Ollie answers CUT’s SOS
A week before the start of the 2023 Varsity Cup, former Springbok prop Ollie le Roux had no idea that he would be involved in the tournament, but his services were enlisted by the giant-slaying CUT.
A week before the start of the 2023 Varsity Cup, former Springbok prop Ollie le Roux had no idea that he would be involved in the tournament, but his services were enlisted by the giant-slaying CUT.
The high-flying NWU Eagles became the first team to secure a home semi-final on a day that saw defending champions UP-Tuks relegated in the penultimate round of the 2023 Varsity Cup on Monday.
Wits made a fast start in Johannesburg on Monday night to beat Tuks and consign the defending Varsity Cup champions to relegation.
There were big wins for the NWU Eagles and UCT Ikey Tigers as the Varsity Cup playoff race heated up in the fifth round of action on Monday.
Maties held on to record their fourth win of the 2023 Varsity Cup against defending champions Tuks at the Danie Craven Stadium in Stellenbosch on Monday night.
NWU Eagles fullback Tino Swanepoel scored one of the tries of the tournament when he danced his way through a couple of tackles and sprinted clear from inside his own half.
There was a close call for Maties in a 110-point thriller, while earlier in the day the CUT Ixias continued their dream run in the Varsity Cup on Monday.
A historic away win over UP-Tuks in Pretoria saw the NWU Eagles boost their chances of finishing in the Varsity Cup’s top four and condemned the defending champions to a relegation scrap.
Bloemfontein-based CUT grabbed another upset victory to leave UP-Tuks winless after three rounds of the Varsity Cup, while Maties survived a scare in Potchefstroom to get their campaign back on track on Monday.
UJ broke their two-game losing streak to claim their first victory of the 2023 Varsity Cup as they defeated UCT in Johannesburg.