Overview
- UP Tuks, which beat NWU Eagles 31-3 on Monday in Pretoria, clinched the Varsity Cup and moved one clear of Maties with six titles.
- Rain and a heavy field turned the match into a tight contest where Tuks’ pack and smothering defence stifled NWU’s early pressure.
- A collapsed maul brought a penalty try to Tuks, and yellow cards to Munashe Dukuswa, Guhan du Bois and Christiaan Vlok swung momentum through long spells with 14 men.
- Wing Andile Myeni earned Player of the Match with a long-range point-of-origin try, a Varsity Cup rule that awards seven points for moves starting in a team’s own half.
- Hooker Jean Fourie finished a rolling maul and flyhalf Divan du Toit landed four penalties to pull away after halftime.