UJ (9) 28 / Shimlas (17) 24 (Final Score)
UJ hosted Shimlas at UJ Stadium, Johannesburg at 19:00 SA Time. This was the match thread for discussion of the game. The match was broadcast live on SuperSport 1 on TV in SA.
UJ fought back, like their bigger brothers at the Lions, but unlike the Lions they managed to make the comeback complete and to record a win over Shimlas by 3 points.
Scorers:
UJ: 2 Penalties & 1 Drop Goal & 2 Conversions Theuns Kotze, 1 Try Lolo Waka, 1 Try Ruan Dreyer, 1 Try Francois du Toit
Shimlas: 1 Conversion & 1 Penalty Jaco Colyn, 2 Conversions Shaun Davids, 1 Try Enrico Acker, 1 Try Cameron Jacobs, 1 Try Zandre de Bruin
Teams:
UJ:
15 Aubrey McDonald, 14 Wigan Pekeur, 13 Luan Steenkamp, 12 Harry Collins, 11 Lolo Waka, 10 Theuns Kotze, 9 Jacques Pretorius, 8 Cameron Peverett, 7 Justin Wheeler (captain), 6 Johan van Deventer, 5 Marnus van Huyssteen, 4 Shane Kirkwood, 3 Anthony Gallacher, 2 George Riest, 1 Caylib Oosthuizen.
Replacements: 16 Francois du Toit, 17 Ollie Terblanche, 18 Jacobus Swanepoel, 19 Wendal Wehr, 20 Daniel Botha, 21 André Smith, 22 Earl Lewis, 23 Ruan Dreyer.
Head coach: Hugo van As
Shimlas:
15 Shaun Davids, 14 Jamba Ulengo, 13 Zandre de Bruin, 12 Charl Weideman, 11 Cameron Jacobs, 10 Jaco Colyn (captain), 9 Enrico Acker, 8 Etienne Terblanche, 7 Pieter Labuschagnè, 6 Hanno Pieterse, 5 Joubert Horn, 4 Wilken Heyns, 3 Ian Potgieter, 2 Hercu Liebenberg, 1 John-Henry Harris.
Replacements: 16 JC van Wyk, 17 Stephan Kotze, 18 Oupa Mohoje, 19 Erik le Roux, 20 George Whitehead, 21 Franna du Toit, 22 Divandre Strydom, 23 Henry van Niekerk.
Head coach: Jaco Swanepoel
Date: Monday, February 21
Venue: UJ Stadium, Johannesburg
Kick-off: 7pm (Live on SuperSport One)
Referee: Quinton Immelman
TMO: JC Fortuin
Less than ten minutes to kick-off in the Varsity Shield. Log leaders CUT take on UKZN and Fort Hare are playing UWC in Alice.
Next up in today’s VC action – Pukke v Tuks; UJ v Shimlas (on TV) and Ikeys v NMMU. Follow our live updates
This game was difficult to pick on Bru
Game on!
Shimlas starting strong
UCT v NMMU 3 – 0
I picked Shimlas here to win but not by much… think it was 4 or 5.
My picks are usually OK, just the margins are farked
6@ superBul:
UCT should bliksem NMMU hard….
brussow maak sy comeback in die vodacom cup die naweek vir vrystaat good news indeeed
9@ smallies72:
Dis blerrie goeie nuus vir die Staat en SA.
Jy nou bedaar na jou simpel vloermoer Saterdag?
Flok, jy het soos ‘n spastiese kleutertjie aangegaan jong….. hehehe
UJ 0-0 Shimlas –
UCT 3-0 up over NMMU in CT and
Tuks leading Pukke 3-0 in Potch
Couple of UJ guys with speed to burn, I see
So iets vir on Xhosa lesers, kan julle vertaal?
Ixesha lide umbhoxo uphethwe ngamaqela amakhulu lamancinci wona impumelelo imanqaphanqapha.
Nditsho kuba kuleveki iFNB Varsity Cup nokuvulwa kwe Super Rugby kundothusile. Amandlamibengahi ayalahleka kwabo bawaqhelileyo, eza kwiinkene-nkene zombhoxo xa ndijonge iziphumo zaleveki igqithileyo.
UKZN get two pushover tries to take the lead against CUT to take an early 17-7 lead.
UWC leading Fort Hare 7-3 in Alice.
First blood for UJ
UJ 3 / 0
Pukke 3 Tuks 3;
UJ 0 Shimlas 0;
Ikeys (Catrakilis) 12 NMMU 0
13@ superBul:
Flok, ek sal vir Vata Ngobeni van Pretoria News moet vra om daai ene te vertaal vir ons….
@ grootblousmile:
Hy sal kan want hy het dit geskryf Hahaha
@ grootblousmile:
As daar nou eending is wat my knoppies druk is dit onregverdigheid dit laat my rooi sien pel bloed bloed rooi,maar as ek iemand geafronteer het vra ek onverskoning
18@ superBul:
Vata is ‘n goeie ou!
Tryyyyyyyyyyyyyy Shimlas
UCT 12 NMMU 5;
Pukke 3 Tuks 18;
UJ 3 Shimlas 0 – twenty minutes down in all games.
19@ smallies72:
Wees net so dat ons respek hou hier vir mekaar…. gee gladnie om as jy jou span ondersteun nie, boet.
Shimlas 7 / 3
GBS ek sien daar is roumors dat Kuun weer op haker gaan uithelp tot Gary reg is.
Pukke 3 Tuks 18;
Ikeys 17 NMMU 5.
Shimlas 7 / 6
shimlas laat darrem so n halwe smile op my bakkies net jammer ek kan nie kykie brerrie greys anatomy
daai spelling in 24 lyk rof verkeerd
24@ superBul:
Ek het ook so gelees…. maar Gary sal darem net so 2 weke uit wees… en Kuun sal net haker cover op die bench, glo ek
GBS julle wat op varsity was , het julle self die koshuis name gegee?
A big shock in the opening Steinhoff Koshuisrugby fixtures, as Vishuis lose to Bastion, but Nadoes beat Onderstepoort:
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