The beautiful Camps Bay strip will be the setting this weekend as Varsity Sports ends the year with three days of explosive Sevens and Beach Volleyball action.
This celebration of explosive action in the ultimate beach setting is brought to you by sponsors FNB, Cell C, Steers and Samsung who have gone all out to deliver a world class event.
The action will kick off on Friday morning, with ten Varsities doing battle in the two sports until the respective champions are crowned on Sunday evening when the festival comes to an end.
Venue: Camps Bay beach and Camps Bay Sports Club
Tickets: R10 per person per day, with park and ride facilities available from Clifton Bowls Club / La Med corner for R20 including event entry
Twitter: Follow regular updates on twitter via the Varsity Sports handle twitter.com/varsitysportSA – official hashtag #VScampsbay
Varsity Sevens Rugby
Defending champions Maties will face some fierce competition as they look to retain their title at the Camps Bay Sports Club. A new rules innovation will feature a ‘powerplay’ which will be strategically called by the coach and give the teams one minute in which any points scored will count double.
Teams: Maties, Kovsies, UP-Tuks, UCT Ikeys, UWC, TUT, NMMU, UJ, NWU-Pukke, Limpopo
Kick-off: Friday 10.40, Saturday 11.40, Sunday 14.00
TV times: Supersport 208 – Friday 12.40-17.40, Saturday 12.20-16.40, Sunday 14.00-17.30
Finals day: Top four teams after the first two days will contest the Cup and next four will play in the Plate, with the last two going into a wooden spoon play-off..
Twitter: Follow on twitter.com/varsitysportSA – official hashtag #VS7s
Varsity Beach Volleyball
UWC did not lose a single game as they stormed to the inaugural title last year, so they will have a target on their backs as the other teams look to close the gap. Matches are played to a time limit of two ten-minute halves with one tactical substitution allowed in each game.
Teams: UWC, UCT Ikeys, Kovsies, UP-Tuks, TUT, NMMU, UJ, Limpopo
Kick-off: Friday 10.00, Saturday 10.30, Sunday 9.30
TV times: Supersport 206 – Friday 10.00-13.30, Saturday 11.30-15.30, Sunday 10.00-14.00
Finals day: Place play-offs will be played according to log positions after the first two days with the top four contesting the semifinals.
Twitter: Follow on twitter.com/varsitysportSA – official hashtag #VSbeachvolleyball
