UWC win in penalty shootout
UWC were able to pull off a miraculous win against UJ to reach the 2018 final, when their game went to penalties on Saturday 22 September at the Fanie du Toit Sports Grounds. UJ started the game very...
View ArticleTUT crush Tuks’s dreams
Kgomotso Mashilwane scored two goals to secure TUT’s fifth consecutive Varsity Women’s Football final. It was a relatively quiet first half with both teams making sure to keep their midfield tight and...
View ArticleMadibaz topple Maties to reach Varsity Netball semi-final
Madibaz pulled off another shock victory in Port Elizabeth on Monday, beating Maties 46-36 in front of a motivated crowd to show their dominance in this year’s Varsity Netball season. With a home...
View ArticleUJ secure first win of the season
The University of Johannesburg have bagged a spirit-lifting win, as they won 53-23 against the Vaal University of Technology in the final fixture of the 2018 Varsity Netball season on Monday evening...
View ArticleKovsies book a home semi-final with victory over NWU
In front of their home crowd, Kovsies retained their spot at the top of the log and secured a home semi-final, scheduled to take place on 1 October, winning their final round robin match against NWU...
View ArticleVarsity Netball semi-finals – How they shape up
The semi-final stage has drawn near and we look how the participants shape up against each other. Tuks vs Madibaz in Pretoria at 17:30 The teams only met once before in a semi-final, in 2016 which...
View ArticleCup final prediction
The match that we have been waiting for all season has finally arrived. The moment of truth has finally arrived. A new champion is set to be crowned. Men will be separated from boys as Wits and TUT...
View ArticleThree NWU players who made their mark
Despite their premature departure from this year’s Varsity Netball competition, take a look at three NWU players who made their presence felt on the court this year. NWU are a very proud netball...
View ArticleFive things to expect at Varsity Football cup final
Week 10 is finally here! The identity of the two finalists has been revealed as TUT will take the short trip to Braamfontein in Joburg to visit first time finalist Wits. TUT and Wits are the only team...
View ArticleKovsies aim to give Tanya Mostert dream wedding gift – a spot in the final
For once in her netball career Tanya Mostert’s fiancé and soon-to-be husband is getting preference to netball. She is getting married on Saturday to Anrich von Berg and will leave for honeymoon on...
View Article‘SA players did everything they could’ – coach Jenny
Jenny van Dyk, coach of the South African student team, praised her players for giving it their all, albeit falling just short of reclaiming the gold medal which they won at the previous World...
View ArticleFive reason why TUT will win the title
Most people are of the view that the 2018 Varsity Football final is for TUT to lose. On paper the Red Machine should just walk the title decider and return to the capital with the grand football...
View ArticleFive reasons why Wits will beat TUT in the final
Wits have surprised by booking the spot in the final. For a long time they have been known as that team that play boring football. But they were a different kettle of fish this year. Wits’ football...
View ArticleTUT teams reach Varsity Football finals
The university’s male and female football teams have once again extended their legacy, when they both qualified for this year’s Varsity Football finals making TUT the only institution to have reached...
View ArticleUWC bows to Red Machine pressure
The University of Western Cape was forced to abandon its dreams of winning the Varsity Women’s Football competition, when a highly dominant TUT Red Machine side sneaked two goals in the dying minutes,...
View ArticleTUT claim Varsity Football honours against Wits at the death
A late goal by Collen Vilakazi sealed a 2-1 victory for TUT in Johannesburg on Thursday night, as they lifted the Varsity Football title. The long awaited Varsity Football final took place on...
View ArticleFive Basketball Rules for Dummies
Varsity Basketball hits our courts tomorrow and not everybody will be familiar with the rules, so here they are in a nutshell! Teams and positions There are five players on the court for each team made...
View ArticleUP-Tuks men’s sevens want to make every second count at Varsity 7s
It is never about beating just one team at any Varsity 7s tournament but UP-Tuks men’s sevens rugby side could be forgiven if there is maybe that little sense of extra satisfaction should they beat UJ...
View ArticleUP-Tuks men’s basketball team have sights set on Varsity Basketball semi-finals
The UP-Tuks men’s basketball team will start tomorrow’s Varsity Basketball competition hosted by Wits with the mindset that they are good enough to play in the semi-finals. It indeed is a tough...
View ArticleUniversities announce 2018 Varsity 7s squads
The 12 universities that will be in action at the 2018 Varsity 7s tournament at the Pirates Club in Greenside, Johannesburg on 5 and 6 October, have announced their squads for this year’s instalment of...
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