A trophy or tournament-winning celebration photo only shares half of the story. Maties Women’s Rugby side recently bagged the inaugural Varsity Cup Women’s title. In the inevitable post-match celebration photo, the team alongside the coaching staff are rocking quarter-past-nine smiles and beaming with pride. This photo, however, speaks way more than just the famous ‘1000…
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In a display of what can only be seen as capitalising on opposition errors, FNB UFS Shimlas got the better of FNB Maties outscoring them 12-44 in their final FNB Varsity Cup round-robin match in Stellenbosch on Monday, 3 April. Maties were not only kept scoreless in the second 40, but they conceded 26 points…
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In a repeat of the 2022 FNB Varsity Cup final, FNB Maties thoroughly outclassed defending champions, FNB UP-Tuks 46-35 at the Danie Craven Stadium on Monday, 20 March 2023. The Stellenbosch side find themselves only three points adrift of the log leaders, NWU Eagles. Despite making three times more errors in the first half, than…
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The Maties Rugby captaincy means more to him than running first out of the tunnel, for Jurie Matthee it is the opportunity to make a difference in someone’s life. “With the captaincy comes the responsibility to drive the team’s culture, set the standards and take the lead when the going gets tough. For me, however,…
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It was at the age of 10 that Anika began her track career. While she initially competed in high jump and long jump, her eyesight gradually declined, so she switched to sprinting. Remarkably, the runner continued to run despite being visually impaired. A young 19 year-old Anika received her first taste of the Paralympic Games…
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The sport bug bit Renaissance woman Justine Palframan-Donkin early on in life. “I grew up in a sporty household. My mom and dad met on the athletics track and were in the same training group,” says Palframan-Donkin. According to her, this early start in the sporting world has meant that has “always been passionate about…
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A historic FNB Varsity Cup victory for FNB CUT Ixias when they downed five-time champions FNB Maties, 19-23, for the first time at the Danie Craven Stadium on Monday, 27 February. The side from Bloemfontein went into the halftime break in a commanding 13-point lead. The second round of the competition delivered on its new…
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Five-time FNB Varsity Cup champions, FNB Maties clinched a solid 21-19 first-round victory over the old foe, FNB Ikeys at the Danie Craven Stadium on Monday, 20 February. The home side trailed 9-16 at halftime and were kept scoreless up until the 71st minute when scrumhalf Tom Bursey crashed over for a seven-point try sending…
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World Cup-winning forwards assistant coach, Matthew Proudfoot joined the Maties Rugby ahead of the 2023 FNB Varsity Cup tournament. Following an illustrious coaching career, the former Scotland International returns to the very tournament that ignited his coaching career in 2008. “Having grown up my whole life as a Maties and Western Province supporter, for me…
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The Maroon Machine competed in yet another round of summer University Sport South Africa (USSA) tournaments which saw us receive three golds medals (men and women’s water polo and men’s basketball) and a bronze medal (tennis). Fierce competition in six different sporting codes took place at the beginning of December, namely in basketball, water polo,…
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