Due to a bio-bubble breach from the University of Pretoria rugby team this past Friday, the Varsity Cup’s third bio-bubble round has been postponed by a week. This past week three Tuks players were tested positive for Covid-19 ahead of their match with UCT Ikeys. Subsequently that match was abandoned with both teams awarded two points.
The tournament was scheduled to resume on Monday, 10 May, but will now resume on Monday 17 May, with the final taking place on 31 May.
“It was always our intention to complete the tournament by the end of May, because of university examinations in June,” explained Varsity Cup Tournament Director Xhanti-Lomzi Nesi. “As such, we built in a buffer week to deal with any unknowns that would require us to re-shuffle dates.
“During discussions with the member universities after the second bubble, we agreed that an additional week’s break before the third bubble would serve the entire competition well.”
Nesi said the extended break would allow for more Covid-19 testing to take place and give injured players more time to recover ahead of the business end of the tournament.
“As always, our main priority is ensuring the health and safety of all our student athletes and management staff,” he added.
