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
AGE: 23
POSITION: Flanker
H: 1.71m; W:66kg
STUDY: BSc Computer Science
SCHOOL: Upington High School
Maties 1ST XV Women's
Erin Bond
AGE: 24
POSITION: Prop
H: 1.62m; W: 92kg
STUDY: MScAgric Entomology
SCHOOL: Kimberly Girl High
Maties Women's 1st XV
Jo Du Plessis
AGE: 18
POSITION: Hooker
H:1.64m; W: 85kg
STUDY: BA(Language and Culture)
SCHOOL: DF Malan
WP U/18 Women's
Sesethu Ntamnani
AGE: 23
POSITION: Prop
H: 1.54m; W: 94kg
STUDY: BA Human Resource Management
SCHOOL: Kayamandi High School
Maties 1st XV Women's
Sarah Krone
AGE: 18
POSITION: Lock
H: 1.81m; W: 75kg
STUDY: BA International Studies
SCHOOL: Rhenish Girls High
Junior Women's Springboks
Anika Viljoen
AGE: 21
POSITION: Eight-man
H: 1.73m; W: 63kg
STUDY: BA Sports Science & Phycology
SCHOOL: Paarl Gimnasium
Springboks 7's Women's
Stefney-Rose De Vries
AGE: 22
POSITION: Flanker
H: 1.58m; W: 70kg
STUDY: Bed (Intermediate Phase Teacher)
SCHOOL: Huguenot High School
Maties 1st XV Women's
Keletso Masebe
AGE: 21
POSITION: Flanker
H: 1.57m; W: 73kg
STUDY: BScAgric (Plant and Soil Sc)
SCHOOL: Bokamoso Senior Secondary
Maties 1st XV Women's
Taliyah Bussack
AGE: 19
POSITION: Scrumhalf
H: 1.40m; W: 60kg
STUDY: Bcom (Financial Accounting)
SCHOOL: Spine Road High
Maties 1st XV Women's
Elmé Kruger
Age: 22
Position: Flyhalf
H:170cm W:71KG
Study: HIV/AIDS Management
School: Reddam House Durbanville
DHL WP Women's - 2025
Leah Cilliers
AGE: 19
POSITION: Wing
H: 159cm W: 53kg
STUDY: BA Humanities
SCHOOL: Rocklands Secondary School
Maties 1st Women's
Zelmari Pretorius
AGE: 22
POSITION: Center
H: 1.67m; W: 73kg
STUDY: BScHons in Sport Science Performance Sport
SCHOOL: High School Jim Fouche
Maties 1st XV Women's
Shanidiné Bezuidenhout
AGE: 22
POSITION: Wing, Scrumhalf
H: 1.57m; W: 59kg
STUDY: HIV/AIDS Management
SCHOOL: Drostdy Technical High School
Kayleen Muggels
AGE: 21
POSITION: Wing
H: 1,55m; W:60kg
STUDY: B in Social Work
SCHOOL: De Villiers Graaf
Maties 1st XV Women's
Sesethu Dumke
AGE: 18
POSITION: Prop
H: 1.30m; W:78kg
STUDY: BA (Humanities)
SCHOOL: Bernadino Heights High
WP Women's - 2024
Ziané Muller
AGE: 23
POSITION: Eight-man
H: 1.70m; W: 87kg
STUDY: BA in Visual Arts
SCHOOL: High School Veldrif
Maties 1st XV Women's
Jenna Meyer
AGE: 18
POSITION: Center
H: 1.66m; W:77kg
STUDY: B. BA (Intermediate Studies)
SCHOOL: Redhill
Lions u/18 Girls Team
Jihaan Benito
AGE: 19
POSITION: Lock
H: 1.60m; W:66kg
STUDY: BA (Humanities)ECP(SS)
SCHOOL: Rocklands Secondary School
Maties 1st XV Women's
Taebron Jursa
AGE: 19
POSITION: Wing
H: 1.70m; W: 77kg
STUDY: LLB (UG)
SCHOOL: St. Anne's Diocesan College
Jade Daniels
AGE: 20
POSITION: Wing
H: 1.65m; W: 57kg
STUDY: —
SCHOOL: Parel Vallei High
WP Women’s (2024)
Mijeane Fryer
AGE: 21
POSITION: Wing
H: 1.66m; W: 68kg
STUDY: BEd (Intermediate Phase Teaching)
SCHOOL: Curro Durbanville High School
Maties 1st XV Women’s
Karabo Masilela
AGE: 19
POSITION: Wing
H: 1.63m; W: 62kg
STUDY: LLB (UG)
SCHOOL: Hoërskool Erasmus
Kirsten Brits
AGE: 19
POSITION: Wing
H: 1.68m; W: 68kg
STUDY: BCom (Management Sciences)
SCHOOL: Dubai English Speaking College (Dubai, UAE)
Dubai Exiles 1st Team (7s, 2022–2024)
Nafeesah Adams
AGE: 19
POSITION: Lock
H: 1.54m; W: 69kg
STUDY: BSc Speech-Language-Hearing Therapy
SCHOOL: Montana High School
Sisipho Mkeli
AGE: 20
POSITION: Lock
H: 1.55m; W: 83kg
STUDY: Drama and Theatre Studies
SCHOOL: Gansbaai Academia
Maties Women’s 1st Team
Joelle Botha
AGE: 23
POSITION: Wing
H: 1.63m; W: 58kg
STUDY: MSc Biochemistry (Thesis)
SCHOOL: Pietermaritzburg Girls’ High School
Maties Women’s 1st Team