{"id":73894,"date":"2025-01-27T12:16:10","date_gmt":"2025-01-27T10:16:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/?page_id=73894"},"modified":"2026-08-19T18:36:42","modified_gmt":"2026-08-19T16:36:42","slug":"varsity-shield","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/index.php\/varsity-shield\/","title":{"rendered":"Varsity Shield"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"73894\" class=\"elementor elementor-73894\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3efda90 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-content-top elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3efda90\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container 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class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3425c1f\" data-id=\"3425c1f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7269771 elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7269771\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino; font-size: 16px; color: #d10d0d;\"><strong>Varsity Shield 2026<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino; font-size: 16px;\">SPU made history in 2025 with its first-ever qualification for the prestigious Varsity Shield Rugby tournament, a proud debut that announced SPU\u2019s arrival on the national university rugby stage. Building on that breakthrough moment, we are excited to host Varsity Shield\u00a0 games on home ground again in 2026, inviting our campus community, especially our first-year students, to be part of the energy, pride and #GemmieFire that define match day at SPU.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino; font-size: 16px;\">Catch the action as SPU brings the #GemmieFire and come show your support on these dates:<\/span><\/p><ul><li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino; font-size: 16px;\">Walter Sisulu University &#8211; 20 February 2026<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino; font-size: 16px;\">University of Fort Hare &#8211; 13 March 2026<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino; font-size: 16px;\">Nelson Mandela University &#8211; 27 March 2026<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino; font-size: 16px;\">Your support is vital in making match days vibrant and unforgettable.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino; font-size: 16px;\">Be part of the action, support our team, and let\u2019s show the world what #MySPU is all about!<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2564773\" data-id=\"2564773\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5e6b468\" data-id=\"5e6b468\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb92971 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" 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