Varsity Cup: Every tournament winner to date
The final of this season’s Varsity Cup was contested on Monday, 17 April between NWU Eagles and UCT Ikeys. ALSO READ | Springboks: EVERY head coach since readmission in 1992 NWU Eagles won a pulsating encounter 27-25 at the Fanie du Toit Sports Ground in Potchefstroom. LET US KNOW | Have your say: Who should be the next Springbok coach? The 2023 edition was […]
The final of this season’s Varsity Cup was contested on Monday, 17 April between NWU Eagles and UCT Ikeys.
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NWU Eagles won a pulsating encounter 27-25 at the Fanie du Toit Sports Ground in Potchefstroom.
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The 2023 edition was the 15th Varsity Cup played since the inaugural tournament in 2008.
There was no tournament in 2020 due to Covid-19.
In the now 15 completed season’s to date, Maties and UP Tuks have triumphed on five occasions each, with UCT Ikeys being crowned champions twice, as have the NWU Eagles.
The only other winner to date has been UFS Shimlas.
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VARSITY CUP WINNERS
Under year, winning team, score in the final, losing finalist
| 2008 | Maties | 16–10 | UCT Ikeys |
| 2009 | Maties | 11–6 | NWU Eagles |
| 2010 | Maties | 17–14 | UCT Ikeys |
| 2011 | UCT Ikeys | 26–16 | UP Tuks |
| 2012 | UP Tuks | 29–21 | Maties |
| 2013 | UP Tuks | 44–5 | Maties |
| 2014 | UCT Ikeys | 39-33 | NWU Eagles |
| 2015 | UFS Shimlas | 63-33 | NWU Eagles |
| 2016 | NWU Eagles | 7–6 | Maties |
| 2017 | UP Tuks | 28–21 | Maties |
| 2018 | Maties | 40–7 | NWU Eagles |
| 2019 | Maties | 34–12 | UP Tuks |
| 2021 | UP Tuks | 34–27 | UCT Ikeys |
| 2022 | UP Tuks | 29–23 | Maties |
| 2023 | NWU Eagles | 27-25 | UCT Ikeys |