The Varsity Cup is one of the fastest growing competitions in Rugby in South Africa. With that in mind more and more people are looking to get involved in Varsity Cup Betting. We’ve put together a list of bookies that offer Varsity Cup Odds and Varsity Cup Betting for the 2020 season. All the listed bookmakers are fully licensed by their respective provinces.
Varsity Cup Betting Sites 2020
Betway – Betway are South Africa’s fastest growing bookmaker and have a wide range of markets and an attractive R25 Free Bet no deposit required offer for new punters, definitely a site we recommend for rugby betting as well as for placing bets on the Varsity Cup.
You can also enjoy great rugby betting markets, cash out and quick withdrawals as a Betway customer. If you’d like to know more about Betway please visit our Betway Review.
Sportingbet – Sportingbet have some of the most comprehensive Varsity Cup Betting and with a good sign on bonus and great varsity cup odds you can’t wrong. Sportingbet also offers its customers a good app, casino games and features like build a bet and auto cash out. You can read more about Sportingbet in our review.
World Sports Betting – WSB is one of the leaders when it comes to Varsity Cup Betting. They have everything a Varsity Cup punter needs, a free R100 bet when using voucher code BSB001 as well as a massive R10000 deposit match. We definitely recommend them for all your Varsity Cup Betting needs.
Hollywoodbets – Hollywoodbets were one of the first bookmakers to offer Varsity Cup Betting and they’ve maintained their offering over the last few years. They have solid markets, odds and generally have their markets open fairly early. Additionally you can claim a R25 bonus just by signing up, hell yeah!
We hope you enjoyed our Varsity Cup Betting list, there are more bookmakers that do offer betting on it but we’ve excluded them for now as the above are highly recommended. If you think we missed any major bookmakers then give us a shout and we’ll be happy to have a look at including them on our list. If you’re looking for a list of all bookmakers check out our reviews and find one that covers your needs.
About the Varsity Cup
Varsity Rugby is the collective name for four South African rugby union competitions involving the top rugby playing universities in the country. It was launched in 2008, with eight teams participating in the Varsity Cup competition and each university’s internal champions competing in the Koshuis Rugby Championships (now known as Res Rugby).
In 2011, a second tier competition called the Varsity Shield was added, increasing the number of participating universities to thirteen. A Young Guns tournament for the Under-20 side of the Varsity Cup teams was launched in 2012. A further expansion for the 2017 season saw three additional universities added to the Varsity Shield, totalling sixteen teams.
The Varsity Cup was dominated by Maties during the competition’s formative years, with the team winning the first three tournaments in a row. Four other sides – NWU Pukke, UCT Ikey Tigers, UFS Shimlas and UP Tuks – have also won the tournament subsequently. Those five sides, along with UJ, participated in the Varsity Cup in each season since its conceptions, while CUT Ixias, NMU Madibaz, TUT Vikings, UWC and Wits participated in the Varsity Cup on occasion, but also played in the second-tier Varsity Shield competition in certain seasons.
CPUT, Rhodes, UFH Blues, UKZN Impi and WSU All Blacks have never been able to win promotion to the Varsity Cup, spending all their time in the Varsity Shield tournament.
Best of luck and enjoy the Rugby!
