The Board of FNB Varsity Cup presented by Steinhoff International announced that Varsity Cup matches will delight supporters again.
“A decision was taken to continue with this year’s tournament by allowing all Varsity Cup matches, including Varsity Shield, Steinhoff Koshuis Rugby and Young Guns to recommence,” said Duitser Bosman, Varsity Cup CEO.
The first Varsity Cup matches of the catch-up rounds will take place at FNB Stadium in Johannesburg on 14 March and will be open to the public. Venues for matches scheduled for 21, 24 and 28 March are still to be determined. Tickets to the matches at FNB Stadium will be available at the gates at R20 a ticket.
Varsity Cup continues to drive the development of the sport while providing the platform for players to be recognised for progression into provincial and national squads.
“The support of the universities and fans over the past few weeks has been tremendous and is greatly appreciated. We invite everyone to continue following the action through the live updates on our digital platforms, as well as through the SuperSport broadcasts of various matches,” added Bosman.
The Varsity Cup fixtures have been adjusted to include four more rounds of action, before the semi-finals and finals in April. Twelve matches will be broadcast live on SuperSport 201.
Fixtures for Varsity Cup, 14 March:
1pm – FNB Shimlas vs FNB CUT
3pm – FNB NWU vs FNB Madibaz
5pm – FNB UJ[https://www.uj.ac.za/] vs FNB UP-Tuks
7pm – FNB Maties vs FNB UCT
