Four things we learned in the final round of Varsity Football
There were eight teams, but now just four remain as Varsity Football nears the end of its sixth edition. It has been an interesting seven weeks of the round robin phase. Holders UP-Tuks were slow to...
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Semi-final score predictions
We are closer to knowing the identity of this year’s finalists as the tournament enters the semi-final stages. Who thought that NWU would be left out of the final four spots? Well, their poor run of...
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Madibaz magic continues in Matieland!
The Madibaz continued their pursuit of a place in the Varsity Netball knockout phase as they beat NWU 49-47 in a pulsating affair at the Coetzenburg Indoor Centre on Monday afternoon. Both teams knew...
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Record-breaking Tuks thump VUT!
Tuks continued their late season charge up the Varsity Netball ladder as they smashed hapless VUT 110-28 at the Coetzenburg Indoor Centre on Monday afternoon. It was all Tuks from the first whistle...
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UWC complete brilliant comeback to edge out UJ
UWC left it late but managed to record their second successive victory of the 2018 Varsity Netball season when they edged UJ 58-56 in an epic tussle at the Coetzenburg Indoor Centre. It was the team...
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Kovsies triumph against Maties!
The visiting Kovsies weathered a late storm from the Maties as they won 59-56 on Monday at the Coetzenburg Indoor Centre. The opening quarter was very close, as the Maties led 13-9 before Kovsies...
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Baloyi’s Ploy: Knockout stages aren’t for the feint hearted
The round robin has concluded and we know the identity of the four semi-finalists. Let me start this blog by congratulating log leaders UJ, runners-up UP-Tuks, third-placed TUT and fourth-placed Wits...
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Five reasons why TUT will beat UP-Tuks
This match is dubbed as the final before the final. It does not come bigger than this. It’s the Tshwane derby in the sixth edition of Varsity Football. Sparks are set to fly and the red machine is...
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You won’t believe how many hoops this NWU player shoots a day
NWU’s Claudia van den Berg talks about her decision to shoot 300 hoops every day and how it improves her game. According to Van den Berg, when she was in primary school her grandmother always forced...
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Meagan Roux’s journey to the Green and Gold
From playing netball just for the fun to playing on the biggest stages, Meagan Roux is a fantastic example of how dedication is key to reaching your goals. Meagan’s inspiring netball career started...
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Varsity Women’s Football refining South Africa’s diamonds
Varsity Women’s Football to unearth South Africa’s wealth of Women’s Football talent in 2018. South Africa’s top eight university women’s football teams will travel to NWU Potchefstroom Campus for a...
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Tuks relishing the TUT challenge
The University of Pretoria qualified for a home semi-final despite starting their title defence on the back foot. They enjoyed a good run of results in the latter stages of Varsity Football which...
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Tour Diary: UWC’s roller coaster weekend
UWC captain Keesha van Schalkwyk writes to us from the UWC camp on their travels. This week’s bumper weekend definitely went as planned, getting maximum points albeit that we had to fight tooth and...
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Varsity Netball and Protea legend delivers moving speech in Stellenbosch
Maties’ Juline van der Merwe (formerly Rossouw) played Varsity Netball from 2013-2016 and has fond memories of the competition. Addressing this year’s eight teams, she delivered the following...
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Varsity Netball backs SA student team
To help the South African student netball team in their quest to defend its title at the World University Netball Championship (WUNC), Varsity Netball will come to a halt for a short while. No matches...
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TUT secure final spot with victory over rivals Tuks
The Tshwane University of Technology did what was needed in the Tshwane Derby as they beat the University of Pretoria 1-0 in the first Varsity Football semi-final at the Tuks Stadium on Thursday...
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Carelse sends Wits to first Varsity Football final
Wits goalkeeper Matthew Carelse saved everything UJ threw at him as Wits defeated UJ 4-3 on penalties to go to the Varsity Football final. The first half was a battle of attrition between the two...
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Red Machine knocks Tuks out of Varsity Football competition
The TUT Men’s Football team has knocked city rivals UP-Tuks out of this year’s Varsity Football competition with a 1-0 score. The two sides locked horns in a vigorous semi-final at the Tuks Stadium...
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Madibaz, the giant-slayers
Where does this year’s success lie for the Madibaz in their Varsity Netball campaign? We speak to coach, Lana Krige and captain, Jeanie Steyn on how Madibaz have managed to turn around their season...
View ArticleVarsity Netball stars shining bright in Quad Series
With Varsity Netball on a little break, some of its players are scattered around the world with the World University Netball Championship in Uganda and the Protea players taking part in the Quad Series...
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