The 2013 Varsity Cup was contested from 4 February to 8 April 2013. The tournament (also known as the FNB Varsity Cup presented by Steinhoff International for sponsorship reasons) was the sixth season of the Varsity Cup, an annual inter-university rugby union competition featuring eight South African universities.
The tournament was won by for the second consecutive season; they beat 44–5 in the final played on 8 April 2013. No team was relegated to the second-tier Varsity Shield competition for 2014.
Competition rules and information
There were eight participating universities in the 2013 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 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 four 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 was no relegation to the Varsity Shield at the end of the season.
The 2013 Varsity Cup used a different scoring system than the common scoring system. Tries were worth five points as usual, but conversions were worth three points instead of two, while penalties and drop goals were only worth two points instead of three.
Teams
The following teams took part in the 2013 Varsity Cup competition:
Standings
The final league standings for the 2013 Varsity Cup were:
Fixtures
The 2015 Varsity Cup fixtures were released as follows:
All times are South African (GMT+2).
Round one
Round two
Round three
Round four
Round five
Round six
Round seven
Semi-finals
Final
Honours
The honour roll for the 2013 Varsity Cup was as follows:
Players
Squad lists
The teams released the following squad lists:
Forwards
Brianton Booysen
Lungelo Chonco
Nick de Jager
Jan de Klerk
Beyers de Villiers
Charl de Villiers
Neethling Gericke
Os Hamman
Reniel Hugo
Reuben Johannes
Frederick Kirsten
Helmut Lehmann
Niel Oelofse
Brandon Pitzer
Jurg Streicher
Hein van der Merwe
Wilhelm van der Sluys
Jurie van Vuuren
Alistair Vermaak
Did not play: Schalk Ferreira Attie Joubert Boeta Kleinhans Hugo Kloppers Basil Liebenberg Derick Linde Cameron Lindsay Alfred Ries Erik van Zyl Backs
James Alexander
Craig Barry
Hayden de Villiers
Dean Grant
Dean Hammond
Mark Hodgskiss
Louis Jordaan
Clearance Khumalo
JP Lewis
Jean Nel
Ryan Nell
JH Potgieter
Warren Seals
Andries Truter
Did not play: Rob Ahlers Jarryd Buys Wessel Coetzee Jan de Wet Gerhard Jordaan Johnny Kôtze Pieter Peens Caleb Smith Gideon Strydom Nico van der Westhuizen Christof van Tonder Devon Williams Coach
Chris Rossouw
Forwards
Tim Agaba
Francois Coetzer
Albé de Swardt
Dexter Fahey
Martin Ferreira
Louis Fourie
Ferdi Gerber
Roy Godfrey
Lizo Gqoboka
Gareth Hartley
Elrich Kock
Schalk Oelofse
Brenden Olivier
Marius Oosthuizen
Ulrich Pretorius
Brian Shabangu
Stefan Willemse
Mzwanele Zito
Did not play: Chad Banfield Reece Dabner Hannes Huisamen Marius le Roux Rob Louw Francois Nel Backs
Logan Basson
Jarryd Buys
Dwayne Kelly
Devon Lailvaux
Lesley Luiters
Howard Mnisi
Mayibuye Ndwandwa
Yamkela Ngam
Foxy Ntleki
Brian Skosana
Gerrit Smith
Billy van Lill
Justin van Staden
Did not play: Ruan Allerston Drew du Toit Andile Jho Bradley Kretzmann Louis Kruger Charlie Purdon Marlin Ruiters Shane Swart Phumezo Orlando Tom Kayle van Zyl Coach