Maties gain their revenge over Kovsies to clinch spot in final
Despite Kovsies leading for most of the match in their Callie Human Hall in Bloemfontein on Monday, Maties booked their spot in the Varsity Netball final by winning 62-60. The visitors, Maties, got...
View ArticleTuks outshoot NWU to seal home Varsity Netball final
Tuks would have expected a far tougher semi-final test against NWU, but bad luck and inaccurate shooting cost the visitors in the 57-38 defeat. NWU lost their star goal shooter Alicia van Staden to a...
View ArticleVarsity 7s Group A set for a straight shootout
With two teams clear favourites in Group A, the ‘top-dog’ status should come down to who wins when they meet. Between defending champions UP-Tuks and Kovsies they have eight Varsity 7s semi-final...
View ArticleHeavyweight Varsity 7s Group B tough to call
If any teams are going to be battle-hardened by the time the business end of Varsity 7s 2019 gets going, then it will be those in Group B. With Madibaz, NWU, UCT and UJ all drawn together picking out...
View ArticleVarsity 7s Group C has distinctly Cape feel to it
If anything, Group C is Maties’ to lose, but they won’t necessarily have it all to themselves with a former runner-up in the mix too. Much like their pedigree in the 15-man game, the Maroon Machine...
View ArticleTuks men’s sevens cautiously targeting unique hat-trick
Tuks men’s sevens team will be out to achieve a unique hat-trick in student sevens rugby when they compete in Varsity 7s this coming weekend at Pirates Club, Greenside. Lately, Tuks have been a...
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From Varsity Netball champ to Varsity 7s champ too?
UP-Tuks Women’s 7s player Rumandi Potgieter is a contender this coming weekend to join a small group of student-athletes who have won Varsity Sports tournaments in two different codes. In 2017...
View ArticleVarsity Basketball 2019 squads all set to tip off at Wits
With the 2019 Varsity Basketball tournament tipping off on Friday, 4 October the eight competing men’s teams have revealed their squads. UWC and NWU (replacing Madibaz and TUT) are the new teams from...
View ArticleVarsity 7s 2019 squads ready to deliver fast, fun, festive action at Pirates
The 12 universities that will be in action at the Varsity 7s 2019 tournament at the Pirates Club in Greenside, Johannesburg on 4 and 5 October, have announced their squads for this year’s instalment...
View ArticleVarsity Women’s 7s squads set for inaugural tournament
The inaugural Varsity Women’s 7s tournament will take place this weekend at Pirates Rugby Club in Greenside and the four competing teams have revealed their hands. Gauteng teams UP-Tuks and UJ, will...
View ArticleUP-Tuks, Kovsies lay down Round 1 markers at #Varsity7sFest
The 2019 Varsity 7s tournament got underway on Friday morning at Pirates Rugby Club and the ‘big dogs’ immediately showed their proverbial teeth. The 12 men’s teams arrived bright and early, but...
View ArticleVarsity 7s title contenders become clearer following Round 2
As the the day started heating up at Pirates Rugby Club, so did the Varsity 7s Round 2 action. The favourites once again came to the fore, winning their second match on the trot but, as expected,...
View ArticleUP-Tuks women’s 7s confirm their ‘team to beat’ status
The first match of the inaugural Varsity Women’s 7s competition saw UP-Tuks take on UKZN and duly confirm that they’ve come to Pirates Rugby Club to claim the title. UP-Tuks exercised their dominance...
View ArticleUFH Women’s 7s remain unbeaten as UJ push UP-Tuks close in Round 2
Round 2 of Varsity Women’s 7s showed that this inaugural tournament may well not be dominated by UP-Tuks. In the pick of the round’s matches, UJ and UP-Tuks met in a Gauteng derby. Based on the early...
View ArticleKovsies bring UP-Tuks down to earth as Varsity 7s quarter-finals set
If the first two rounds of Varsity 7s 2019 action went according to script, then Round 3 delivered some intriguing sub-plots. Ultimately, the Cup quarter-finals will be the usual protagonists, but how...
View ArticleVarsity Basketball off to a flyer for UJ, VUT and hosts Wits
The 2019 Varsity Basketball tournament got off to a flyer on Friday afternoon at the Wits Sports Hall. The tournament in its second year running, sees hosts’ and defending champions Wits joined by...
View ArticleVarsity 7s Cup quarter-finals start with a shock…
Varsity 7s Day Two saw Kovsies and Madibaz in the first quarter-final and just like the weather conditions, the two teams delivered a sizzler. Later on, other favourites made sure to progress safely...
View ArticleUJ, Maties set up Varsity 7s Final clash
The 2019 Varsity 7s final will be contested between UJ and Maties after the two two teams claimed surprisingly comfortable semi-final victories at Pirates Rugby Club on Saturday. UJ MAKE IT A...
View ArticleUJ put 2018 hurt behind them to claim 2019 Varsity 7s title
UJ have won their second Varsity 7s title in three years, and made up for heartbreak in the 2018 final, by beating Maties 20-0 in the showpiece match on Saturday afternoon. UJ were handicapped early...
View ArticleUP-Tuks claim inaugural Varsity Women’s 7s title
UP-Tuks lived up to their pre-tournament favourite billing by beating UFH 46-0 to comfortably win the Varsity Women’s 7s title on Saturday. The ladies from Pretoria scored the first try as Kirsten...
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