UCT lose to a strong Tuks side, leaving PE empty handed
UCT will be disappointed as they fly home to Cape Town, having been unable to earn any points from their weekend on PE. After their 60-29 loss to Madibaz on Sunday, they fell short against Tuks, losing...
View ArticlePukke put Kovises to the sword
The NWU-Pukke trashed a rather hopeless Kovsies outfit by 58-36 on Monday in the third round of Varsity Netball in Johannesburg. With it, the Pukke managed their second consecutive bonus point win and...
View ArticleUJ move into top four with home win against VUT
UJ overcame an early fight by VUT to claim a victory in the final match of Monday’s Varsity Netball action and move up to fourth spot on the log, with a 61-39 victory. VUT led in the first five...
View ArticleTUT ladies on the hunt for an unprecedented triple
TUT are on a big mission to complete three Varsity Football titles in a row in women’s football. In 2014 TUT defeated neighbors UP-Tuks 5-0 to win the inaugural competition. Last year they successfully...
View ArticleFive reasons why UJ will upset TUT in the final
The 2014 finalists are back to reclaim a trophy that they lost to another Pretoria team, UP-Tuks. TUT is all that stands in the way of UJ and the 2016 trophy. Will they upset the all-conquering TUT to...
View ArticleMaties must improve
Maties need to develop a thick skin. Their performance on the field has grown since their first appearance in Varsity Netball, back in 2013. Last season they were the surprise package, beating teams...
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Varsity Netball Round Three in numbers
Following the second and third rounds of Varsity Netball action there were highs and lows, clinical attacks and miserly defences. Take a look at a few of the match-defining stats we pulled together...
View ArticleFive things we learned from Round Two and Three of Varsity Netball
1. The Madibaz have a noteworthy coaching staff Head coach Lana Krige, assistant coach Elsjé Jordaan and team manager Yolandi Saalmans all played for the Proteas in their days. Jordaan captained the...
View ArticleBaloyi’s Ploy: Cry for women’s a professional football league
Varsity Football provides a great platform for women to launch their football careers. But women’s football in South Africa is in desperate need of a makeover. The status of women’s football is...
View ArticleWhy you’d be crazy to miss Varsity Women’s Football
Varsity Women’s Football kicks off tomorrow and the competition is becoming a shining light in women’s football, where there are far too few opportunities for the sport to gain exposure and grow....
View ArticleFive reasons why TUT will win the Varsity Football title
Will TUT stumble before the finishing line again? The stage is set for TUT to banish their ghosts of 2015. TUT lost the 2015 Varsity Football cup final 2-1 to UWC in the Mother City despite being the...
View ArticleFrom the wilderness, straight to the Varsity Football final
Mpumelolo Sambo was a name not familiar within the Varsity Football fraternity, but after making his debut, he has grabbed the no.1 jersey with both hands and is a major catalyst to UJ’s late surge...
View ArticleMaties’ Brandt is fired up!
Stephanie Brandt walked away with title of FNB Player of the Match when the Maties defeated NMMU 56-30 on Monday night. Varsity Sports decided to get to know the shining star a little better. After...
View ArticleTUT kick off their campaign with a 4-2 victory over rivals Tuks
TUT got their 2016 campaign off to the perfect start following a 4-2 win over Tuks in Potchefstroom on Monday evening. There was early dominance by TUT, as they tested Andrea Sumaraj on goal for Tuks,...
View ArticleUCT defeat UFS 2-1 in the dying minutes of the match
The opening encounter of Pool B in this year’s Varsity Women’s Football tournament ended in a 2-1 win for The University of Cape Town in their match against The University of Free State. This close...
View ArticleUJ and CUT play to exciting 1-1 draw
In a frenetic football encounter of the highest quality, The University of Johannesburg and Central University of Technology battled each other to a 1-1 stalemate in their first match on Potchefstroom...
View ArticleUWC edge hosts Pukke in physical battle
Varsity Women’s Football hosts, Pukke, lost 2-1 to UWC thanks to goals by Thalea Smidt and Amogelang Motau on Thursday night in Potchefstroom. UWC scored in the opening minutes in emphatic style when...
View ArticleClash of the unbeaten: Tuks and Pukke set for close encounter
It’s going to be first versus second when UP-Tuks take on NWU-Pukke in a highly anticipated match on Sunday afternoon. The Pretoria ladies will be on a high coming off a very successful tour in...
View ArticleHat-trick of wins for TUT’s red machine
TUT made it three from three and kept their 100% record this tournament with an infallible 3-1 victory against UCT on Friday, 16 September at the Fanie du Toit Sports Grounds. Both teams went into the...
View ArticleUnbeaten Pukke want to continue with their rhythm
The unbeaten NWU-Pukke side is looking forward to maintaining their rhythm in this year’s Varsity Netball tournament when they face the University of Pretoria (UP-Tuks) in Stellenbosch on Sunday at the...
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