The 2011 Varsity Cup was contested from 7 February to 11 April 2011. The tournament (also known as the FNB Varsity Cup presented by Steinhoff International for sponsorship reasons) was the fourth season of the Varsity Cup, an annual inter-university rugby union competition featuring eight South African universities.
The tournament was won by for the first time; they beat 26–16 in the final played on 11 April 2011. won their relegation play-off match against to remain in the Varsity Cup for 2012.
Competition
Varsity Cup There were eight participating universities in the 2011 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 4 or more tries in a game, as well as to teams that lost a match by 7 points or less. Teams were ranked by points, then points difference (points scored less points conceded).
The top 4 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 played each other in the final, at the home venue of the higher-placed team.
Varsity Shield There were five participating universities in the 2011 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 4 or more tries in a game, as well as to teams that lost a match by 7 points or less. Teams were ranked by 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.
Teams
The following teams took part in the 2011 Varsity Cup competition:
2011 Varsity Cup teams Team Name University Stadium Stellenbosch University Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University North-West University Tshwane University of Technology University of Cape Town University of the Free State University of Pretoria University of Johannesburg
The following teams took part in the 2011 Varsity Shield competition:
2011 Varsity Shield teams Team Name University Stadium Central University of Technology University of Fort Hare University of KwaZulu-Natal University of the Western Cape University of the Witwatersrand
Squads
Varsity Cup
Varsity Shield
Varsity Cup
Table 2011 Varsity Cup TableTeamPlayedWonDrawnLostPoints ForPoints AgainstPoints DifferenceTries ForTries AgainstTry BonusLosing BonusPoints1 7 6 0 1 198 158 +40 23 18 3 0 272 7 5 0 2 213 134 +79 22 16 3 0 233 7 5 0 2 181 151 +30 23 16 2 1 234 7 4 0 3 203 139 +64 26 15 4 2 225 7 4 0 3 209 138 +71 24 15 4 1 216 7 2 0 5 173 166 +7 25 19 3 1 127 7 1 0 6 112 245 -133 11 31 1 2 78 7 1 0 6 138 296 -158 15 39 2 0 6 The top 4 teams qualified for the semi-finals.The bottom team qualified for the promotion/relegation play-offs.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 and results Fixtures are subject to change. All times are South African (UTC+2).
Regular season
Round one
Round two
Round three
Round four
Round Five
Round Six
Round Seven
Play-off games
Semi-finals
Final
FB 15Andries Coetzee RW 14Deon HelbergOC 13Jean du PlessisIC 12Dabeon Draghoender LW 11Hayden GroepesFH 10Wesley Dunlop (c) SH 9 Danie Faasen N8 8 Arno BothaOF 7 Jono Ross BF 6 Warwick TecklenburgRL 5 Franco Mostert LL 4 Nqubeko ZuluTP 3 Stephan Pretorius HK 2 Robbie Coetzee LP 1 Vincent KochReplacements: 16Chris Crous 17Jean Roussouw 18Luvuyiso Lusaseni 19Jacques Verwey 20Clayton Stewart 21JC Roos 22Gerhardus Koetzee 23Grant Kemp Coach:Nollis Marais FB 15Therlow PietersenRW 14Pete HawOC 13Marcel BracheIC 12Tim Whitehead LW 11Ricky RijsFH 10Demetri Catrakilis SH 9 Nic GroomN8 8 Greg Mallet OF 7 Nick Fenton-Wells (c)BF 6 Don ArmandRL 5 Levi OdendaalLL 4 Eben EtzebethTP 3 Shane Meier HK 2 Matt Page LP 1 Wesley Chetty Replacements: 16Neil Rautenbach 17Francois van Wyk 18Michael Morris 19Zandy Macdonald 20Ricky Schroeder 21Mark Winter 22Sabelo Siyakatshana 23Pete Olivier Coach:Kevin Foote Player of the Match: Demetri Catrakilis
Assistant referees: Rasta Rashivenga & Stefan Geldenhuys (South Africa), Jaco Kotze (South Africa)
Television match official: Johann Meuwesen (South Africa)
Honours 2011 FNB Varsity Cup Champions1st titlePlayer That Rocks:Callie Visagie ()Forward That Rocks:Hugo Kloppers ()Back That Rocks:Enrico Acker ()Top Try Scorer:Therlow Pietersen () Top Points Scorer:Demetri Catrakilis ()
Top scorers The following sections contain only points and tries which have been scored in competitive games in the 2011 FNB Varsity Cup.
Top points scorers RankPlayerTeamPoints 1 Demetri Catrakilis 136 2 Wesley Dunlop 103 3 Theuns Kotzé 82 4 Donald Stevens 75 5 Ruan Boshoff 68 6 Marius Muller 62 7 Cecil Dumond 41 8 Shaun Davids 37 9 Therlow Pietersen 35 10 Jamba Ulengo 30 Source: South African Rugby Union
Top try scorers RankPlayerTeamPoints 1 Therlow Pietersen 7 2 Jamba Ulengo 6 3 Tythan Adams 4 Andries Coetzee 4 Ligtoring Landman 4 Aubrey McDonald 4 Ricky Rijs 3 Petrus Visser 4 Lolo Waka 4 10 11 players 3 Source: South African Rugby Union
Varsity Shield
Table 2011 Varsity Shield TableTeamPlayedWonDrawnLostPoints ForPoints AgainstPoints DifferenceTries ForTries AgainstTry BonusLosing BonusPoints1 8 6 0 2 213 146 +67 27 13 2 1 272 8 5 0 3 256 218 +38 27 20 4 3 273 8 4 0 4 195 158 +37 21 15 0 3 194 8 3 0 5 148 234 -86 11 28 0 1 135 8 2 0 6 137 193 -56 11 21 0 2 10 The top 2 teams will qualify for the final.The winner will qualify for the promotion/relegation play-offs.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 and results Fixtures are subject to change. All times are South African (UTC+2).
Regular season
Round one
Round two
Round three
Round four
Round Five
Round Six
Round Seven
Round Eight
Round Nine
Round Ten
Play-off games
Final
Honours 2011 FNB Varsity Shield Champions1st titlePlayer That Rocks:Garth van Rayner ()Forward That Rocks:KK Kgame ()Back That Rocks:Inus Kritzinger ()Top Try Scorer:Riaan Arends () Top Points Scorer:Jannie Myburgh ()
Top scorers The following sections contain only points and tries which have been scored in competitive games in the 2011 FNB Varsity Shield.
Top points scorers RankPlayerTeamPoints 1 Jannie Myburgh 97 2 Jaco Potgieter 82 3 Brandon Lizamore 68 4 Qondani Katywa 58 5 Ambrose Steyn 55 6 Riaan Arends 40 7 André le Roux 34 8 Charl van Vollenhoven 33 9 Nkuli Gamede 30 Anthony Volmink 30 Source: South African Rugby Union
Top try scorers RankPlayerTeamPoints 1 Riaan Arends 8 2 Nkuli Gamede 6 Anthony Volmink 6 4 Adrian Herman 5 Inus Kritzinger 5 6 Francois Harvey 4 Slang Sibanda 4 8 Deon Gouws 3 Alec Mhlanga 3 Jaco Oosthuizen 3 Source: South African Rugby Union
Promotion/relegation play-offs
remain in the Varsity Cup competition and remain in the Varsity Shield competition.
See also UJ team line up 2011 Currie Cup Premier Division 2011 Currie Cup First Division 2011 Vodacom Cup
References
FNB Varsity Cup FNB
External links
Official site Official site Varsity Shield page Sport24.co.za