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By Maties Sport Media and Communication Unit   Maties Netball’s victory in the finals of Varsity Netball 2022 was the cherry on top of a historic season.   The Maroon Machine defeated North West University (NWU) 68-55 in the final on 17 October, in front of a sold out Coetzenburg Centre.    The moment…

By Cody Hansen   Stellenbosch University’s Maties netball team will face the University of Johannesburg (UJ) in the semi-finals of Varsity Netball on 10 October at the Coetzenburg Centre.   Maties have been flawless in the competition so far, winning all seven games and topping the Varsity Netball log. The Maroon Machine are aiming for…

The 2022 Varsity Sports Festival recently took place at the University of Pretoria (Tuks). The five day event took place from 3 to 8 October and saw university teams from around the country compete for top honours.   The event also gave sports fans the chance to experience a variety of sporting codes and entertainment…

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…