Buddies, bikes and beer
Where else in the world can you ride exclusive trails, get a taste of stage racing, catch up with mates while doing a bit of networking on the side and, even without trying, help your alma mater beat...
View ArticleFive things we learned in Round Six of Varsity Netball
1. History beckons for UP-Tuks No team has gone through a Varsity Netball season unbeaten, but it will take a brave person to bet against Tuks going all the way in 2016. In 2013 Pukke and in 2014 Tuks...
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Varsity Netball Round Six in numbers
Following the sixth round 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 with the help...
View ArticleProud records at stake for Kovsies
Basically everything that has gone wrong thus far for the Kovsies would have to improve if they are to upset the Maties in Stellenbosch on Thursday. In recent history it very seldom happened that the...
View ArticleOlympian cyclist to represent Maties at Varsity Sports MTB
Namibian MTB and road cyclist, Vera Adrian, recently became the first-ever Namibian female cyclist to represent her country at the Olympic Games. Vera will be part of the Maties cycling team in the...
View ArticleMaties coach ecstatic after Rossouw included in Proteas team
“It’s a honour couching her and I know for the players playing with her as well. Her passion and energy is contagious,” said Christine Behan, coach of Maties about Juline Rossouw, the university’s...
View ArticleMadibaz stun NWU-Pukke with a phenomenal comeback
One of the greatest comebacks in this year’s Varsity Netball tournament led the underdogs, the NMMU-Madibaz, to a historical win over the defending champions NWU-Pukke, with a score of 38-34. The...
View ArticleMaties make history!
The Maties Netball team recorded a historic 54-38 victory over the Kovsies to progress to the Varsity Netball semi-finals. It was the first time since 2005 that Maties had defeated the Kovsies and they...
View ArticleFour choirs must become two, as Varsity Sing reaches its second semi-final
Last night’s episode of Varsity Sing yielded the best performance of the competition to date. If you were not moved by Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University (NMMU) and their rendition of Johnny...
View ArticleVarsity Sports MTB riders to experience Epic combination of old and new
Rare opportunity for Varsity Sports MTB riders to ride exclusive routes In an event aimed at camaraderie between both young riders and old-timers it is fitting that the two Varsity MTB Challenge stages...
View ArticleRoad trips, nail polish, airports and memes: behind the scenes with UCT netball
The UCT team came into this year´s Varisty Netball competition with a whole new squad of ladies. Long gone is the label of “acquaintance” between this team’s members though, as they have truly grown...
View ArticleCourtside with Busi: Underdogs and upsets
A lot of people are still talking about the unexpected upset by the Orange Army over the two-time winning UFS-Kovsies on Monday. This was the first time UJ achieved such a result against the team from...
View ArticleUJ enter the final stretch
After a victorious win against Kovsies last week, UJ look to ride their winning momentum and finish strong when they take on UCT in the eighth round of the 2016 Varsity Netball season on Monday night...
View ArticleUCT aim to go out with a bang
UCT play their final match this coming Monday against UJ in Pretoria. They aim to play their best and go out with a bang in the hopes of redeeming themselves on the court once more. After a thrashing...
View ArticleYoungsters set to represent UP-Tuks in final round match
The University of Pretoria will have five unfamiliar players in the team when they take on the Vaal University of Technology on Monday, 3 October as coach Jenny van Dyk rests some of the senior...
View ArticleMaties shine in Stage One of Varsity MTB Challenge
The men and women from the University of Stellenbosch took full advantage of the fact that Varsity MTB Challenge is taking place in their backyard, finishing Stage One in first place, for both the...
View ArticleFortuna Bagula on food, series and fitness:
You may know Fortuna Bagula as the UCT vice-captain, goal attacker and FNB Player of the Match (UCT versus VUT game). The lady behind these titles is truly sensational! We caught up with Fortuna this...
View ArticleUJ firepower too much against UCT
The University of Johannesburg took on the University of Cape Town in the final round of Varsity Netball in Pretoria. It was the University of Johannesburg who were eager to impress, and did just that...
View ArticleUP-Tuks finish top, unbeaten with record victory over VUT
With key players away on Diamond Challenge duty, it was up to the Tuks youngsters to make sure that they finished an unbeaten first in their final round game against the Vaal University of Technology....
View ArticleHow UJ have set a platform to excel in future Varsity Netball competitions
UJ’s Angelique Molefe believes that should they have peaked earlier in the Varsity Netball competition, they would have fulfilled their goal of finishing in the top four of the competition and play in...
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