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) | 
| South African Rugby 2013 | 
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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
    
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 | 3 | 1 | 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', | 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' | 
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) | 
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