History
The Varsity Cup tournament was founded in 2008, featuring the rugby teams of eight universities. At the same time, the Koshuis Rugby Championships was also launched. This is a competition where each of the eight universities is represented by the "koshuis" (university residence) that won their internal league.
In 2011, a second tier was added below the Varsity Cup tournament, called the Varsity Shield, which featured the rugby teams of a further five universities.
In 2012, an Under-20 competition was also added, called the Young Guns. The eight teams that took part in the first four editions of the Varsity Cup entered teams in this competition.
These four competitions are known under the collective "Varsity Rugby". The title sponsors of these tournaments First National Bank and Steinhoff International.
The Varsity Rugby competitions also implement rules which help to ensure that the majority of the players are bona fide students of the relevant universities.
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