Cape Town - The University of the Western Cape (UWC) qualified for the Varsity Cup for the first time in their history.
UWC, who are coached by former Springbok wing Chester Williams, defeated the University of Fort Hare (UFH) 39-18 in Bellville on Thursday night to secure their spot at the top of the Varsity Shield standings.
The team that finishes top in the Varsity Shield automatically qualifies for the following year’s Varsity Cup, with the bottom team in the top division dropping out.
At present, the NMU Madibaz lie bottom of the Varsity Cup standings.
?? Historic moment as @UWConline are promoted to the Varsity Cup!
— Varsity Shield (@varsityshield) March 15, 2018
Here's how they did it ?? https://t.co/UeVgKZvbzo
See you next year @UWCSport!
— Varsity Cup (@varsitycup) March 15, 2018
The Cape side have been automatically promoted to the #FNBVarsityCup competition in 2019. They've already had a great season and we can't to see them in the Varsity Cup competition. #MakeTheTeam https://t.co/PWf8ZZ9Hzg