FNB UWC have been the team to beat all season in the FNB Varsity Shield, and they proved exactly why when the log leaders ran out 45-31 victors over FNB Madibaz in Gqeberha. The halftime score was 26-7. Both teams will host the semi-finals next week.
The Capetonians now advance to the coveted Varsity Cup next year in the place of FNB UP-Tuks who were demoted to the Varsity Shield after ending last in the Varsity Cup competition.
For the Madibaz, it’s not over as they will get another chance to win promotion to South Africa’s premier university competition in a match against the seventh-placed team in the Cup competition. Their opponents will only be decided on Monday with several Cup teams that still could end seventh.