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The 2011 Varsity Cup was contested from 7 February to 11 April 2011. The tournament (also known as the FNB Varsity Cup presented by Steinhoff International for sponsorship reasons) was the fourth season of the Varsity Cup, an annual inter-university rugby union competition featuring eight South African universities.

The tournament was won by UCT Ikey Tigers for the first time; they beat UP Tuks 26–16 in the final played on 11 April 2011. TUT Vikings won their relegation play-off match against CUT Ixias to remain in the Varsity Cup for 2012.

There were eight participating universities in the 2011 Varsity Cup. These teams played each other 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 4 or more tries in a game, as well as to teams that lost a match by 7 points or less. Teams were ranked by points, then points difference (points scored less points conceded).

The top 4 teams qualified for the title play-offs. In the semi-finals, the team that finished first had home advantage against the team that finished fourth, while the team that finished second had home advantage against the team that finished third. The winners of these semi-finals played each other in the final, at the home venue of the higher-placed team.

There were five participating universities in the 2011 Varsity Shield. These teams played each other twice over the course of the season, once at home and once away.

Teams received four points for a win and two points for a draw. Bonus points were awarded to teams that scored 4 or more tries in a game, as well as to teams that lost a match by 7 points or less. Teams were ranked by points, then points difference (points scored less points conceded).

The top two teams qualified for the title play-offs. The team that finished first had home advantage against the team that finished second.

Maties

NMMU Madibaz

NWU Pukke

TUT Vikings

UCT Ikey Tigers

UFS Shimlas

UJ

UP Tuks

CUT Ixias

UFH Blues

UKZN Impi

UWC

Wits

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Location of teams in the 2011 Varsity Cup

The following teams took part in the 2011 Varsity Cup competition:

The following teams took part in the 2011 Varsity Shield competition:

• Fixtures are subject to change.
• All times are South African (UTC+2).

	2011-02-07	NMMU Madibaz	8 – 37	UP Tuks	Xerox NMMU Stadium
	19:00	Tries: Theunis Dercksen 75'm Pen: Marius Muller 6' (1/5) Cards: Theunis Dercksen 30' to 41'	Report	Tries: Hayden Groepes 29'c Jono Ross 31'c Wesley Dunlop 55'm Jean du Plessis 71'm Jurgen Visser 78'c Con: Wesley Dunlop (2/3) Marnitz Boshoff (1/2) Pen: Wesley Dunlop 10', 36' (2/2)	Attendance: 3,400 Referee: Quinton Immelman

	2011-02-07	TUT Vikings	23 – 33	UJ	TUT Stadium
	19:00	Tries: Andisa Gqobo 39'c Vince Gwavu 42'c Con: Ruan Boshoff (2/2) Pen: Ruan Boshoff 10', 12', 57' (3/5) Cards: Wikus Botes 32' to 42' Hansie Graaff 59' to 70' Anton Krynauw 71' to 80'	Report	Tries: Harry Collins 47'm Justin Wheeler 64'm Earl Lewis 71'c Yssel Swanepoel 75'c Con: Theuns Kotzé (2/4) Pen: Theuns Kotzé 2', 32', 52' (3/4)	Referee: Archie Sehlako

	2011-02-14	UP Tuks	34 – 46	TUT Vikings	Tuks Rugby Stadium
	19:00	Tries: Jurgen Visser 1'c Deon Helberg 7'm Marnitz Boshoff 16'c Warwick Tecklenburg 23'm Jono Ross 63'c Cons: Wesley Dunlop (2/4) Marnitz Boshoff (1/1) Pen: Wesley Dunlop 27' (1/1) Card: Jean du Plessis  33'	Report	Tries: Johan Pieterse 18'c, 60'c Vince Gwavu 35'c Wessel Cronjé 40'c Andisa Gqobo 48'm Hansie Graaff 75'c Cons: Ruan Boshoff (5/6) Pens: Ruan Boshoff 30', 45' (2/4)	Referee: Matt Kemp

	2011-02-21	TUT Vikings	12 – 44	Maties	TUT Stadium
	17:00	Tries: JJ Breet 39'c Hansie Graaff 65'm Con: Ruan Boshoff (1/2) Card: Thom Seabala 52' to 64'	Report	Tries: Ryan Nell 29'm Tertius Daniller 34'c Donald Stevens 50'c Penalty try 52'c Tythan Adams 62'c, 71'm Cons: Donald Stevens (3/4) André Kemp (1/2) Pens: Donald Stevens 21', 44' (2/3)	Referee: Archie Sehlako

	2011-02-21	UJ	28 – 24	UFS Shimlas	UJ Stadium
	19:00	Tries: Lolo Waka 60'm Ruan Dreyer 66'c François du Toit 77'c Cons: Theuns Kotzé (2/3) Pens: Theuns Kotzé 15', 23' (2/2) DG: Theuns Kotzé 33' (1/1) Card: Danny Botha 37' to 48'	Report	Tries: Enrico Acker 19'c Cameron Jacobs 38'c Zandré de Bruin 45'c Cons: Shaun Davids (3/3) Pen: Shaun Davids 28'	Referee: Quinton Immelman

	2011-02-21	UCT Ikey Tigers	49 – 12	NMMU Madibaz	UCT Rugby Fields
	19:00	Tries: Eben Etzebeth 24'm Ricky Rijs 40'c Francois van Wyk 45'm Nic Groom 49'c Therlow Pietersen 53'm Pallo Manuiel 62'm Cons: Demetri Catrakilis (2/6) Pens: Demetri Catrakilis 1', 7', 13', 15', 29' (5/7)	Report	Tries: Shannon Rick 19'm Ferdinand Gerber 79'c Con: Marius Muller (1/1) Card: Makholokoe Ramashala 50' to 59'	Referee: Rasta Rashivenga

	2011-02-28	UCT Ikey Tigers	45 – 16	TUT Vikings	UCT Rugby Fields
	17:00	Tries: Therlow Pietersen 37'c Ricky Rijs 39'c Francois van Wyk 57'm Brad Bosman 69'c Nick Holton 80'c Cons: Demetri Catrakilis (4/5) Pen: Demetri Catrakilis 2', 16', 19', 25' (4/5) Cards: Nizaam Carr 30' to 40' Nizaam Carr  52'	Report	Try: Ruan Boshoff 34'c Con: Ruan Boshoff (1/1) Pens: Ruan Boshoff 42', 46', 68' (3/3) Cards: Emile Verster 56' to 66'	Referee: Mlungiseli Mdashe

	2011-02-28	Maties	49 – 17	NMMU Madibaz	Craven Stadium
	19:00	Tries: Callie Visagie 2'm, 81'c Donald Stevens 6'c Ruan Combrinck 37'm Ryan Nell 46'c, 54'm Stokkies Hanekom 78'c Con: Donald Stevens (1/2) Ruan Combrinck (1/3) Jarryd Buys (2/2) Pens: Donald Stevens 21', 28' (2/2)	Report	Tries: Ferdinand Gerber 30'c Vuyolwethu Mazaka 76'c Con: Bradley Kretzmann (1/1) Marius Muller (1/1) Pen: Bradley Kretzmann 23' (1/3) Card: Ferdinand Gerber 52' to 62'	Referee: Dilbert November

	2011-03-07	UFS Shimlas	37 – 28	NWU Pukke	Xerox Shimla Park
	19:00	Tries: Jamba Ulengo 21'c, 72'c Wilken Heyns 54'm, 80'm Zandré de Bruin 61'c Cons: Shaun Davids (3/4) Pens: Shaun Davids 13', 38' (2/4)	Report	Tries: Ligtoring Landman 7'c Wouter Watermeyer 19'm JC Oberholzer 33'm Stompie de Wet 44'm Con: Cecil Dumond (1/4) Pens: Cecil Dumond 42', 66' (2/3) Card: Stompie de Wet 53' to 64'	Attendance: 7,500 Referee: Archie Sehlako

	2011-03-07	UJ	23 – 38	UP Tuks	UJ Stadium
	19:00	Tries: Aubrey McDonald 24'm Lolo Waka 49'm Cameron Peverett 80'c Con: Theuns Kotzé (1/3) Pens: Theuns Kotzé 6', 39' (2/3) Card: Yssel Swanepoel 60' to 70'	Report	Tries: Andries Coetzee 37'c Warwick Tecklenburg 45'c Jono Ross 65'c Arno Botha 72'm Cons: Wesley Dunlop (3/4) Pens: Wesley Dunlop 17', 42', 52', 62' (4/4) Card: Stairs Mhlongo  78'	Referee: Dilbert November

	2011-03-14	UP Tuks	27 – 13	Maties	Tuks Rugby Stadium
	19:00	Tries: Deon Helberg 20'm Franco Mostert 65'c Con: JC Roos (1/1) Pens: Wesley Dunlop 7', 15', 29', 34', 41' (5/5) Cards: Nzubeko Zulu 24' to 36' Jacques Verwey 25' to 36'	Report	Try: Penalty try 25'c Con: André Kemp (1/1) Pens: Donald Stevens 2', 55' (2/2)	Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Mlungiseli Mdashe

	2011-03-28	UCT Ikey Tigers	57 – 20	UFS Shimlas	UCT Rugby Fields
	16:45	Tries: Therlow Pietersen 2'c, 30'c, 80'c Pete Haw 6'c, 23'c, 44'm Ricky Rijs 11'c Marcel Brache 21'c Cons: Demetri Catrakilis (7/8) Pen: Demetri Catrakilis 27' (1/2)	Report	Tries: Jamba Ulengo 54'm Charles Marais 66'c Cameron Jacobs 68'm Con: George Whitehead (1/3) Pens: George Whitehead 9' (1/1) Cards: Divandré Strydom  72' Frederick Ngoza  73'	Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Ben Crouse

The following sections contain only points and tries which have been scored in competitive games in the 2011 FNB Varsity Cup.

• Fixtures are subject to change.
• All times are South African (UTC+2).

The following sections contain only points and tries which have been scored in competitive games in the 2011 FNB Varsity Shield.

TUT Vikings remain in the Varsity Cup competition and CUT Ixias remain in the Varsity Shield competition.

• 2011 Currie Cup Premier Division
• 2011 Currie Cup First Division
• 2011 Vodacom Cup

• FNB Varsity Cup
• FNB

• "SA Rugby Results – 2011 FNB Varsity Cup Presented by Steinhoff International". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
• "SA Rugby Results – 2011 FNB Varsity Shield Presented by Steinhoff International". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
• "SA Rugby Competition – 2011 FNB Varsity Cup Presented by Steinhoff International". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
• "SA Rugby Competition – 2011 FNB Varsity Shield Presented by Steinhoff International". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
• Official site
• Official site Varsity Shield page
• Sport24.co.za