Women's Varsity Cup
University rugby competition From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
University rugby competition From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Women's Varsity Cup, also known as FNB Varsity Cup Women, is a South African women's university rugby union competition. It is one of seven sports in the Varsity Sports series. The annual tournament involves the top women's rugby playing universities in the country, which belong to the University Sports Company. The tournament is managed by Advent Sport Entertainment and Media (ASEM) on behalf of the University Sports Company (USC), and is endorsed by University Sport South Africa.
 | |
| Sport | Rugby union |
|---|---|
| Inaugural season | 2023 |
| Number of teams | 6 |
| Holders | UFH Baby Blues |
| Most titles | UFH Baby Blues Maties Women (1 title) |
| Website | www |
| Broadcast partner | SuperSport |
The inaugural tournament was held in 2023 with six universities taking part namely: Maties Women, UJ Women, UFH Baby Blues, Tuks Women, UKZN Women, and UWC Women. Maties Women won the first edition with a 63–9 win over UJ Women in the final.[1]
In 2024 the UFH Baby Blues defeated the defending champions Maties Women 37–31 to win the title.[2][3]
A list of past champions and runners-ups.
| Year | Champion | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Maties Women | UJ Women |
| 2024 | UFH Baby Blues | Maties Women |
Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.
Every time you click a link to Wikipedia, Wiktionary or Wikiquote in your browser's search results, it will show the modern Wikiwand interface.
Wikiwand extension is a five stars, simple, with minimum permission required to keep your browsing private, safe and transparent.
