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.…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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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The gold medal at the recent World Athletics Relay Championships is not just another medal; it’s life-changing, says former Matie Gardeo Isaacs. The 26-year-old Isaacs was part of the men’s team that won the 4x400m relay. It was South Africa’s and Isaacs’ second World Athletics relay medal. The South Africans won silver in 2024 when…
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The inaugural Maties Netball Regional League final concluded with a thrilling display of skill and determination, marking a significant milestone in the development of competitive netball in the Western Cape. Held at the Coetzenburg Centre in Stellenbosch, the final showcased the culmination of a season that brought together top teams from across the region. …
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Aneurin wants to change lives He has stood on the sidelines several times when the final whistle blew and his team was crowned champions. However, for Aneurin Robyn, it is not about titles or gold medals but the relationships he builds. Aneurin was the physiotherapist for the 2023 World Cup Springboks, the Stormers when they…
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