Fighting students halt match
Student protesters and fans clashed during the Varsity Cup game between Shimlas and NMMU in Bloemfontein on Monday.
Student protesters and fans clashed during the Varsity Cup game between Shimlas and NMMU in Bloemfontein on Monday.
The game between Shimlas and NMMU in Bloemfontein was halted when protestors and fans fought on the field.
Duncan Saal scored a hat-trick as the hosts won 29-16 to stay top of the Varsity Cup log.
The hosts scored two tries to win 14-0 in Johannesburg.
Duncan Saal scored a hat-trick as Maties beat Tuks 29-16 in round three of the Varsity Cup, while there were also wins for UJ, Shimlas and Pukke.
Log-leaders Maties host bottom-of-the-log Tuks on Monday, while UJ meet CUT, Pukke travel to Cape Town and NMMU face Shimlas in Bloemfontein.
UKZN beat TUT 63-30 in round four of the Varsity Shield, while Wits beat Fort Hare in Alice.
Ernst Stapelberg kicked a last-gasp conversion as 13-man Maties edged hosts NMMU in Port Elizabeth.
Winger Aphiwe Dyantyi scored a brace as UJ beat hosts Pukke 36-31 in Potchefstroom.
UJ beat Pukke 36-31 in Potchefstroom in round two of the Varsity Cup, while there were also wins for Maties, Tuks and CUT.