2015 Varsity Rugby

2015 Varsity Rugby was the 2015 edition of four rugby union competitions annually played between several university teams in South Africa. It was contested from January to April 2015 and was the eighth edition of these competitions.

Rules

All four 2015 Varsity Rugby competitions used a different scoring system to the regular system. Tries were worth five points as usual, but conversions were worth three points, while penalties and drop goals were only worth two points.

All Varsity Cup games also had two referees officiating each game, props' jerseys featured a special gripping patch to ensure better binding, intended to reduce collapsing scrums and the mark was extended to the entire field.

Varsity Cup

The following teams competed in the 2015 Varsity Cup: , , , , , , and , who took part in this competition for the first time following their promotion from the 2014 Varsity Shield. The tournament was won by , who beat 63–33 in the final. There was no relegation at the end of 2015.

Varsity Shield

The following teams competed in the 2015 Varsity Shield: , , , and , who have been relegated from the 2014 Varsity Cup. The tournament was won by , who beat 29–24 in the final. There was no promotion at the end of 2015.

Young Guns

Competition Rules

There were eight participating universities in the 2015 Young Guns competition. These teams were divided into two pools and each team played every team in the other pool once over the course of the season, either 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 two teams overall qualified for the title play-off final.

Teams

2015 Young Guns teams Team University Stadium Central Institute of Technology Stellenbosch University Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University North-West University University of Cape Town University of the Free State University of Johannesburg University of Pretoria

Standings

The final league standings for the 2015 Varsity Cup Young Guns were:

2015 Varsity Cup Young Guns log Pos Team Pl W D L PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts 1 4 4 0 0 147 77 +70 21 10 4 0 20 2 4 3 0 1 156 81 +75 21 10 3 0 15 3 4 3 0 1 127 76 +51 19 11 3 0 15 4 4 2 0 2 145 132 +13 20 18 3 1 12 5 4 2 0 2 107 113 −6 15 15 2 1 11 6 4 2 0 2 93 104 −11 13 15 2 1 11 7 4 0 0 4 57 138 −81 9 21 0 1 1 8 4 0 0 4 69 180 −111 9 27 1 0 1 * Legend: Pos = Position, Pl = Played, W = Won, D = Drawn, L = 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 and qualified to the final.Points breakdown:*4 points for a win*2 points for a draw*1 bonus point for a loss by eight points or less*1 bonus point for scoring four or more tries in a match

Fixtures and results

The 2015 Varsity Cup Young Guns fixtures were as follows:

All times are South African (GMT+2).

Round one

Round two

Round three

Round four

Round five

Round six

Final

Koshuis Rugby Championship

Competition Rules

There were eight participating teams in the 2015 Koshuis Rugby Championship competition, the winners of the internal leagues of each of the eight Varsity Cup teams. These teams were divided into two pools and each team played every team in the other pool once over the course of the season, either home or away.

The top two teams overall qualified for the title play-off final.

Teams

2015 Koshuis Rugby Championship teams Team University Stadium Bastion, University of Johannesburg Cobras, University of Cape Town Medies, Stellenbosch University Mopanie, University of Pretoria Patria, North-West University Stallions, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University Tigers, Central Institute of Technology Vishuis, University of the Free State

Standings

The final league standings for the 2015 Koshuis Rugby Championship were:

2015 Koshuis Rugby Championship log Pos Team Pl W D L PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts 1 Mopanie, 4 4 0 0 196 62 +134 29 10 3 0 19 2 Vishuis, 4 3 0 1 128 65 +63 19 9 3 1 16 3 Patria, 4 3 0 1 191 26 +165 28 4 2 1 15 4 Medies, 4 2 0 2 158 99 +59 22 15 3 0 11 5 Bastion, 4 2 0 2 75 107 -32 11 15 1 0 9 6 Tigers, 4 2 0 2 69 125 -56 11 19 1 0 9 7 Cobras, 4 0 0 4 15 146 -131 2 21 0 2 2 8 Stallions, 4 0 0 4 18 220 -202 3 32 0 0 0 * Legend: Pos = Position, Pl = Played, W = Won, D = Drawn, L = 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 pointsMopanie and Vishuis qualified to the final.Points breakdown:*4 points for a win*2 points for a draw*1 bonus point for a loss by seven points or less*1 bonus point for scoring four or more tries in a match

Fixtures and results

The 2015 Koshuis Rugby Championship fixtures were as follows:

All times are South African (GMT+2).

Round one

Round two

Round three

Round four

Round five

Round six

Final

2015 Varsity Rugby

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