The South Africa Universities rugby union team – also called the South African Students rugby union team – is a South African representative rugby union team that is usually named on an annual basis and that would participate in first class matches on an intermittent basis.
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Since the launch and subsequent growth in popularity of the Varsity Cup competition in 2008, the South African Universities rugby union team effectively became a team selected from the best Varsity Cup players; in 2015, the team was called the Varsity Cup Dream Team.[1]
The most recent squad was named after the 2015 Varsity Cup; this side would play against South Africa Under-20 in Stellenbosch:[1]
Props Hookers Locks |
Loose forwards Scrum-halves Fly-halves
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Centres
Wingers
Fullbacks Head coach |
21 April 2015 | Varsity Cup Dream Team | 24–31 | South Africa Under-20 | Danie Craven Stadium, Stellenbosch | ||
18:30 | Try: penalty try 22' Rhyno Smith 38' Dillon Smit 59' Elandré Huggett 69' Con: Inny Radebe 23' (1/2) Rhyno Smith 60' (1/2) Cards: Dayan van der Westhuizen 65' to 74' |
Scoreboard[2]" | Try: Daniël du Plessis 36' Jan van der Merwe 43' penalty try 65' Con: Ernst Stapelberg 37' (1/2) Brandon Thomson 66' (1/1) Pen: Ernst Stapelberg 40', 48' (2/2) Brandon Thomson 73', 76' (2/2) Cards: Jean-Luc du Preez 22' to 32' |
4 May 2013 | Namibia | 39–50 | South African Universities | Hage Geingob Stadium, Windhoek | ||
Try: PJ van Lill Malcolm Moore Ian van Wyk Callie Swanepoel Con: Justin Nel Theuns Kotzé Pen: Justin Nel |
Report[3] | Try: JP Lewis Martin Ferreira JR Esterhuizen Os Hamman Roy Godfrey Con: Justin van Staden |
25 June 2012 | Namibia | 24–34 | South African Students | Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth | ||
Try: Tinus du Plessis Danie Dames Chrysander Botha Con: Theuns Kotzé Pen: Theuns Kotzé |
Report[4] | Try: André Smith Hugo Kloppers John-Roy Jenkinson Divan van Zyl Con: Franna du Toit André Kemp Pen: Franna du Toit |
19 June 2012 | Eastern Province Kings | 36–19 | South African Students | Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth | ||
19:00 | Try: Marcello Sampson Jongi Nokwe George Whitehead Cornell du Preez Con: George Whitehead Wesley Dunlop Pen: Wesley Dunlop |
Report[5][6] | Try: Joe Seerane François du Toit penalty try Con: André Kemp Franna du Toit |