2013 Varsity Shield

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2013 Varsity Shield
Countries South Africa
Date 28 January – 1 April 2013
Champions CUT Ixias (2nd title)
Runners-up UWC
Promoted None
Matches played 21
Tries scored 147 (average 7 per match)
Top point scorer Freddie Muller (70)
Top try scorer Inus Kritzinger (7)
2012
2014

The 2013 Varsity Shield was contested from 28 January to 1 April 2013. The tournament (also known as the FNB Varsity Shield presented by Steinhoff International for sponsorship reasons) was the third 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 time; they beat UWC 29–19 in the final played on 1 April 2013. No team was promoted to the top-tier Varsity Cup competition for 2014.

Competition rules and information

There were five participating universities in the 2013 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. The team that finished first had home advantage against the team that finished second.

There was no promotion/relegation between the Varsity Cup and the Varsity Shield at the end of 2013.[1]

The 2013 Varsity Shield used a different scoring system than the common scoring system. Tries were worth five points as usual, but conversions were worth three points instead of two, while penalties and drop goals were only worth two points instead of three.[2]

Teams

Location of teams in the 2013 Varsity Shield

The following teams took part in the 2013 Varsity Shield competition:

2013 Varsity Shield teams
Team Name University Stadium
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
UWC University of the Western Cape UWC Sport Stadium, Cape Town

Standings

The final league standings for the 2013 Varsity Shield were:[3]

2013 Varsity Shield Log
Pos Team Pl W D L PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts
1 CUT Ixias 8 8 0 0 296 159 +137 41 19 5 0 37
2 UWC 8 4 0 4 225 160 +65 28 19 4 1 21
3 UKZN Impi 8 4 0 4 143 215 −72 17 29 0 0 16
4 UFH Blues 8 3 0 5 159 194 −35 20 24 2 1 15
5 TUT Vikings 8 1 0 7 122 217 −95 12 27 3 1 8
* Legend: Pos = Position, Pl = Played, W = Won, D = Drawn, L = 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

CUT Ixias and UKZN Impi qualified to the Final.

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

Fixtures

The 2013 Varsity Shield fixtures were as follows:[4]

  • All times are South African (GMT+2).

Round One

Bye/s: CUT Ixias

Round Two

Bye/s: UFH Blues

Round Three

Bye/s: UWC

Round Four

Bye/s: TUT Vikings

Round Five

Bye/s: UKZN Impi

Round Six

Bye/s: CUT Ixias

Round Seven

Bye/s: UFH Blues

Round Eight

Bye/s: UWC

Round Nine

Bye/s: TUT Vikings

Round Ten

Bye/s: UKZN Impi

Final

Players

Squad lists

The teams released the following squad lists:[5][6][7][8][9]

Honours

2013 FNB Varsity Shield Champions:
CUT Ixias
Player That Rocks: Inus Kritzinger, CUT Ixias
Forward That Rocks: Billy Dutton, UFH Blues
Back That Rocks: Freddie Muller, UWC
Top Try Scorers: Inus Kritzinger, CUT Ixias (7)
Top Points Scorer: Freddie Muller, UWC (70)

See also

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