Overview
- NWU crushed Maties 50-10 and Tuks beat UJ 53-34 in Monday’s semifinals to lock in next week’s Varsity Cup title match.
- NWU turned a 10-10 half-time tie into 40 unanswered points through scrum dominance, with flyhalf MJ Mostert kicking six conversions and a penalty and landing a pinpoint cross-kick for a try.
- Munashe Dukuswa scored a hat-trick as Tuks pulled away after the break, helped by multiple UJ yellow cards that eased defensive pressure on the hosts.
- UP Tuks will host the final against NWU at LC de Villiers (Tuks) Stadium next Monday at 19:00 SAST.
- The result flips recent form after Maties edged NWU 30-26 two weeks earlier, highlighting NWU’s surge at home and setting up a Pretoria decider in South Africa’s university rugby competition.