Riley Norton, a first-year BCom Investment Management student at Stellenbosch University (SU), has quickly become a household name in South African school sports. At just 18 years old, he has achieved South African schools’ colours in both rugby and cricket, a distinction held by only a few athletes in the country. Riley’s sporting career is…
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Stellenbosch University has made a powerful statement in the first split of Varsity Esports 2025, with Maties Esport dominating across multiple titles. An impressive 50% of the seeding finalists – 6 out of 12 teams hail from Stellenbosch, highlighting the university’s growing presence in the national esports scene. In FC25, Keeran and Vihape stood out…
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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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Q&A with Maties Cheerleading Captain Tiffany Van Wyk and Manager Elroy Smith. Q: How did the team feel after winning the award? A: We are over the moon. It’s a back-to-back win. There were a lot of emotions that night because we were really stressed and burnt out because it was a very long season…
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Maties Sport is proud to share our 2024 Annual Report, capturing a year of remarkable growth, resilience, tough times, and achievement across all spheres of university sport at Stellenbosch University. This publication reflects our deep commitment to empowering student-athletes, fostering excellence, and creating a lasting impact through sport. As we reflect on the past year,…
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The Varsity Esports season is officially underway, and Maties Esports has kicked things off with a powerful statement. With 12 teams entered and 35 students representing the university in the first split of the tournament, it’s clear that Maties is all in—and it’s already paying off. Now in the third week of fixtures, Maties Esports…
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Maties Hockey legend earning her stripes at adidas What started as a sponsorship when she was still a student-athlete became a leading position as Senior Brand Director at adidas South Africa for Maties Hockey legend Kate Woods (previously known as Hector). Kate earned her BA in Sports Science with Business Management at Stellenbosch University…
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Maties Rowing landed third place overall at the University Sport South Africa (USSA) Rowing Sprints competition, that took place on the 5-6 April at Club Elani, Misverstand Dam The club snatched six gold medals, five silver medals and eight bronze medals in the respective crew categories. The club that was established in 1987, has never…
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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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Maties Esport is proud to announce its participation in the inaugural Varsity Esport competition, a first-of-its-kind national tournament for South African universities. Representing Stellenbosch University, Maties has entered 35 students for Split 1, competing across three major titles: Valorant, FC25, and Rocket League. This marks a major milestone for esports at Maties, as the club continues to grow its presence and reputation on the…
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