Once again there are 4 Varsity Cup Matches today, starting at 16:30, with the game between Maties and Tuks. This is the thread for discussion of the games.
| Week Five, Monday, March 1 | ||||
| Maties v Tuks | Danie Craven Stadium | 4.30pm (TV) | 64 / 17 | |
| UJ v UCT | UJ Stadium | 6.30pm (TV) | 23 / 30 | |
| NMMU v Pukke | Xerox NMMU Stadium | 6.30pm | 24 / 31 | |
| Shimlas v TUT | Shimla Park | 6.30pm | 37 / 31 | |
The fixtures and team line-ups for Monday, March 1, 2010:
FNB Maties v FNB Tukkies, Danie Craven Stadium – Maties win 64 / 17
Kick-off: 4.30pm (Live on SuperSport One)
Referee: Luke Burger
The teams:
Maties: 15 Jonathan Francke, 14 Danie Poolman, 13 Charl Weideman, 12 Stephan van der Merwe, 11 Tythan Adams, 10 André Kemp, 9 Johan Herbst, 8 Tertius Daniller, 7 Jonathan Adendorf, 6 Josh Strauss, 5 Marinus Pretorius, 4 Andrew Prior, 3 Lourens Adriaanse (captain), 2 Andrew Crausaz, 1 Johan Roets.
Replacements: 16 Gareth Light, 17 Mike De Neuilly-Rice, 18 Cameron Peverett, 19 Sam Mabombo, 20 Johan Laker, 21 Adnaan Oesman, 22 Wilhelm Loock, 23 Buhle Mxunuywa.
Tuks: 15 Justin van Staden, 14 Dirk Dippenaar, 13 Ernie Kruger, 12 Gertjie Smith, 11 Aaron Denenga, 10 Shaun Davids (captain), 9 Ignick Windvogel, 8 Coenie Pieters, 7 Tendaiyi Chikukwa, 6 Louwrens Lombard, 5 Francois van Wyk, 4 Tiaan Nel, 3 Peet Vorster, 2 Chris Crous, 1 Ettienne Breytenbach.
Replacements: 16 Robbie Coetzee, 17 Musa Tukela, 18 Joe Walters, 19 Marius Weber, 20 Wesleigh Marais, 21 Fanie Booysen, 22 Gerhard van der Merwe, 23 Hein Viljoen.
FNB UJ v FNB UCT, UJ Stadium – UCT wins by 30 / 23
Kick-off: 6.30pm (Live on SuperSport One)
Referee: Archie Sehlako
The teams:
UJ: 15 Earl Lewis, 14 Bernado Botha, 13 Clinton de Klerk (captain), 12 Luhan Steenkamp, 11 Lola Waka, 10 Ryno Luus, 9 Jaco ‘Haas’ Snyman, 8 Hennie Killian, 7 Wiehan Roos, 6 JP Janse van Rensburg, 5 Marnus van Huyssteen, 4 Martin Lombard, 3 Clint van Niekerk, 2 Edgar Marutlulle, 1 Charl du Plessis.
Replacements: 16 Brett Claassens, 17 JP Olivier, 18 Corné Cordier, 19 Quintin Minnaar, 20 Danny Botha, 21 André Smith, 22 Aubrey McDonald, 23 Jaco Claassen.
UCT: 15 Therlow Pietersen, 14 Pete Haw, 13 Marcel Brache, 12 Sean van Tonder, 11 Marcello Sampson, 10 Matt Rosslee, 9 Stu Commins (captain), 8 JJ Gagiano, 7 Zandi Macdonald, 6 André Goosen, 5 Donovan Armand, 4 Levi Odendaal, 3 Grant Kemp, 2 Dayne Jans, 1 Ash Wells.
Replacements: 16 Matthew Page, 17 Chris Heidberg, 18 Mike Ledwidge, 19 Sam Peter, 20 JP Robert, 21 Douglas Mallett, 22 Mark Esterhuizen, 23 Wesley Chetty.
FNB NMMU v FNB Pukke, Xerox NMMU Stadium
Kick-off: 6.30pm
Referee: Bongani Maloni
The teams:
NMMU: 15 Carl van Niekerk, 14 Oscar Mazaka, 13 Hugo van Heerden, 12 Luvuyo Mhlobiso, 11 Williams Heydenrych, 10 Willem Laubscher, 9 Luso Booi (captain), 8 Samuel Borsaah, 7 JP Kellerman, 6 Thomasau Forbes, 5 Mathew Lutge, 4 Jannie Fourie, 3 Pierre Hammand, 2 Werner Kapp, 1 Tyron Williams.
Replacements: 16 Chariel van Jaarsveld, 17 Thabiso Mgomezulu, 18 De Wet De Lange, 19 Kemsley Wesso, 20 Wade Roos, 21 Christopher Juries, 22 Stefan de Klerk, 23 Hanre Basson.
Pukke: 15 Theuns Kotzé, 14 Andrew van Wyk, 13 Kempie Rautenbach, 12 Wouter Watermeyer, 11 Johannes Seerane, 10 Dauw Steyn, 9 Andries Mahoney, 8 PJ van Zyl, 7 Siya Mdaka, 6 Jan Rose, 5 Markus Fourie, 4 Dirco Rautenbach (captain), 3 Johan Coetzee, 2 BW van Dyk, 1 Dewald Coetzee.
Replacements: 16 Stoffel Duvenage, 17 BG Uys, 18 Edwin Hewitt, 19 Jaco Lötter, 20 Willem Barnard, 21 Wensley Scott, 22 Dane Johnson, 23 Martin Dreyer.
FNB Shimlas v FNB TUT, Shimla Park
Kick-off: 6.30pm
Referee: Dilbert November
The teams:
Shimlas: The FNB Shimlas team: 15 AN Other, 14 Divandré Strydom, 13 Earl Snyman, 12 Wayne Stevens (captain), 11 Beast Ndwandwa, 10 Reinhardt Erwee, 9 Jaco Colyn, 8 Boom Prinsloo, 7 Chris Dry, 6 Hanno Pieterse, 5 Wilken Heyns, 4 Joubert Horn, 3 Ian Potgieter, 2 Hans Grobler, 1 Charles Marais.
Replacements: 16 Gert Erasmus, 17 James Hellawell, 18 Lebo Zietsman, 19 Sybrand Mostert, 20 Marlin Ruiters, 21 Johan van Schalkwyk, 22 Rashied Isaacs, 23 Johnny Harris.
TUT: 15 Hansie Graaff, 14 Johan Swartz, 13 Simphiwe Mtkulu, 12 Lutho Nyeka, 11 Thabo Motau, 10 Jaco Oosthuizen, 9 Manny Raposo, 8 Wikus Botes, 7 Emile Verster (captain), 6 Vincent Gwavu, 5 Dewald van Deventer, 4 Johan Steenkamp, 3 Braam van der Merwe, 2 Dean Muir, 1 Juan Pike.
Replacements: 16 Alfred Khoza, 17 Jacques van Rooyen, 18 Werner Lourens, 19 Ryno Lopes, 20 Theunis Schoeman, 21 Adilo Courtiers, 22 Ruan van Loo, 23 Marco van Deventer.
Mmmmm, when I’m not here… then all is quiet….
Eishhhhhhhhhhhhh!!
Fark, I forgot to make my Varsity Cup SuperBru pick in time, so I missed picking for the Maties / Tuks game just gone….
I said it before, Tuks (and I support Tuks) is a mediocre side… and Maties put them to the sword well and proper… congrats Maties.
UJ 3 / Ikeys 3…. after 5 minutes
Ikeys 8 / 3
Ikeys 11 / 3
Wat is die telling nou?
Ikeys 20 / 13
Jis die Maties is wild die jaar.
Maties is wild, ja… maar onthou Tuks is maar average jong!
Ikeys 20 / 16
Waarom is Tuks so sleg deesdae, in my en jou tyd was ons befok, ek was nooit op universiteit nie maar Tuks was mos Blou Bulle.
Ikeys 23 / 16
11@ SuperBul – Van die begin van die proffessionele era af is Tukkies nie meer die Alfa en Omega in Bloubul land nie…. die Akademies en direkte Provinsiale kontraktering is nou wat belangrik is by die Bulle.
Try UJ…. if they kick over it will be 23 / 23
UJ 23 / Ikeys 23
UJ en Maties het moerse talent en tog maak hul S14 spanne nie amok nie. Wys maar weer wat jy se GBS, die kontraktering vind op profesionele vlak plaas. En daar is niks soos n wenkultuur nie. Stormers lyk nou vir my moeg, daai lang voorseisoen kap hulle nou. Hulle sou nou kon doen met die bye wat die Bulle het.
Ikeys try, Marcello Samson
There goes my SuperBru
Ikeys 30 / 23
16@ SuperBul – Ja, die spanne kan almal lesse kry by die Bulls oor korrekte kontraktering en hoe om spelers deur te bring boontoe.
wedstryd verslag op die Varsity Cup site
The University of Stellenbosch once again showed their championship credentials in the 2010 FNB Varsity Cup presented by Steinhoff International when the two-time defending champions smashed their University of Pretoria rivals by a whopping 64-17 on Monday.
Admittedly it was a very poor effort from FNB Tuks, but it takes a quality side to ‘put a team away’ and FNB Maties produced a monstrous effort playing into a gale in the second half.
Leading by 29-12 at the break, Maties scored 35 unanswered points in a rout that put them in line for the biggest score of the season. Only one team, NMMU, has conceded more than 64 points this season – when Maties beat the Port Elizabeth team 68-20, with UCT also smashing the selfsame Madibas outfit 65-9.
A late Tukkies rally brought the visitors a consolation score, but it did not distract from the outcome in Stellenbosch – which left the Maties firmly entrenched at the top of the standings and Tukkies in danger of losing out in what is fast becoming a crowded play-off race.
Tukkies – who were joint third on the standings before this game, just ahead of UJ on points’ difference – may well slip out of the Top Four as other Round Five results emerge on this, the first day of March 2010. And with Tukkies having to face Shimlas, at home, and UCT, away, in their remaining matches, their chances of reaching the semifinals are looking decidedly slim(mer).
It was the Maties’ bigger and stronger pack that set up the rout, by dominating the contact situations and generally making life very unpleasant for Tukkies at the breakdown. Maties’ hands were also far more secure against the jittery Tukkies, who were further let down by a lack of discipline in the second half.
Maties got off to the perfect start – from the kick-off the Tukkies’ attempted clearance was charged down and No.8 Tertius Daniller was on hand to score the opening try inside 30 seconds. Flyhalf André Kemp, with a strong wind at his back, slotted the conversion for a 7-0 lead.
Tukkies’ riposte was swift and decisive – as from the restart they regained possession and fullback Justin van Staden – whose kick had earlier been charged down – went on an arcing run and showed a clean pair of heels to the Maties defenders, scoring in the left corner. The conversion, into the teeth of a strong wind, was however not on target – 5-7.
Kemp stretched his team’s lead to 10-5 with a penalty in the 15th minute, before a sublime move produced Maties’ second try. It came when the scrumhalf, Johan Herbst, set off on a run and off-loaded to inside centre Stephan van der Merwe, who in turn put right-wing Danie Poolman away for the score.
Maties No.10 Kemp added the extras to make it 17-5 as the teams headed into the 20-minute water break.
However, Tukkies started the second quarter in fine fashion, with Gertjie Smith scoring after cutting back at a good angle and going over under the uprights. Justin van Staden added the conversion to make it a five-point game at 12-17.
On the half-hour Maties went into a 12-point lead again, when the home team were over the Tukkies line in a pile of bodies. Referee Tiaan Jonker played TMO – in a Varsity Cup innovation – when he consulted a field-side monitor and ruled that the try was scored. Lock Andrew Prior was credited with the score and with Kemp added the conversion to put the home team ahead at 24-12.
Jonker had another opportunity to combine his refereeing and TMO skills, this time ruling that the ball was held up, before Maties scrumhalf Johan Herbst went on a weaving run round the Tuks defence to score in the left corner – the bonus-point try. Kemp’s conversion was blown away from the uprights in the strong wind, but at 29-12 and with just five minutes to the half-time break, Maties were in a powerful position.
Tukkies launched a strong raid late in the half, but they lost the ball in the process of trying to ground it over the line.
After the break, with that gale now blowing into their faces, Maties struggled to get out of their own 22. The problem was that the Tukkies ball control left a lot to be desired and they failed to convert a host of scoring opportunities.
The Maties then went further ahead ten minutes into the second half – wing Tythan Adams scoring under the uprights after Tukkies again spilled the ball and a floating pass from Kemp found Adams out wide. Kemp added the extras and at 36-12 Tukkies needed a lot more than just a strong wind to help them get back into the game.
Poor ball control and shockingly poor execution continued to haunt Tukkies – despite a host of replacements taking the field for the visitors – with Stephan van der Merwe the next to score for the back-to-back Varsity Cup champions. Kemp’s conversion took the margin to 31 points – 43-12.
Prior scored his second as the carnage continued and Kemp’s conversion took the home team to the half-century mark – 50-12 – as Tukkies started to slip off tackles all too regularly and their discipline also began to wane.
Replacement No.9 Johan Laker and Adams added further tries for Maties, before scrumhalf Ignick Windvogel scored a consolation try for the visitors after the full-time hooter had already sounded. The conversion was wide – leaving Tuks to ponder a 17-64 hiding.
The scorers:
For FNB Maties:
Tries: Daniller, Poolman, Prior 2, Herbst, Adams 2, Van der Merwe, Laker
Cons: Kemp 8
Pen: Kemp
For FNB Tukkies:
Tries: Van Staden, Smith, Windvogel
Con: Van Staden
Shimlas (34) vs TUT (26)
Status : Second Half
Venue : Shimla Park
Match date and time : 2010/03/01 06:30:00 PM
Ikeys win 30 / 23
Shimlas (37) vs TUT (31)
Nouja…. gaan nou in huis toe… sal netnou die final scores update van die 2 ander games.
I have just finished watching the game between UCT and UJ. I would love to know how many penalties were awarded in those 80 minutes. When these interpretations came about I expressed satisfaction that they seemed to be bringing about a certain uniformity in interpretation from the refs. I assumed that certain players were taking a bit longer to adjust, but that they would do so within a short time.
Now I am just bewildered. Now it seems refs are so trigger happy that they expect the players to move away like lightning. Surely a halfway decently competent ref can soon discern that a player is deliberately infringing and should be blown. If not, the poor bloke should be given more than a split second to move. With some refs the poor bugger has made a huge effort to bring off a tackle, lies there for a split second to get his breath back and finds himself being punished by Big Brother with the whistle.
Of course the laws must be applied to have a proper contest, but for goodness sake let a little commom sense prevail!
Pedro
Pedro i agree, it is sometimes impossible. We dont want refs to swing matches with this trigger happy whistles.
Top 5 on Varsity Superbru
1 KingPaul 21.5 1.50 23.00
2 Keenen 20.0 3.00 23.00
3 Supa die Blou Bul 22.0 0.33 22.33
4 ashley 19.5 2.00 21.50
5 Boerboel 18.5 2.50 21.00
Full log at Superbu Standings just under the Rugby-Talk Logo.
Yellow cap to Flyer who had a flyer with a 6,3 points haul.
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