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Monday night saw Tuks take on UJ in a slightly improved Varsity Cup. Or was it? This year’s VC sees a number of changes in the format of the game. Most notably is the new points system where you still get the 5 for a try but an additional 3 for a converted try. A penalty and a drop goal will only get you 2 points. The emphasis here is to see more running rugby and less of the “take the 3 on offer” style of rugby. It was certainly the case with the Tuks vs UJ game where the ball was run from all corners of the field. However, the new points system has taken its toll on the game as we know it. Two notable observations from the game were worth sharing. [...]
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More cheap tries for the VC
Varsity Cup – Round 1
The 2012 Varsity Cup gets under way this evening, with two televised games to enjoy. [...]
Sharks supply all the tens in Varsity Cup opener
Tonight sees the opening round of the 2012 Varsity Cup get under way, with a number of interesting match ups on the cards. It should be the great Northern Derby between Tuks and UJ that attracts the most interest in this round, particularly for Sharks supporters looking for a team to follow in this year’s competition. [...]
SuperBru Pool – Varsity Cup
24 Jan 12 11:54 by Richard Ferguson | Original Content, Sharks, Six Nations, Super Rugby | 23 Comments
The third of the rugby competition on Superbru has opened, and yet again we have a Sharksworld pool going. If you are interested, please head on over to Superbru and join our pool. [...]
Three former Sharks in UJ trial sides
Former Sharks flyhalf Guy Cronje is the highest profile of three former players from the KZN union set to feature in the University of Johannesburg’s 2012 Varsity Cup campaign. [...]
Keen to have a crack – Sharksworld chats to Tim Whitehead
Former UCT and Western Province centre Tim Whitehead has opted to swap the blue and white stripes and mountain vistas of Cape Town for a berth in the Sharks squad next season. In time-honoured tradition, the talented 23-year-old had hardly managed to unpack his suitcase in Durban before Sharksworld caught up with him for a quick chat. [...]
Varsity Cup tinkering continues – but at what cost?
The organisers of the Varsity Cup “stable of competitions” – including the Varsity Cup, Varsity Shield and new under-20 Young Guns competition – have announced a change to the value of kicks, which will be trialled in next year’s competitions. [...]
Junior player exodus continues
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. [...]
Varsity Cup, Shield adopt new rules
The Varsity Cup and Varsity Shield members met at an Annual General Meeting and decided to introduce some new rules for the Cup, Shield and new Under 21 competition in 2012. [...]
WP team to face Cheetahs
DHL Western Province head coach Allister Coetzee, today named his team to take on the Cheetahs at Free State Stadium in Bloemfontein on Saturday.
A Horse in Bulls’ clothing
Former Sharks age-group flyhalf Wes “Horse” Dunlop takes another step closer to the Bulls Currie Cup side as he is named on the bench in Pine Pienaar’s team to play the Griffons in a pre-season friendly this weekend. [...]
Varsity Cup: Tuks v UCT
The Varsity Cup will lifted by a new team tonight as the FNB Tuks team takes on the FNB UCT team in Pretoria. The game will be broadcast live on SuperSport from 18h30. [...]
Varsity Cup Semi Finals
Tonight we see the semi finals of the 2011 Varsity Cup take place, knowing full and well that we will have a new Champion team after the Maties fell at the final hurdle and failed to make the play offs. [...]
JustRugby and SuperBru round-up
Round five of the Super Rugby season is something of the past, and we have had yet another weekend with an upset or two. This is starting to become a trend, so do we start spotting the upset or stick to our guns. [...]
The day the music died
Like the legendary song by Don McLean, I believe we all lost something last night and whether or not you want to openly admit it, deep down we all know it. [...]
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