Posts by Samantha Lubbinge
From Track & Field to the ERG, Anika Pretorius shares her transition at Maties Sport
It was at the age of 10 that Anika began her track career. While she initially competed in high jump and long jump, her eyesight gradually declined, so she switched to sprinting. Remarkably, the runner continued to run despite being visually impaired. A young 19 year-old Anika received her first taste of the Paralympic Games…
Read MoreGoing the distance with Justine Palframan-Donkin
The sport bug bit Renaissance woman Justine Palframan-Donkin early on in life. “I grew up in a sporty household. My mom and dad met on the athletics track and were in the same training group,” says Palframan-Donkin. According to her, this early start in the sporting world has meant that has “always been passionate about…
Read MoreFNB Maties defeated for only the seventh time at the Danie Craven
A historic FNB Varsity Cup victory for FNB CUT Ixias when they downed five-time champions FNB Maties, 19-23, for the first time at the Danie Craven Stadium on Monday, 27 February. The side from Bloemfontein went into the halftime break in a commanding 13-point lead. The second round of the competition delivered on its new…
Read MoreMaties snatch a two-point victory in FNB Varsity Cup opener
Five-time FNB Varsity Cup champions, FNB Maties clinched a solid 21-19 first-round victory over the old foe, FNB Ikeys at the Danie Craven Stadium on Monday, 20 February. The home side trailed 9-16 at halftime and were kept scoreless up until the 71st minute when scrumhalf Tom Bursey crashed over for a seven-point try sending…
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Proudfoot joins the five-time champions side as a consultant Head Coach
World Cup-winning forwards assistant coach, Matthew Proudfoot joined the Maties Rugby ahead of the 2023 FNB Varsity Cup tournament. Following an illustrious coaching career, the former Scotland International returns to the very tournament that ignited his coaching career in 2008. “Having grown up my whole life as a Maties and Western Province supporter, for me…
Read MoreMaties take double gold at USSA Water polo and gold in 3×3 Basketball
The Maroon Machine competed in yet another round of summer University Sport South Africa (USSA) tournaments which saw us receive three golds medals (men and women’s water polo and men’s basketball) and a bronze medal (tennis). Fierce competition in six different sporting codes took place at the beginning of December, namely in basketball, water polo,…
Read MoreAngela Welham believes it a privilege to play for any Maties Sport team
Recent BSc Honours graduate, Angela Welham (22) has been a star in the Maties Hockey side since her first year in 2019. The young vibrant defender has been a stand-out performer since her high school days at Herschel Girls High School in Cape Town. No stranger to the strict high-performance environment in sport, Welham has…
Read MoreRising Star Crystal Beukes shares her experience as a member of the Maties Golf Club
By Jamie Wyngaardt For most people, balancing sport and tertiary education can be a challenge, but Crystal Beukes makes it look effortless. Third-year Human Life Sciences student at Stellenbosch University pursues a science degree alongside her golfing career. Initially Beukes was unaware that there was an official Maties Golf Club, until Sport Manager, Karen Swart…
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