Varsity Cup: Combined Game Thread (Tuks vs UCT & Maties vs UJ – 1st game starts at 17:00)

Published 21 March 2011 | By grootblousmile

Once again 4 games are played today in the Varsity Cup, only 2 are televised live. We will therefore focus on the 2 televised games.

Tuks (7) 17 / UCT (6) 19 (Final Score)

Maties (7) 19 / UJ (15) 39 (Final Score)

Today’s total fixture list is as follows:

FNB Tuks v FNB UCT
Tuks Rugby Stadium (Pretoria)
Kick-off: 5pm (Live on SuperSport One)

FNB Maties v FNB UJ
Venue: Danie Craven Stadium (Stellenbosch)
Kick-off: 7pm (Live on SuperSport One)

FNB NMMU v FNB Shimlas
Venue: NMMU Stadium (Port Elizabeth)
Kick-off: 7pm

FNB TUT Vikings v FNB Pukke
TUT Stadium (Tshwane)
Kick-off: 7pm

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Teams:

The FNB Tuks team: 15 Andries Coetzee, 14 Deon Helberg, 13 Jean du Plessis, 12 Dabeon Draghoender, 11 Hayden Groepes, 10 Wesley Dunlop (captain), 9 Danie Faasen, 8 Jono Ross, 7 Jacques Verwey, 6 Warwick Tecklenburg, 5 Franco Mostert, 4 Nqubeko Zulu, 3 Stephan Pretorius, 2 Robbie Coetzee, 1 Morné Mellet.
Replacements: 16 Chris Crous, 17 Vincent Koch, 18 Luvuyiso Lusaseni, 19 Willie Nel, 20 Clayton Stewart, 21 JC Roos, 22 GD Kotzee, 23 Grant Kemp.

Head coach: Nollis Marais

The FNB UCT team (revised): 15 Therlow Pietersen, 14 Mark Winter 13 Marcel Brache, 12 Tim Whitehead, 11 Richard Rijs, 10 Demetri Catrakilis, 9 Nic Groom, 8 Greg Mallett, 7 Nick Fenton-Wells (captain), 6 Don Armand, 5 Levi Odendaal, 4 Hilton Lobberts, 3 Shane Meier, 2 Matthew Page, 1 Wesley Chetty.
Replacements: 16 Dayne Jans, 17 Francois van Wyk, 18 Michael Morris, 19 Zandy Macdonald, 20 Nicholas Farrar, 21 Pete Haw, 22 Sabelo Siyakatshana, 23 Pete Olivier.

Head coach: Kevin Foote

Date: Monday, March 21
Venue: Tuks Rugby Stadium, Pretoria
Kick-off: 5pm (Live on SuperSport One)
Referee: Rasta Rashivenga
TMO: Gerrie Coetzee

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The FNB Maties team: 15 Ruan Combrinck, 14 Ryan Nell, 13 Stokkies Hanekom, 12 Louis Jordaan, 11 Tythan Adams, 10 André Kemp, 9 Donald Stevens, 8 Meyer Swanepoel, 7 Andrew Prior, 6 Reuben Johannes, 5 Hugo Kloppers (captain), 4 Reniel Hugo, 3 Buhle Mxunyelwa, 2 Gareth Light, 1 Alistair Vermaak.
Replacements: 16 Johannes Gericke, 17 Suan Havenga, 18 Stephan Greeff, 19 Helmut Lehman, 20 James Alexander, 21 Berton Klaasen, 22 Jarryd Buys, 23 Nian Berg.

Head coach: Chean Roux

The FNB UJ team: 15 Aubrey McDonald, 14 Wigan Pekeur, 13 Justin St. Jerry, 12 Luan Steenkamp, 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 Yssel Swanepoel, 3 Ruan Dreyer, 2 Francois du Toit, 1 Caylib Oosthuizen.
Replacements: 16 Alfred Ries, 17 Ollie Terblanche, 18 Shane Kirkwood, 19 Wendal Wehr, 20 Rudi Paige, 21 André Smith, 22 Divan van Zyl, 23 Anthony Gallacher.

Head coach: Hugo van As

Date: Monday, March 14
Venue: Groote Schuur, Cape Town
Kick-off: 7pm
Referee: François Groenewald

162 Responses to Varsity Cup: Combined Game Thread (Tuks vs UCT & Maties vs UJ – 1st game starts at 17:00)

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grootblousmile on 21 March 2011 at 5:42 pm

Tuks forwards good but UCT backline making all the play
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grootblousmile on 21 March 2011 at 5:43 pm

Tuks must use their forwards, drive it up and tire the Ikey forwards… it will gradually give them the edge
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grootblousmile on 21 March 2011 at 5:44 pm

Penalty UCT, 55m out, Catrakiis goes for posts
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grootblousmile on 21 March 2011 at 5:45 pm

Catrakilis had the distance but it went to the right of the posts
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KingPaul on 21 March 2011 at 5:48 pm

Sal dit baie like as die game gelykop eindig!!
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grootblousmile on 21 March 2011 at 5:48 pm

Aimless kicking away by Danie Faasen, Tuks scrummie
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grootblousmile on 21 March 2011 at 5:48 pm

35@ KingPaul:
Nee man, Tuks moet wen
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grootblousmile on 21 March 2011 at 5:50 pm

Sal daarvan hou as UJ vanaand wen…. hehehe
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grootblousmile on 21 March 2011 at 5:52 pm

Lemoenetyd
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KingPaul on 21 March 2011 at 5:55 pm

Hahaha. Nee man, Maties gaan daai een maklik vat!
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grootblousmile on 21 March 2011 at 6:01 pm

40@ KingPaul:
Dit sal mos op die ou end epic wees as die Final tussen Tuks en Maties is, nie waar nie?
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grootblousmile on 21 March 2011 at 6:03 pm

2nd Half on!
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grootblousmile on 21 March 2011 at 6:05 pm

Tryyyyyyyyyyyyyy Hayden Groepesssss!!

Yeahhhhhhhhhhhhh Tuks!
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grootblousmile on 21 March 2011 at 6:06 pm

Tuks 12 / 6
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grootblousmile on 21 March 2011 at 6:07 pm

Penalty right in front for UCT
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grootblousmile on 21 March 2011 at 6:07 pm

Tuks 12 / 9
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grootblousmile on 21 March 2011 at 6:08 pm

Tuks attacking lineout, just outside the 22
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grootblousmile on 21 March 2011 at 6:16 pm

Penalty Tuks, 10m out… they kick for touch
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grootblousmile on 21 March 2011 at 6:16 pm

Groepes just bundled out… almost a try
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grootblousmile on 21 March 2011 at 6:17 pm

Tuks boer nou naby UCT lyn…. kom nou Tuks
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grootblousmile on 21 March 2011 at 6:19 pm

Relieving penalty UCT, they tap… WTF
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grootblousmile on 21 March 2011 at 6:21 pm

Tuks controlling proceedings but not getting through
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grootblousmile on 21 March 2011 at 6:23 pm

UCT gets another relieving penalty, 7m out from their line
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grootblousmile on 21 March 2011 at 6:24 pm

Tuks now have a lineout, 10m out… come on, drive!
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grootblousmile on 21 March 2011 at 6:29 pm

Tryyyyyyyyyyyyy Draghoender for Tuks… that was try No 3 for Tuks
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grootblousmile on 21 March 2011 at 6:30 pm

Tuks 17 / 9 as Dunlop hits the left hand upright from touch on the right hand side
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grootblousmile on 21 March 2011 at 6:32 pm

Penalty for UCT… they could go for posts.. and does
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grootblousmile on 21 March 2011 at 6:32 pm

Tuks 17 / 12
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grootblousmile on 21 March 2011 at 6:34 pm

Tuks not far enough ahead….. they must hit the nails in now and get their bonus point try….
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grootblousmile on 21 March 2011 at 6:36 pm

Try UCT, very near the sticks, Marcel Brache

Varsity Cup: Combined Game Thread (Tuks vs UCT & Maties vs UJ – 1st game starts at 17:00)

Tuks (7) 17 / UCT (6) 19 (Final Score)

Maties (7) 19 / UJ (15) 39 (Final Score)

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