Four teams sounded serious warnings in the first round of the 2012 FNB Varsity Cup yesterday.
Shimlas from Bloemfontein beat Ikeys 38-10 to end a three year winless run in Cape Town - claiming a four-try bonus point in the process.
Maties, began their campaign with a 52-2 thrashing of Tshwane University of Technology in Stellenbosch.
Tukkies beat UJ 23-8 in Pretoria.
Lastly, and by no means the least, the NWU-Pukke from Potchefstroom opened their account with a hard-fought 26-16 win over the NMMU Madibaz in Port Elizabeth.
The visitors led by 26-8 at halftime, but lost the second half 8-0 against their determined PE opponents.
