UJ goes down in hard-fought match

IN a hard fought match FNB UJ went down at the hands of FNB UP-Tuks on Monday March 16 on their home soil.

The local side from Johannesburg went down 0-34 to their counterparts from Pretoria.

Monday night Varsity Cup continued at the various universities throughout South Africa and the spectators were treated to exciting rugby that only students can dish up.

All credit must go to UJ for never giving up and coming up with plans throughout the match, but that didn’t stop the flood of points going through on the side of Tukkies. UJ formed a formidable defence pattern to stop the inspired side from Pretoria in the first half.

A stronger Tuks side came out in the second half to claim a well deserved victory over a stubborn UJ side.

The bonus point victory cemented Tuks’ spot on top of table – albeit by points difference – as well as securing a home semi -final, after failing to reach the knock-out phase in 2014.

FNB Player that Rocks: André Warner

Scorers:For FNB UJ: None

For FNB UP-Tuks:

Tries: Kriel, van der Westhuizen, Jackson, Stander, Beerwinkel Conversions: Stander 3Shimlas 44-24 Ikeys FNB UFS-Shimlas remained the only unbeaten side in the FNB Varsity Cup Presented by Steinhoff International, following a bonus-point 44-24 victory over defending champions FNB UCT-Ikeys in Bloemfontein.

A handful of first half tries handed the home side a comfortable 34-8 lead at the break, and despite a mini-comeback by Ikeys, the home side held on to all, but guarantee themselves their first-ever home semi-final.Maties 26-16 NMMU.

FNB Maties claimed a vital 26-16 bonus-point win against FNB NMMU in Stellenbosch to keep their FNB Varsity Cup, presented by Steinhoff International, play-off hopes alive. The home side were forced to come from behind at the Danie Craven Stadium, and a convincing second-half performance was enough to move them up to move up to fifth place on the standings with just one round remaining before the play-offs.

Pukke 53-16 CUT

FNB NWU-Pukke secured a convincing 53-16 victory over FNB Varsity Cup, presented by Steinhoff International, newcomers FNB CUT Ixias in Bloemfontein on The Potchefstroom outfit outscored their hosts by seven tries to two, to give their play-off hopes a major boost and consign CUT to another big defeat in what has been a disappointing debut season.

Varsity Shield

FNB UWC completed a crushing 66-10 win over FNB TUT at the UWC Sports Stadium in Cape Town to move to third spot in the Varsity Shield table, while FNB Wits beat FNB UKZN secured top spot with a 40-26 victory in Johannesburg.