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2014 Varsity Shield
Countries	South Africa
Date	27 January – 31 March 2014
Champions	CUT Ixias (3rd title)
Runners-up	UKZN Impi
Promoted	CUT Ixias
Relegated	None
Matches played	21
Tries scored	146 (average 7 per match)
Top point scorer	Duan Pretorius (88)
Top try scorer	Shayne Makombe (6)
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South African Rugby 2014

The 2014 Varsity Shield was contested from 27 January to 31 March 2014. The tournament (also known as the FNB Varsity Shield presented by Steinhoff International for sponsorship reasons) was the fourth season of the Varsity Shield, an annual second-tier inter-university rugby union competition featuring five South African universities.

The tournament was won by CUT Ixias for the second consecutive time and third time overall; they beat UKZN Impi 35–26 in the final played on 31 March 2015. CUT Ixias were automatically promoted to the top-tier Varsity Cup competition for 2015, but UKZN Impi lost their promotion play-off match against UJ to remain in the Varsity Shield for 2015. Bottom side TUT Vikings won their relegation play-off match against challengers NWU Vaal Triangle to also remain in the Varsity Shield for 2015.

Rules

The Varsity Shield used a different scoring system to the regular system. Tries were worth five points as usual, but conversions were worth three points, while penalties and drop goals were only worth two points.

Competition

There were five participating universities in the 2014 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. These teams played each other in the final, at the home venue of the higher-placed team.

The Varsity Shield winner was promoted to the 2015 Varsity Cup competition, while the bottom team in the Varsity Cup was relegated to the 2015 Varsity Shield. There was also a promotion/relegation match between the 7th-placed team in the Varsity Cup and the Varsity Shield runner-up at the end of the 2014 season.

Teams

UWC class=notpageimage| Location of teams in 2014 Varsity Shield

Team name	University	Stadium
2014 Varsity Shield teams
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
UKZN Impi	University of KwaZulu-Natal	Howard College Rugby Stadium, Durban
UWC	University of the Western Cape	UWC Sport Stadium, Cape Town

Standings

The final league standings for the 2014 Varsity Shield were:

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	TB	LB	Pts
2014 Varsity Shield standings
1	CUT Ixias	8	6	0	2	255	171	+84	35	21	6	1	31
2	UKZN Impi	8	4	1	3	246	171	+75	31	21	4	3	25
3	UFH Blues	8	4	1	3	215	217	−2	27	28	4	0	22
4	UWC	8	3	0	5	199	240	−41	24	29	3	1	16
5	TUT Vikings	8	2	0	6	184	300	−116	23	41	3	2	13

Legend and competition rules

Legend:
	Top two teams; qualify to final.	P = Games played, W = Games won, D = Games drawn, L = Games 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
	Bottom team; qualify to the relegation play-offs.

Competition rules:
Play-offs: The top two teams will qualify to the final, with the higher-placed team having home advantage. The winner of the final will automatically be promoted, while the runner-up will qualify to the promotion play-off against the seventh-ranked Varsity Cup team. The bottom team will qualify to the relegation play-off against a team outside of the Varsity Rugby structure. 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

Round-by-round

Team Progression – 2014 Varsity Shield
Team	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	R10	Final
CUT Ixias	4 (2nd)	4 (3rd)	9 (2nd)	14 (1st)	16 (1st)	21 (1st)	26 (1st)	31 (1st)	31 (1st)	31 (1st)	Won
UKZN Impi	1 (3rd)	2 (5th)	2 (5th)	7 (3rd)	12 (2nd)	14 (2nd)	15 (2nd)	15 (2nd)	20 (2nd)	25 (2nd)	Lost
UFH Blues	0 (5th)	4 (4th)	5 (4th)	5 (5th)	10 (3rd)	12 (3rd)	12 (3rd)	12 (4th)	17 (3rd)	22 (3rd)	—
UWC	4 (1st)	6 (1st)	6 (3rd)	6 (4th)	6 (5th)	6 (5th)	11 (4th)	15 (3rd)	16 (4th)	16	—
TUT Vikings	0 (4th)	5 (2nd)	10 (1st)	10 (2nd)	10 (4th)	10 (4th)	10 (5th)	11 (5th)	11 (5th)	13 (5th)	—
The table above shows a team's progression throughout the season. For each round, their cumulative points total is shown with the overall log position in brackets.
Key:	win	draw	loss	bye

Fixtures

The 2014 Varsity Shield fixtures were as follows:

All times are South African (GMT+2).

Round one

	27 January 2014	CUT Ixias	26–25	UKZN Impi	CUT Stadium, Bloemfontein
	16:45	Try: Noël Marx 36' Danie van der Merwe 65' Johan van Schalkwyk 71' Con: Noël Marx 37', 66', 72' (3/3) Pen: Noël Marx 5' (1/2) Duan Pretorius (0/1)	Scoreboard Report	Try: Kabous van Schalkwyk 7' Shayne Makombe 49', 80' Con: Brendan Cope 8', 50' (2/3) Pen: Brendan Cope 19', 46' (2/2) Drop: Brendan Cope (0/1) Cards: Deon Carney 28' to 38'	Referee: Jaco Kotze

	27 January 2014	UFH Blues	8–26	UWC	Davidson Rugby Field, Alice
	19:00	Try: Oliver Zono 48' Con: Oliver Zono 49' (1/1) Cards: Siyabulela Sijula 70' to 80' Onke Dubase 76'	Scoreboard Report	Try: Kenwinn Wiener 9' James Verity-Amm 71' José Julies 77' Con: Freddie Muller 10' (1/3) Pen: Freddie Muller 40', 45', 52', 75' (4/4)	Referee: Lusanda Jam

Bye/s: TUT Vikings

Round two

	3 February 2014	UKZN Impi	12–17	UFH Blues	Howard College Rugby Stadium, Durban
	19:00	Try: Lwazi Ngcungama 10' Con: Brendan Cope 10' (1/1) Pen: Brendan Cope 1', 26' (2/2) Cards: Shayne Makombe 56'	Scoreboard Report	Try: Oliver Zono 23' Garth van Rayner 73' Con: Oliver Zono 23' (1/2) Pen: Oliver Zono 20', 28' (2/5) Cards: Masixole David 8' to 18'	Referee: Archie Sehlako

	3 February 2014	UWC	31–34	TUT Vikings	UWC Sport Stadium, Cape Town
	19:00	Try: James Verity-Amm 14' Dale van Schalkwyk 17' Njabulo Ndlovu 28' Kenwinn Wiener 71' Con: Freddie Muller 15', 18', 71' (3/4) Pen: Freddie Muller 57' (1/2) Cards: Pallo Manuel 7' to 18' Heinrich Marcus 63' to 73'	Scoreboard Report	Try: Pieter Matthews 24' Hamish Herd 37' Juan Maritz 53' Mandla Mdaka 68' Con: Morné Hugo 25', 38', 54', 69' (4/4) Pen: Morné Hugo 60' (1/1) Cards: Isak Deetlefs 7' to 18' Ralphton Minnaar 40' to 50'	Referee: Cwengile Jadezweni

Bye/s: CUT Ixias

Round three

	10 February 2014	TUT Vikings	42–34	UFH Blues	TUT Stadium, Pretoria
	19:00	Try: Adriaan Joubert Brian Guillen Curtly Brinkhuis Deon Michael Joubert Andries Truter Con: Morné Hugo Pen: Morné Hugo	Scoreboard Report	Try: Lithabile Mgwadleka Billy Dutton Masixole David Mzwandile Yalezo Con: Oliver Zono Pen: Oliver Zono	Referee: Gerrie de Bruin

	10 February 2014	CUT Ixias	30–8	UWC	CUT Stadium, Bloemfontein
	19:00	Try: Fanie Coetzer 41' Deon Gouws 47' Charlie Hitchcock 62' Dean Kauprihanoff 65' Con: Noël Marx 42', 63' (2/4) Pen: Noël Marx 9', 32' (2/3) Cards: Frans Sisita 40' Marius Grobler 59' Vincent Maruping 70'	Scoreboard Report	Pen: Freddie Muller 1', 6', 28', 40' (4/5) Cards: Yondela Stampu 17' Njabulo Ndlovu 35' to 47'	Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Jaco Pretorius

Bye/s: UKZN Impi

Round four

	17 February 2014	UWC	24–33	UKZN Impi	UWC Sport Stadium, Cape Town
	19:00	Try: Kelvin de Bruyn 43' Melik Wana 77' Njabulo Ndlovu 81' Con: Freddie Muller 43', 77', 82' (3/3)	Scoreboard Report	Try: Henri Boshoff 1' Kabous van Schalkwyk 33' Brandon Bailing 39' Zwela Zondi 64' Con: Brendan Cope 2', 34', 65' (3/4) Pen: Brendan Cope 75', 78' (2/2)	Referee: Oregopotse Rametsi

	17 February 2014	TUT Vikings	18–39	CUT Ixias	TUT Stadium, Pretoria
	19:00	Try: Barend Nordeje 58' Pieter Matthews 68' Hamish Herd 80' Con: Morné Hugo 69' (1/3) Pen: Morné Hugo (0/1)	Scoreboard Report	Try: Duan Pretorius 1', 41', 64' Kholo Ramashala 28' Frans Sisita 34' Stephan Griesel 52' Con: Noël Marx 29', 35', 42' (3/6) Cards: Len Noort 21' to 31' Juan Hugo 67' to 77'	Referee: Archie Sehlako

Bye/s: UFH Blues

Round five

	24 February 2014	CUT Ixias	29–31	UFH Blues	CUT Stadium, Bloemfontein
	19:00	Try: Kholo Ramashala 8', 19' Danie van der Merwe 50' Heinrich Bitzi 70' Con: Duan Pretorius 9', 20', 51' (3/4) Drop: Noël Marx (0/1) Fanie Coetzer (0/1)	Scoreboard Report	Try: Billy Dutton 34' Oliver Zono 44', 76' Madoda Mbulelo Ludidi 73' Con: Oliver Zono 45', 74', 77' (3/4) Pen: Oliver Zono 39' (1/2) Cards: Billy Dutton 65'	Attendance: 200 Referee: Jaco Kotze

	24 February 2014	UKZN Impi	32–8	TUT Vikings	Peter Booysen Sports Park, Pietermaritzburg
	19:00	Try: Kabous van Schalkwyk 5', 25' Zwela Zondi 35' Shayne Makombe 41' Con: Brendan Cope 6' (1/1) Cameron Wright 25', 36', 42' (3/3)	Scoreboard Report	Try: Pieter Matthews 44' Con: Morné Hugo 45' (1/1) Cards: Andries Truter 18' to 28'	Referee: Stephan Geldenhuys

Bye/s: UWC

Round six

	27 February 2014	UWC	24–35	CUT Ixias	UWC Sport Stadium, Cape Town
	19:00	Try: Melik Wana 33' Minenhle Mthethwa 40' Pat O'Brien 46' Con: Freddie Muller 34', 40', 47' (3/3) Pen: Freddie Muller (0/1) Cards: Matthew Faught 55' to 65' Pallo Manuel 74' Njabulo Ndlovu 75'	Scoreboard Report	Try: Danie van der Merwe 4' Charlie Hitchcock 7' Duan Pretorius 62' Fanie Coetzer 75' Con: Duan Pretorius 8', 63', 76' (3/4) Pen: Duan Pretorius 22', 26', 42' (3/3) Cards: Vincent Maruping 45' to 55'	Referee: Quinton Immelman

	27 February 2014	UFH Blues	18–18	UKZN Impi	Davidson Rugby Field, Alice
	19:00	Try: Garth van Rayner Con: Oliver Zono Pen: Oliver Zono Cards: Billy Dutton Siyabulela Sijula	Scoreboard Report	Try: Rico Lategan Lwazi Ngcungama Con: Cameron Wright	Referee: Rodney Boneparte

Bye/s: TUT Vikings

Round seven

	3 March 2014	CUT Ixias	47–8	TUT Vikings	CUT Stadium, Bloemfontein
	19:00	Try: Moekoa Bolofo 3', 30' Alec Mhlanga 7' Danie van der Merwe 14' Charlie Hitchcock 19' Deon Gouws 73' Frans Sisita 78' Con: Duan Pretorius 4', 8', 20', 74' (4/7) Cards: Vincent Maruping 51' to 61'	Scoreboard Report	Try: Gaybrin Smith 57' Con: Morné Hugo 58' (1/1) Cards: Ewald Maré 46' to 56' Isak Deetlefs 65' to 75'	Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Lourens van der Merwe

	3 March 2014	UKZN Impi	32–33	UWC	Howard College Rugby Stadium, Durban
	19:00	Try: Deon Carney 6' Duncan Campbell 26' Brandon Bailing 30' Con: Duncan Campbell 7', 27', 31' (3/3) Cards: Johan Wagenaar 75'	Scoreboard Report	Try: Tahriq Allan 19' Dean Herbert 32' Yondela Stampu 37', 76' Con: Freddie Muller 20', 38', 77' (3/4) Pen: Freddie Muller 48', 69' (2/2)	Referee: Jaco Kotze

Bye/s: UFH Blues

Round eight

	10 March 2014	TUT Vikings	17–24	UWC	TUT Stadium, Pretoria
	19:00	Try: Isak Deetlefs penalty try Con: Morné Hugo Pen: Morné Hugo Drop: Morné Hugo	Scoreboard Report	Try: Dean Herbert Minenhle Mthethwa Quaid Langeveldt Con: Freddie Muller	Referee: Ben Crouse

	10 March 2014	UFH Blues	18–28	CUT Ixias	Davidson Rugby Field, Alice
	19:00	Try: Lundi Ralarala 41' Onke Dubase 73' Con: Sibabalwe Mtsulwana 42' (1/1) Andile Makinana 73' (1/1) Pen: Oliver Zono (0/2) Sibabalwe Mtsulwana 50' (1/1) Cards: Siyabulela Sijula 54' to 64'	Scoreboard Report	Try: Danie van der Merwe 20' Stephen Griesel 47' Charlie Hitchcock 56' Deon Gouws 70' Con: Duan Pretorius 20', 48' (2/4) Pen: Duan Pretorius 33' (1/3)	Attendance: 2,200 Referee: Eduan Nel

Bye/s: UKZN Impi

Round nine

	17 March 2014	UWC	29–51	UFH Blues	UWC Sport Stadium, Cape Town
	19:00	Try: Quaid Langeveldt 13' James Verity-Amm 19', 50' Dean Herbert 63' Con: Freddie Muller 14', 20', 51' (3/4)	Scoreboard Report	Try: Oliver Zono 8' Lundi Ralarala 32' Ntyara Mkhafu 36' Onke Dubase 40' Lukhanyiso Komani 59' Athenkosi Manentsa 72' Lithabile Mgwadleka 78' Con: Saneliso Ngoma 9', 33', 60', 79' (4/7) Pen: Saneliso Ngoma 2', 16' (2/2)	Referee: Francois Pretorius

	17 March 2014	TUT Vikings	24–55	UKZN Impi	TUT Stadium, Pretoria
	19:00	Try: Pieter Matthews 6' Mandla Mdaka 17' Gaybrin Smith 78' Con: Morné Hugo 6', 18', 79' (3/3)	Scoreboard Report	Try: Cameron Wright 3' Shayne Makombe 8' Kabous van Schalkwyk 20' Lwazi Ngcungama 36', 50' Brandon Bailing 64' Deon Carney 70' Yandisa Mdolomba 77' Con: Duncan Campbell 4', 9', 37', 50' (4/6) Cameron Wright 77' (1/2)	Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Jaco Pretorius

Bye/s: CUT Ixias

Round ten

	24 March 2014	UFH Blues	38–33	TUT Vikings	Davidson Rugby Field, Alice
	19:00	Try: Lukhanyiso Komani 27' Lithabile Mgwadleka 38' Onke Dubase 44' Masixole David 50' Lundi Ralarala 66' Con: Saneliso Ngoma (0/1) Bangi Kobese 45', 51', 67' (3/4) Pen: Bangi Kobese 73' (1/1) Saneliso Ngoma 20' (1/2)	Scoreboard Report	Try: Gaybrin Smith 79', 6' Andries Truter 32' Adriaan Joubert 70' Con: Morné Hugo 71', 7', 33' (3/4) Pen: Morné Hugo 42', 60' (2/2)	Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Cwengile Jadezweni

	24 March 2014	UKZN Impi	39–21	CUT Ixias	Peter Booysen Sports Park, Pietermaritzburg
	19:00	Try: Ado Wessels 2' Rico Lategan 35' Shayne Makombe 39' Brandon Bailing 58', 64' Con: Duncan Campbell 2', 36', 40', 59' (4/4) Pen: Duncan Campbell 19' (1/1)	Scoreboard Report	Try: Johan van Schalkwyk 4', 13' Deon Gouws 46' Con: Duan Pretorius 14', 47' (2/3) Cards: Fanie Coetzer 32' to 42'	Referee: Oregopotse Rametsi

Bye/s: UWC

Final

	31 March 2014	CUT Ixias	35–26	UKZN Impi	CUT Stadium, Bloemfontein
	16:30	Try: Alec Mhlanga 9' Duan Pretorius 13' Stephen Griesel 63' Fanie Coetzer 72' Con: Duan Pretorius 14', 64', 73' (3/4) Pen: Duan Pretorius 47', 58' (2/3) Drop: Noël Marx 74' (1/1)	Report Scoreboard	Try: Duncan Campbell 33' Dean Muir 51' Deon Carney 69' Con: Duncan Campbell 34', 52', 70' (3/3) Pen: Duncan Campbell 60' (1/1)	Referee: Quinton Immelman

Players

Player statistics

The following table contains points which have been scored in the 2014 Varsity Shield.

All point scorers
No	Player	Team	T	C	P	DG	Pts
1	Duan Pretorius	CUT Ixias	5	17	6	0	88
2	Freddie Muller	UWC	1	19	11	0	84
3	Morné Hugo	TUT Vikings	0	19	5	1	69
4	Oliver Zono	UFH Blues	5	9	8	0	68
5	Duncan Campbell	UKZN Impi	2	15	2	0	59
6	Noël Marx	CUT Ixias	1	8	3	1	37
7	Brendan Cope	UKZN Impi	0	7	6	0	33
8	Shayne Makombe	UKZN Impi	6	0	0	0	30
9	Lwazi Ngcungama	UKZN Impi	5	0	0	0	25
	Danie van der Merwe	CUT Ixias	5	0	0	0	25
	Kabous van Schalkwyk	UKZN Impi	5	0	0	0	25
12	Brandon Bailing	UKZN Impi	4	0	0	0	20
	Deon Gouws	CUT Ixias	4	0	0	0	20
	Charlie Hitchcock	CUT Ixias	4	0	0	0	20
	Pieter Matthews	TUT Vikings	4	0	0	0	20
	Gaybrin Smith	TUT Vikings	4	0	0	0	20
	James Verity-Amm	UWC	4	0	0	0	20
	Cameron Wright	UKZN Impi	1	5	0	0	20
19	Saneliso Ngoma	UFH Blues	0	4	3	0	18
20	Deon Carney	UKZN Impi	3	0	0	0	15
	Fanie Coetzer	CUT Ixias	3	0	0	0	15
	Onke Dubase	UFH Blues	3	0	0	0	15
	Stephan Griesel	CUT Ixias	3	0	0	0	15
	Lithabile Mgwadleka	UFH Blues	3	0	0	0	15
	Minenhle Mthethwa	UWC	3	0	0	0	15
	Kholo Ramashala	CUT Ixias	3	0	0	0	15
	Lundi Ralarala	UFH Blues	3	0	0	0	15
	Garth van Rayner	UFH Blues	3	0	0	0	15
	Johan van Schalkwyk	CUT Ixias	3	0	0	0	15
30	Bangi Kobese	UFH Blues	0	3	1	0	11
31	Moekoa Bolofo	CUT Ixias	2	0	0	0	10
	Masixole David	UFH Blues	2	0	0	0	10
	Billy Dutton	UFH Blues	2	0	0	0	10
	Dean Herbert	UWC	2	0	0	0	10
	Hamish Herd	TUT Vikings	2	0	0	0	10
	Adriaan Joubert	TUT Vikings	2	0	0	0	10
	Lukhanyiso Komani	UFH Blues	2	0	0	0	10
	Quaid Langeveldt	UWC	2	0	0	0	10
	Rico Lategan	UKZN Impi	2	0	0	0	10
	Mandla Mdaka	TUT Vikings	2	0	0	0	10
	Alec Mhlanga	CUT Ixias	2	0	0	0	10
	Njabulo Ndlovu	UWC	2	0	0	0	10
	Frans Sisita	CUT Ixias	2	0	0	0	10
	Yondela Stampu	UWC	2	0	0	0	10
	Andries Truter	TUT Vikings	2	0	0	0	10
	Melik Wana	UWC	2	0	0	0	10
	Kenwinn Wiener	UWC	2	0	0	0	10
	Zwela Zondi	UKZN Impi	2	0	0	0	10
49	Tahriq Allan	UWC	1	0	0	0	5
	Henri Boshoff	UKZN Impi	1	0	0	0	5
	Curtly Brinkhuis	TUT Vikings	1	0	0	0	5
	Isak Deetlefs	TUT Vikings	1	0	0	0	5
	Marius Grobler	CUT Ixias	1	0	0	0	5
	Brian Guillen	TUT Vikings	1	0	0	0	5
	Deon Michael Joubert	TUT Vikings	1	0	0	0	5
	José Julies	UWC	1	0	0	0	5
	Dean Kauprihanoff	CUT Ixias	1	0	0	0	5
	Bart le Roux	UKZN Impi	1	0	0	0	5
	Madoda Mbulelo Ludidi	UFH Blues	1	0	0	0	5
	Athenkosi Manentsa	UFH Blues	1	0	0	0	5
	Juan Maritz	TUT Vikings	1	0	0	0	5
	Yandisa Mdolomba	UKZN Impi	1	0	0	0	5
	Ntyara Mkhafu	UFH Blues	1	0	0	0	5
	Sibabalwe Mtsulwana	UFH Blues	1	0	0	0	5
	Dean Muir	UKZN Impi	1	0	0	0	5
	Barend Nordeje	TUT Vikings	1	0	0	0	5
	Pat O'Brien	UWC	1	0	0	0	5
	Dale van Schalkwyk	UWC	1	0	0	0	5
	Ado Wessels	UKZN Impi	1	0	0	0	5
	Mzwandile Yalezo	UFH Blues	1	0	0	0	5
71	Andile Makinana	UFH Blues	0	1	0	0	3

* Legend: T = Tries, C = Conversions, P = Penalties, DG = Drop Goals, Pts = Points

Squad lists

The teams released the following squad lists:

CUT Ixias

Forwards

Gerard Baard
Moekoa Bolofo
Fanie Coetzer
Daniel de Jager
Deon Gouws
Johann Grundlingh
Juan Hugo
Dean Kauprihanoff
Hanro Liebenberg
Vincent Maruping
Len Noort
Lyvette Shikwambana
Frans Sisita
Theuns Truter
Danie van der Merwe
Ian van Wyk
Jasper Wiese
Did not play:
Junior Burger
Henko de Jager
Carl Gersbach
Boetie Maketla
JJ Nel
Kevin Pretorius
Jean-Luke van Zyl

Backs

Heinrich Bitzi
Stephan Griesel
Marius Grobler
Charlie Hitchcock
Noël Marx
Alec Mhlanga
Johan Nel
Duan Pretorius
Kholo Ramashala
Mosego Toolo
Johan van Schalkwyk
Did not play:
Hanro Pretorius
Stephan Schutte
Clinton Toua

Coach

Skillie Bester

TUT Vikings

Forwards

Ricardo Burger
Isak Deetlefs
Hamish Herd
Claude Johannes
Adriaan Joubert
Ewald Maré
Juan Maritz
Armand Marshall
Pieter Matthews
Mandla Mdaka
Barend Nordeje
David Pieterse
Werner Serfontein
Ryan Sim
Gerrit van Gerwe
Did not play:
Jan Arnoldus Els
Wayne Short

Backs

Leroy Afrika
Curtly Brinkhuis
Deon Fitchet
Brian Guillen
Morné Hugo
Deon Michael Joubert
Ralphton Minnaar
Edwin Oliver
Shane Pretorius
Gaybrin Smith
Andries Truter
Did not play:
Darrio Bezuidenhout
Shawn Jaards
Thabo Mangena
Thabang Mathebula
Paul Walters

tbc

Did not play:
Quintis Anton Janse van Vuuren
Janco Muller
Lindokuhle Sambo
Diedrichdt Smit

Coach

André Eloff

UFH Blues

Forwards

Masixole David
Onke Dubase
Billy Dutton
Madoda Mbulelo Ludidi
Lwando Mabenge
Athenkosi Manentsa
Xola Mapapu
Ntyara Mkhafu
Thembelihle Mpapha
Olwethu Mputla
Angelo Timothy Nhlapo
Luzuko Nyabaza
Siyabulela Sijula
Sibusiso Sityebi
Sibabalwe Tshoni
Mzwandile Yalezo
Did not play:
Litha Labase
Lubabalo Elton Lento
Zuko Lerula
Lunga Innocent Nohlwati

Backs

Bangi Kobese
Lukhanyiso Komani
Andile Makinana
Lithabile Mgwadleka
Sibabalwe Mtsulwana
Saneliso Ngoma
Lundi Ralarala
Mkhululi Sonqishe
Garth van Rayner
Oliver Zono
Did not play:
Lungelo Kepe
Curtis Kleinhans
Lwando Makhongolo
Anda Nanto
Lutho Zatu

tbc

Did not play:
Busiwe Fani
Six Maselwa

Coach

Elliot Fana

UKZN Impi

Forwards

Henri Boshoff
Deon Carney
Marco Hillebrand
Michael Hutton
Gideon Koegelenberg
Sizwe Kubheka
Bart le Roux
Sanele Malwane
Dean Muir
Leon Mulder
Lwazi Ngcungama
Sabelo Tshabalala
Kabous van Schalkwyk
Johan Wagenaar
Mikyle Webster
Ado Wessels
Zwela Zondi
Did not play:
Marné Coetzee
André Greyvenstein
Matthew Mandioma
Richard Mhlongo
Siya Mhlongo
Luciando Santos

Backs

Brandon Bailing
Alrich Brown
Duncan Campbell
Brendan Cope
Spa Dube
Henkie Groenewald
Rico Lategan
Nelson Makhanye
Shayne Makombe
Kurt Mavrodaris
Yandisa Mdolomba
Garath Meikle
Philip Molnar
Gavin Nyawata
Cameron Wright
Did not play:
Ncgebo Masikane
Mondli Ntshingila
Ruhan Smit
Sandile Zulu

tbc

Did not play:
Lindo Radebe

Coach

John Mitchell

UWC

Forwards

Mogamat Adams
Tahriq Allan
Siphiwo Bakeni
Brandon Beukman
Samuel Borsah
Kelvin de Bruyn
Matthew Faught
Philbrey Joseph
José Julies
Timothy Louw
Darren Luiters
Pallo Manuel
Sebenza Maphumulo
Heinrich Marcus
Michael Mkhize
Njabulo Ndlovu
Adeeb October
Pat O'Brien
William Scott
Did not play:
Curtis Beukes
Oswin Mentoor

Backs

Dumisani Dyonase
Dean Herbert
Keanu Langeveldt
Quaid Langeveldt
Minenhle Mthethwa
Freddie Muller
Matthew Nortjé
Warrick Rhoda
Yondela Stampu
Dale van Schalkwyk
James Verity-Amm
Melik Wana
Kenwinn Wiener
Rufus Witbooi
Did not play:
Charlton Afrika
Daniel Bock
Lubabalo Faleni
Justin McKay
Cleo Voster

Coach

Peter de Villiers

Honours

2014 FNB Varsity Shield Champions:	CUT Ixias

Player That Rocks:	Onke Dubase, UFH Blues
Forward That Rocks:	Lwazi Nqcungama, UKZN Impi
Back That Rocks:	Shayne Makombe, UKZN Impi
Top Try Scorers:	Shayne Makombe, UKZN Impi (6)
Top Points Scorer:	Duan Pretorius, CUT Ixias (88)

Referees

The following referees officiated matches in the 2014 Varsity Shield:

Rodney Boneparte
Ben Crouse
Gerrie de Bruin
Stephan Geldenhuys
Quinton Immelman
Cwengile Jadezweni
Lusanda Jam
Jaco Kotze
Eduan Nel
Francois Pretorius
Jaco Pretorius
Oregopotse Rametsi
Archie Sehlako
Lourens van der Merwe

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External links

"Official site". Varsity Cup. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
"SA Rugby Competition – 2014 FNB Varsity Shield presented by Steinhoff International". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 8 June 2016.

Varsity Rugby

Varsity Cup

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Teams	CUT Ixias Maties NMU Madibaz NWU Eagles UCT Ikey Tigers UFS Shimlas UJ UP Tuks UWC Wits

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Provincial	Currie Cup SA Cup
Club	Gold Cup Varsity Rugby Women's Varsity Cup
Women's clubs	Women's Premier Division
Youth rugby	Craven Week
Defunct	Vodacom Cup Rugby Challenge Mzanzi Challenge

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