UJ won their Varsity Cup derby against Joburg rivals Wits, while there were also big wins for UCT, NWU Eagles and Maties in round six.
While Maties and the Eagles narrowly beat Shimlas and CUT, respectively; there were some absoluteVARSITY CUP WRAP for derby day and it worked it charm as they inflicted a 23-point defeat on Wits 49-26 at the UJ Stadium. It was the hosts’ first win of the season.
But the Orange Army were not deterred despite the early setbacks and by half-time they had opened up a 16-12 lead courtesy of two Varsity Cup point-of-origin tries. In a Varsity Cup match that was nowhere near an equal contest, the Ikey Tigers ran in a whopping 13 tries, with which Luke Burger scored four.Five-time champions Maties ended Shimlas’ four-match unbeaten streak in the Varsity Cup with a riveting nine-point win at Shimla Park in Bloemfontein.
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