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Following a successful interclub season so far, the Maties Goalball club is on the cusp of breaking the Western Cape record for the most consecutive wins. The team is currently unbeaten with an eleven game winning streak, according to Wentzel Barnard, ParaSport Manager at Maties Sport.   The 2022 season so far   The sixth…

As part of its contribution towards the first Netball World Cup being hosted in Africa, by South Africa in 2023, Maties Sport Netball and the Centre for Sport Leadership (CSL) have embarked on social impact initiatives to benefit the greater Stellenbosch netball community. The first phase of these initiatives was implemented last weekend (23-25 September…

Maties Women’s 7s Rugby competed in the annual University Sport South Africa (USSA) tournament in Kimberley this weekend. The team were unbeaten, winning 6 out of 6 games – we caught up with Head Coach Johann Zeier after his team were crowned champions.   How does it feel waking up as a USSA champion as…

By Kara Olivier   Maties Netball player Nicola Smith recently signed a six month playing contract with the English netball team, Leeds Rhinos. The talented young defender will be jetting off to join the team for six months of pre-season training starting in January 2023.   Playing club netball overseas has been Smith’s dream since…

By Kara Olivier   Maties Women’s Rugby first ever training camp took place between 6 and 9 September in Bredasdorp, according to Head Coach Johann Zeier.   “Traditionally only the men’s teams went on camps. Now that the ladies have done it, I’m sure they will see the value in it as well. We hope…

While the search for a new sports role model will continue in the background, Maties hockey superstar, Kayla de Waal, has been inspired and motivated by Roger Federer and Serena Williams. The latter duo recently announced their retirement, and de Waal was an avid follower of both sporting icons’ careers.   “My sporting heroes are…

Maties Rugby benefit from longstanding partnership with Hi-Tec as the company sponsors off-field apparel to our 7’s teams (men and women) ahead of their University Sport South Africa (USSA) and Varsity Sports tournaments.   Head of the Maties Rugby Programme, Drikus Hancke shares with us brief history of the partnership between Maties Rugby and Hi-Tec…

By Maties Sport Media and Communication Unit Maties made it three wins out of three after defeating the University of Pretoria (Tuks) 57-55 in round three of Varsity Netball 2022 at Rembrandt Hall in Pretoria. The result sees the Maroon Machine extend their 100% start to the competition and leaves them second on the log,…

Maties Sport Director of Support Services, Jerry Laka will be leaving the department after seven years of being part of the Maroon Machine family.   Laka has been offered a lucrative position at University of Free State (UFS) and will be joining them at the start of 1st November in the position Director of Kovsies…

By Maties Sport Media and Communication Unit Maties faced up against the University of the Free State (Kovsies) at the University of Pretoria’s Rembrandt Hall in round two of Varsity Netball 2022. In a repeat of the 2021 Varsity Netball final, Maties edged Kovsies 57-53 in a very close encounter, sealing victory over the defending…