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Coach Floors previews Maties Rugby Varsity Cup season
With the FNB Varsity Cup season less than a month away, Maties Sport sat down with Head Coach Kabamba Floors to chat ahead of the thrilling competition. After taking over as Head Coach in July last year, Floors had a successful second half of 2023 with the men’s rugby first team, bagging a USSA title…
Read MoreMaties Netball welcomes their new Head Coach
2024 started with great excitement and sadness, with the resignation of Maties Netball Head Coach Zanele Mdodana. Mdodana worked with Maties Sport for seven years from 2016 to 2023. Some of her recent achievements included a first Varsity Netball title triumphant in 2022 and back-to-back USSA titles in 2022 and 2023. She also produced two…
Read MoreSU graduate swaps running for rugby, and represents SA within the first year
Elitha Sylvester, from Bellville in Cape Town who graduated from Stellenbosch University (SU) on Friday 15 December with a Bachelor of Education, does not remember a time when she was not taking part in some form of sport. Since the age of seven, she has excelled in athletics, gymnastics, swimming, cross country, and netball. But…
Read MoreThe Maroon Machine end 2023 with multiple USSA titles
Maties Sport ended a successful University Sport of South Africa (USSA) campaign, claiming titles in a number of sporting codes. The Maroon Machine took home gold in the A Section of women’s and men’s water polo, chess, women’s golf, as well as gold for men’s football in the B Section. While adding a bronze for…
Read MoreInternational Olympic Committee awards Olympic Studies Research Centre to Stellenbosch University
2023 has continued to be a busy and impactful year for Maties Sport. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) recently approved and awarded Maties Sport the right to host an Olympic Studies Research Centre (OSRC). OSRCs are the brainchild of the IOC and form an integral part of the academic and research integrity of the Olympic…
Read MoreMaties Sport aims to end the sporting year on a high note
Maties Sport is looking to continue its winning streak at the upcoming University Sport South Africa (USSA) games, set to take place in the first two weeks of December across the country. The annual summer games will feature various sporting codes, including Cricket, Football, and Sailing, which will be hosted in Cape Town; Tennis and…
Read MoreCompetitive gaming gaining pace at Stellenbosch University, home to the USSA e-Sport 2023 tournament champions
More than 100 million people play online games each day, and more people currently play esports than all the other sports combined. So says Professor Mark Campbell, a senior lecturer and Course Director for the MSc Sport, Exercise and Performance Psychology in the Department of Physical Education and Sport Science at Limerick University, who recently…
Read MoreMaties Sport appoint new Senior Manager for High Performance
Maties Sport recently appointed Keagan van Aarde as the new Senior Manager: High Performance. The 27-year-old who studied a BSc Sport Science Honors: Sport Performance degree at Stellenbosch University, knows the ins and outs of Maties Sport. Having graduated from being a student-athlete and Primaria at Huis Neethling to one of the first high performance…
Read MoreStellenbosch University holds book discussion with world-famous Caster Semenya
It was a “full circle” moment for Caster Semenya – and for Stellenbosch – when the world-famous running icon revisited the town to talk to students about her memoir, to reminisce about her running career – and to urge young people to be true to themselves. In April 2016, Semenya made South African athletic history…
Read MoreMaties Football host breakfast with Shaun Bartlett
Maties Football hosted a fundraising event where former Bafana Bafana footballer Shaun Bartlett shared his experience and insights on his football career both as a player and how he later transitioned into the role of a coach. South African football legend Shaun Bartlett has had an illustrious career both as a player and as a…
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