I think UJ are a great price at 8-1! Huge value! "Wors" Kotze after a great RWC with Namibia he will be full of confidence and be rearing to go! The rest of their side is very solid also! With 2 points Penalties and 3 points for a conversion it will help having an Ace kicker such as "Wors" for those wide out tries!

I am going 5 units UJ and will look to hedge slightly should they make the final!

Looks like everyone is making a case for their teams, then I will have a go at Pukke 16/1. To be honest, I dont actually any of the other teams have as much players that have played Currie Cup than Pukke.

Spearheaded by Joubert Engelbrecht (yes, he is also the Leopards Currie Cup captain) and Hennie Skorbinski , will make a really big centre combination, both being the centres in the Currie Cup. Also with Phillip de Wet, Strand Kruger and couple more,they will certainly be business. Yes the Leopards finished last, but playing against quality opposition week in and week out will certainly benefit playing against Varsity cup opposition.

Final argument, Pukke played 2 warm up games, against UJ and Kovsies and won both. They will definitely be there or there about, Rudy Joubert getting fired last year and now with coaches that are doing their business.

Lets not forget, Pukke is currently the Club Champs winner. That will definitely be a big boost. For 16/1, I really think it is worth a nibble..

I have taken a unit on Pukke at 16/1 and 5 units Maties at 22/10

Looking forward to seeing tonights handicaps

UCT v Shimlas
Last match was Semi-Final last season where UCT thumped the Shimlas 57-20!
Shimlas without last season's Captain Willie Britz and winger Ulengo.

Tuks v UJ
BetX have it a choice match. I reckon Tuks win it and thats my only bet for the day!

RuggaBugga wrote:

UCT v Shimlas
Last match was Semi-Final last season where UCT thumped the Shimlas 57-20!
Shimlas without last season's Captain Willie Britz and winger Ulengo.

Tuks v UJ
BetX have it a choice match. I reckon Tuks win it and thats my only bet for the day!

Great spot RB,
Hollywood have them as low as 5/10 on the outright!

I took 8 units on Tuks to win at 9/10

Took some cover on the UJ +7.5 at Volties for 4 units as word on the street is that the UJ side are quite decent this year!

Had Tuks by 10 in my Superbru but will take a 1-7 win now

I saw that the 9 / 10 combo for UJ are Guy and Ross Cronje. Both have played for the Sharks in the past few years. Had no idea these players would be eligable for varsity cup games? Not complaining as I went for UJ by 5 on Superbru.... 

Good point on the 3pt conversions Fearless - have taken 6units Maties -28.5 at 8/10 with hollies

well done lads, some nice punts landed there tonight, seems we have some Varsity Cup shrewdies on the forum, good stuff. 

NMMU late fightback killed the acca but no complaints, very enjoyable stuff following on Twitter.

Ye well done Tuks backers! I still feel that UJ +7.5 was a golden bet, managed to dominate most of the first half and went into hut at 18-0 down. Second half their finishing was just terrible but I thought they could surely score a try vs 14 men to make my cap a winner! Was not to be!

First time I have seen Cronje play and I must say I fail to see what all the fuss is about! I thought he was extremely average even making a mistake like not finding touch from a penalty 3 times. I think this UJ side will be a good side when Kotze is off the injured list!

Look forward to next weeks games!

That Tukkies odds was just a gift. Never in doubt. Agree that the handicap of 7.5 was to big though. Very unlucky not to get that. Fearless, agree 100% regarding Cronje. Doesn't look special at all.

UCT very dissapointing. They have plenty to work on and Shimlas deserved the win. Nick Farrar (UCT scrumhalf) needs to get the boot though. He is a big liability in the team. He takes an age to get the ball away behind the ruck/scrum. His defence around the fringes is also very bad. Not ti mention spilling the ball with an open try line.

Maties off to a solid start and I'm very happy with the 5/2 I got on them. From what I've heard, Pukke not a very good team this year and NMMU a bit better than previous years.

Love this Varsity Cup! Lots of money to be made, as bookies are not to clued up. Reckon we might wait a bit on caps next week as the bookies will be nervous to come out first with caps after the Tuks carnage. Whoever comes out first though can expect action from me.