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African Para Sport Athletes and Coaches Come Together for GAPS Camp at Stellenbosch University
Today marks the start of an exciting week-long GAPS Africa Para-Sport camp at Stellenbosch University in South Africa, welcoming 40 athletes and coaches from 14 African Commonwealth Games Associations (CGAs). Running from 19 to 26 July, the Stellenbosch camp focuses on developing athletes and coaches in Para-Athletics and Para-Powerlifting, two key sports on the programme…
Read MoreMaties Sport to Shine on the World Stage at 2025 FISU World University Games
From 16 to 27 July 2025, eight student-athletes and a coach from Maties Sport Stellenbosch University will proudly represent South Africa at the FISU World University Games in the Rhine–Ruhr region of Germany. The multi-sporting event will span over cities such as Bochum, Duisburg, Essen, Hagen, Mülheim, and even Berlin, where Maties Sport athletes will…
Read MoreMaties emerge strong at 2025 USSA Winter Championships
Stellenbosch University athletes demonstrated remarkable grit and determination at the 2025 University Sport South Africa (USSA) Winter Championships, delivering outstanding performances in women’s hockey, netball, and squash, significantly improving from the previous year and securing two gold, four silver, and two bronze medals. Women’s Hockey Triumphs on Home Turf At the USSA A-Section Hockey Championships…
Read MoreMaties Sport to host USSA Hockey Championships at Stellenbosch University’s newly enhanced facility
South Africa’s only university venue featuring three water-based astroturf pitches As we gear up for the 2025 USSA Winter Championships, excitement is building across our Maties Sports departments. Between 27 June and 9 July, Maties will bring its full sporting strength, whether on our home astroturf or across the country in Gqeberha, Pretoria, or Johannesburg.…
Read MoreSouth-African Jason Fogle sets his eyes on second FISU World University Games
With his exams behind him, the Stellenbosch University student can concentrate on his tennis before leaving for Germany. The upcoming tennis player from Stellenbosch University was recently selected to represent South Africa for the second time at the FISU Games in Germany, from 16 to 27 July. Having represented South Africa internationally at the FISU…
Read MoreMaties Sport Rugby Newsletter June 2025
Maties hero, now South African hero
It almost felt like it was destined to be David Bedingham being part of the South African cricket team that made history by becoming the first SA team to win a World Championship…breaking a 27-year drought. Throughout his career as a cricketer, the former Maties cricketer and Sportsman of the Year (2019) had to overcome…
Read MoreGroundbreaking Research from 13th African Games Explores Life After Sport for Athletes.
The 13th African Games, hosted in Accra, Ghana, from 8–23 March 2024, brought together over 5,000 athletes from across the continent to celebrate elite performance, unity, and sporting excellence. With 29 disciplines on display, the games created a unique platform for research into critical issues shaping the future of African sport. The research investigates the…
Read MoreTime to check in with Maties Sport Alumnus: Reniel Hugo (Maties Rugby)
Being a Matie is a privilege Varsity Cup matches on Monday nights in a packed Danie Craven Stadium were special not only because of the atmosphere but also because he ran on the field with friends. This is how Maties Rugby’s Reniel Hugo describes one of the three parts of a student’s life. Reniel obtained…
Read MoreLeading with Honour Before Pride
Ahead of USSA, we connected with our Varsity Cup captains, Ezekiel Ngobeni, Carel van der Merwe and Liza Slabbert to get their take on their Maties experience. All three describe their Maties Rugby experience as one of enormous personal growth that has taught them teamwork, self-discipline, strategic planning, communication and leadership skills, and provided them…
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