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The "Ikey" nickname originated in the 1910s as an antisemitic epithet applied to UCT students by the students of Stellenbosch University, because of the supposed large number of Jewish students at UCT. [2] Since the inception of the FNB Varsity Cup, the Ikey Tigers have been one of the strongest competitors, finishing runners up in 2008 and 2010.
Varsity Cup is the collective name for four South African rugby union competitions involving the top rugby playing universities in the country. It was launched in 2008, with eight teams participating in the Varsity Cup competition and each university's internal champions competing in the Koshuis Rugby Championships (now known as Res Rugby).
Stellenbosch University: Danie Craven Stadium, Stellenbosch: NMU Madibaz: Nelson Mandela University: NMU Stadium, Port Elizabeth: NWU Eagles: North-West University: Fanie du Toit Sport Ground, Potchefstroom: UCT Ikey Tigers: University of Cape Town: UCT Rugby Fields, Cape Town: UFS Shimlas: University of the Free State: Shimla Park ...
The 2024 Sasol League National Championship was the 15th edition of Sasol League National Championship since it was formed in 2009. [1] [2] [3] It was held at Loerie Park Sports Stadium in Knysna.
The 2018 Varsity Cup was contested from 29 January to 16 April 2018. The tournament (known as the FNB Varsity Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the eleventh season of the Varsity Cup, an annual inter-university rugby union competition featuring South African universities.
The 2019 Varsity Cup was the 12th season of the Varsity Cup, the top competition in the annual Varsity Rugby series. It was played between 4 February and 22 April 2019 and featured nine university teams.
So it was in the second half of Notre Dame vs Ohio State in the national championship game, when on fourth-and-2, from their own 33-yard line, the Fighting Irish attempted a fake punt down 28-7.
Rugby union in South Africa is centrally administered by the South African Rugby Union, which consists of fourteen provincial unions – the Blue Bulls Rugby Union, the Boland Rugby Union, the Border Rugby Football Union, the Eastern Province Rugby Union, the Free State Rugby Union, the Golden Lions Rugby Union, the Griffons Rugby Union, the Griqualand West Rugby Union, the KwaZulu-Natal Rugby ...