2009 Varsity Cup

The 2009 Varsity Cup was contested from 2 February to 30 March 2009. The tournament (also known as the FNB Varsity Cup presented by Steinhoff International for sponsorship reasons) was the second season of the Varsity Cup, an annual inter-university rugby union competition featuring eight South African universities.

2009 Varsity Cup
Countries	South Africa
Date	1 February – 29 March 2009
Champions	Maties (2nd title)
Runners-up	NWU Pukke
Matches played	31
Tries scored	164 (average 5.3 per match)
Top point scorer	Donald Stevens (105)
Top try scorer	Therlow Pietersen (6)

The tournament was won by Maties for the second consecutive season; they beat NWU Pukke 11-6 in the final played on 30 March 2009.

Competition Rules

There were eight participating universities in the 2009 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 2009 Varsity Cup

The following teams took part in the 2009 Varsity Cup competition:

2009 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

2009 Varsity Cup Table
	Team	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Points For	Points Against	Points Difference	Tries For	Tries Against	Try Bonus	Losing Bonus	Points
1	Maties	7	6	0	1	203	84	+119	22	8	3	1	28
2	UCT Ikey Tigers	7	5	0	2	177	121	+56	21	13	3	2	25
3	NWU Pukke	7	5	0	2	197	124	+73	23	13	2	1	23
4	UP Tuks	7	4	0	3	185	151	+34	18	13	2	2	20
5	UJ	7	4	0	3	140	110	+30	16	12	2	0	18
6	UFS Shimlas	7	3	0	4	202	175	+27	30	20	3	1	16
7	NMMU Madibaz	7	1	0	6	102	265	-163	11	34	0	0	4
8	TUT Vikings	7	0	0	7	110	286	-176	11	39	0	2	2
The top 4 teams qualified for the Title Play-Off Semi-Final games. 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

• All times are South African (GMT+2)

Regular Season

Week One

	2009-02-02	UFS Shimlas	37 - 11	NMMU Madibaz	Groote Schuur
	14:45	Tries: Cameron Jacobs Earl-Jivan Snyman Josephus Oosthuizen Lionel Cronjé (2) Cons: Johan Andries van Niekerk Neill Jacobs (2) Pens: Neill Jacobs (2)	Scoreboard[1]	Try: Vuyolwethu Oscar Mazaka Pens: Willem Laubscher (2)	Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Gareth Lloyd-Jones

	2009-02-02	UCT Ikey Tigers	10 - 12	Maties	Groote Schuur
	16:45	Try: Stuart David Commins Con: Matthew Ryan Rosslee Pen: Matthew Ryan Rosslee	Scoreboard[2]	Pens: Donald Stevens (4)	Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Francois Veldsman

	2009-02-02	UJ	16 - 9	TUT Vikings	Fanie du Toit Sports Grounds
	16:45	Try: Clinton de Klerk Con: Earl Lewis Pens: Arno Coetzee Earl Lewis DG: Arno Coetzee	Scoreboard[3]	Pens: Adillio Le Roy Coutriers (3)	Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Mlungiseleli Mdashe

	2009-02-02	NWU Pukke	27 - 29	UP Tuks	Fanie du Toit Sports Grounds
	18:45	Tries: Wentsley Scott Willem Ruurd (Beespan) Van der Wal Con: Willem Diederik Botha Pens: Willem Diederik Botha (5)	Scoreboard[4]	Tries: Elwyn Fransman Johan Jackson Cons: Juan-Claude Roos (2) Pens: Juan-Claude Roos (4) DG: Juan-Claude Roos	Referee: Tiaan Jonker

Week Two

	2009-02-09	TUT Vikings	21 - 39	UCT Ikey Tigers	TUT Stadium
	16:45	Tries: Bakkies Steenkamp Johannes Willem Swartz Tjaart Kleu Pens: Adillio Le Roy Coutriers (2)	Scoreboard[5]	Tries: Liam Bax Mark Jonathan Goosen Marvin Christians Therlow Pietersen (2) Cons: Matthew Ryan Rosslee (4) Pens: Matthew Ryan Rosslee (2)	Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Mtheleni Msileni

	2009-02-09	NMMU Madibaz	20 - 39	UP Tuks	Xerox NMMU Stadium
	18:45	Tries: André Goosen Wade Roos Cons: Willem Laubscher (2) Pens: Willem Laubscher (2)	Scoreboard[6]	Tries: Aaron Denenga Daniel Johannes Crous Ettienne Breytenbach Franco Booysen Cons: Juan-Claude Roos (2) Pens: Juan-Claude Roos (3) Piet Swart (2)	Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Archie Sehlako

	2009-02-09	UFS Shimlas	15 - 27	NWU Pukke	Shimla Park
	18:45	Tries: Cameron Jacobs Willie Britz Wouter Stieger	Scoreboard[7]	Tries: Jacques de Kock Randall Jacques April Theuns Kotzé Cons: Theuns Kotzé (3) Pen: Theuns Kotzé DG: Dewan Eckard	Attendance: 3,800 Referee: Ben Crouse

	2009-02-09	Maties	29 - 14	UJ	Danie Craven Stadium
	19:30	Tries: Jean Hermanus Stemmet Matthew Grayson Dobson Con: Donald Stevens (2) Pen: Donald Stevens (5)	Scoreboard[8]	Tries: Edrick van Tonder Pen: André Smith, Arno Coetzee (2)	Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Luke Burger

Week Three

	2009-02-16	UCT Ikey Tigers	32 - 12	UJ	Groote Schuur
			Scoreboard[9]

	2009-02-16	TUT Vikings	9 - 45	UP Tuks	TUT Stadium
			Scoreboard[10]

	2009-02-16	UFS Shimlas	5 - 26	Maties	Shimla Park
			Scoreboard[11]

	2009-02-16	NWU Pukke	41 - 13	NMMU Madibaz	Fanie du Toit Sports Grounds
			Scoreboard[12]

Week Four

	2009-02-23	UJ	44 - 8	UFS Shimlas	UJ Stadium
			Scoreboard[13]

	2009-02-23	UP Tuks	22 - 24	UCT Ikey Tigers	LC de Villiers Stadium
			Scoreboard[14]

	2009-02-23	NMMU Madibaz	28 - 18	TUT Vikings	Xerox NMMU Stadium
			Scoreboard[15]

	2009-02-23	Maties	31 - 10	NWU Pukke	Danie Craven Stadium
			Scoreboard[16]

Week Five

	2009-03-02	UFS Shimlas	39 - 22	UP Tuks	Shimla Park
			Scoreboard[17]

	2009-03-02	TUT Vikings	17 - 24	Maties	TUT Stadium
			Scoreboard[18]

	2009-03-02	UJ	9 - 19	NWU Pukke	UJ Stadium
			Scoreboard[19]

	2009-03-02	NMMU Madibaz	17 - 36	UCT Ikey Tigers	Xerox NMMU Stadium
			Scoreboard[20]

Week Six

	2009-03-09	TUT Vikings	14 - 56	NWU Pukke	TUT Stadium
			Scoreboard[21]

	2009-03-09	UCT Ikey Tigers	23 - 20	UFS Shimlas	Groote Schuur
			Scoreboard[22]

	2009-03-09	Maties	58 - 3	NMMU Madibaz	Danie Craven Stadium
			Scoreboard[23]

	2009-03-09	UJ	9 - 3	UP Tuks	UJ Stadium
			Scoreboard[24]

Week Seven

	2009-03-16	NWU Pukke	17 - 13	UCT Ikey Tigers	Fanie du Toit Sports Grounds
			Scoreboard[25]

	2009-03-16	NMMU Madibaz	10 - 36	UJ	Xerox NMMU Stadium
			Scoreboard[26]

	2009-03-16	TUT Vikings	22 - 78	UFS Shimlas	TUT Stadium
			Scoreboard[27]

	2009-03-16	Maties	23 - 25	UP Tuks	Danie Craven Stadium
			Scoreboard[28]

Title Play-Off Games

Semi-Finals

	2009-03-23	UCT Ikey Tigers	17 - 19	NWU Pukke	Groote Schuur
	16:45	Tries: Dayne Martin Jans Marcello Sampson Michael John Richard Passaportis Con: Matthew Ryan Rosslee	Scoreboard[29]	Try: Lolo Yanga Waka Con: Cecil Dumond Pens: Cecil Dumond (4)	Referee: Ben Crouse

	2009-03-23	Maties	38 - 14	UP Tuks	Danie Craven Stadium
	18:45	Tries: Dabeon Marshal Draghoender Jean Hermanus Stemmet (2) Johann Sadie Wesley Albert Wilkins Wilhelm Hendrik Loock Cons: Donald Stevens (4)	Scoreboard[30]	Try: Christian van der Berg Pens: Marnitz Louis Boshoff (2) DG: Clayton Blommetjies	Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Archie Sehlako

Final

	2009-03-30	Maties	11 - 6	NWU Pukke	Danie Craven Stadium
		Try: Morné Peter Jooste Pen: Donald Stevens DG: Johann Sadie	Scoreboard[31]	Pens: Cecil Dumond (2)	Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Gareth Lloyd-Jones

Honours

2009 Varsity Cup Champions

Maties

2nd title

See also

• Varsity Cup

References

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External links

• Official Site
• "SA Rugby Competition – 2009 FNB Varsity Cup". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 8 June 2016.