South Africa’s premier university rugby competition kicks off today.
The Shimlas (UOFS) host Ikeys (UCT) in the opening match of Round 1.
All todays matches are listed below. One notable mention is the starting flyhalf for the Maties , Jody Rose. Can he impress and will he be there all season?
Shimlas v Ikeys at Bloemfontein (17:00) :
Shimlas : 15 George Whitehead, 14 Jamba Ulengo, 13 Earl Snyman, 12 Charl Weideman, 11 Cameron Jacobs, 10 Francois du Toit, 9 Jaco Colyn, 8 Willie Britz (captain), 7 Pieter Labuschagnè, 6 Hanno Pieterse, 5 Joubert Horn, 4 Wilken Heyns, 3 Henry van Niekerk, 2 JC van Wyk, 1 Charles Marais.
Replacements: 16 Hercu Liebenberg, 17 John-Henry Harris, 18 Teboho Mohoje, 19 Etienne Terblanche, 20 Enrico Acker, 21 Zandre de Bruin, 22 Shaun Davids, 23 Ian Potgieter.
UCT: 15 Therlow Pietersen, 14 Pete Haw, 13 Marcel Brache, 12 Adrian Kritzinger, 11 Paul Cohen, 10 Demetri Catrakilis, 9 Nic Groom, 8 Greg Mallett, 7 Nick Fenton-Wells (captain), 6 Don Armand, 5 Levi Odendaal, 4 Eben Etzebeth, 3 Shane Meier, 2 Matt Page,1 Wes Chetty.
Replacements: 16 Dayne Jans, 17 Francois van Wyk, 18 Nizaam Carr, 19 Michael Morris, 20 Nicholas Farrar, 21 Tiger Bax, 22 Sabelo Siyakatshana, 23 Niel Naude.
Maties v Pukke at Stellenbosch(19:00):
Maties: 15 Ruan Combrinck, 14 Ryan Nell, 13 Stokkies Hanekom, 12 Louis Jordaan, 11 Tythan Adams, 10 Jody Rose, 9 Donald Stevens, 8 Tertius Daniller, 7 Meyer Swanepoel, 6 Helmut Lehman, 5 Reniel Hugo, 4 Hugo Kloppers, 3 Buhle Mxunyelwa, 2 Callie Visagie (captain), 1 Johan Roets.
Replacements: 16 Gareth Light, 17 Os Hamman, 18 Andrew Prior, 19 Sam Mabombo, 20 James Alexander, 21 André Kemp, 22 Tshotsho Mbovane, 23 Suan Havenga.
Pukke: 15 Willem Barnard, 14 Andrew van Wyk, 13 Ruan Jacobs, 12 George Tossel, 11 Johannes Seerane, 10 Niell Jacobs, 9 Johan Laker, 8 Johannes Pretorius, 7 Thabo Mamojele, 6 Johannes Rose, 5 Victor Kruger, 4 Ligtoring Landman (captain), 3 Marthinus Dreyer, 2 Christiaan Schoonraad, 1 Henri Scharneck.
Replacements: 16 Johan Oberholzer, 17 Dewald Coetzee, 18 Solomzi Sotsaka, 19 Cornell du Preez, 20 Tiaan Dorfling, 21 John Welthagen, 22 Tershwin Raubenheimer, 23 Stephanus Bezuidenhout.
NMMU v Tukkies at Port Elizabeth (19:00):
NMMU: 15 Vuyolethu Mazaka, 14 Mayibuye Ndwandwa, 13 Wade Roos, 12 Bradley Kretzmann, 11 Juan du Preez, 10 Marius Muller, 9 Shannon Rick, 8 Jaco Swanepoel (captain), 7 Theunis Derksen, 6 Ferdinand Gerber, 5 Mzwande Zito, 4 Schalk Oelofse, 3 Ross David-Anderson, 2 Ulrich Pretorius, 1 Musa Tukela.
Replacements: 16 Lumka Mbane, 17 Gareth Hartley, 18 Louis Fourie, 19 Maurice Rudman, 20 Martin Ruiters, 21 Jeffrey Taljard, 22 Hlangoluhle Nodongwe, 23 Andile Mrwebi.
Tukkies: 15 Jurgen Visser, 14 Gerhardus Kotzee, 13 Jean du Plessis, 12 Arno van Zyl, 11 Hayden Groepes, 10 Wesley Dunlop (captain), 9 Neil de Bruin, 8 Jono Ross, 7 Nqubeko Zulu, 6 Warwick Tecklenburg, 5 Franco Mostert, 4 Luvuyiso Lusaseni, 3 Grant Kemp, 2 Chris Crous, 1 Vincent Koch.
Replacements: 16 Robbie Coetzee, 17 Corné Fourie, 18 Sthembiso Mlongo, 19 Wesley Kotze, 20 Clayton Stewart, 21 Marnitz Boshoff, 22 Andries Coetzee, 23 Jean Rossouw.
TUT v UJ Tshwane (19:00):
TUT: 15 Justin van Staden, 14 Andisa Gqobo, 13 Hansie Graaff, 12 Lutho Nyeka, 11 Thom Seabela, 10 Ruan Boshoff, 9 Ettienne Greeff, 8 Wikus Botes (captain), 7 Emile Verster, 6 Vince Gwavu, 5 JJ Breet, 4 Dries Ferreira, 3 Juan-Phillip Pike, 2 Johan Pieterse, 1 Jacques van Rooyen.
Replacements: 16 Eugene Cunha, 17 Anton Krynauw, 18 Julian Erasmus, 19 Wessel Cronjé, 20 Manny Raposso, 21 Simphiwe Mtimkulu, 22 Ruan van Loo, 23 Jan Scheepers.
UJ: 15 Aubrey McDonald, 14 Wigan Pekeur, 13 Harry Collins, 12 Luan Steenkamp, 11 Lolo Waka, 10 Theuns Kotze, 9 Daniel Botha, 8 Quintin Minnaar, 7 Justin Wheeler (captain), 6 Johan van Deventer, 5 Marnus van Huyssteen, 4 Jacobus Swanepoel, 3 Jaco Vermeulen, 2 Francois du Toit, 1 Caylib Oosthuizen.
Replacements: 16 George Ries, 17 Ollie Terblanche, 18 Philippus Cordier, 19 Wendal Wehr, 20 Divan van Zyl, 21 André Smith, 22 Earl Lewis, 23 Anthony Gallacher.
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JODY ROSE!!!!!! You BEAUTY!!!!!! 😉
let’s see how many have played junior rugby for the Sharks..
Meyer Swanepoel
George Tossel
Thabo Mamojele
Shannon Rick
Ross David-Anderson
Ulla Pretoriua
Arno van Zyl
Wes Dunlop
Neil de Bruyn
Nqubeko Zulu
Harry Collins
George Ries
it’s 0-0 between ikeys and shimlas
Shimlas 0
Ikeys 7
After 35 min
Shimlas 3
Ikeys 7
Half time
In the SW pool we have
31 Picks for Shimlas
21 Picks for UCT
Global there is
Picks for Shimlas 2526 (47.34%)
Picks for UCT 2799 (52.46%)
Picks for draw 11 (0.21%)
I went UCT
@KSA Shark © (Comment 6) : I can’t remember what I did… but I think I went home team by 7, which I guess means Shimlas
I wish I could make my picks! Superbru on the phone is useless!
@Ben (Comment 8) : Shouldve mailed them your picks then 🙂
@robdylan (Comment 7) : Shimlas here aswell 🙁
Shimlas 3 – 13 Ikeys
60min
Strategy break
it’s 13-3 to Ikeys now… not looking good for our heroes.
3 – 16
61min
@robdylan (Comment 12) :
Don’t worry this is the primary feeder system for SA rugby, the Shimlas will be back in a minute. 🙄
@robdylan (Comment 7) : yip you did.
UCT by 11 for me.
Asterix is still playing hooker for UCT 😎
16-3 now… hey, hang on. I’ve seen this movie.
Now the team with three points scores two quick converted tries and wins 17-16
@KSA Shark © (Comment 14) : can’t believe I’m supporting a team from the States…
Is 2 converted tries by the Shimlas to much to ask 😛
@robdylan (Comment 17) : 😆 Try by UCT
@Jarson (AddicteD) (Comment 20) : overs kadovers.
Guss Ikeys didn’t read the script.
THAT’S what would’ve happened on Saturday had Lwazi’s pass found Adi 🙂
@robdylan (Comment 18) : We all have momentary brainfarts!! 😛
When I picked Shimlas and 3, I meant for them to WIN by 3, not to score only 3.
Shimlas Try!!!
Shimlas 10 – 23 Ikeys
74min
@Jarson (AddicteD) (Comment 24) :
TYPICAL OFS. they give you what you want AFTER it is no longer of any use. 🙂
@KSA Shark © (Comment 26) :
Shimlas’ handling suck!
FULLTIME
SHIMLAS 10 – 26 IKEYS
For the next games I have: Maties, Tukkies and TUT 😎
@Jarson (AddicteD) (Comment 29) :
Damn!!!!!! I JUST made the MP. 😳
@Jarson (AddicteD) (Comment 30) :
Game 2: Maties v Pukke: Maties by 14
Game 3: NMMU v Tuks: Tuks by 9
Game 4: TUT v UJ: TUT by 6
With your dismal record so far it worries me that we have the same picks. 😛
damn – not off to a good start in SuperBru
@KSA Shark © (Comment 32) :
Maties by 8
Tuks by 11
TuT by 4
Still 0 – 0 after 10mins.
Maties 3 – 0 Pukke
13mins
both number 7s in this maties-pukke game came through the Sharks Academy
Maties 3 – 0 Pukke
16 minute
3-3 now
IMPI leading 9-0 against Wits
Halftime
Maties 6 – 6 Pukke
TUT 13 – 6 UJ
Half Time
@KSA Shark © (Comment 42) :
TUT 20 – 6 UJ
TUT 20 – 11 UJ
Maties 13 – 6 Pukke
Impi 9 – 8 Wits
Tuks 25 – 3 NMMU
TUT 23 – 14 UJ
Maties 20 – 6 Pukke
56min
Maties 20 – 6 Pukke
Maties 20
Pukke 6
After 55 min
TUT 23 – 19 UJ
plz keep updating the ukzn impi, it would be greatly appreciated!
Evening all
come on teams
i got
Shimlas by 6
Maties by 10
NMMU by 12
Tut by 14
@KSA Shark © (Comment 52) : That one can end NOW 😛
IMPI now hanging onto a 9-8 lead
@chaz (Comment 54) : Madibaz over Tukkies?
@Jarson (AddicteD) (Comment 55) :
UJ try 👿
C’mon UJ!
Wits 15 – 12 Impi
final minutes
@chaz (Comment 54) : NMMU over tuks???? Are you mad? 😉
Try Maties.
Maties 27 – 6 Pukke
67min
Maties 27 – 6 Pukke
67min
@robdylan (Comment 57) : this is my 1st time with these teams so i think i went with home ground so i’ll see how far i can go next rd will give me more of a idea
and hope i do well somehow
@Ben (Comment 61) :
i think i must be if you all think i’m wrong 😳
lets just see how they play out and if i go back to the score board i am mad 🙁
but what is done is done
FULL TIME
TUT 23 – 26 UJ
🙁
@KSA Shark © (Comment 66) : 😎
@KSA Shark © (Comment 66) : 2 Wrong 😥
@chaz (Comment 65) : Just between you and me. NMMU is shite.
@McLovin (Comment 67) : 🙂
@KSA Shark © (Comment 66) : For f sakes I picked uj by 3 but the picks didn’t want to go through! Pisses me offffffff!
@Ben (Comment 69) :
shit 😳
went on SB and i am really going mad i’m the only one that choose that team must be this wedding think thats making me not to think straight but must catch up in the next round 😉
@chaz (Comment 72) : don’t worry I couldn’t even make my picks and I would have done great!
this round is kak got 0/4 so far 👿
lets just hope maties gives me what i want
@KSA Shark © (Comment 66) :
OOPS Varsity cup have cocked up the score update. 🙁
The final score was TUT 23 – 33 UJ
@Ben (Comment 73) : why
@KSA Shark © (Comment 75) : shit this is from bad to worse 👿 😉
Maties score again.
Maties 32 – 6 Pukke
78min
@Ben (Comment 71) :
if it’s any consolation you wouldn’t have got the margin point after the corrected score. 🙂
@chaz (Comment 76) : Internet was down at work and mobile superbru is kak! But don’t worry I left them an email
Maties 32 – 6 Pukke
78min
@KSA Shark © (Comment 80) : I feel a little better now! 🙂
@Ben (Comment 81) : my mobile works just great got the Victory which cost like R600 and it cantake all the sim cards went camping at ATKV and it work great in between the hills etc
Varsity Shield
UWC 28 – 41 CUT
FULL TIME
@KSA Shark © (Comment 82) : ok now i feel a bit better got 1 / 4
Tukkies game??
John Welthagen is pretty useless!
Margin wise this is a bad round 🙁
@Jarson (AddicteD) (Comment 87) : Tuks won 37-8
@McLovin (Comment 90) : Thanx 😎
@Jarson (AddicteD) (Comment 87) :
Varsity Cup smacks of amateurism. Their updates are about as sporadic as overthrown dictatorships in the Middle East.
Varsity Shield
Impi 12 – 22 Wits
FULL TIME
@KSA Shark © (Comment 92) :
@KSA Shark © (Comment 93) : ahh that sucks, im sure we’ll improve. We need some shark academy boys in der
Well, 2 from 4 and absolutely nothing else 🙄
Night all, have a good one.
So to Summarise
Varsity CUP
Shimlas 10 – 26 UCT
Maties 32 – 6 Pukke
NMMU 8 – 37 TUKS
TUT 23 – 33 UJ
Varsity SHIELD
Impi 12 – 22 Wits
UWC 28 – 41 CUT
3 away wins and 1 home win in the v cup
crap – Impis get moered again
What the hell… Pukke need to get their game right. Honest, Maties are the guys to beat. But as an old Puk, I really want them to be up there
And the freaken Imppi’s…. CMON boys… Maybe Johnny Glegg should be there.
In my crystal ball I see that the Maties will be top of the log and NMMU will be bottom of the log 😛