Maties Hockey player shines on the international stage

22nd September 2022

While the search for a new sports role model will continue in the background, Maties hockey superstar, Kayla de Waal, has been inspired and motivated by Roger Federer and Serena Williams. The latter duo recently announced their retirement, and de Waal was an avid follower of both sporting icons’ careers.   “My sporting heroes are…

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Hi-Tec and Maties Rugby continue longstanding partnership

22nd September 2022

Maties Rugby benefit from longstanding partnership with Hi-Tec as the company sponsors off-field apparel to our 7’s teams (men and women) ahead of their University Sport South Africa (USSA) and Varsity Sports tournaments.   Head of the Maties Rugby Programme, Drikus Hancke shares with us brief history of the partnership between Maties Rugby and Hi-Tec…

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Maties overcome Tuks to maintain 100% record

19th September 2022

By Maties Sport Media and Communication Unit Maties made it three wins out of three after defeating the University of Pretoria (Tuks) 57-55 in round three of Varsity Netball 2022 at Rembrandt Hall in Pretoria. The result sees the Maroon Machine extend their 100% start to the competition and leaves them second on the log,…

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Maties Sport Director of Support Services set to start new position at UFS

19th September 2022

Maties Sport Director of Support Services, Jerry Laka will be leaving the department after seven years of being part of the Maroon Machine family.   Laka has been offered a lucrative position at University of Free State (UFS) and will be joining them at the start of 1st November in the position Director of Kovsies…

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Maties edge Kovsies to continue winning run

18th September 2022

By Maties Sport Media and Communication Unit Maties faced up against the University of the Free State (Kovsies) at the University of Pretoria’s Rembrandt Hall in round two of Varsity Netball 2022. In a repeat of the 2021 Varsity Netball final, Maties edged Kovsies 57-53 in a very close encounter, sealing victory over the defending…

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Maties dominant in Varsity Netball opener

17th September 2022

By Maties Sport Media and Communication Unit The disappointment of last year’s final loss looked a thing of the past, as Maties began their 2022 Varsity Netball campaign in dominant fashion. The Maroon Machine defeated the Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) 86-21 at the University of Pretoria’s Rembrandt Hall, racking up one of the biggest…

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Coach Finch breaking boundaries throughout the decades

14th September 2022

The eldest of three brothers, hailing from a suburb in Cape Town called Kensington, with a rich history that spans more than 100 years.   Esteemed experienced and legendary Maties swimming and Team South Africa (Team SA) head coach Cedric Finch was born and raised in Kensington. Growing up, Finch, his brothers and even his…

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Pro Events and Maties Football partnership

9th September 2022

Pro Events and Maties Football have formed a partnership that includes a donation for high performance bursaries as well as a sponsorship to advance the Maties Football programme delivery with a focus on Campus Football, league and University Sport South Africa (USSA) national university championships.   Pro Events decided to invest in Maties Football Club,…

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Maties Sport post-doctoral fellow receives prestigious SU research award

7th September 2022

Maties Sport’s Dr Nana Adom-Aboagye was recently awarded for her post-doctoral research in sport as being one of the Top 20 post-doctoral fellows at Stellenbosch University (SU) from the Deputy Vice-Chancellor for Research, Innovation and Postgraduate Studies, Professor Sibusiso Moyo.   When asked how she feels about being recognized by the DVC as one of…

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Gustav Venter in Cricketing Terms

1st September 2022

I have had the privilege of spending many hours discussing cricket with Gustav, solving all of CSA’s problems, and have also had the opportunity of playing alongside him in our annual 2-day cricket match for many years, so I thought it would only be fitting to highlight his time at Maties Sport with some cricketing…

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