curtly Brinkhuis	TUT Vikings	1	0	0	0	5
	Isak Deetlefs	TUT Vikings	1	0	0	0	5
	Marius Grobler	CUT Ixias	1	0	0	0	5
	Brian Guillen	TUT Vikings	1	0	0	0	5
	Deon Michael Joubert	TUT Vikings	1	0	0	0	5
	José Julies	UWC	1	0	0	0	5
	Dean Kauprihanoff	CUT Ixias	1	0	0	0	5
	Bart le Roux	UKZN Impi	1	0	0	0	5
	Madoda Mbulelo Ludidi	UFH Blues	1	0	0	0	5
	Athenkosi Manentsa	UFH Blues	1	0	0	0	5
	Juan Maritz	TUT Vikings	1	0	0	0	5
	Yandisa Mdolomba	UKZN Impi	1	0	0	0	5
	Ntyara Mkhafu	UFH Blues	1	0	0	0	5
	Sibabalwe Mtsulwana	UFH Blues	1	0	0	0	5
	Dean Muir	UKZN Impi	1	0	0	0	5
	Barend Nordeje	TUT Vikings	1	0	0	0	5
	Pat O'Brien	UWC	1	0	0	0	5
	Dale van Schalkwyk	UWC	1	0	0	0	5
	Ado Wessels	UKZN Impi	1	0	0	0	5
	Mzwandile Yalezo	UFH Blues	1	0	0	0	5
71	Andile Makinana	UFH Blues	0	1	0	0	3

* Legend: T = Tries, C = Conversions, P = Penalties, DG = Drop Goals, Pts = Points

Squad lists

The teams released the following squad lists:

CUT Ixias – 2014 Varsity Shield^[48]

Forwards	Gerard Baard Moekoa Bolofo Fanie Coetzer Daniel de Jager Deon Gouws Johann Grundlingh Juan Hugo Dean Kauprihanoff Hanro Liebenberg Vincent Maruping Len Noort Lyvette Shikwambana Frans Sisita Theuns Truter Danie van der Merwe Ian van Wyk Jasper Wiese Did not play: Junior Burger Henko de Jager Carl Gersbach Boetie Maketla JJ Nel Kevin Pretorius Jean-Luke van Zyl

Backs	Heinrich Bitzi Stephan Griesel Marius Grobler Charlie Hitchcock Noël Marx Alec Mhlanga Johan Nel Duan Pretorius Kholo Ramashala Mosego Toolo Johan van Schalkwyk Did not play: Hanro Pretorius Stephan Schutte Clinton Toua

Coach	Skillie Bester

TUT Vikings – 2014 Varsity Shield^[49]

Forwards	Ricardo Burger Isak Deetlefs Hamish Herd Claude Johannes Adriaan Joubert Ewald Maré Juan Maritz Armand Marshall Pieter Matthews Mandla Mdaka Barend Nordeje David Pieterse Werner Serfontein Ryan Sim Gerrit van Gerwe Did not play: Jan Arnoldus Els Wayne Short

Backs	Leroy Afrika Curtly Brinkhuis Deon Fitchet Brian Guillen Morné Hugo Deon Michael Joubert Ralphton Minnaar Edwin Oliver Shane Pretorius Gaybrin Smith Dries Truter Did not play: Darrio Bezuidenhout Shawn Jaards Thabo Mangena Thabang Mathebula Paul Walters

tbc	Did not play: Quintis Anton Janse van Vuuren Janco Muller Lindokuhle Sambo Diedrichdt Smit

Coach	André Eloff

UFH Blues – 2014 Varsity Shield^[50]

Forwards	Masixole David Onke Dubase Billy Dutton Madoda Mbulelo Ludidi Lwando Mabenge Athenkosi Manentsa Xola Mapapu Ntyara Mkhafu Thembelihle Mpapha Olwethu Mputla Angelo Timothy Nhlapo Luzuko Nyabaza Siyabulela Sijula Sibusiso Sityebi Sibabalwe Tshoni Mzwandile Yalezo Did not play: Litha Labase Lubabalo Elton Lento Zuko Lerula Lunga Innocent Nohlwati

Backs	Bangi Kobese Lukhanyiso Komani Andile Makinana Lithabile Mgwadleka Sibabalwe Mtsulwana Saneliso Ngoma Lundi Ralarala Mkhululi Sonqishe Garth van Rayner Oliver Zono Did not play: Lungelo Kepe Curtis Kleinhans Lwando Makhongolo Anda Nanto Lutho Zatu

tbc	Did not play: Busiwe Fani Six Maselwa

Coach	Elliot Fana

UKZN Impi – 2014 Varsity Shield^[51]

Forwards	Henri Boshoff Deon Carney Marco Hillebrand Michael Hutton Gideon Koegelenberg Sizwe Kubheka Bart le Roux Sanele Malwane Dean Muir Leon Mulder Lwazi Ngcungama Sabelo Tshabalala Stefan van Schalkwyk Johan Wagenaar Mikyle Webster Ado Wessels Zwela Zondi Did not play: Marné Coetzee André Greyvenstein Matthew Mandioma Richard Mhlongo Siya Mhlongo Luciando Santos

Backs	Brandon Bailing Alrich Brown Duncan Campbell Brendan Cope Spa Dube Henkie Groenewald Rico Lategan Nelson Makhanye Shayne Makhombe Kurt Mavrodaris Yandisa Mdolomba Garath Meikle Philip Molnar Gavin Nyawata Cameron Wright Did not play: Ncgebo Masikane Mondli Ntshingila Ruhan Smit Sandile Zulu

tbc	Did not play: Lindo Radebe

Coach	John Mitchell

UWC – 2014 Varsity Shield^[52]

Forwards	Mogamat Adams Tahriq Allan Siphiwo Bakeni Brandon Beukman Samuel Borsah Kelvin de Bruyn Matthew Faught Philbrey Joseph José Julies Timothy Louw Darren Luiters Pallo Manuel Sebenza Maphumulo Heinrich Marcus Michael Mkhize Njabulo Ndlovu Adeeb October Pat O'Brien William Scott Did not play: Curtis Beukes Oswin Mentoor

Backs	Dumisani Dyonase Dean Herbert Keanu Langeveldt Quade Langeveldt Minenhle Mthethwa Freddie Muller Matthew Nortjé Warrick Rhoda Yondela Stampu Dale van Schalkwyk James Verity-Amm Melik Wana Kenwinn Wiener Rufus Witbooi Did not play: Charlton Afrika Daniel Bock Lubabalo Faleni Justin McKay Cleo Voster

Coach	Peter de Villiers

Honours

2014 FNB Varsity Shield Champions:	CUT Ixias

Player That Rocks:	Onke Dubase, UFH Blues
Forward That Rocks:	Lwazi Nqcungama, UKZN Impi
Back That Rocks:	Shayne Makhombe, UKZN Impi
Top Try Scorers:	Shayne Makhombe, UKZN Impi (6)
Top Points Scorer:	Duan Pretorius, CUT Ixias (88)

Referees

The following referees officiated matches in the 2014 Varsity Shield:

2014 Varsity Shield referees

Referees	Rodney Boneparte Ben Crouse Gerrie de Bruin Stephan Geldenhuys Quinton Immelman Cwengile Jadezweni Lusanda Jam Jaco Kotze Eduan Nel Francois Pretorius Jaco Pretorius Oregopotse Rametsi Archie Sehlako Lourens van der Merwe

References

↑ "VC Rugby 'points' ahead". Varsity Cup. 17 November 2011. Retrieved 17 November 2011.
↑ "Danie anker Maandag Ixias se skrum teen Impi's". Media24. Beeld. 22 January 2014. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
↑ "SA Rugby Log – 2014 FNB Varsity Shield presented by Steinhoff International". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
↑ "Fixtures 2014 : Varsity Shield" (PDF). Varsity Cup. SuperSport. Retrieved 14 November 2013.
↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – FNB CUT 26-25 FNB UKZN". South African Rugby Union. 27 January 2014. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
↑ "Ixias hold off potent Impi". Varsity Cup. 27 January 2014. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – FNB UFH 8-26 FNB UWC". South African Rugby Union. 27 January 2014. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
↑ "UWC leave Blues behind". Varsity Cup. 27 January 2014. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – FNB UKZN 12-17 FNB UFH". South African Rugby Union. 3 February 2014. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
↑ "Blues edge Impi in tense tussle". Varsity Cup. 3 February 2014. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – FNB UWC 31-34 FNB TUT". South African Rugby Union. 3 February 2014. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
↑ "Vikings outlast UWC in Belville battle". Varsity Cup. 3 January 2014. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – FNB TUT 42-34 FNB UFH". South African Rugby Union. 10 February 2014. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
↑ "Vikings overcome strong Blues challenge". Varsity Cup. 10 February 2014. Retrieved 14 February 2014.
↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – FNB CUT 30-8 FNB UWC". South African Rugby Union. 10 February 2014. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
↑ "CUT power past UWC in Bloemfontein". Varsity Cup. 10 February 2014. Retrieved 14 February 2014.
↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – FNB UWC 24-33 FNB UKZN". South African Rugby Union. 17 February 2014. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
↑ "Impi power past UWC". Varsity Cup. 17 February 2014. Retrieved 21 February 2014.
↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – FNB TUT 18-39 FNB CUT". South African Rugby Union. 17 February 2014. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
↑ "Clinical CUT brush Vikings aside". Varsity Cup. 17 February 2014. Retrieved 21 February 2014.
↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – FNB CUT 29-31 FNB UFH". South African Rugby Union. 24 February 2014. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
↑ "Blues pip Ixias in Bloem thriller". Varsity Cup. 24 February 2014. Retrieved 28 February 2014.
↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – FNB UKZN 32-8 FNB TUT". South African Rugby Union. 24 February 2014. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
↑ "Impi cruise past Vikings". Varsity Cup. 24 February 2014. Retrieved 28 February 2014.
↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – FNB UWC 24-35 FNB CUT". South African Rugby Union. 27 February 2014. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
↑ "Ixias take a full house". Varsity Cup. 27 February 2014. Retrieved 28 February 2014.
↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – FNB UFH 18-18 FNB UKZN". South African Rugby Union. 27 February 2014. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
↑ "No separating Blues and Impi". Varsity Cup. 27 February 2014. Retrieved 28 February 2014.
↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – FNB CUT 47-8 FNB TUT". South African Rugby Union. 3 March 2014. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
↑ "Ixias see off Vikings in style". Varsity Cup. 3 March 2014. Retrieved 4 March 2014.
↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – FNB UKZN 32-33 FNB UWC". South African Rugby Union. 3 March 2014. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
↑ "Fightback launches UWC past Impi". Varsity Cup. 3 March 2014. Retrieved 4 March 2014.
↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – FNB TUT 17-24 FNB UWC". South African Rugby Union. 10 March 2014. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
↑ "UWC hold off Vikings in the rain". Varsity Cup. 10 March 2014. Retrieved 1 April 2014.
↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – FNB UFH 18-28 FNB CUT". South African Rugby Union. 10 March 2014. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
↑ "Ixias breeze past Blues". Varsity Cup. 10 March 2014. Retrieved 1 April 2014.
↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – FNB UWC 29-51 FNB UFH". South African Rugby Union. 17 March 2014. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
↑ "Half-ton Blues smash UWC". Varsity Cup. 17 March 2014. Retrieved 1 April 2014.
↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – FNB TUT 24-55 FNB UKZN". South African Rugby Union. 17 March 2014. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
↑ "Impi trample Vikings". Varsity Cup. 17 March 2014. Retrieved 1 April 2014.
↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – FNB UFH 38-33 FNB TUT". South African Rugby Union. 24 March 2014. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
↑ "Blues win but miss out on final". Varsity Cup. 24 March 2014. Retrieved 1 April 2014.
↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – FNB UKZN 39-21 FNB CUT". South African Rugby Union. 24 March 2014. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
↑ "UKZN set up intriguing final". Varsity Cup. 24 March 2014. Retrieved 1 April 2014.
↑ "Ixias get their Varsity Cup reward". Varsity Cup. 31 March 2014. Retrieved 1 April 2014.
↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – FNB CUT 35-26 FNB UKZN". South African Rugby Union. 31 March 2014. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
↑ "SA Rugby Top Scorers – 2014 FNB Varsity Shield presented by Steinhoff International". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
↑ "SA Rugby Squad – FNB CUT : 2014 FNB Varsity Shield presented by Steinhoff International". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
↑ "SA Rugby Squad – FNB TUT : 2014 FNB Varsity Shield presented by Steinhoff International". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
↑ "SA Rugby Squad – FNB UFH : 2014 FNB Varsity Shield presented by Steinhoff International". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
↑ "SA Rugby Squad – FNB UKZN : 2014 FNB Varsity Shield presented by Steinhoff International". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
↑ "SA Rugby Squad – FNB UWC : 2014 FNB Varsity Shield presented by Steinhoff International". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 3 June 2016.

External links

"Official site". Varsity Cup. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
"SA Rugby Competition – 2014 FNB Varsity Shield presented by Steinhoff International". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 8 June 2016.

Varsity Rugby

Varsity Cup

Teams	CUT Ixias Maties NMMU Madibaz NWU Pukke UCT Ikey Tigers UFS Shimlas UJ UP Tuks Wits

Seasons	2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2016 2017

Varsity Shield

Teams	CPUT Rhodes TUT Vikings UFH Blues UKZN Impi UWC WSU All Blacks

Seasons	2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

Young Guns

Teams	CUT Young Guns Maties Juniors NMMU Young Guns NWU Pukke Young Guns UCT Trojans UFS Shimlas Young Guns UJ Young Guns UP Tuks Young Guns Wits Young Guns

Seasons	2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

Koshuis Rugby Championship

Seasons	2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

Rugby union in South Africa

Governing body

South African Rugby Union

National teams

Men's	Springboks 'A' 7's Amateurs U-21 U-20 U-19 Schoolboys

Women's	Women's 7's

Competitions

International	South Africa at the Rugby World Cup World Rugby Sevens Series South Africa Sevens World Rugby Under 20 Championship Super Rugby

Provincial	Currie Cup Vodacom Cup

Club	SARU Gold Cup Varsity Rugby

Youth rugby	Craven Week

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 11/15/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.