The 2013 Varsity Cup was contested from 4 February to 8 April 2013. The tournament (also known as the ''FNB Varsity Cup presented by Steinhoff International'' for sponsorship reasons) was the sixth season of the
Varsity Cup
Varsity Cup is the collective name for four South African rugby union competitions involving the top rugby playing universities in the country. It was launched in 2008, with eight teams participating in the Varsity Cup competition and each unive ...
, an annual inter-university
rugby union
Rugby union football, commonly known simply as rugby union in English-speaking countries and rugby 15/XV in non-English-speaking world, Anglophone Europe, or often just rugby, is a Contact sport#Terminology, close-contact team sport that orig ...
competition featuring eight South African universities.
The tournament was won by for the second consecutive season; they beat 44–5 in the final played on 8 April 2013. No team was relegated to the second-tier
Varsity Shield
Varsity Cup is the collective name for four South African rugby union competitions involving the top rugby playing universities in the country. It was launched in 2008, with eight teams participating in the Varsity Cup competition and each unive ...
competition for
2014
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.
Scoring
All four 2013 Varsity Rugby competitions will use a different scoring system to the regular system. Tries will be worth five points as usual, but conversions will be worth three points, while penalties and drop goals will only be worth two points.
Varsity Cup
The following teams competed in the 2013 Varsity Cup: , , , , , , and , who took part in this competition for the first time following their promotion from the
2012 Varsity Shield. The tournament was won by , who beat 44–5 in the final. There was no relegation at the end of 2013.
Varsity Shield
The following teams competed in the 2015 Varsity Shield: , , , and , who have been relegated from the
2012 Varsity Cup
The 2012 Varsity Cup was contested from 6 February to 9 April 2012. The tournament (also known as the ''FNB Varsity Cup presented by Steinhoff International'' for sponsorship reasons) was the fifth season of the Varsity Cup, an annual inter-univ ...
. The tournament was won by , who beat 29–19 in the final. There was no promotion at the end of 2013.
Promotion/Relegation
There was no promotion or relegation at the end of 2013.
Young Guns
Competition Rules
There were eight participating universities in the 2013 Young Guns competition. These teams were divided into two pools (the FNB pool and the Steinhoff pool) and played the other teams in the pool once over the course of the season, either home or 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 in each pool qualified for the title play-offs. In the semi-finals, the teams that finished first had home advantage against the teams that finished second in their respective pools. The winners of these semi-finals played each other in the final.
Participating teams
Standings
Fixtures and results
The 2013 Varsity Cup Young Guns fixtures were as follows:
* ''All times are South African (GMT+2)''.
Regular season
=Round one
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=Round two
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=Round three
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=Round four
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=Round Five
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Play-Off Games
=Semi-finals
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=Final
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Honours
Koshuis Rugby Championship
Competition Rules
There were eight participating teams in the 2013 Koshuis Rugby Championship - the winners of the internal leagues of each of the eight Varsity Cup teams. These teams were divided into two pools (the Penny Pinchers pool and the Hertz pool) and played the other teams in the pool once over the course of the season, either home or away.
Teams received four points for a win and two points for a draw. Bonus points were awarded to teams that score 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 in each pool qualified for the title play-offs. In the semi-finals, the teams that finished first had home advantage against the teams that finish second in their respective pools. The winners of these semi-finals played each other in the final.
Participating teams
Standings
Fixtures and results
The 2013 Koshuis Rugby Championship fixtures are as follows:
* ''All times are South African (GMT+2)''.
Regular season
=Round one
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=Round two
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=Round three
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=Round four
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=Round Five
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Play-Off Games
=Semi-finals
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=Final
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Honours
South African Universities
In April 2013, a
South African Universities team was named, picked from players that played in Varsity Rugby in 2013, to play against in
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.
Squads
The team was named as follows:
Fixtures
See also
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Varsity Cup
Varsity Cup is the collective name for four South African rugby union competitions involving the top rugby playing universities in the country. It was launched in 2008, with eight teams participating in the Varsity Cup competition and each unive ...
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2013 Currie Cup Premier Division
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2013 Currie Cup First Division
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2013 Vodacom Cup
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References
External links
Official site
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2013
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2013 was designated as:
*International Year of Water Cooperation
*International Year of Quinoa
Events
January
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2013 in South African rugby union
Varsity Rugby
Varsity Cup is the collective name for four South African rugby union competitions involving the top rugby playing universities in the country. It was launched in 2008, with eight teams participating in the Varsity Cup competition and each unive ...