Tuks (13) 28 / 21 (15) Maties (Final Score)
UP-Tuks (University of Pretoria) and Maties (University of Stellenbosch) did battle
in the Varsity Cup Final of 2017 at LC de Villiers Stadium, Pretoria at 19:00 SA Time (17:00 GMT).
This was the live match discussion Article.
The match was broadcast LIVE on SuperSport 1 & CSN on TV in SA.
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Scorers:
Tuks:
- Penalties – Tinus de Beer (4)
- Drop Goals – 0
- Tries – Chris Massyn (1), Divan Rossouw (1)
- Conversions – Tinus de Beer (2)
Maties:
- Penalties – Ernst Stapelberg (1), Tiaan Swanepoel (1), Chris Smith (2)
- Drop Goals – 0
- Tries – Johan Momsen (1)
- Conversions – Ernst Stapelberg (1)
Teams:
UP Tuks |
Maties |
17 April 2017 at 19:00 SA Time | |
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Referee: Jaco Pretorius
Assistant Referees: Paul Mente, Lesego Legoete
TMO: Shaun Veldsman
Can Tuks do another big scrum?
Big Tuks scrum… walking 10m with the Maties scrum…
Over!
Tuks 28 / 21 Maties
12 Minutes to go.
Tuks scrum just outside their own 22.
Tuks lineout, near halfway… just inside their own half.
Good territorial kick to touch… maties lineout, 10m from their own line.
9 Minutes to go… still anybody’s game…
Forward pass by Maties, Tuks scrum on their own 10m line
Reset scrum… time is ticking relentlessly.
Again Tuks play the territorial game well…
Maties penalty, side entry by the Tuks hooker.
Maties lineout on the Tuks 10m line…
Tuks again steals the overthrow in the lineout.
Maties made to play from their own goal line… they hack it out.
4 Minutes to go in the Final.
Tuks maul it up.
5m Out…
Tinus de Beer knocks.
Maties defensive scrum, 5m from their own line.
2 Minutes to go…
Maties scrum Free Kick.
Maties penalty…. seconds to go.
Tap and go…
Knock!
Tuks are the Varsity Cup champions of 2017!
UP-Tuks (13) 28 / 21 (15) Maties (Final Score)
Well, well, well… 3 Finals between these 2 sides in the 10 years, all 3 won by Tuks!
Varsity Cup DREAM TEAM also announced, to play the Junior Bokke.
Coached by Pote Human of Tuks…
Craig Barry the captain and fullback.
Lots of Tuks and Maties players… and a sprinkling of other players from other sides.
Kobus van Wyk of Maties gets Man Of the Series trophy!
Maties all getting their Silver medals…
Tuks now getting their medals… GOLDEN ones!
The celebrations with the Cup erupts!
OK, THAT was Varsity Cup 2017!!
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