Hope far from lost for UKZN
UKZN have been luckless, so far, during their second Varsity Football campaign, but their fortunes could still change quickly. UKZN currently find themselves at the foot of the Varsity Football table,...
View ArticleWill Mpalala return to UWC to worsen their woes?
Two rounds of Varsity Football have been played and things have yet to click for a new-look UWC, which might have something to do with Phiwokuhle Mpalala’s departure. As it happens, Mpalala will...
View ArticleTUT beat NWU in a thrilling double header opener
TUT continued their unbeaten start to the 2019 Varsity Football season by edging NWU Mafikeng 2-1 in an exciting opening game of the double header on Thursday. Playing a match on neutral ground for...
View ArticleUJ plant flag in Pretoria as UP-Tuks withers away
UJ claimed the first blowout win of Varsity Football 2019 as they overcame a hapless UP-Tuks 4-0 at the Tuks Stadium on Thursday evening. The unseasonably warm temperatures in Pretoria provided the...
View ArticleUKZN and UFS share spoils in pulsating encounter
UKZN have got themselves on the Varsity Football 2019 points table after holding UFS to a 0-0 stalemate in Bloemfontein. Both sides began the game in lively fashion, but it was the visitors who...
View ArticleUWC make CUT pay at the ‘Operation Room’
Home comforts made all the difference for UWC as they got their first win of the season, beating CUT 2-0 at their Bellville base. In pursuit of a win at home UWC coach Stanton Smith made a few changes...
View ArticleVarsity Sports welcomes Varsity Women’s 7s
This Women’s Day, Varsity 7s is proud to announce that Varsity Women’s 7s will be introduced at the Varsity 7s Festival on 4-5 October 2019. Four Varsity Women’s 7s teams will feature in the new...
View ArticleVarsity Netball 2019 set to reveal the next generation of stars
The seventh season of Varsity Netball, which gets underway on Monday, 26 August, could begin the ‘Road to 2023’ for the next generation of Proteas. Varsity Netball is the breeding ground – and...
View ArticleGetting to know UP-Tuks’ Katlego Motlhatsang
As a veteran of four Varsity Football tournaments with UP-Tuks, including the title-winning 2017 campaign Katlego Motlhatsang has quite the story to tell. Here the 24-year-old BA Honours in Sport and...
View ArticleUFS’ Angelo Arendse keeping it simple in midfield
Strikers, playmakers and goalkeepers usually get all the attention… but why not a skinny midfielder like Angelo Arendse? It’s the eve of the opening round of Varsity Football 2019 and I have taken the...
View Article‘Freshman’ Mlamla relishing TUT vibe
A sure sign of how well a team is doing is when teammates praise each other’s efforts ahead of their own, highlighted by Thuso Mlamla’s assessment of TUT’s season to date. The Red Machine are...
View ArticleUKZN’s Sosibo fired up for ‘David vs Goliath’ TUT clash
UKZN defender Sphamandla Sosibo says his team will leave everything on the pitch when they face TUT in a ‘David vs Goliath’ clash. UKZN picked up their first point of Varsity Football 2019 last week...
View Article“We are under pressure”– UP-Tuks coach Motaung
UP-Tuks will travel to Mafikeng in Round 4 of Varsity Football knowing that a positive result against NWU Mafikeng is needed to get their season back on track. The Stripe Generation are still reeling...
View ArticleVester sets UWC teammates semi-final target
UWC has not had the start they desired in Varsity Football 2019, but Luke Vester believes that their semi-final hopes are still alive. Much like his team, Vester has had highs and lows in the first...
View ArticleNWU licking wounds ahead of UP-Tuks clash
Following a 2-1 loss against long-time rivals TUT at the inaugural Varsity Football double header, NWU Mafikeng will be happy for home comforts in Round 4. The electric atmosphere at Tuks Stadium was...
View ArticleCUT looking for redemption and ‘big numbers’ in Bloem Derby
It’s been seven years in the making, but finally Bloemfontein’s loyal football lovers will witness a CUT-UFS Derby come Thursday afternoon. When Varsity Football came onto the scene in 2013, CUT...
View ArticleMbhele confident that UJ can be ‘history makers’
One of the biggest surprises ahead of Varsity Football 2019 was when UJ confirmed Sphesihle Mbhele as their captain, but the freshman is already playing and talking like a veteran. When Mbhele meets...
View ArticleUFS have bragging rights on their mind ahead of maiden derby
UFS set the ball rolling for the Bloemfontein-based teams in Varsity Football before CUT impressed during their turn, but now they’ll finally battle head-to-head for bragging rights. Back in 2013, UFS...
View ArticleCUT, UFS treat packed crowd in maiden Bloem derby
The first ever Bloemfontein Derby in Varsity Football was worth the wait as CUT and UFS delivered in front of a packed house – the hosts winning 2-0. Two points separated the two teams going into this...
View ArticleUP-Tuks silence crowd, but NWU fight back for draw
Both NWU Mafikeng and UP-Tuks seem to have the recipe for success but neither could find it in this Round 4 clash which they drew 1-1. On paper, Thursday evening’s clash at NWU-Mafikeng was set to be...
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