Author: Elodi Troskie

Anke van der Merwe Four Maties Young Guns squad members were selected for the Junior Bok team that played on tour in the United Kingdom (UK). Daniël Jooste and Sazi Sandi played in the starting line-up in the Boks’ opening match against Scotland which took place on Friday, 4 May. Schalk Erasmus and Ben-Jason Dixon played from the bench. Claiming a 3-41 victory over Scotland in the opening match, the team was confident going in against Wales the following Tuesday, 8 May. Jooste scored a try, contributing to the 5-41 win against Wales. In the final game against England, Erasmus scored the Junior Boks’ third try in their victory against England, with a final score of...

Adrienne van der Merwe & Dillon Henwood With 21 various sport clubs, Stellenbosch University (SU) aims to accommodate the array of sport interests of its students. Maties Surfing combines the elements of nature, sea, amusement and camaraderie. Maties Surfing was introduced in 1977 with the objective of teaching willing students how to surf. The society has a Maties Surfing team, comprising their top eight men and top four women, who compete in all the national tournaments, such as the University Sport of South Africa (USSA) Surfing Tournament. The primary aim of the Maties Surfing club, however, is to promote surfing as a sport. Marc Moir,...

Annerine Snyman Sewe Matie-netbalspelers sal vanjaar die geleentheid kry om tydens die Brutal Fruit Netbal Premierliga (BFNPL) te wys wat in hulle steek. Die toernooi, wat oor ses weke strek en regoor Suid-Afrika gespeel word, het die afgelope naweek in Johannesburg begin. Die Wes-Kaapse span, Southern Stings, het Saterdag teen die North West Flames te staan gekom. Die Stings het oortuigend met 55–37 gewen. Die Stings het Sondag egter les teen die Jaguars van Pretoria opgesê met ’n eindtelling van 51–43. Hulle lê tans vyfde op die punteleer. Die komende naweek sal ’n bedrywige een vir die Stings wees. Hulle speel Vrydag teen die Sunbirds, Saterdag teen die Aloes en Sondag teen die Fireballs. Abeline Olivier,...