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2012 Varsity Shield
Champions	Wits
Runners-up	CUT Ixias
Promoted	Wits
Matches played	21
Tries scored	126 ; (average 6 per match)
Top point scorer	; Jannie Myburgh, CUT Ixias (108)
Top try scorer	; Inus Kritzinger, CUT Ixias ; Alec Mhlanga, CUT Ixias ; Cheslyn Roberts, UWC (6)
	; ← 2011; ; ; 2013 →;

2012 Varsity Cup
Countries	South Africa
Date	6 February – 9 April 2012
Champions	; UP Tuks (1st title)
Runners-up	Maties
Relegated	TUT Vikings
Matches played	31
Tries scored	234 ; (average 7.5 per match)
Top point scorer	; Wesley Dunlop (83)
Top try scorer	; Chrysander Botha / ; Andrew van Wyk (9)
	; ← 2011; ; ; 2013 →;

2012 Varsity Rugby
	; ← 2011; ; ; 2013 →;

The 2012 Varsity Cup was contested from 6 February to 9 April 2012. The tournament (also known as the FNB Varsity Cup presented by Steinhoff International for sponsorship reasons) was the fifth 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 first time; they beat Maties 29–21 in the final played on 9 April 2012. TUT Vikings were automatically relegated to the second-tier Varsity Shield competition for 2013, but UCT Ikey Tigers won their relegation play-off match against CUT Ixias to remain in the Varsity Cup for 2013.

2 Varsity Cup
- 2.1 Competition Rules
- 2.2 Teams
- 2.3 Standings
- 2.4 Fixtures and results
  - 2.4.1 Regular Season
    - 2.4.1.1 Round One
    - 2.4.1.2 Round Two
    - 2.4.1.3 Round Three
    - 2.4.1.4 Round Four
    - 2.4.1.5 Round Five
    - 2.4.1.6 Round Six
    - 2.4.1.7 Round Seven
  - 2.4.2 Play-Off Games
    - 2.4.2.1 Semi-Finals
    - 2.4.2.2 Final
- 2.5 Honours

3 Varsity Shield
- 3.1 Competition Rules
- 3.2 Participating teams
- 3.3 Standings
- 3.4 Fixtures and results
  - 3.4.1 Regular Season
    - 3.4.1.1 Round One
    - 3.4.1.2 Round Two
    - 3.4.1.3 Round Three
    - 3.4.1.4 Round Four
    - 3.4.1.5 Round Five
    - 3.4.1.6 Round Six
    - 3.4.1.7 Round Seven
    - 3.4.1.8 Round Eight
    - 3.4.1.9 Round Nine
    - 3.4.1.10 Round Ten
  - 3.4.2 Play-Off Games
    - 3.4.2.1 Final
- 3.5 Squads
- 3.6 Honours

4 Promotion/Relegation
- 4.1 Promotion/Relegation Play-Off
  - 4.1.1 2013 Varsity Cup Play-Off
  - 4.1.2 2013 Varsity Shield Play-Off

5 Young Guns
- 5.1 Competition Rules
- 5.2 Participating teams
- 5.3 Standings
- 5.4 Fixtures and results
  - 5.4.1 Regular Season
    - 5.4.1.1 Round One
    - 5.4.1.2 Round Two
    - 5.4.1.3 Round Three
    - 5.4.1.4 Round Five
    - 5.4.1.5 Round Six
    - 5.4.1.6 Round Seven
  - 5.4.2 Play-Off Games
    - 5.4.2.1 Semi-Finals
    - 5.4.2.2 Final
- 5.5 Honours

6 Koshuis Rugby Championship
- 6.1 Competition Rules
- 6.2 Participating teams
- 6.3 Standings
- 6.4 Fixtures and results
  - 6.4.1 Regular Season
    - 6.4.1.1 Round One
    - 6.4.1.2 Round Two
    - 6.4.1.3 Round Three
    - 6.4.1.4 Round Four
    - 6.4.1.5 Round Five
  - 6.4.2 Play-Off Games
    - 6.4.2.1 Semi-Finals
    - 6.4.2.2 Final
- 6.5 Honours

7 See also

8 References

9 External links

Scoring

All four 2012 Varsity Rugby competitions will use a different scoring system to the regular system. Tries will be worth five points as usual, but conversions will be worth three points, while penalties and drop goals will only be worth two points.^[1]

Varsity Cup

Competition Rules

There are eight participating universities in the 2012 Varsity Cup. These teams will play each other once over the course of the season, either home or away.

Teams receive four points for a win and two points for a draw. Bonus points are awarded to teams that score four or more tries in a game, as well as to teams that lose a match by seven points or less. Teams are ranked by log points, then points difference (points scored less points conceded).

The top four teams will qualify for the title play-offs. In the semi-finals, the team that finishes first will have home advantage against the team that finishes fourth, while the team that finishes second will have home advantage against the team that finishes third. The winners of these semi-finals will play each other in the final, at the home venue of the higher-placed team.

The team that finishes eighth in the Varsity Cup will be relegated to the 2013 Varsity Shield. The team that finishes seventh in the Varsity Cup will play a promotion/relegation match against the second-placed Varsity Shield team for a place in the 2013 Varsity Cup.^[2]

Teams

Maties

NMMU Madibaz

NWU Pukke

TUT Vikings

UCT Ikey Tigers

UFS Shimlas

UJ

UP Tuks

Location of teams in the 2012 Varsity Cup

The following teams took part in the 2012 Varsity Cup competition:

Team Name	University	Stadium
2012 Varsity Cup teams
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
TUT Vikings	Tshwane University of Technology	TUT Stadium, Pretoria
UCT Ikey Tigers	University of Cape Town	UCT Rugby Fields, Cape Town
UFS Shimlas	University of the Free State	Shimla Park, Bloemfontein
UP Tuks	University of Pretoria	LC de Villiers Stadium, Pretoria
UJ	University of Johannesburg	UJ Stadium, Johannesburg

Standings

2012 Varsity Cup Log

Team

Played

Won

Drawn

Lost

Points For

Points Against

Points Difference

Tries For

Tries Against

Try Bonus

Losing Bonus

Points

1

UP Tuks

7

6

0

1

244

118

+126

31

16

5

1

30

2

Maties

7

6

1

0

206

84

+122

28

10

3

0

29

3

UJ

7

4

1

2

270

118

+152

35

15

5

1

24

4

NWU Pukke

7

4

1

2

237

163

+74

32

21

5

1

24

5

NMMU Madibaz

7

3

0

4

233

240

-7

33

4

0

16

6

UFS Shimlas

7

2

0

5

188

257

-69

22

34

2

1

11

7

UCT Ikey Tigers

7

1

5

164

195

-31

23

25

2

1

9

8

TUT Vikings

7

0

7

82

449

-467

10

60

2

0

2

The top 4 teams qualified for the Semi-Finals.
The seventh-placed team played in the Promotion/Relegation Play-Offs.
The bottom team was relegated.

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 and results

Fixtures are subject to change.

All times are South African (GMT+2).

Regular Season

Round One

	2012-02-06	UCT Ikey Tigers	10 – 38	UFS Shimlas	UCT Rugby Fields
	17:00	Try: Dillyn Leyds Francois van Wyk	Report	Try: Kevin Luiters PW van Vuuren Pieter Rademan Fanie van der Walt Con: Nico Scheepers (4) Pen: Nico Scheepers (3)	Referee: Jason Jaftha

	2012-02-06	UP Tuks	23 – 8	UJ	L.C. de Villiers Rugby Stadium
	19:00	Try: Hayden Groepes Franco Mostert Jono Ross Con: Wesley Dunlop (2) Pen: Wesley Dunlop	Report	Try: JR Esterhuizen Con: Guy Cronjé	Referee: Joey Salmans

	2012-02-06	Maties	52 – 2	TUT Vikings	Craven Stadium
	19:00	Try: Wessel Coetzee Grant Hattingh (3) Os Hamman (2) André Smith Con: André Kemp (4) Donald Stevens Pen: André Kemp	Report	Pen: Hansie Graaff	Referee: Ben Crouse

	2012-02-06	NMMU Madibaz	16 – 26	NWU Pukke	Xerox NMMU Stadium
	19:00	Try: Jaco Otto Quinton Crocker Con: Gerrit Smith (2)	Report	Try: Tiaan Dorfling SW Oosthuizen Andrew van Wyk (2) Con: Gerhard Nortier (2)	Referee: Pro Legoete

Round Two

	2012-02-13	TUT Vikings	0 – 40	UP Tuks	TUT Stadium
	17:00		Report	Try: Clayton Blommetjies Jacques Momberg Dabeon Draghoender Willie du Plessis penalty try Con: Wesley Dunlop Willie du Plessis (4)	Referee: Quinton Immelman

	2012-02-13	NWU Pukke	12 – 14	Maties	Fanie du Toit Stadium
	19:00	Try: Andrew van Wyk Con: Gerhard Nortier Pen: Gerhard Nortier (2)	Report	Try: Ryan Nell Gareth Light Pen: André Kemp (2)	Referee: Tiaan Jonker

	2012-02-13	UFS Shimlas	27 – 29	NMMU Madibaz	Xerox Shimla Park
	19:00	Try: Robbie van Schalkwyk Rynhardt Erwee Oupa Nohoje Con: Nico Scheepers (2) Pen: Nico Scheepers (3)	Report	Try: Jaco Swanepoel (2) Martin Ferreira André Goosen Con: Gerrit Smith Bradley Kretzman (2)	Referee: Ben Crouse

	2012-02-13	UJ	29 – 15	UCT Ikey Tigers	UJ Stadium
	19:00	Try: Chrysander Botha Rudi Paige Shaun Malton Jaco Kriel Con: Guy Cronjé (3)	Report	Try: Nick Farrar Damian de Allende Con: Nick Holton Pen: Nick Holton	Referee: Marius van der Westhuizen

Round Three

	2012-02-20	UJ	48 – 18	NMMU Madibaz	UJ Stadium
	17:00	Try: Shaun Malton Chrysander Botha (2) JR Esterhuizen François du Toit Justin Wheeler Con: Guy Cronjé (6)	Report	Try: Ulrich Pretorius Jaco Swanepoel Roy Godfrey Con: Gerrit Smith

	2012-02-20	UP Tuks	40 – 20	NWU Pukke	L.C. de Villiers Rugby Stadium
	19:00	Try: Jacques Verwey Dabeon Draghoender Jacques Momberg Clayton Blommetjies Lohan Jacobs Con: Wesley Dunlop (5)	Report	Try: Andrew van Wyk (2) Marius Fourie Con: Gerhard Nortier Pen: Gerhard Nortier

	2012-02-20	Maties	20 – 7	UFS Shimlas	Craven Stadium
	19:00	Try: André Smith Gareth Light Brummer Badenhorst Con: André Kemp Pen: André Kemp	Report	Try: Jamba Ulengo Pen: Nico Scheepers

	2012-02-20	TUT Vikings	2 – 66	UCT Ikey Tigers	TUT Stadium
	19:00	Pen: Ruan van Loo	Report	Try: Mark Winter Liam Slatem Dillyn Leyds Rayn Smid (4) Digby Webb Nathan Nel Con: Nick Holton (7)

Round Four

	2012-02-27	NMMU Madibaz	23 – 21	UCT Ikey Tigers	Xerox NMMU Stadium
	17:00	Try: Jaco Swanepoel Quinton Crocker Jaco Otto Con: Gerrit Smith Bradley Kretzman	Report	Try: Dillyn Leyds (2) Tiger Bax Con: Nick Holton (2)	Referee: Quinton Immelman

	2012-02-27	UFS Shimlas	18 – 50	UJ	Xerox Shimla Park
	19:00	Try: Joubert Horn Franna du Toit Con: Nico Scheepers (2) Pen: Nico Scheepers	Report	Try: François du Toit JR Esterhuizen (2) Ruan Dreyer Chrysander Botha Johan van Deventer Shane Kirkwood Con: Guy Cronjé (5)

	2012-02-27	Maties	23 – 22	UP Tuks	Craven Stadium
	19:00	Try: Ryan Nell Grant Hattingh Hein van der Merwe Con: Donald Stevens André Kemp Pen: Donald Stevens	Report	Try: Grant Kemp Clayton Blommetjies Con: Wesley Dunlop (2) Pen: Wesley Dunlop (3)	Referee: Jason Jaftha

	2012-02-27	NWU Pukke	52 – 8	TUT Vikings	Fanie du Toit Stadium
	19:00	Try: Andrew van Wyk Lodewyk Uys Joubert Engelbrecht (3) Stompie de Wet Tiaan Dorfling Siya Mdaka Con: Gerhard Nortier (3) Tiaan Dorfling	Report	Try: Hansie Graaff Con: Melcolm Griffiths	Referee: Joey Salmans

Round Five

	2012-03-05	UCT Ikey Tigers	29 – 29	NWU Pukke	UCT Rugby Fields
	17:00	Try: Dillyn Leyds (2) Wesley Chetty Mark Winter Con: Nick Holton (3)	Report	Try: Stompie de Wet Tiaan Dorfling Joubert Engelbrecht Gerhard Nortier Con: Gerhard Nortier (3)	Referee: Jason Jaftha

	2012-03-05	UP Tuks	48 – 18	UFS Shimlas	L.C. de Villiers Rugby Stadium
	19:00	Try: Riaan Britz (2) Sabelo Nhlapo Deon Helberg (2) Juan Schoeman Con: Wesley Dunlop (6)		Try: Reinhardt Erwee Fanie van der Walt Con: Nico Scheepers (2) Pen: Nico Scheepers	Referee: Rasta Rashivenga

	2012-03-05	UJ	93 – 0	TUT Vikings	UJ Stadium
	19:00	Try: Shane Kirkwoord Aubrey McDonald JR Esterhuizen Chrysander Botha (4) Theuns Kotzé Divan van Zyl Adrian Vermeulen Wessel du Rand Wendal Wehr Con: Theuns Kotzé (11)	Report

	2012-03-05	NMMU Madibaz	26 – 42	Maties	Xerox NMMU Stadium
	19:00	Try: Jaco Otto Carl van Niekerk (2) Tim Agaba Con: Martin du Toit (2)	Report	Try: Rob Herring (3) Os Hamman Wessel Coetzee (2) Con: André Kemp (3) André Smith

Round Six

	2012-03-12	UFS Shimlas	56 – 36	TUT Vikings	Xerox Shimla Park
	17:00	Try: Raymond Rhule Armandt Koster Stephan van der Merwe (2) Willie Britz Divandré Strydom Jamba Ulengo Con: Nico Scheepers (7)	Report	Try: Gavin Engelbrecht Hagen Mumba Rikus de Beer Wikus Botes Con: Ruan van Loo (4) Pen: Ruan van Loo (2)	Referee: Quinton Immelman

	2012-03-12	Maties	45 – 5	UCT Ikey Tigers	Craven Stadium
	19:00	Try: Grant Hattingh (2) André Smith (2) Helmut Lehmann Wessel Coetzee Con: André Kemp (3) André Smith (2)	Report	Try: Rayn Smid	Referee: Ben Crouse

	2012-03-12	UP Tuks	42 – 31	NMMU Madibaz	L.C. de Villiers Rugby Stadium
	19:00	Try: Jacques Verwey Hayden Groepes Juan Schoeman Clayton Stewart Okkie Kruger Dabeon Draghoender Con: Willie du Plessis (4)	Report	Try: Howard Mnisi Mayibuye Ndwandwa Martin Ferreira Martin du Toit André Goosen Con: Martin Du Toit (2)	Referee: Pro Legoete

	2012-03-12	NWU Pukke	34 – 32	UJ	Fanie du Toit Stadium
	19:00	Try: John-Roy Jenkinson Spanner Pretorius (2) Tiaan Dorfling Con: Gerhard Nortier (4) Pen: Gerhard Nortier	Report	Try: Chrysander Botha François du Toit (2) Jacques Pretorius Con: Guy Cronjé (4)	Referee: Tiaan Jonker

Round Seven

	2012-03-19	UCT Ikey Tigers	18 – 29	UP Tuks	UCT Rugby Fields
	17:00

	2012-03-19	UJ	10 – 10	Maties	UJ Stadium
	19:00

	2012-03-19	NWU Pukke	64 – 24	UFS Shimlas	Fanie du Toit Stadium
	19:00

	2012-03-19	TUT Vikings	34 – 90	NMMU Madibaz	TUT Stadium
	19:00

Play-Off Games

Semi-Finals

	2012-03-26	UP Tuks	53 – 24	NWU Pukke	L.C. de Villiers Rugby Stadium
	16:30

	2012-03-26	Maties	23 – 0	UJ	Craven Stadium
	19:00

Final

	2012-04-09	UP Tuks	29 – 21	Maties	L.C. de Villiers Rugby Stadium
	19:00	Try: Trompie Pretorius 4' Basil Short 33' Lohan Jacobs 41' Franco Mostert 64' Con: Wesley Dunlop 34', 42', 65' (3/4)		Try: André Smith 20' Hugo Kloppers 36' Hein van der Merwe 82' Con: Donald Stevens 21' (1/2) André Kemp 83' (1/1)

Honours

2012 FNB Varsity Cup Champions:	UP Tuks (1st title)

Player That Rocks:	Wesley Dunlop, UP Tuks
Forward That Rocks:	Jaco Swanepoel, NMMU Madibaz
Back That Rocks:	Clayton Blommetjies, UP Tuks
Top Try Scorers:	Chrysander Botha, UJ Andrew van Wyk, NWU Pukke (9)
Top Points Scorer:	Wesley Dunlop, UP Tuks (83)