2014 Varsity Shield

The 2014 Varsity Shield was contested from 27 January to 31 March 2014. The tournament (also known as the FNB Varsity Shield presented by Steinhoff International for sponsorship reasons) was the fourth season of the Varsity Shield, an annual second-tier inter-university rugby union competition featuring five South African universities.

2014 Varsity Shield
Countries	South Africa
Date	27 January – 31 March 2014
Champions	CUT Ixias (3rd title)
Runners-up	UKZN Impi
Promoted	CUT Ixias
Relegated	None
Matches played	21
Tries scored	146 (average 7 per match)
Top point scorer	Duan Pretorius (88)
Top try scorer	Shayne Makombe (6)
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The tournament was won by CUT Ixias for the second consecutive time and third time overall; they beat UKZN Impi 35–26 in the final played on 31 March 2015. CUT Ixias were automatically promoted to the top-tier Varsity Cup competition for 2015, but UKZN Impi lost their promotion play-off match against UJ to remain in the Varsity Shield for 2015. Bottom side TUT Vikings won their relegation play-off match against challengers NWU Vaal Triangle to also remain in the Varsity Shield for 2015.

Rules

The Varsity Shield used a different scoring system to the regular system. Tries were worth five points as usual, but conversions were worth three points, while penalties and drop goals were only worth two points.^[1]

Competition

There were five participating universities in the 2014 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. These teams played each other in the final, at the home venue of the higher-placed team.

The Varsity Shield winner was promoted to the 2015 Varsity Cup competition, while the bottom team in the Varsity Cup was relegated to the 2015 Varsity Shield. There was also a promotion/relegation match between the 7th-placed team in the Varsity Cup and the Varsity Shield runner-up at the end of the 2014 season.^[2]

Teams

CUT Ixias

TUT Vikings

UKZN Impi

UFH Blues

UWC

Location of teams in 2014 Varsity Shield

2014 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
		Howard College Rugby Stadium, Durban
UWC	University of the Western Cape	UWC Sport Stadium, Cape Town

Standings

The final league standings for the 2014 Varsity Shield were:^[3]

2014 Varsity Shield standings
Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	TB	LB	Pts
1	CUT Ixias	8	6	0	2	255	171	+84	35	21	6	1	31
2	UKZN Impi	8	4	1	3	246	171	+75	31	21	4	3	25
3	UFH Blues	8	4	1	3	215	217	−2	27	28	4	0	22
4	UWC	8	3	0	5	199	240	−41	24	29	3	1	16
5	TUT Vikings	8	2	0	6	184	300	−116	23	41	3	2	13

Legend and competition rules
Legend:
	Top two teams; qualify to final.		P = Games played, W = Games won, D = Games drawn, L = Games 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
	Bottom team; qualify to the relegation play-offs.
Competition rules:
Play-offs: The top two teams will qualify to the final, with the higher-placed team having home advantage. The winner of the final will automatically be promoted, while the runner-up will qualify to the promotion play-off against the seventh-ranked Varsity Cup team. The bottom team will qualify to the relegation play-off against a team outside of the Varsity Rugby structure. 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

Round-by-round

Team Progression – 2014 Varsity Shield
Team	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	R10	Final
CUT Ixias	4 (2nd)	4 (3rd)	9 (2nd)	14 (1st)	16 (1st)	21 (1st)	26 (1st)	31 (1st)	31 (1st)	31 (1st)	Won
UKZN Impi	1 (3rd)	2 (5th)	2 (5th)	7 (3rd)	12 (2nd)	14 (2nd)	15 (2nd)	15 (2nd)	20 (2nd)	25 (2nd)	Lost
UFH Blues	0 (5th)	4 (4th)	5 (4th)	5 (5th)	10 (3rd)	12 (3rd)	12 (3rd)	12 (4th)	17 (3rd)	22 (3rd)	—
UWC	4 (1st)	6 (1st)	6 (3rd)	6 (4th)	6 (5th)	6 (5th)	11 (4th)	15 (3rd)	16 (4th)	16	—
TUT Vikings	0 (4th)	5 (2nd)	10 (1st)	10 (2nd)	10 (4th)	10 (4th)	10 (5th)	11 (5th)	11 (5th)	13 (5th)	—
The table above shows a team's progression throughout the season. For each round, their cumulative points total is shown with the overall log position in brackets.
Key:	win	draw	loss	bye

Fixtures

The 2014 Varsity Shield fixtures were as follows:^[4]

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

Round one

	27 January 2014	CUT Ixias	26–25	UKZN Impi	CUT Stadium, Bloemfontein
	16:45	Try: Noël Marx  36' Danie van der Merwe  65' Johan van Schalkwyk  71' Con: Noël Marx  37', 66', 72' (3/3) Pen: Noël Marx  5' (1/2) Duan Pretorius (0/1)	Scoreboard[5] Report[6]	Try: Kabous van Schalkwyk 7' Shayne Makombe  49', 80' Con: Brendan Cope  8', 50' (2/3) Pen: Brendan Cope  19', 46' (2/2) Drop: Brendan Cope (0/1) Cards: Deon Carney 28' to 38'	Referee: Jaco Kotze

	27 January 2014	UFH Blues	8–26	UWC	Davidson Rugby Field, Alice
	19:00	Try: Oliver Zono  48' Con: Oliver Zono  49' (1/1) Cards: Siyabulela Sijula 70' to 80' Onke Dubase  76'	Scoreboard[7] Report[8]	Try: Kenwinn Wiener  9' James Verity-Amm  71' José Julies  77' Con: Freddie Muller  10' (1/3) Pen: Freddie Muller  40', 45', 52', 75' (4/4)	Referee: Lusanda Jam

Bye/s: TUT Vikings

Round two

	3 February 2014	UKZN Impi	12–17	UFH Blues	Howard College Rugby Stadium, Durban
	19:00	Try: Lwazi Ngcungama  10' Con: Brendan Cope  10' (1/1) Pen: Brendan Cope  1', 26' (2/2) Cards: Shayne Makombe  56'	Scoreboard[9] Report[10]	Try: Oliver Zono  23' Garth van Rayner  73' Con: Oliver Zono  23' (1/2) Pen: Oliver Zono  20', 28' (2/5) Cards: Masixole David 8' to 18'	Referee: Archie Sehlako

	3 February 2014	UWC	31–34	TUT Vikings	UWC Sport Stadium, Cape Town
	19:00	Try: James Verity-Amm  14' Dale van Schalkwyk  17' Njabulo Ndlovu  28' Kenwinn Wiener  71' Con: Freddie Muller  15', 18', 71' (3/4) Pen: Freddie Muller  57' (1/2) Cards: Pallo Manuel 7' to 18' Heinrich Marcus 63' to 73'	Scoreboard[11] Report[12]	Try: Pieter Matthews  24' Hamish Herd  37' Juan Maritz  53' Mandla Mdaka  68' Con: Morné Hugo  25', 38', 54', 69' (4/4) Pen: Morné Hugo  60' (1/1) Cards: Isak Deetlefs 7' to 18' Ralphton Minnaar 40' to 50'	Referee: Cwengile Jadezweni

Bye/s: CUT Ixias

Round three

	10 February 2014	TUT Vikings	42–34	UFH Blues	TUT Stadium, Pretoria
	19:00	Try: Adriaan Joubert Brian Guillen Curtly Brinkhuis Deon Michael Joubert Andries Truter Con: Morné Hugo Pen: Morné Hugo	Scoreboard[13] Report[14]	Try: Lithabile Mgwadleka Billy Dutton Masixole David Mzwandile Yalezo Con: Oliver Zono Pen: Oliver Zono	Referee: Gerrie de Bruin

	10 February 2014	CUT Ixias	30–8	UWC	CUT Stadium, Bloemfontein
	19:00	Try: Fanie Coetzer  41' Deon Gouws  47' Charlie Hitchcock  62' Dean Kauprihanoff  65' Con: Noël Marx  42', 63' (2/4) Pen: Noël Marx  9', 32' (2/3) Cards: Frans Sisita  40' Marius Grobler  59' Vincent Maruping  70'	Scoreboard[15] Report[16]	Pen: Freddie Muller  1', 6', 28', 40' (4/5) Cards: Yondela Stampu  17' Njabulo Ndlovu 35' to 47'	Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Jaco Pretorius

Bye/s: UKZN Impi

Round four

	17 February 2014	UWC	24–33	UKZN Impi	UWC Sport Stadium, Cape Town
	19:00	Try: Kelvin de Bruyn  43' Melik Wana  77' Njabulo Ndlovu  81' Con: Freddie Muller  43', 77', 82' (3/3)	Scoreboard[17] Report[18]	Try: Henri Boshoff  1' Kabous van Schalkwyk  33' Brandon Bailing  39' Zwela Zondi  64' Con: Brendan Cope  2', 34', 65' (3/4) Pen: Brendan Cope  75', 78' (2/2)	Referee: Oregopotse Rametsi

	17 February 2014	TUT Vikings	18–39	CUT Ixias	TUT Stadium, Pretoria
	19:00	Try: Barend Nordeje  58' Pieter Matthews  68' Hamish Herd  80' Con: Morné Hugo  69' (1/3) Pen: Morné Hugo (0/1)	Scoreboard[19] Report[20]	Try: Duan Pretorius  1', 41', 64' Kholo Ramashala  28' Frans Sisita  34' Stephan Griesel  52' Con: Noël Marx  29', 35', 42' (3/6) Cards: Len Noort 21' to 31' Juan Hugo 67' to 77'	Referee: Archie Sehlako

Bye/s: UFH Blues

Round five

	24 February 2014	CUT Ixias	29–31	UFH Blues	CUT Stadium, Bloemfontein
	19:00	Try: Kholo Ramashala  8', 19' Danie van der Merwe  50' Heinrich Bitzi  70' Con: Duan Pretorius  9', 20', 51' (3/4) Drop: Noël Marx (0/1) Fanie Coetzer (0/1)	Scoreboard[21] Report[22]	Try: Billy Dutton  34' Oliver Zono  44', 76' Madoda Mbulelo Ludidi  73' Con: Oliver Zono  45', 74', 77' (3/4) Pen: Oliver Zono  39' (1/2) Cards: Billy Dutton  65'	Attendance: 200 Referee: Jaco Kotze

	24 February 2014	UKZN Impi	32–8	TUT Vikings	Peter Booysen Sports Park, Pietermaritzburg
	19:00	Try: Kabous van Schalkwyk  5', 25' Zwela Zondi  35' Shayne Makombe  41' Con: Brendan Cope  6' (1/1) Cameron Wright  25', 36', 42' (3/3)	Scoreboard[23] Report[24]	Try: Pieter Matthews  44' Con: Morné Hugo  45' (1/1) Cards: Andries Truter 18' to 28'	Referee: Stephan Geldenhuys

Bye/s: UWC

Round six

	27 February 2014	UWC	24–35	CUT Ixias	UWC Sport Stadium, Cape Town
	19:00	Try: Melik Wana  33' Minenhle Mthethwa  40' Pat O'Brien  46' Con: Freddie Muller  34', 40', 47' (3/3) Pen: Freddie Muller (0/1) Cards: Matthew Faught 55' to 65' Pallo Manuel  74' Njabulo Ndlovu  75'	Scoreboard[25] Report[26]	Try: Danie van der Merwe  4' Charlie Hitchcock  7' Duan Pretorius  62' Fanie Coetzer  75' Con: Duan Pretorius  8', 63', 76' (3/4) Pen: Duan Pretorius  22', 26', 42' (3/3) Cards: Vincent Maruping 45' to 55'	Referee: Quinton Immelman

	27 February 2014	UFH Blues	18–18	UKZN Impi	Davidson Rugby Field, Alice
	19:00	Try: Garth van Rayner Con: Oliver Zono Pen: Oliver Zono Cards: Billy Dutton Siyabulela Sijula	Scoreboard[27] Report[28]	Try: Rico Lategan Lwazi Ngcungama Con: Cameron Wright	Referee: Rodney Boneparte

Bye/s: TUT Vikings

Round seven

	3 March 2014	CUT Ixias	47–8	TUT Vikings	CUT Stadium, Bloemfontein
	19:00	Try: Moekoa Bolofo  3', 30' Alec Mhlanga  7' Danie van der Merwe  14' Charlie Hitchcock  19' Deon Gouws  73' Frans Sisita  78' Con: Duan Pretorius  4', 8', 20', 74' (4/7) Cards: Vincent Maruping 51' to 61'	Scoreboard[29] Report[30]	Try: Gaybrin Smith  57' Con: Morné Hugo  58' (1/1) Cards: Ewald Maré 46' to 56' Isak Deetlefs 65' to 75'	Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Lourens van der Merwe

	3 March 2014	UKZN Impi	32–33	UWC	Howard College Rugby Stadium, Durban
	19:00	Try: Deon Carney  6' Duncan Campbell  26' Brandon Bailing  30' Con: Duncan Campbell  7', 27', 31' (3/3) Cards: Johan Wagenaar  75'	Scoreboard[31] Report[32]	Try: Tahriq Allan  19' Dean Herbert  32' Yondela Stampu  37', 76' Con: Freddie Muller  20', 38', 77' (3/4) Pen: Freddie Muller  48', 69' (2/2)	Referee: Jaco Kotze

Bye/s: UFH Blues

Round eight

	10 March 2014	TUT Vikings	17–24	UWC	TUT Stadium, Pretoria
	19:00	Try: Isak Deetlefs penalty try Con: Morné Hugo Pen: Morné Hugo Drop: Morné Hugo	Scoreboard[33] Report[34]	Try: Dean Herbert Minenhle Mthethwa Quaid Langeveldt Con: Freddie Muller	Referee: Ben Crouse

	10 March 2014	UFH Blues	18–28	CUT Ixias	Davidson Rugby Field, Alice
	19:00	Try: Lundi Ralarala  41' Onke Dubase  73' Con: Sibabalwe Mtsulwana  42' (1/1) Andile Makinana  73' (1/1) Pen: Oliver Zono (0/2) Sibabalwe Mtsulwana  50' (1/1) Cards: Siyabulela Sijula 54' to 64'	Scoreboard[35] Report[36]	Try: Danie van der Merwe  20' Stephen Griesel  47' Charlie Hitchcock  56' Deon Gouws  70' Con: Duan Pretorius  20', 48' (2/4) Pen: Duan Pretorius  33' (1/3)	Attendance: 2,200 Referee: Eduan Nel

Bye/s: UKZN Impi

Round nine

	17 March 2014	UWC	29–51	UFH Blues	UWC Sport Stadium, Cape Town
	19:00	Try: Quaid Langeveldt  13' James Verity-Amm  19', 50' Dean Herbert  63' Con: Freddie Muller  14', 20', 51' (3/4)	Scoreboard[37] Report[38]	Try: Oliver Zono  8' Lundi Ralarala  32' Ntyara Mkhafu  36' Onke Dubase  40' Lukhanyiso Komani  59' Athenkosi Manentsa  72' Lithabile Mgwadleka  78' Con: Saneliso Ngoma  9', 33', 60', 79' (4/7) Pen: Saneliso Ngoma  2', 16' (2/2)	Referee: Francois Pretorius

	17 March 2014	TUT Vikings	24–55	UKZN Impi	TUT Stadium, Pretoria
	19:00	Try: Pieter Matthews  6' Mandla Mdaka  17' Gaybrin Smith  78' Con: Morné Hugo  6', 18', 79' (3/3)	Scoreboard[39] Report[40]	Try: Cameron Wright  3' Shayne Makombe  8' Kabous van Schalkwyk  20' Lwazi Ngcungama  36', 50' Brandon Bailing  64' Deon Carney  70' Yandisa Mdolomba  77' Con: Duncan Campbell  4', 9', 37', 50' (4/6) Cameron Wright  77' (1/2)	Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Jaco Pretorius

Bye/s: CUT Ixias

Round ten

	24 March 2014	UFH Blues	38–33	TUT Vikings	Davidson Rugby Field, Alice
	19:00	Try: Lukhanyiso Komani  27' Lithabile Mgwadleka  38' Onke Dubase  44' Masixole David  50' Lundi Ralarala  66' Con: Saneliso Ngoma (0/1) Bangi Kobese  45', 51', 67' (3/4) Pen: Bangi Kobese  73' (1/1) Saneliso Ngoma  20' (1/2)	Scoreboard[41] Report[42]	Try: Gaybrin Smith  79', 6' Andries Truter  32' Adriaan Joubert  70' Con: Morné Hugo  71', 7', 33' (3/4) Pen: Morné Hugo  42', 60' (2/2)	Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Cwengile Jadezweni

	24 March 2014	UKZN Impi	39–21	CUT Ixias	Peter Booysen Sports Park, Pietermaritzburg
	19:00	Try: Ado Wessels  2' Rico Lategan  35' Shayne Makombe  39' Brandon Bailing  58', 64' Con: Duncan Campbell  2', 36', 40', 59' (4/4) Pen: Duncan Campbell  19' (1/1)	Scoreboard[43] Report[44]	Try: Johan van Schalkwyk  4', 13' Deon Gouws  46' Con: Duan Pretorius  14', 47' (2/3) Cards: Fanie Coetzer 32' to 42'	Referee: Oregopotse Rametsi

Bye/s: UWC

Final

	31 March 2014	CUT Ixias	35–26	UKZN Impi	CUT Stadium, Bloemfontein
	16:30	Try: Alec Mhlanga  9' Duan Pretorius  13' Stephen Griesel  63' Fanie Coetzer  72' Con: Duan Pretorius  14', 64', 73' (3/4) Pen: Duan Pretorius  47', 58' (2/3) Drop: Noël Marx  74' (1/1)	Report[45] Scoreboard[46]	Try: Duncan Campbell  33' Dean Muir  51' Deon Carney  69' Con: Duncan Campbell  34', 52', 70' (3/3) Pen: Duncan Campbell  60' (1/1)	Referee: Quinton Immelman

Players

Player statistics

The following table contains points which have been scored in the 2014 Varsity Shield.^[47]

All point scorers
No	Player	Team	T	C	P	DG	Pts
1	Duan Pretorius	CUT Ixias	5	17	6	0	88
2	Freddie Muller	UWC	1	19	11	0	84
3	Morné Hugo	TUT Vikings	0	19	5	1	69
4	Oliver Zono	UFH Blues	5	9	8	0	68
5	Duncan Campbell	UKZN Impi	2	15	2	0	59
6	Noël Marx	CUT Ixias	1	8	3	1	37
7	Brendan Cope	UKZN Impi	0	7	6	0	33
8	Shayne Makombe	UKZN Impi	6	0	0	0	30
9	Lwazi Ngcungama	UKZN Impi	5	0	0	0	25
	Danie van der Merwe	CUT Ixias	5	0	0	0	25
	Kabous van Schalkwyk	UKZN Impi	5	0	0	0	25
12	Brandon Bailing	UKZN Impi	4	0	0	0	20
	Deon Gouws	CUT Ixias	4	0	0	0	20
	Charlie Hitchcock	CUT Ixias	4	0	0	0	20
	Pieter Matthews	TUT Vikings	4	0	0	0	20
	Gaybrin Smith	TUT Vikings	4	0	0	0	20
	James Verity-Amm	UWC	4	0	0	0	20
	Cameron Wright	UKZN Impi	1	5	0	0	20
19	Saneliso Ngoma	UFH Blues	0	4	3	0	18
20	Deon Carney	UKZN Impi	3	0	0	0	15
	Fanie Coetzer	CUT Ixias	3	0	0	0	15
	Onke Dubase	UFH Blues	3	0	0	0	15
	Stephan Griesel	CUT Ixias	3	0	0	0	15
	Lithabile Mgwadleka	UFH Blues	3	0	0	0	15
	Minenhle Mthethwa	UWC	3	0	0	0	15
	Kholo Ramashala	CUT Ixias	3	0	0	0	15
	Lundi Ralarala	UFH Blues	3	0	0	0	15
	Garth van Rayner	UFH Blues	3	0	0	0	15
	Johan van Schalkwyk	CUT Ixias	3	0	0	0	15
30	Bangi Kobese	UFH Blues	0	3	1	0	11
31	Moekoa Bolofo	CUT Ixias	2	0	0	0	10
	Masixole David	UFH Blues	2	0	0	0	10
	Billy Dutton	UFH Blues	2	0	0	0	10
	Dean Herbert	UWC	2	0	0	0	10
	Hamish Herd	TUT Vikings	2	0	0	0	10
	Adriaan Joubert	TUT Vikings	2	0	0	0	10
	Lukhanyiso Komani	UFH Blues	2	0	0	0	10
	Quaid Langeveldt	UWC	2	0	0	0	10
	Rico Lategan	UKZN Impi	2	0	0	0	10
	Mandla Mdaka	TUT Vikings	2	0	0	0	10
	Alec Mhlanga	CUT Ixias	2	0	0	0	10
	Njabulo Ndlovu	UWC	2	0	0	0	10
	Frans Sisita	CUT Ixias	2	0	0	0	10
	Yondela Stampu	UWC	2	0	0	0	10
	Andries Truter	TUT Vikings	2	0	0	0	10
	Melik Wana	UWC	2	0	0	0	10
	Kenwinn Wiener	UWC	2	0	0	0	10
	Zwela Zondi	UKZN Impi	2	0	0	0	10
49	Tahriq Allan	UWC	1	0	0	0	5
	Henri Boshoff	UKZN Impi	1	0	0	0	5
	Curtly Brinkhuis	TUT Vikings	1	0	0	0	5
	Isak Deetlefs	TUT Vikings	1	0	0	0	5
	Marius Grobler	CUT Ixias	1	0	0	0	5
	Brian Guillen	TUT Vikings	1	0	0	0	5
	Deon Michael Joubert	TUT Vikings	1	0	0	0	5
	José Julies	UWC	1	0	0	0	5
	Dean Kauprihanoff	CUT Ixias	1	0	0	0	5
	Bart le Roux	UKZN Impi	1	0	0	0	5
	Madoda Mbulelo Ludidi	UFH Blues	1	0	0	0	5
	Athenkosi Manentsa	UFH Blues	1	0	0	0	5
	Juan Maritz	TUT Vikings	1	0	0	0	5
	Yandisa Mdolomba	UKZN Impi	1	0	0	0	5
	Ntyara Mkhafu	UFH Blues	1	0	0	0	5
	Sibabalwe Mtsulwana	UFH Blues	1	0	0	0	5
	Dean Muir	UKZN Impi	1	0	0	0	5
	Barend Nordeje	TUT Vikings	1	0	0	0	5
	Pat O'Brien	UWC	1	0	0	0	5
	Dale van Schalkwyk	UWC	1	0	0	0	5
	Ado Wessels	UKZN Impi	1	0	0	0	5
	Mzwandile Yalezo	UFH Blues	1	0	0	0	5
71	Andile Makinana	UFH Blues	0	1	0	0	3
* Legend: T = Tries, C = Conversions, P = Penalties, DG = Drop Goals, Pts = Points

Squad lists

The teams released the following squad lists:

CUT Ixias^[48]

Forwards

• Gerard Baard
• Moekoa Bolofo
• Fanie Coetzer
• Daniel de Jager
• Deon Gouws
• Johann Grundlingh
• Juan Hugo
• Dean Kauprihanoff
• Hanro Liebenberg
• Vincent Maruping
• Len Noort
• Lyvette Shikwambana
• Frans Sisita
• Theuns Truter
• Danie van der Merwe
• Ian van Wyk
• Jasper Wiese
• Did not play:
• Junior Burger
• Henko de Jager
• Carl Gersbach
• Boetie Maketla
• JJ Nel
• Kevin Pretorius
• Jean-Luke van Zyl

Backs

• Heinrich Bitzi
• Stephan Griesel
• Marius Grobler
• Charlie Hitchcock
• Noël Marx
• Alec Mhlanga
• Johan Nel
• Duan Pretorius
• Kholo Ramashala
• Mosego Toolo
• Johan van Schalkwyk
• Did not play:
• Hanro Pretorius
• Stephan Schutte
• Clinton Toua

Coach

• Skillie Bester

TUT Vikings^[49]

Forwards

• Ricardo Burger
• Isak Deetlefs
• Hamish Herd
• Claude Johannes
• Adriaan Joubert
• Ewald Maré
• Juan Maritz
• Armand Marshall
• Pieter Matthews
• Mandla Mdaka
• Barend Nordeje
• David Pieterse
• Werner Serfontein
• Ryan Sim
• Gerrit van Gerwe
• Did not play:
• Jan Arnoldus Els
• Wayne Short

Backs

• Leroy Afrika
• Curtly Brinkhuis
• Deon Fitchet
• Brian Guillen
• Morné Hugo
• Deon Michael Joubert
• Ralphton Minnaar
• Edwin Oliver
• Shane Pretorius
• Gaybrin Smith
• Andries Truter
• Did not play:
• Darrio Bezuidenhout
• Shawn Jaards
• Thabo Mangena
• Thabang Mathebula
• Paul Walters

tbc

• Did not play:
• Quintis Anton Janse van Vuuren
• Janco Muller
• Lindokuhle Sambo
• Diedrichdt Smit

Coach

• André Eloff

UFH Blues^[50]

Forwards

• Masixole David
• Onke Dubase
• Billy Dutton
• Madoda Mbulelo Ludidi
• Lwando Mabenge
• Athenkosi Manentsa
• Xola Mapapu
• Ntyara Mkhafu
• Thembelihle Mpapha
• Olwethu Mputla
• Angelo Timothy Nhlapo
• Luzuko Nyabaza
• Siyabulela Sijula
• Sibusiso Sityebi
• Sibabalwe Tshoni
• Mzwandile Yalezo
• Did not play:
• Litha Labase
• Lubabalo Elton Lento
• Zuko Lerula
• Lunga Innocent Nohlwati

Backs

• Bangi Kobese
• Lukhanyiso Komani
• Andile Makinana
• Lithabile Mgwadleka
• Sibabalwe Mtsulwana
• Saneliso Ngoma
• Lundi Ralarala
• Mkhululi Sonqishe
• Garth van Rayner
• Oliver Zono
• Did not play:
• Lungelo Kepe
• Curtis Kleinhans
• Lwando Makhongolo
• Anda Nanto
• Lutho Zatu

tbc

• Did not play:
• Busiwe Fani
• Six Maselwa

Coach

• Elliot Fana

UKZN Impi^[51]

Forwards

• Henri Boshoff
• Deon Carney
• Marco Hillebrand
• Michael Hutton
• Gideon Koegelenberg
• Sizwe Kubheka
• Bart le Roux
• Sanele Malwane
• Dean Muir
• Leon Mulder
• Lwazi Ngcungama
• Sabelo Tshabalala
• Kabous van Schalkwyk
• Johan Wagenaar
• Mikyle Webster
• Ado Wessels
• Zwela Zondi
• Did not play:
• Marné Coetzee
• André Greyvenstein
• Matthew Mandioma
• Richard Mhlongo
• Siya Mhlongo
• Luciando Santos

Backs

• Brandon Bailing
• Alrich Brown
• Duncan Campbell
• Brendan Cope
• Spa Dube
• Henkie Groenewald
• Rico Lategan
• Nelson Makhanye
• Shayne Makombe
• Kurt Mavrodaris
• Yandisa Mdolomba
• Garath Meikle
• Philip Molnar
• Gavin Nyawata
• Cameron Wright
• Did not play:
• Ncgebo Masikane
• Mondli Ntshingila
• Ruhan Smit
• Sandile Zulu

tbc

• Did not play:
• Lindo Radebe

Coach

• John Mitchell

UWC^[52]

Forwards

• Mogamat Adams
• Tahriq Allan
• Siphiwo Bakeni
• Brandon Beukman
• Samuel Borsah
• Kelvin de Bruyn
• Matthew Faught
• Philbrey Joseph
• José Julies
• Timothy Louw
• Darren Luiters
• Pallo Manuel
• Sebenza Maphumulo
• Heinrich Marcus
• Michael Mkhize
• Njabulo Ndlovu
• Adeeb October
• Pat O'Brien
• William Scott
• Did not play:
• Curtis Beukes
• Oswin Mentoor

Backs

• Dumisani Dyonase
• Dean Herbert
• Keanu Langeveldt
• Quaid Langeveldt
• Minenhle Mthethwa
• Freddie Muller
• Matthew Nortjé
• Warrick Rhoda
• Yondela Stampu
• Dale van Schalkwyk
• James Verity-Amm
• Melik Wana
• Kenwinn Wiener
• Rufus Witbooi
• Did not play:
• Charlton Afrika
• Daniel Bock
• Lubabalo Faleni
• Justin McKay
• Cleo Voster

Coach

• Peter de Villiers

Honours

2014 FNB Varsity Shield Champions:	CUT Ixias
Player That Rocks:	Onke Dubase, UFH Blues
Forward That Rocks:	Lwazi Nqcungama, UKZN Impi
Back That Rocks:	Shayne Makombe, UKZN Impi
Top Try Scorers:	Shayne Makombe, UKZN Impi (6)
Top Points Scorer:	Duan Pretorius, CUT Ixias (88)

Referees

The following referees officiated matches in the 2014 Varsity Shield:

• Rodney Boneparte
• Ben Crouse
• Gerrie de Bruin
• Stephan Geldenhuys
• Quinton Immelman
• Cwengile Jadezweni
• Lusanda Jam
• Jaco Kotze
• Eduan Nel
• Francois Pretorius
• Jaco Pretorius
• Oregopotse Rametsi
• Archie Sehlako
• Lourens van der Merwe

See also

• Varsity Rugby
• 2014 Varsity Rugby
• 2014 Varsity Cup
• 2014 SARU Community Cup
• 2014 Vodacom Cup