Unstoppable Pukke hit 52 runs of Powerplay Plus over, defeating Kovsies
Pukke are still undefeated in the 2017 Varsity Cricket tournament after beating Kovsies by 29 runs in Potchefstroom on Thursday. Pukke won the toss and elected to bat. They posted a massive 199/6 in...
View ArticleThe orange army’s soldier leads UJ to Gauteng derby victory with a ton
Stefan Klopper smashed the fastest ever Varsity Cricket century as his 101* from 52 balls took UJ to a crushing 98-run win against UP-Tuks at Senwes Park on Thursday. It was a Gauteng derby in...
View ArticleThe hunt is on for semifinal spots
With six of the eight teams still in with a chance to reach the semi-finals, Friday will be a make-or-break day. Pukke are still undefeated, and are first on the log with 21 points. Tuks, Maties and UJ...
View ArticlePukke smash records, defeating UJ in 460-run thriller
Hosts Pukke lay down a marker at the NWU-Puk Oval in Potchefstroom on Friday morning, hammering 252/2 to defeat UJ by 44 runs. Pukke won the toss and elected to bat first. They would have been wary of...
View ArticleMaties edge Madibaz in nail-biter
The men from Stellenbosch narrowly defeated Madibaz, winning by six runs in the final over at the Ibbies Oval in Potchefstroom on Friday morning. Madibaz won the toss and elected to field at a breezy,...
View ArticleUJ dispatch of UCT to reach the semi-finals
UJ reach the semifinals after beating UCT comfortably, by seven wickets, at Ibbies Oval on Friday afternoon. UCT won the toss and elected to bat first, hoping to end their tournament off on a high, by...
View ArticleChristians’ bowling performance clinched a victory for UWC
Dawood Christians from UWC took the lead in the bowling department to lead his team to a victory over Kovsies in this year’s Varsity Cricket tournament. UWC won the toss and elected to field first as...
View ArticleDefending Varsity Cricket Champions beat a hapless Madibaz side
University of Pretoria (UP-Tuks) won their final group stage match by beating the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University (Madibaz) by 36 runs on Friday at the NWU-Puk Oval in Potchefstroom. Madibaz...
View ArticleMaties master the Powerplay Plus to end Pukke’s unbeaten run
The Maties side showed the NWU-Pukke how to use a Powerplay Plus over as they put a stop to the unbeaten record of the home side. They won the match by four wickets with seven balls remaining. The men...
View ArticleIt all comes down to this!
It’s time for big sixes, countless fours, exciting Powerplays and wickets tumbling as we reach the semi-finals of this year’s Varsity Cricket tournament in Potchefstroom. This year the standard of...
View ArticleKaber and Kirsten lead UP-Tuks to another Varsity Cricket final
UP-Tuks’ Craig Kirsten and Thomas Kaber led Up-Tuks to another Varsity Cricket tournament final, as they won by 41 runs at Senwes Park on Saturday morning. The men from Stellenbosch, Maties, won the...
View ArticlePukke will face Tuks in the final comfortably defeating UJ by seven wickets
Hosts Pukke will face defending champions Tuks in the 2017 Varsity Cricket final after defeating the men from Johannesburg by seven wickets in the second semi-final at Senwes Park on Saturday...
View ArticleNWU-Pukke defeat old foes to bring trophy home to Potch
After two years of heartache it is the Pukke boys’ turn to lift the elusive Varsity Cricket trophy, after the defeated Tuks by four wickets on Saturday evening at Senwes Park. Captain of the NWU-Pukke,...
View ArticleTomorrow’s Olympic stars are ready to announce themselves
Less than seven months ago Wayde van Niekerk made history, broke records and brought pride to a nation. A few years before that, he was ripping and roaring around athletics tracks for Kovsies in...
View ArticleFriends, rivals and Olympians who could break SA sprint records next week
A year ago, Clarence Munyai arrived at Varsity Athletics hoping to post a competitive time of around 20.60 in the men’s 200m – in the schools section. His goals were soon pushed forward when he...
View ArticleRoto smashes best as Leotlela and Steenkamp shine
Thando Roto stole the show at the first 2017 Varsity Athletics Meeting in Potchefstroom when he smashed his 100m Personal Best by 0.09sec to clock 10.18sec for a win for Tuks in near wind still...
View ArticleMamathu still wants to run the perfect race
“I like sprinting because you get to go as fast as you can without really having to think about what you are doing.” This was Tebogo Mamathu’s (TuksAthletics) answer when she was asked why she loves...
View ArticleMadibaz athletes determined to improve medal haul
Despite picking up five medals, including three golds, at the first Varsity Athletics meeting in Potchefstroom on Friday, Madibaz will be chasing a stronger performance in the second event later this...
View ArticleLeotlela has his sights set on Simbine’s SA junior record
The one South African record that is definitely going to go this season is the under-20 100m-record. It would be safe to bet that it might be Gift Leotlela (TuksAthletics) who will improve on Akani...
View ArticleThando Roto should go under 10 seconds in final Varsity Athletics meeting
Thando Roto has been the talk of the town after his 9.98sec wind-aided (illegal) 100m at the UJ & Nkwalu Athletics meet three weeks ago. Tuks’ new sensation also proved his class when he opened his...
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