The 2025 Varsity Cup remaining will see previous foes squaring off in Stellenbosch as Maties host UCT Ikeys on Monday, 14 April.
Kick-off is at 19:00.
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Maties had been victorious 31-24 when the edges locked horns in a detailed encounter again in Spherical 5.
UCT will probably be showing of their third straight remaining, hoping it’ll be ‘third time fortunate’ after arising quick previously.
Coach Robbie Fleck admitted his staff are relishing the prospect of a Western Cape derby showdown.
“There’s no greater sport for our guys if they will’t host a remaining – is to play a remaining towards Maties on the Danie Craven. That in itself, is clearly an enormous pleasure for the group.”
Fleck will probably be counting on his staff’s previous experiences to assist get them over the road in 2025.
“That is our third remaining in a row now and there’s been quite a lot of gamers who’ve been a part of these finals and I assume we’ve acquired to deal with it like one other sport and undergo our processes and concentrate on us and benefit from the week”.
The Ikey Tigers coach believes that the arduous work his staff produces on the coaching floor will cause them to their desired end result on the Danie Craven Stadium.
“We all know that each one finals are performed at one other depth altogether, however you understand, we going to get it proper at coaching and we primarily concentrate on our type. That’s the important thing factor for us is that we play a sure model and that’s a part of the Ikey manner and it’s a part of any Ikey Tigers’ DNA,” mentioned Fleck.
Fleck expects a memorable finale to unfold and admitted that his staff will look to be on the entrance foot towards their previous foe.
Fleck defined, “It was a wonderful sport of rugby final day out. We performed rather well, and it was a detailed sport ultimately. We had been in a position to put them below stress, most likely for the primary time this yr and we want to suppose that we’ll do the identical”.
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