Maties survive Tuks scare
Maties were made to work hard for a 26-24 victory over Tuks in an end-to-end Varsity Cup match in Pretoria on Monday. DYLAN JACK reports.
Maties were made to work hard for a 26-24 victory over Tuks in an end-to-end Varsity Cup match in Pretoria on Monday. DYLAN JACK reports.
Maties travel to Pretoria for a north-south Varsity Cup clash with Tuks on Monday, while NWU face UCT, Wits take on Shimlas and CUT go up against UJ.
Tuks condemned UJ to their second defeat in as many weeks with a 40-19 victory in Johannesburg on Tuesday.
Highlights of Tuks’ 23-6 win against CUT in the Varsity Cup.
NWU started their Varsity Cup title challenge with a 23-8 victory over UJ, while there were also wins for Maties, Tuks and UCT on Monday.
Maties will begin their Varsity Cup title defence with a tough encounter against Wits in Stellenbosch on Monday, while UJ kick off the competition against Pukke, UCT host the newly-promoted UWC and Tuks take on CUT.
The 2019 Varsity Cup season will end with a derby match between a northern and southern XV in Bloemfontein.
Tuks scored a last-minute try to beat defending champions UJ 19-14 in the Varsity Sevens Cup final at the Pirates Rugby Club in Johannesburg on Saturday. DYLAN JACK reports.
Defending champions UJ will face Tuks in the Cup final of the Varsity Sevens at the Pirates Club in Johannesburg. DYLAN JACK reports.
All the results from day one of the Varsity Sevens at the Pirates Rugby Club in Johannesburg as they come in.