Leading 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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Champion Across Codes, Shanidine Bezuidenhout secures another Gold

Former Maties netball player and 2022 Varsity Netball champion raised eyebrows when she scored the first try for the Maties Women’s rugby team in their opening match of the 2025 FNB Varsity Cup. The postgraduate student graduated last year with a postgraduate certificate in education with distinction and decided to switch her sporting focus to…

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FNB Maties crowned FNB Varsity Cup Women 2025 champions

FNB Maties came out victorious in the FNB Varsity Cup Women 2025 final, reclaiming the title they won in 2023 as they defeated FNB Tuks Women by 21-10 in Durban on Friday. The game began cautiously on both sides, with FNB Maties slowly building momentum towards UP-Tuks try-line. The 2023 champions were finally rewarded for…

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FNB Maties ready to avenge last year’s semi-final loss to Shimlas

An electric FNB Varsity Cup semi-final clash is on the cards when FNB Maties and FNB Shimlas lock horns at the Danie Craven Stadium in Stellenbosch on Monday, 7 April. Both teams are hungry to book their spot in the final, and with added layers of history, the stakes couldn’t be higher. FNB Maties, the log leaders with…

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Meet our Women’s Varsity Cup Squad

Our slogan for our 150th Year Celebrations at Maties Rugby is “a legacy that inspires”. We trust that these heroes for 2025 will take that legacy forward with pride and skilful play. Meet your Women’s Senior FNB Maties Varsity Cup squad… Liza Slabbert Captain AGE: 23POSITION: FlankerH: 1.71m; W:66kgSTUDY: BSc Computer ScienceSCHOOL: Upington High SchoolMaties…

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Meet our Young Guns

Our slogan for our 150th Year Celebrations at Maties Rugby is “a legacy that inspires”. We trust that these heroes for 2025 will take that legacy forward with pride and skilful play. Meet your Men’s Young Guns Njabulo Dlomo AGE: 19POSITION: PropH: 1.79m; W:105kgSTUDY: Sustainable DevelopmentSCHOOL: Clifton High SchoolClifton 1ST XV Luthando Makula AGE: 19POSITION:…

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