FNB CPUT fans can look forward to a bumper weekend with the team playing in two home games – the first on Friday and the second on Sunday night.

In addition, four other Varsity Shield round 5 and 6 games will also be played at the CPUT Sports Stadium in Bellville.

The defending champions will take on the FNB UFH at 17h00 on Friday in Bellville.

The game is expected to be action-packed with FNB UFH currently at the top of the log and FNB CPUT second.

On Sunday FNB CPUT will face FNB UKZN at 19h00 on at the CPUT Sports Stadium.

Both games will be broadcast live on Supersport.

The times for the other games are as follows:

FNB UKZN vs FNB Rhodes at 15h00 on 1 April

FNB WSU vs FNB DUT at 19h00 on 1 April

FNB Rhodes vs FNB WSU at 15h00 on April 3

FNB DUT vs FNB TUT at 17h00 on April 3.

All games will be broadcast live on Supersport.

Tickets are sold online at R20 per day. Click here to purchase.

Supporters T-shirts are sold at the Marketing and Communication Department offices in Bellville for R30 each.

Written by Ilse Fredericks
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The 2023 FNB Varsity Shield kicks off on February 16 and supporters can look forward to watching FNB CPUT take on FNB UKN at the CPUT Sports Stadium in Bellville on Thursday night.

The game is scheduled to start at 19:00 and tickets are only available online via Howler: https://howler.co.za/cput-vs-ukzn

This year’s tournament will see eight teams fighting for the title: defending champions FNB Fort Hare, FNB UWC, FNB Madibaz, FNB CPUT, FNB UKZN Impi, FNB Rhodes and FNB TUT Vikings and FNB WSU. The heat will be on as 2023 has will be a promotion year.

In a dramatic final last year, FNB Fort Hare beat FNB CPUT 28-27.

Written by CPUT News
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With one round to go in the 2024 FNB Varsity Shield competition, the teams for playoffs have now been decided.

Tuks and Madibaz have secured home semi-finals while Varsity College and WSU are also through to the last four.

During Friday’s game at the CPUT Sports Stadium in Bellville, FNB WSU consolidated their fourth position on the log after they edged FNB CPUT 23-19. The scores were tied 12-all at the half-time break.

An early first-half onslaught from the home side saw them holding most of the ball and playing most of the rugby deep inside WSU territory, resulting in Keenan Williams powering across the try line for the first score of the match.

Ntsako Mhlanga then dove across at full length from close range after being denied earlier. Keewan Titus succeeded with the conversion attempt. This handed CPUT a 12-point lead heading into the final five minutes of the opening half.

WSU levelled matters through tries from Maxwell Klaasen and Asisipho Jim with Klaasen converting one.

The opening minutes of the second half belonged to WSU’s defensive resolve which meant CPUT had to work hard to get any points. It eventually came when Ayabulela Zono dove across the try line from a ruck that formed just metres under the crossbar.

Jayson January added the extras.

A penalty and an unconverted try by Klaasen, which completed his brace, handed WSU a one-point lead as the final quarter of the match approached. He slotted another one to seal the victory with four minutes left on the clock.

SCORERS

FNB WSU 23 (12) – Tries: Maxwell Klaasen (2), Asisipho Jim. Conversion: Klaasen Penalties: Klaasen (2)
FNB CPUT 19 (12) – Tries: Keenan Williams, Ntsako Mhlanga, Ayabulela Zono. Conversions: Keewan Titus, Jayson January.
FNB Player That Rocks: Maxwell Andrews (FNB WSU)