Shimlas pounce on a loose ball 5m out from the UCT tryline, major pressure on UCT in the opening seconds of the match.

15 minutes to kickoff.

Hello and welcome to Ultimate Rugby's coverage of the the first Varsity Cup semi-final. Defending champions UCT travel to Bloemfontein to face the unbeaten UFS-Shimlas. Despite Shimlas being unbeaten, they find themselves in second position on the log due to Tuks securing double the amount of bonus points. This means that they face third positioned UCT who have lost 3 matches thus far, including a 44-24 loss to Shimlas two weeks ago. Although Shimlas are the favourites, it is hard to forget the amazing comeback we witnessed in last years final in which UCT scored 3 tries in 5 minutes. Shimlas will need to ensure they put in a full 80 minutes today.