# Rugby: Defending champions University of the Free State-Shimlas made it back-to-back wins following a hard-fought 49-45 victory over University of Johannesburg in the third round of the Varsity Cup. University of Witwatersrand remain winless this season after suffering a narrow 39-34 defeat to North West University-Eagles. University of Stellenbosch-Maties thrashed Central University of Technology 54-nil, while University of Pretoria-Tuks suffered their first defeat of the season with a 36-29 loss to University of Cape Town-Ikeys.
Rugby: Wins for Shimlas, Eagles, Maties and Ikeys in the Varsity Cup 3rd round