UCT wins Intervarsity 2019

25 September 2019 | Story Supplied. Photos Brenton Geach and Kerch Francke. Read time 2 min.

UCT sportsmen and women played their hearts out to take the winning title at Intervarsity 2019.

The University of Cape Town (UCT) sports teams took the institution to its second Intervarsity win at the weekend, beating nearest competitor and defending champions Maties to take the Intervarsity 2019 title on Saturday, 21 September.

The competition, which pits competing teams from UCT, Stellenbosch University (Maties), Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT) and newcomers Varsity College (VC) against one another at a variety of sports, was hosted by CPUT for the first time since its inception.

Students competed in 22 different sporting codes, with the results contributing points to the overall standings. UCT’s performance in chess, canoeing, surfing and table tennis helped the institution secure a comfortable five-point lead.

UCT Students Sports Union chair Ammar Canani (left) and sports coordinator Kerr Rogers with the winning trophy.

Overall results

The final overall results were:

1st: UCT with 50 points
2nd: Maties with 45 points
3rd: UWC with 30 points
4th: CPUT with 26 points
5th: VC with 13 points

UCT’s performance in chess, canoe, surfing and table tennis helped the institution secure a comfortable five-point lead.

UCT sports coordinator Kerr Rogers thanked the organisers of the event for a “splendid tournament”, as well as everyone who participated to ensure it was such a huge success.

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