2026 Varsity Cup

2026 Varsity Cup
CountriesSouth Africa
Date16 February – 13 April 2026
Top point scorerAlex Vermeulen (61)
Correct as of 24 March 2026
Top try scorerJack Benade (9)
Correct as of 24 March 2026
Official website
varsitycup.co.za

The 2026 Varsity Cup is the 19th season of the Varsity Cup, the premier competition in the annual Varsity Rugby series in South Africa for men's rugby union. The tournament takes places between eight university teams and played between 16 February and 13 April 2026.[1]

This competition forms part of the broader Varsity Rugby programme administered by Varsity Sport, which aims to promote university rugby and provide a pathway for emerging talent into professional rugby structures.[2] Matches were broadcast nationally on SuperSport.

The UCT Ikey Tigers enter the 2026 season as the current holders of the Varsity Cup Trophy after beating Maties last year.[3] The 2026 edition is staged under the campaign theme "Who’s NXT?", highlighting Varsity Cup’s role as a launchpad for future professional and international players and introducing the new Tap-or-Kick post-try power play law to further encourage attacking rugby.[4] [5] Matches were broadcast nationally on SuperSport.

Competition rules and information

Eight university teams will participate in the 2026 Varsity Cup. During the pool stage, each team played the other seven sides once, either home or away.[1]

Teams were awarded:

  • four points for a win
  • two points for a draw
  • one bonus point for scoring four or more tries in a match
  • one bonus point for losing by seven points or fewer

Teams are ranked primarily by log points, and then by points difference (points scored minus points conceded).[1]

The top four teams at the conclusion of the pool stage advanced to the semi-finals. The two highest-ranked teams hosted the semi-finals, and the highest-ranked remaining finalist hosted the final.[6]

Teams

Location of teams in the 2026 Varsity Cup
Western Cape

The teams that played in the 2026 Varsity Cup are:

2026 Varsity Cup teams
Team name University Stadium
NWU Eagles North-West University Fanie du Toit Sport Ground, Potchefstroom
Maties Stellenbosch University Danie Craven Stadium, Stellenbosch
UFS Shimlas University of the Free State Shimla Park, Bloemfontein
UCT Ikey Tigers University of Cape Town UCT Rugby Fields, Cape Town
Emeris Varsity College University of KwaZulu Natal
UJ University of Johannesburg UJ Stadium, Johannesburg
CUT Ixias Central University of Technology CUT Stadium, Bloemfontein
UP Tuks University of Pretoria Fanie du Toit Sport Ground, Potchefstroom

Standings

2026 Varsity Cup Log

The current log for the 2026 Varsity Cup is:

2026 Varsity Cup log
Pos Team P W D L PF PA PD TF TA TB LB BP Pts
1 UP Tuks 6 5 0 1 236 132 104 36 18 6 0 6 26
2 NWU Eagles 6 4 0 2 252 175 77 37 27 5 2 7 23
3 Maties 6 4 0 2 214 155 59 35 17 5 0 5 21
4 UJ 6 4 0 2 201 226 -25 29 33 5 0 5 21
5 UCT Ikey Tigers 6 3 0 3 264 184 80 34 28 4 1 5 17
6 UFS Shimlas 6 3 0 3 231 203 28 36 25 3 1 4 16
7 Emeris 6 1 0 5 112 235 -123 23 41 3 1 4 8
8 CUT Ixias 6 0 0 6 125 320 -179 22 54 3 1 4 4
*Legend:
Pos = Position, Pl = Played, W = Won, D = Drawn, L = Lost, PF = Points for, PA = Points against, PD = Points difference, TF = Tries for, TA = Tries against, TB = Try bonus points, LB = Losing bonus points, Pts = Log points

Points breakdown:
*4 points for a win
*2 points for a draw
*1 bonus point for a loss by seven points or less
*1 bonus point for scoring four or more tries in a match


Qualification:
The top four teams qualified for the semifinals.

Round-by-round

Team Progression – 2026 Varsity Cup
Team R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 Semi Final
UCT Ikey Tigers 0
(8th)
5
(4th)
10
(4th)
15
(3rd)
15
(5th)
17
(5th)

Maties 1
(5th)
6
(3rd)
6
(6th)
11
(5th)
16
(3rd)
21
(3rd)

UFS Shimlas 5
(4th)
5
(6th)
10
(3rd)
11
(4th)
11
(6th)
16
(6th)

UP Tuks 5
(3rd)
10
(2nd)
15
(1st)
20
(1st)
21
(2nd)
26
(1st)

UJ 5
(1st)
5
(5th)
10
(5th)
11
(6th)
16
(4th)
21
(4th)

CUT Ixias 1
(7th)
2
(7th)
2
(7th)
2
(7th)
4
(8th)
4
(8th)

N/a N/a
NWU Eagles 5
(2nd)
10
(1st)
12
(2nd)
17
(2nd)
22
(1st)
23
(2nd)

Emeris 1
(6th)
1
(8th)
1
(8th)
1
(8th)
6
(7th)
8
(7th)

N/a N/a

The table above shows a team's progression throughout the season.
For each round, their cumulative points total is shown with the overall log position in brackets.
Key: win draw loss

Pool stage

Results

The following matches were played in the 2026 Varsity Cup:

Round 1

16 February 2026
16:45
UFS Shimlas50–39Maties
Try: du Preez  15'
Botha  18'
Jacobus  24, 41'
Kleynhans  56'
Shamburg  63'

Con: Pierre Giddy  16' (4)
Pen: Pierre Giddy (76 p), (78 p)
Cards: Shamburg  83'
ReportTry: Mpofu  27'
Rynhardt  35'
Marx  37'
Christiaan  40'
Combrinck  44'
Erasmus  82'
Poswa  84'

Con: Christiaan
UWC Sport Stadium, Cape Town
Referee: Jonathan Lottering
FNB Player of the Match - Liam Shamburg UFS Shimlas [7]
16 February 2026
19:00
CUT Ixias42–59NWU Eagles
Try: Seyoko
Swartbooi
Muller
Jacobs
Con: Myburgh
Pen: Myburgh (p)
Cards: Frans
ReportTry: Prins (2)
Venter
McLoughlin
Krugel
Doyi
Du Bois
Turner
De Villiers
Con: Mostert
Van Willing
Cards: McLoughlin
CUT Stadium, Bloemfontein
Referee: Juan de Bod
FNB Player of the Match - Kehan Myburgh CUT [8]
16 February 2026
19:00
UJ61–41Emeris
Try: Du Toit (2)
Mphafi
Gabreilsen
Marimo
Ferreira
Africa
Molefe
Sibisi
Con: Gabrielsen (3)
Pen: Gabrielsen (p)
Jt Kapank (p)
Cards: Africa
ReportTry: Marais
Orde Steyl
Okota
Sigauke
Con: Marx (2)
Cards: Davis
UJ Stadium, Johannesburg
Referee: Sean Muller
FNB Player of the Match - Zian Cilliers UJ [9]
16 February 2026
19:00
UP Tuks38–22UCT Ikey Tigers
Try: Smith  4'
Myeni  12',  21'
Pretorius  33'
Kobus  67'
Ntshangase  77'

Con: Divan  5',  34'
ReportTry: Davids  0'
Benade  7'
Aidan Norris  70'

Pen: Vermeulen (19 p)
LC de Villiers Stadium, Pretoria
Referee: Dylen November
FNB Player of the Match - Divan Du Toit UP Tuks [10]

Round 2

23 February 2026
16:45
NWU Eagles63–15Emeris
Try: Prins  14'
Van Zyl  22'
Luan  27'
McLoughlin  30'
Oosthuizen  39'
Prins
Fourie  47'
Van Zyl  55'
Prins  68'
Prins  75'
Con: Moster  22', 28', 40', 48'
Van Willing  56', 76'
Cards: Serfontein  63'
ReportTry: Okonta  10'
Siguake  63'
Etzebeth  64'

Etzebeth  76'
Cards: Mbonambi  27'
Ncwana  27'
Fanie du Toit Sport Ground, Potchefstroom
FNB Player of the Match - Therlow Prins NWU Eagles [11]

Referee: Zoe Naude
23 February 2026
19:00
UCT Ikey Tigers83–34CUT Ixias
Try: Norris (2)
Benade (2)
Miller (2)
Beckett Jack Gordon
Vermeulen
Mokoena
Brawen

Con: Vermeulen (7)
ReportTry: Swartbooi
Myburgh
Abrahams
Gouveia
Vergotine
Shebu
Con: Myburgh (2)
Cards: Taljaard
UCT Rugby Fields, Cape Town
Referee: Eon van Zyl
FNB Player of the Match - Jack Benade UCT Ikey Tigers [12]
23 February 2026
19:00
UFS Shimlas22–38UP Tuks
Try: Mobo
De Beer
Visser
Con: Giddy
Ray
Pen: Ray (p)
ReportTry: Valentine  23'
Smith  48'
Nortje  64'
Kunene  76'
Con: Du Toit  23'
Du Toit  48'
Pen: Du Toit (4)
Shimla Park, Bloemfontein
Referee: Juan de Bod
FNB Player of the Match - Divan du Toit UP Tuks [13]
23 February 2026
19:00
Maties39–19UJ
Try: Rynhardt  18'
Marx  45'
Erasmus  62'
Volmoer  65'
Manuel  72'
Ngobeni  76'
Con: Christiaan  46'
Christiaan  63'
Christiaan  77'
Pen: Christiaan (31 p)
Cards: Strydom  60'
ReportTry: Molefa  20'
Mphafi  32'
Con: Gabrielsen  21'
Gabrielsen  33'
Pen: Gabrielsen (54 p)
Cards: Swarts  75'
Danie Craven Stadium, Stellenbosch
Referee: Lulutho Matomela
FNB Player of the Match - CJ Marx Maties [14]

Round 3

2 March 2026
16:45
UJ35-29NWU Eagles
Try: Cilliers  10'
Africa  14',  28'
Cilliers  20'
Molefe  78'
Con: Kapank  11',  14',  21',  29'
Cards: Strydom  23'
Ferreira  55'
Prinsloo  79'
ReportTry: McLoughlin  7'
van der Walt  38'
Fourie  43',  64',  65'
Con: Mostert  39'
Cards: Serfontein  46'
Engelbercht  59'
du Bois  67'
UJ Stadium, Johannesburg
FNB Player of the Match - Zian Cilliers UJ [15]

Referee: Jonathan Lottering
2 March 2026
19:00
UP Tuks33-17Maties
Try: Fourie (2)
Austin
Van Vuuren
Dukuswa
Con: Du Toit (3)
Cards: Myeni
ReportTry: Manuel
Erasmus
Con: Christiaan (2)
Pen: Christiaan (p) (1)
Cards: Burton
Hahn
LC de Villiers Stadium, Pretoria
FNB Player of the Match - Jayd Austin UP Tuks [16]

Referee: Eon van Zyl
2 March 2026
19:00
CUT Ixias19-71UFS Shimlas
Try: Abrahams  57',  75'
Vergotine  67'
Cards: Corneluis Malan  25'
Van Aswegen  35'
Holiday  45'
ReportTry: Visser  2'
Bezuidenhout  11',  15',  21',  43'
Vergottini  26',  35',  51'
Van Heerden  27',  35'
Kriek  64'
Winter  79'
Stopforth  80'
Con: Ray  16'
Kriek  52',  65'
Cards: Kriek  67'
CUT Stadium, Bloemfontein
FNB Player of the Match - Jaco Bezuidenhout UFS Shimlas [17]

Referee: Caleb Hibbert
2 March 2026
19:00
Emeris10-32UCT Ikey Tigers
Try: Sigauke
Davis
Cards: Number 25  22'
ReportTry: L. Davis
K. Davis
Benade
De Waal
Con: Vermeulen (4)
Cards: Mokoena
Emeris, Durban North
Referee: Daniel Canhenga
FNB Player of the Match - Alex Vermuelen UCT Ikey Tigers [18]

Round 4

9 March 2026
16:45
UCT Ikey Tigers87-28UJ
Try: Benade  3',  21',  52'
Davis  10',  26'
Mokoena  13',  40'
Daars  17'
De Costa  28'
Norris  36'
Nyali  75'
Con: Vermeulen  3',  11',  13',  17',  21',  27',  29',  37',  41',  53',  77'
Cards: Vorster  61'
Whitson  73'
ReportTry: Ferreira  11'
Strydom  65'
Engelbercht  69'
Mashigo  71'
Con: Gabrielsen  11'
Cards: Masimola  76'
UCT Rugby Fields, Cape Town
Attendance: 4,000+
FNB Player of the Match - Monray Daars UCT Ikey Tigers [19]
Referee: Lulutho Matomela
9 March 2026
19:00
Maties55-20Emeris
Try: Van Zitters  19'
Badenhorst  29',  50'
Hahn  33'
Poswa  34'
Ngobeni  40'
Erasmus  42'
Liversage  66',  74'
Con: Van Heerden Smith  19',  29',  42',  51'
ReportTry: Okonta  48'
Sigauke  52',  79'
Pen: Marx (5 p)
Cards: Luthuli  39'
Danie Craven Stadium, Stellenbosch
Attendance: 16,000+
FNB Player of the Match - Samuel Badenhorst Maties [20]
Referee: Zoe Naude
9 March 2026
19:00
UP Tuks78-17CUT Ixias
Try: Pretorius (3)
Myeni (3)
Fourie (2)
Van Vuuren
Kunene
Van Rensburg
Smith
Con: Du Toit (4)
De Leeuw (1)
Cards: Myeni
ReportTry: Davids (2)
Nel
Cards: Abrahams
LC de Villiers Stadium, Pretoria
Attendance: 14,150
FNB Player of the Match - Ben Jansen Van Vuuren UP Tuks [21]
Referee: Jonathan Lottering
9 March 2026
19:00
UFS Shimlas31-43NWU Eagles
Try: Visser (2)
De Beer
Du Preez
Con: Kriek (2)
ReportTry: Fourie (2)
McLoughlin
Oosthuizen
Serfontein
Prins
Fortuin
Con: Can Willing (2)
Cards: Du Toit
Anonymous (2)
Fanie du Toit Sport Ground, Potchefstroom
Attendance: 4,500
FNB Player of the Match - Ricardo Fourie NWU Eagles [22]
Referee: Eon van Zyl

Round 5

16 March 2026
16:45
UCT Ikey Tigers07-34Maties
Try: Benade  47'
Cards:
ReportTry: Botha  6'
Basson  43',  45'
Ngobeni  41'
Poswa  42'
Volmoer  80'
UCT Rugby Fields, Cape Town
Referee: Juan de Bod [23]
FNB Player of the Match - Ezekiel Ngobeni (Maties)
16 March 2026
19:00
UJ29-17UFS Shimlas
Try: Prinsloo (2)
Engelbercht
Gamede
Con: Kapank (3)
Pen: Kapank (p)
Cards: Mphafi
Anonymous
ReportTry: Visser (2)
Laubscher
Con: Botha
Cards: Venter
Anonymous
Anonymous
UJ Stadium, Johannesburg
Referee: Caleb Hibbert [24]
FNB Player of the Match - Thabang Mphafi (UJ)
16 March 2026
19:00
Emeris26-24CUT Ixias
Try: Okonta (2)
Marais
Luthuli
Con: Marx (2)
Cards: Anonymous
Anonymous
ReportTry: Muller (2)
Abrahams
Corneluis Malan
Con: Myburgh
Cards: Muller
Emeris, Durban North
Referee: Dylen November [25]
FNB Player of the Match - Chijindu Okonta (Emeris)
16 March 2026
19:00
NWU Eagles30-22UP Tuks
Try: Serfontein  7'
Petersen  18'
McLoughlin  26'
Van Der Walt  45'
Con: Van Willing  7',  19',  27',  46'
ReportTry: Mjawule  38'
Myeni  41'
Van Der Merwe  62',  70'
Con: Du Toit  63'
Cards: De Meyer  15'
Fanie du Toit Sport Ground, Potchefstroom
Referee: Hernus Coetzee [26]
FNB Player of the Match - Zack Serfontein (NWU Eagles)

Round 6

23 March 2026
16:45
CUT Ixias13–29UJ
Try: Louis Theron  70'
Pen: Myburgh (30 p), (41 p)
Cards: Nel  33'
ReportTry: Prinsloo  10'
Kapank  58'
Engelbercht  67'
Koekman  74'
Kevani  76'
Con: Kapank  75'
Cards: Sibisi  1'
CUT Stadium, Bloemfontein
FNB Player of the Match - Jeandre Uithaler (UJ)

Referee: Daniel Canhenga
23 March 2026
19:00
UP Tuks27–24Emeris
Try: Fourie (3)
Engongo
Smith
Con: Du Toit
Cards: Planga
ReportTry: Mbonambi
Sigauke
Fortuin
Marais
Con: Marx (2)
Cards: Horak
LC de Villiers Stadium, Pretoria
FNB Player of the Match - Jean Fourie (UP Tuks)

Referee: Eon van Zyl
23 March 2026
19:00
Maties30–26NWU Eagles
Try: Michaels
Marx
Poswa
Du Toit
Fourie
Con: Van Heerden Smith
Pen: Van Heerden Smith (p)
ReportTry: Janeke
Petersen
Venter
Con: Van Willing (2)
Pen: Van Willing (p)
Danie Craven Stadium, Stellenbosch
Attendance: 15,000+

Referee: Hernus Coetzee
FNB Player of the Match - Ruan van Willing (NWU Eagles)
23 March 2026
19:00
UFS Shimlas40–33UCT Ikey Tigers
Try: Hofmeyer  13'
Bezuidenhout  35',  78'
Du Preez  47'
Visser  53'
Vergottini  68'
Con: Pierre Giddy  14',  48',  53',  68'
ReportTry: Louw  18'
Brawen  59'
Benade  61'
Lombard  64'
Con: Vermeulen  19',  60',  61'
Pen: Vermeulen (40 p)
Cards: De Costa  33'
De Waal  76'
Lombard  77'
Fanie du Toit Sport Ground, Potchefstroom
FNB Player of the Match - Henri van Heerden (UFS Shimlas)

Referee: Jonathan Lottering

Round 7

30 March 2026
19:00
UJvUP Tuks
UJ Stadium, Johannesburg

Play-offs

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
6 April 2026
 
 
1st Place
 
13 April 2026
 
4th Place
 
Winner of SF1
 
6 April 2026
 
Winner of SF2
 
2nd Place
 
 
3rd Place
 

Semi-finals

6 April 2026
16:45
2nd Placev3rd Place
Knockout
6 April 2026
19:00
1st Placev4th Place
Knockout

Final

13 April 2026
19:00
Winner of SF2vWinner of SF1
Knockout

Promotion/Relegation Playoff

6 April 2026
16:45
Varsity Cup 7th PlacevVarsity Shield 2nd Place
Knockout

Statistics

Points leaders

* Correct as at 24 March 2026 (Round 6) [27] [28]

Rank Player University Points
1 Alex Vermeulen UCT Ikey Tigers 61
2 Jack Benade UCT Ikey Tigers 51
3 Divan Du Toit UP Tuks 38
4 Christiaan Van Heerden Smith Maties 36
T5 Erich Visser UFS Shimlas 35
T5 Jean Fourie UP Tuks 35
T5 Jacobus Bezuidenhout UFS Shimlas 35
8 Andile Myeni UP Tuks 34
T9 Edward Sigauke Emeris 32
T9 Kehan Myburgh NWU Eagles 32
T9 Ricardo Fourie NWU Eagles 32

Tries leaders

* Correct as at 24 March 2026 (Round 6) [27] [29]

Rank Player University Tries
1 Jack Benade UCT Ikey Tigers 9
T2 Ricardo Fourie NWU Eagles 6
T2 Erich Visser UFS Shimlas 7
T2 Jacobus Bezuidenhout UFS Shimlas 7
T2 Jean Fourie UP Tuks 7
T5 Therlow Prins NWU Eagles 6
T5 Andile Myeni UP Tuks 6
T5 Edward Sigauke Emeris 6
T5 Ricardo Fourie NWU Eagles 6
9 Jordan Mcloughlin NWU Eagles 5
T9 Aidan Norris UCT Ikey Tigers 4
T9 CJ Erasmus Maties 4
T9 Abel Pretorius UP Tuks 4
T9 Lezane Davis UCT Ikey Tigers 4
T9 Chijindu Okonta Emeris 4
T9 Jacques Marais Emeris 4
T9 Winton Abrahams CUT Ixias 4
T9 Dillon Smith UP Tuks 4
T9 Zuko Poswa Maties 4
T9 Ferdinand Vergottini UFS Shimlas 4

Conversion leaders

* Correct as at 24 March 2026 (Round 6) [27] [30]

Rank Player University Cons
1 Alex Vermeulen UCT Ikey Tigers 25
2 Divan Du Toit UP Tuks 13
T3 MJ Mostert NWU Eagles 11
T3 Christiaan Van Heerden Smith Maties 11
T3 Ruan Van Willing NWU Eagles 11
6 Bradley Pierre Giddy UFS Shimlas 9
7 JT Kapank UJ 8
T9 Nicallen Gabrielsen UJ 6
T9 Kehan Myburgh CUT Ixias 6
T9 Frederick Marx Emeris 6

Penalty leaders

* Correct as at 24 March 2026 (Round 6) [27] [31]

Rank Player University Pens
1 Kehan Myburgh CUT Ixias 5
2 Divan Du Toit UP Tuks 4
T3 Bradley Pierre Giddy UFS Shimlas 2
T3 Nicallen Gabrielsen UJ 2
T3 JT Kapank UJ 2
T3 Alex Vermeulen UCT Ikey Tigers 2
T3 Christiaan Van Heerden Smith Maties 2
T8 Shaun Ray UFS Shimlas 1
T8 Ruan Van Willing NWU Eagles 1
T8 Frederick Marx Emeris 1

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