With the Varsity Cup continuing to prove a powerful draw card to Sharks Academy graduates on the fringes of senior selection in Durban, the haemorrhage of young talent from the province looks set to increase ahead of the 2012 season. [...]
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Junior player exodus continues
Big step up for Rick
Former Sharks age-group scrumhalf Shannon Rick has been picked up by Griquas for the Currie Cup season and looks set to start against Western Province this weekend. Sarel Pretorius is struggling with a knee injury and is unlikely to be fit. [...]
Varisty Cup Live Updates
Today is the last day of round robin matches in the varsity cup. Some of these games will be crackers. [...]
Varsity Cup: Round 2
Round 2 of the Varsity Cup gets underway today and the NMMU Madibaz take on UJ in the Bay. [...]
Varsity Cup Round 1
South Africa’s premier university rugby competition kicks off today. [...]
Two big clashes await
Expect Maties to rack up another big score today as they take on the lowly TUT Vikings in the second round of the Varsity Cup. [...]
Sharks need in on Varsity Cup action
I must say, I was very impressed with the quality of rugby I saw during the first round of Varsity Cup matches on Monday. This competition is fresh, exciting and relevant in a way that the tired Vodacom Cup really struggles to be. My only gripe is that there isn’t a KZN team to support! [...]
Varsity Cup set to rock your Monday
We may still have to wait another 11 agonising days before the 2010 Super 14 kicks off, but today marks the start of the third instalment of the popular FNB Varsity Cup tournament. The first of four games kicks off at 14h30, live on SuperSport. [...]
Varsity Cup preview – Round Four
Week Four of the 2009 FNB Varsity Cup presented by Steinhoff International is shaping up as the most exciting round of fixtures, with the FNB Tukkies-FNB UCT clash set to produce some entertaining rugby with top four places up for grabs. [...]
Pukke stay alive play-off race
The FNB Puk’s inside centre Wouter Watermeyer scored a hat-trick of tries as the home side bamboozled the FNB Nelson Mandela Metropole University on their way to a 41-13 Varsity Cup victory at the Fanie du Toit on Monday. [...]
Tukkies remain unbeaten
The University of Pretoria (Tukkies) remained unbeaten in the FNB Varsity Cup, presented by Steinhoff International, when they defeated a spirited Nelson Mandela Metropole University 39-20 at Xerox NMMU Stadium South Campus on Monday. [...]
