2013 Varsity Shield

The 2013 Varsity Shield was contested from 28 January to 1 April 2013. The tournament (also known as the FNB Varsity Shield presented by Steinhoff International for sponsorship reasons) was the third season of the Varsity Shield, an annual second-tier inter-university rugby union competition featuring five South African universities.

2013 Varsity Shield
Countries	South Africa
Date	28 January – 1 April 2013
Champions	CUT Ixias (2nd title)
Runners-up	UWC
Promoted	None
Matches played	21
Tries scored	147 (average 7 per match)
Top point scorer	Freddie Muller (70)
Top try scorer	Inus Kritzinger (7)
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The tournament was won by CUT Ixias for the second time; they beat UWC 29–19 in the final played on 1 April 2013. No team was promoted to the top-tier Varsity Cup competition for 2014.

Competition rules and information

There were five participating universities in the 2013 Varsity Shield. These teams played each other twice over the course of the season, once at home and once 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 two teams qualified for the title play-offs. The team that finished first had home advantage against the team that finished second.

There was no promotion/relegation between the Varsity Cup and the Varsity Shield at the end of 2013.^[1]

The 2013 Varsity Shield used a different scoring system than the common scoring system. Tries were worth five points as usual, but conversions were worth three points instead of two, while penalties and drop goals were only worth two points instead of three.^[2]

Teams

CUT Ixias

TUT Vikings

UKZN Impi

UFH Blues

UWC

Location of teams in the 2013 Varsity Shield

The following teams took part in the 2013 Varsity Shield competition:

2013 Varsity Shield teams
Team name	University	Stadium
CUT Ixias	Central University of Technology	CUT Stadium, Bloemfontein
TUT Vikings	Tshwane University of Technology	TUT Stadium, Pretoria
UFH Blues	University of Fort Hare	Davidson Rugby Field, Alice
UKZN Impi	University of KwaZulu-Natal	Peter Booysen Sports Park, Pietermaritzburg
UWC	University of the Western Cape	UWC Sport Stadium, Cape Town

Standings

The final league standings for the 2013 Varsity Shield were:^[3]

2013 Varsity Shield Log
Pos	Team	Pl	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	TB	LB	Pts
1	CUT Ixias	8	8	0	0	296	159	+137	41	19	5	0	37
2	UWC	8	4	0	4	225	160	+65	28	19	4	1	21
3	UKZN Impi	8	4	0	4	143	215	−72	17	29	0	0	16
4	UFH Blues	8	3	0	5	159	194	−35	20	24	2	1	15
5	TUT Vikings	8	1	0	7	122	217	−95	12	27	1	3	8
* Legend: Pos = Position, Pl = Played, W = Won, D = Drawn, L = Lost, PF = Points for, PA = Points against, PD = Points difference, TF = Tries For, TA = Tries Against, TB = Try bonus points, LB = Losing bonus points, Pts = Log points CUT Ixias and UKZN Impi qualified to the final. Points breakdown: *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

The 2013 Varsity Shield fixtures were as follows:^[4]

• All times are South African (GMT+2).

Round one

	28 January 2013	UKZN Impi	19 – 7	UFH Blues	Peter Booysen Sports Park, Pietermaritzburg
	16:45	Try: Robert Warnock  3' Gerrit Fourie  62' Con: Heinrich Meyer  4' (1/2) Pen: Heinrich Meyer (0/1) Jaco Potgieter  65', 70', 77' (3/3)	Scoreboard[5]	Try: Oliver Zono  26' Con: Oliver Zono (0/1) Pen: Oliver Zono  14' (1/2)	Referee: B. Beattie

	28 January 2013	UWC	42 – 4	TUT Vikings	UWC Sport Stadium, Cape Town
	19:00	Try: Tazz Fuzani  42' Freddie Muller  50' Minenhle Mthethwa  52' Kenwinn Wiener  62' Godlen Masimla  69' Con: Charl van Vollenhoven  43', 51', 53', 62', 70' (5/5) Pen: Charl van Vollenhoven  25' (1/1) Cards: Tazz Fuzani 11' to 21'	Scoreboard[6]	Pen: Morné Hugo  23', 27' (2/3) Drop: Morné Hugo (0/1)	Referee: Renier Vermeulen

Bye/s: CUT Ixias

Round two

	31 January 2013	CUT Ixias	25 – 10	UWC	CUT Stadium, Bloemfontein
	19:00	Try: Johan van Schalkwyk  29' Alec Mhlanga  47' Inus Kritzinger  60' Con: Noël Marx  30', 61' (2/3) Pen: Noël Marx  35', 7' (2/4) Cards: Leon Pretorius 22' to 32'	Scoreboard[7]	Try: Yondela Stampu  71' Con: Freddie Muller  72' (1/1) Pen: Charl van Vollenhoven  3' (1/1) Cards: Tazz Fuzani 35' to 45'	Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Jaco Kotze

	31 January 2013	TUT Vikings	31 – 34	UKZN Impi	TUT Stadium, Pretoria
	19:00	Try: Thabo Mangena Zandré de Bruin Fanie Raseroka Con: Morné Hugo Pen: Morné Hugo	Scoreboard[8]	Try: Jaco Potgieter Hendrik Groenewald Con: Jaco Potgieter Pen: Jaco Potgieter	Referee: Gerrie de Bruin

Bye/s: UFH Blues

Round three

	4 February 2013	UFH Blues	32 – 6	TUT Vikings	Davidson Rugby Field, Alice
	19:00	Try: Sibabalwe Mtsulwana  20' Lundi Ralarala  54' Garth van Rayner  70' Khanyiso Komani  79' Con: Oliver Zono  21' (1/1) Saneliso Ngoma  54', 71' (2/2) Sibabalwe Mtsulwana  79' (1/1) Pen: Oliver Zono (0/1) Cards: Lundi Ralarala 67' to 77'	Scoreboard[9]	Pen: Morné Hugo  6', 10', 48' (3/3) Cards: Fanie Raseroka  74'	Referee: Lusanda Jam

	4 February 2013	UKZN Impi	12 – 26	CUT Ixias	Peter Booysen Sports Park, Pietermaritzburg
	19:00	Try: Zander Engelbrecht  55' Con: Jaco Potgieter  55' (1/1) Pen: Jaco Potgieter  2', 28' (2/4) Cards: Brandon Bailing  73'	Scoreboard[10]	Try: Inus Kritzinger  20' Christoff Swanepoel  67' penalty try  73' Con: Noël Marx  20' (1/1) Meyer van Tonder  67', 73' (2/2) Pen: Meyer van Tonder  42' (1/1) Cards: Petri Coetzee 39' to 49'	Referee: Archie Sehlako

Bye/s: UWC

Round four

	11 February 2013	CUT Ixias	44 – 29	UFH Blues	CUT Stadium, Bloemfontein
	19:00	Try: Petri Coetzee  14' Meyer van Tonder  26' Christoff Swanepoel  33' Anrich Bitzi  46' Alec Mhlanga  65' Inus Kritzinger  73' Con: Meyer van Tonder  15', 27', 47', 74' (4/6) Pen: Christoff Swanepoel  3' (1/1) Cards: Johan van Schalkwyk  79'	Scoreboard[11]	Try: Lundi Ralarala  7', 20' Lithabile Mgwadleka  48' Xola Mapapo  77' Con: Khanyiso Komani  8', 21', 49' (3/3) Saneliso Ngoma (0/1) Cards: Sibabalwe Tshoni 12' to 22'	Attendance: 1,200

	11 February 2013	UWC	38 – 15	UKZN Impi	UWC Sport Stadium, Cape Town
	19:00	Try: Donovan Williams  2' Freddie Muller  19', 22' Heinrich Marcus  30', 51', 74' Con: Freddie Muller  52' (1/4) Warrick Rhoda (0/1) Charl van Vollenhoven  75' (1/1) Pen: Charl van Vollenhoven  66' (1/1) Cards: Tazz Fuzani 36' to 46',  60'	Scoreboard[12]	Try: André Greyvenstein  39' Theo Kruger  46' Con: Heinrich Meyer  40' (1/2) Drop: Heinrich Meyer  12' (1/1) Cards: Jeandré Small  78'	Referee: François Groenewald

Bye/s: TUT Vikings

Round five

	18 February 2013	TUT Vikings	16 – 24	CUT Ixias	TUT Stadium, Pretoria
	19:00	Try: Dawid Roux  64' Deon Fitchet  76' Con: Morné Hugo  65', 77' (2/2)	Scoreboard[13]	Try: Moekoa Bolofo  30' Noël Marx  36' Alec Mhlanga  55' Con: Meyer van Tonder  30', 37', 55' (3/3) Pen: Noël Marx (0/1) Cards: Dean Kauprihanoff  72'	Attendance: 350 Referee: Ricus van der Hoven

	18 February 2013	UFH Blues	24 – 23	UWC	Davidson Rugby Field, Alice
	19:00	Try: Nkosi Nofuma  17' Lundi Ralarala  52' Con: Khanyiso Komani  18', 52' (2/2) Pen: Khanyiso Komani  11', 29', 55', 73' (4/5)	Scoreboard[14]	Try: Justin McKay  22' Kenwinn Wiener  27' Donovan Williams  32' Con: Freddie Muller  27', 33' (2/3) Pen: Charl van Vollenhoven  39' (1/1)	Referee: Rodney Boneparte

Bye/s: UKZN Impi

Round six

	25 February 2013	UFH Blues	18 – 20	UKZN Impi	Davidson Rugby Field, Alice
	19:00	Try: Khanyiso Komani  4' Nkosi Nofuma  57', 72' Con: Khanyiso Komani  73' (1/3)	Scoreboard[15]	Try: Sizwe Kubheka  38' Jeandré Small  43' Leon Mulder  67' Con: Heinrich Meyer  39' (1/3) Pen: Heinrich Meyer  13' (1/4) Cards: Sizwe Kubheka  64'	Attendance: 23,250 Referee: Jadezweni Cwengile

	25 February 2013	TUT Vikings	18 – 8	UWC	TUT Stadium, Pretoria
	19:00	Try: Paul Walters  4' Fanie Raseroka  42' Con: Morné Hugo  4', 43' (2/2) Pen: Morné Hugo  53' (1/1) Drop: Morné Hugo (0/1) Cards: Terry Long 50' to 61'	Scoreboard[16]	Try: Kenwinn Wiener  68' Con: Charl van Vollenhoven  68' (1/1)	Attendance: 250 Referee: Tahla Ntshakaza

Bye/s: CUT Ixias

Round seven

	4 March 2013	UWC	40 – 49	CUT Ixias	UWC Sport Stadium, Cape Town
	19:00	Try: Donovan Williams  17' Justin McKay  33' Kenwinn Wiener  58' Kelvin de Bruyn  65' Quade Langeveld  78' Con: Charl van Vollenhoven  18', 34' (2/2) Freddie Muller  59', 66', 79' (3/3) Pen: Charl van Vollenhoven (0/2) Cards: Freddie Muller 15' to 25'	Scoreboard[17]	Try: Meyer van Tonder  12' Johan van Schalkwyk  21', 36' penalty try  26' Leon Pretorius  30', 46' Rudi Fuls  67' Con: Noël Marx  13', 27', 47' (3/6) Meyer van Tonder  68' (1/1) Pen: Noël Marx  18' (1/2) Cards: Deon Gouws 8' to 18'	Referee: Juan Sylvestre

	4 March 2013	UKZN Impi	10 – 9	TUT Vikings	Peter Booysen Sports Park, Pietermaritzburg
	19:00	Try: Mondli Ntshingila  42' Rico Lategan  48' Con: Heinrich Meyer (0/2) Pen: Heinrich Meyer (0/2)	Scoreboard[18]	Try: Oswald Gibson  68' Con: Oswald Gibson (0/1) Pen: Morné Hugo  22', 51' (2/2) Cards: Werner Lourens 60' to 70'	Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Daniel Fortuin

Bye/s: UFH Blues

Round eight

	11 March 2013	TUT Vikings	18 – 25	UFH Blues	TUT Stadium, Pretoria
	19:00	Try: Werner Lourens  70' Con: Morné Hugo  71' (1/1) Pen: Morné Hugo  2', 30', 46', 74' (4/4) Drop: Morné Hugo  34' (1/1) Cards: Werner Lourens 26' to 36'	Scoreboard[19]	Try: Garth van Rayner  31' Oliver Zono  49', 75' Con: Khanyiso Komani  32', 76' (2/3) Pen: Khanyiso Komani  21' (1/2) Drop: Oliver Zono  16' (1/1) Cards: Billy Dutton 51' to 61'	Attendance: 500 Referee: Stephan Geldenhuys

	11 March 2013	CUT Ixias	50 – 20	UKZN Impi	CUT Stadium, Bloemfontein
	19:00	Try: Deon Gouws  14', 29' Inus Kritzinger  19', 49' Charles Hitchcock  63' Kholo Ramashala  67' Meyer van Tonder  77' Con: Noël Marx  15', 20', 30', 50', 68' (5/6) Meyer van Tonder (0/1) Cards: Juan Hugo  76'	Scoreboard[20]	Try: Jeandré Small  39' Chris Ndlovu  46' Con: Heinrich Meyer  40', 47' (2/2) Pen: Heinrich Meyer  53' (1/1) Drop: Heinrich Meyer  4' (1/1) Cards: Hendrik Groenewald 63' to 73'	Attendance: 500 Referee: Eduan Nel

Bye/s: UWC

Round nine

	18 March 2013	UFH Blues	12 – 36	CUT Ixias	Davidson Rugby Field, Alice
	19:00	Try: Garth van Rayner  73' Nkosi Nofuma  8' Con: Oliver Zono (0/1) Khanyiso Komani (0/1) Pen: Khanyiso Komani  40' (1/1) Cards: Onke Dubase 45' to 54'	Scoreboard[21]	Try: Meyer van Tonder  41', 32' Deon Gouws  45', 80' Juan Hugo  10' Alec Mhlanga  29' Con: Meyer van Tonder  33' (1/3) Noël Marx  81' (1/2) Leon Pretorius (0/1) Cards: Rudi Fuls 40' to 50'	Referee: Rodney Boneparte

	18 March 2013	UKZN Impi	13 – 36	UWC	Peter Booysen Sports Park, Pietermaritzburg
	19:00	Try: Zwele Zondi  19' Jeandré Small  63' Con: Heinrich Meyer  19' (1/2)	Scoreboard[22]	Try: Justin McKay  5', 25' Denzel Willemse  55' Minenhle Mthethwa  77' Con: Freddie Muller  5', 25', 55', 77' (4/4) Pen: Freddie Muller  57' (1/1) Drop: Freddie Muller  14' (1/1) Cards: Kelvin de Bruyn 28' to 38'	Attendance: 1,000

Bye/s: TUT Vikings

Round ten

	25 March 2013	CUT Ixias	42 – 20	TUT Vikings	CUT Stadium, Bloemfontein
	19:00	Try: Johan van Schalkwyk  4' Meyer van Tonder  11' Johan Klopper  32' Inus Kritzinger  59' Danie van der Merwe  75' Deon Gouws  77' Con: Noël Marx  5', 33', 60', 76' (4/6) Drop: Noël Marx (0/1)	Scoreboard[23]	Try: Paul Walters  15' Ewald Maré  66' Con: Morné Hugo  16', 67' (2/2) Pen: Morné Hugo  21', 51' (2/5) Drop: Morné Hugo (0/1)	Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Oregopotse Rametsi

	25 March 2013	UWC	28 – 12	UFH Blues	UWC Sport Stadium, Cape Town
	19:00	Try: Warrick Rhoda  7' Njabulo Ndlovu  53' Heinrich Marcus  74' Con: Freddie Muller  8', 54', 75' (3/3) Pen: Freddie Muller  59', 61' (2/3) Cards: Kelvin de Bruyn 10' to 20'	Scoreboard[24]	Try: Lundi Ralarala  1' Con: Khanyiso Komani  2' (1/1) Pen: Khanyiso Komani  20', 21' (2/4) Oliver Zono (0/1)	Referee: Juan Sylvestre

Bye/s: UKZN Impi

Final

	1 April 2013	CUT Ixias	29 – 19	UWC	CUT Stadium, Bloemfontein
	16:45	Try: Leon Pretorius  16' Inus Kritzinger  23' Alec Mhlanga  73' Con: Noël Marx (0/2) Meyer van Tonder (0/1) Pen: Noël Marx  7' (1/2) Meyer van Tonder (0/1)	Scoreboard[25]	Try: Heinrich Marcus  31' Samuel Borsah  56' Con: Freddie Muller (0/1) Michael September  57' (1/1) Pen: Freddie Muller  44', 49' (2/2) Warrick Rhoda  68' (1/1) Cards: Tazz Fuzani 15' to 26'

Players

Squad lists

The teams released the following squad lists:^{[26][27][28][29][30]}

Honours

2013 FNB Varsity Shield Champions:	CUT Ixias
Player That Rocks:	Inus Kritzinger, CUT Ixias
Forward That Rocks:	Billy Dutton, UFH Blues
Back That Rocks:	Freddie Muller, UWC
Top Try Scorers:	Inus Kritzinger, CUT Ixias (7)
Top Points Scorer:	Freddie Muller, UWC (70)

See also

• Varsity Rugby
• 2013 Varsity Rugby
• 2013 Varsity Cup
• 2013 SARU Community Cup
• 2013 Vodacom Cup