Share

Tuks late show stuns Ikeys

Cape Town - The University of Pretoria's Tuks scored a deserved 29-18 Varsity Cup win over the hapless defending champions, UCT, in last-round action at the Green Mile on Monday.

The visitors trailed 8-16 half-time, but scored three second-half tries - which also secured a four-try bonus point - to hit the top of the log, with the Maties still due to play against UJ in Johannesburg later on Monday.

Scorers:

UCT:

Tries: Leyds, Stewart
Cons: Holton 2
Pen: Holton

Tuks:

Tries: Groepes, Helberg, Liebenberg, Mhlongo
Cons: Du Plessis 3

Teams:

UCT: 15 Dillyn Leyds, 14 Richard Stewart, 13 Tiger Bax, 12 Adrian Kritzinger, 11 Mark Winter, 10 Nick Holton, 9 Liam Slatem, 8 Rayn Smid, 7 Brad Bosman, 6 Ntsolo Setlaba (captain), 5 Levi Odendaal, 4 James Kilroe, 3 Francois van Wyk, 2 Dayne Jans, 1 Wes Chetty.

Substitutes: 16 Matt Page, 17 Shane Meier, 18 Pallo Manuel, 19 James Tatham, 20 Stephen Wallace, 21 Paul Cohen, 22 Nathan Nel, 23 Digby Webb.

UP-Tuks: 15 Hayden Groepes, 14 Deon Helberg, 13 Jerome Pretorius, 12 Dabeon Draghoender, 11 Courtnal Skosan, 10 Willie du Plessis, 9 Lohan Jacobs, 8 Jono Janse van Rensburg, 7 Jacques Verwey,  6 Wiaan Liebenberg, 5 Nqubeko Zulu, 4 Mike Williams, 3 Grant Kemp, 2 Zane Botha (captain), 1 Vincent Koch.

Substitutes: 16 Kurt Haupt, 17 Gerhard Engelbrecht, 18 Sthembiso Mlongo, 19 Lee Thompson, 20 Rudi van Rooyen, 21 Fanie Booysen, 22 Gerhardus Kotzee, 23 Basil Short.

Referee: Lesego Legoete
Assistant referees: Matt Kemp, Cwengile Jadezweni
TMO: JC Fortuin, Deon van Blommestein

Scores from Monday's Varsity Rugby action:
(Half-time scores in brackets)

Varsity Cup:

UCT 18 (16) UP-Tuks 29 (8)
UJ 10 (0) Maties 10 (2)
TUT 34 (5) NMMU 90 (37)
NWU-Pukke 64 (40) Shimlas 24 (8)

Varsity Shield:

UKZN 15 (15) Fort Hare 16 (8)
UWC 15 (5) Wits 28 (23)

Varsity Young Guns:

UCT Under-20s 8 (8) UP-Tuks Under-20s 66 (37)
UJ Under-20s 32 - Maties Under-20s 31 – no half-time score available

Koshuisrugby Championships:

Monitor 16 (8) Dagbreek 42 (16)
Patria 87 (26) Oppidani 8 (8)

 
We live in a world where facts and fiction get blurred
Who we choose to trust can have a profound impact on our lives. Join thousands of devoted South Africans who look to News24 to bring them news they can trust every day. As we celebrate 25 years, become a News24 subscriber as we strive to keep you informed, inspired and empowered.
Join News24 today
heading
description
username
Show Comments ()
Voting Booth
Should Siya Kolisi keep the captaincy as the Springboks build towards their World Cup title defence in 2027?
Please select an option Oops! Something went wrong, please try again later.
Results
Yes! Siya will only be 36 at the next World Cup. He can make it!
25% - 1273 votes
No! I think the smart thing to do is start again with a younger skipper ...
29% - 1473 votes
I'd keep Siya captain for now, but look to have someone else for 2027.
45% - 2252 votes
Vote
Editorial feedback and complaints

Contact the public editor with feedback for our journalists, complaints, queries or suggestions about articles on News24.

LEARN MORE