2010 Varsity Cup

The 2010 Varsity Cup was contested from 1 February to 29 March 2010. The tournament (also known as the FNB Varsity Cup presented by Steinhoff International for sponsorship reasons) was the third season of the Varsity Cup, an annual inter-university rugby union competition featuring eight South African universities.

2010 Varsity Cup
Countries	South Africa
Date	1 February – 29 March 2010
Champions	Maties (3rd title)
Runners-up	UCT Ikey Tigers
Matches played	31
Tries scored	227 (average 7.3 per match)
Top point scorer	Theuns Kotzé (77)
Top try scorer	Boom Prinsloo / Lolo Waka (9)
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The tournament was won by Maties for the third consecutive season; they beat UCT Ikey Tigers 17-14 in the final played on 29 March 2010.

Competition rules

There were eight participating universities in the 2010 Varsity Cup. These teams played each other once over the course of the season, either home or away.

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

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

Teams

Maties

NMMU Madibaz

NWU Pukke

TUT Vikings

UCT Ikey Tigers

UFS Shimlas

UJ

UP Tuks

Location of teams in the 2010 Varsity Cup

The following teams took part in the 2010 Varsity Cup competition:

2010 Varsity Cup teams
Team Name	University	Stadium
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

Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	TB	LB	Pts	Qualification
1	Maties	7	7	0	0	324	96	+228	41	12	5	0	33	Title Play-Off Semi-final game
2	UCT Ikey Tigers	7	5	1	1	223	139	+84	24	13	2	1	25
3	UFS Shimlas	7	4	1	2	230	169	+61	29	18	4	1	23
4	NWU Pukke	7	4	0	3	184	155	+29	23	14	3	2	21
5	UJ	7	3	1	3	247	208	+39	32	25	4	1	19
6	UP Tuks	7	2	1	4	227	264	−37	29	30	3	1	14
7	TUT Vikings	7	1	0	6	156	285	−129	16	33	1	2	7
8	NMMU Madibaz	7	0	0	7	148	423	−275	13	62	1	2	3

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Rules for classification:

• 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

• All times are South African (GMT+2)

Regular season

Week One

	2010-02-01	UFS Shimlas	30 - 30	UCT Ikey Tigers	Xerox NMMU Stadium
			Scoreboard[1]

	2010-02-01	NMMU Madibaz	20 - 68	Maties	Xerox NMMU Stadium
			Scoreboard[2]

	2010-02-01	TUT Vikings	14 - 28	UJ	LC de Villiers Stadium
			Scoreboard[3]

	2010-02-01	UP Tuks	24 - 35	NWU Pukke	LC de Villiers Stadium
			Scoreboard[4]

Week Two

	2010-02-08	Maties	62 - 0	TUT Vikings	Danie Craven Stadium
			Scoreboard[5]

	2010-02-08	UFS Shimlas	54 - 5	NMMU Madibaz	Shimla Park
			Scoreboard[6]

	2010-02-08	UCT Ikey Tigers	18 - 11	NWU Pukke	Groote Schuur
			Scoreboard[7]

	2010-02-08	UP Tuks	34 - 34	UJ	Tuks Rugby Stadium
			Scoreboard[8]

Week Three

	2010-02-15	UJ	10 - 43	Maties	UJ Stadium
			Scoreboard[9]

	2010-02-15	NWU Pukke	17 - 16	UFS Shimlas	Fanie du Toit Sports Grounds
			Scoreboard[10]

	2010-02-15	NMMU Madibaz	9 - 65	UCT Ikey Tigers	Xerox NMMU Stadium
			Scoreboard[11]

	2010-02-15	TUT Vikings	30 - 42	UP Tuks	TUT Stadium
			Scoreboard[12]

Week Four

	2010-02-22	Maties	31 - 15	UFS Shimlas	Danie Craven Stadium
			Scoreboard[13]

	2010-02-22	UCT Ikey Tigers	25 - 19	TUT Vikings	Groote Schuur
			Scoreboard[14]

	2010-02-22	NWU Pukke	22 - 23	UJ	Fanie du Toit Sports Grounds
			Scoreboard[15]

	2010-02-22	UP Tuks	63 - 36	NMMU Madibaz	LC de Villiers Stadium
			Scoreboard[16]

Week Five

	2010-03-01	UJ	23 - 30	UCT Ikey Tigers	UJ Stadium
			Scoreboard[17]

	2010-03-01	NMMU Madibaz	24 - 31	NWU Pukke	Xerox NMMU Stadium
			Scoreboard[18]

	2010-03-01	UFS Shimlas	37 - 31	TUT Vikings	Shimla Park
			Scoreboard[19]

	2010-03-01	Maties	64 - 17	UP Tuks	Danie Craven Stadium
			Scoreboard[20]

Week Six

	2010-03-08	UP Tuks	23 - 27	UFS Shimlas	LC de Villiers Stadium
			Scoreboard[21]

	2010-03-08	NWU Pukke	51 - 17	TUT Vikings	Fanie du Toit Sports Grounds
			Scoreboard[22]

	2010-03-08	UJ	97 - 14	NMMU Madibaz	UJ Stadium
			Scoreboard[23]

	2010-03-08	Maties	23 - 17	UCT Ikey Tigers	Danie Craven Stadium
			Scoreboard[24]

Week Seven

	2010-03-15	UCT Ikey Tigers	38 - 24	UP Tuks	Groote Schuur
			Scoreboard[25]

	2010-03-15	UFS Shimlas	51 - 32	UJ	Shimla Park
			Scoreboard[26]

	2010-03-15	TUT Vikings	45 - 40	NMMU Madibaz	TUT Stadium
			Scoreboard[27]

	2010-03-15	NWU Pukke	17 - 33	Maties	Fanie du Toit Sports Grounds
			Scoreboard[28]

Title Play-Off Games

Semi-finals

	2010-03-22	UCT Ikey Tigers	27 - 21	UFS Shimlas	Groote Schuur
			Scoreboard[29]

	2010-03-22	Maties	47 - 11	NWU Pukke	Danie Craven Stadium
			Scoreboard[30]

Final

	2010-03-29	Maties	17 - 14	UCT Ikey Tigers	Danie Craven Stadium
			Scoreboard[31]

Honours

2010 Varsity Cup Champions
Maties 3rd title

See also

• Varsity Cup