2018 Varsity Shield 2018 South African rugby competition
Varsity Shield seasons
Seasons
2018 Varsity Shield Countries South Africa Date 19 February – 9 April 2018 Champions UWC (2nd title)Runners-up WSU All Blacks Promoted UWC Matches played 24 Tries scored 172
The 2018 Varsity Shield was the 8th season of the Varsity Shield , the second-tier competition in the annual Varsity Rugby series. It was played between 19 February and 9 April 2018 and featured seven university teams.
The competition was won by UWC , who beat the WSU All Blacks 55–10 in the final played on 9 April 2018, also winning promotion to the 2019 Varsity Cup .
There were seven participating university teams in the 2019 Varsity Shield. They played each other once during the pool stage , either at 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 after the pool stage qualified for the semifinals , which were followed by a final .
Teams
Location of teams in the 2018 Varsity Shield
The teams that played in the 2018 Varsity Shield were:
Pool stage
Standings
The final log for the 2018 Varsity Shield was:
2018 Varsity Shield log
Pos
Team
P
W
D
L
PF
PA
PD
TF
TA
TB
LB
Pts
1 UWC 6 6 0 0 331 86 +245 46 13 6 0 30
2 WSU All Blacks 6 5 0 1 137 111 +26 20 15 2 0 22
3 UKZN Impi 6 3 0 3 148 140 +8 20 18 3 2 17
4 TUT Vikings 6 4 0 2 118 155 −37 16 22 0 1 17
5 UFH Blues 6 2 0 4 116 126 −10 16 17 1 3 12
6 CPUT 6 1 0 5 149 179 −30 19 24 2 3 9
7 Rhodes 6 0 0 6 55 257 −202 9 35 0 0 0
Final standings.
Legend and competition rules
Legend:
Qualified for the semifinals . P = Games played, W = Games won, D = Games drawn, L = Games 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
Competition rules:
Qualification:
The top four teams qualified for the semifinals .
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
Round-by-round
The table below shows a team's progression throughout the season. For each round, each team's cumulative points total is shown with the overall log position in brackets.
Team Progression – 2018 Varsity Shield
Team
R1
R2
R3
R4
R5
R6
R7
SF
F
UWC 5 (1st)
10 (1st)
10 (2nd)
15 (1st)
20 (1st)
25 (1st)
30 (1st)
Won
Won
WSU All Blacks 0 (7th)
5 (3rd)
10 (3rd)
14 (2nd)
18 (2nd)
22 (2nd)
22 (2nd)
Won
Lost
UKZN Impi 4 (3rd)
4 (4th)
6 (5th)
11 (4th)
12 (3rd)
12 (4th)
17 (3rd)
Lost
— N/a
TUT Vikings 4 (2nd)
8 (2nd)
12 (1st)
12 (3rd)
12 (4th)
13 (3rd)
17 (4th)
Lost
— N/a
UFH Blues 1 (4th)
1 (6th)
6 (4th)
7 (5th)
11 (5th)
11 (5th)
12 (5th)
— N/a — N/a
CPUT 0 (5th)
1 (5th)
1 (6th)
1 (6th)
2 (6th)
7 (6th)
9 (6th)
— N/a — N/a
Rhodes 0 (6th)
0 (7th)
0 (7th)
0 (7th)
0 (7th)
0 (7th)
0 (7th)
— N/a — N/a
Key: win
draw
loss
bye
Matches
The following matches were played in the 2018 Varsity Shield:
References
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