Varsity Cup gets the green light
This year’s Varsity Cup rugby tournament will go ahead, but matches will be played at neutral stadiums and not at university grounds
The tournament was put on hold due to several violent student protests across the country, but according to Netwerk24, the competition will resume next Monday.
Cape Town Stadium and FNB Stadium in Soweto are believed to be some of the grounds that will host the matches.
Varsity Sports are set to issue a press statement on today where the exact details of the matches will be announced.
The last round of matches took place on February 22 and the games not played the past two weeks will be contested during the university holidays as well as the Easter weekend.
It is still unclear on how this change of venue will affect the Varsity shield, Young guns and Koshuis rugby tournaments.
UKZN Impi are currently top of the Shield standings two points ahead of The University of Witwatersrand. This year is a promotion relegation year meaning the winner of the Shield will play in the Cup next season.