2020 Varsity Cup
| 2020 Varsity Cup | |
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| Countries | South Africa |
| Date | 3 February – 9 March 2020 |
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| South African Rugby 2020 |
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The 2020 Varsity Cup was the 13th season of the Varsity Cup, the top competition in the annual Varsity Rugby series. It was played between 4 February and 31 May 2021 and featured ten university teams.
This tournaments will take place in a Covid-19 short round 6 clash was cancelled.[1][2]
Competition rules and information
There were nine participating university teams in the 2020 Varsity Cup. They played each other once during the pool stage, either at 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 four teams after the pool stage qualified for the semifinals, which were followed by a final.
Teams
| Location of teams in the 2019 Varsity Cup |
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| Western Cape |
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The teams that played in the 2022 Varsity Cup are:
Pool stage
Standings
The final log for the 2020 Varsity Cup was:
| 2020 Varsity Cup log[3] | ||||||||||||||
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| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TF | TA | TB | LB | BP | Pts |
| 1 | Maties | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 168 | 3 | 23 | ||||||
| 2 | UP Tuks | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 6 | 22 | ||||||
| 3 | Wits | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 2 | 20 | ||||||
| 4 | UCT Ikey Tigers | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 4 | 20 | ||||||
| 5 | NWU Eagles | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 13 | ||||||
| 6 | CUT Ixias | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 13 | ||||||
| 7 | UFS Shimlas | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | -90 | 4 | 8 | ||||||
| 8 | UWC | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -141 | 1 | 5 | ||||||
| 9 | UJ | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -21 | 3 | 3 | ||||||
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| Qualified for the semifinals. | 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 | ||
| Competition rules: | |||
| Qualification: The top four teams qualified for the semifinals. Points breakdown: |
Matches
The following matches were played in the 2020 Varsity Cup:
References
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