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By Lesedi Mnisi The 2022 Maties cricket team has added a new trophy to their case. They are Stellenbosch University (SU) ‘s first cricket team to win the Varsity Cricket Tournament. The Maroon Machine bagged their first-ever Varsity Cricket championshipRead More
BY JAN-HENDRIK PRETORIUS Die Matie curated some of the best sports photos taken throughout the year. This year saw the highly anticipated return of spectators and full sporting activity, after a two-year hiatus due to the covid-19 pandemic. BITTERSWEET MOMENTRead More
By Kezia Daniels In recent news, Magnus Carlsen, the World Chess Championship winner, has accused Hans Niemann of cheating after losing a match and withdrawing from the Sinquefield Cup. Die Matie asked a few Maties Chess players about their thoughtsRead More
By Skyla Thornton Every Tuesday afternoon, a group of adrenaline-seeking students rigs slacklines on the Coetzenburg field. Like tightrope walking, slacklining is similar, only it uses webbing instead of a static piece of wire. This adds an extra dynamic toRead More
By Flavia Davids The Maties’ Rugby 7s men’s team recently made Stellenbosch University (SU) proud by obtaining a bronze medal at the University Sports South Africa (USSA) tournament in Kimberly. The tournament took place from 24 to 25 September andRead More
By Ané Havenga The 2022 Commonwealth Games have been the start of some athletes’ careers, whilst others bow out of sport with smiles on their faces. This has been the story for some Matie athletes competing this year in Birmingham,Read More
Deur Kobus Erasmus Maties se rotsklimklub het onlangs die opening van ’n splinternuwe klimmuur gevier. Oor die wintervakansie het die klub van lokaal verskuif om die alewig groeiende sport te akkommodeer. Die nuwe lokaal sluit nuwe klimmure en ’n moonboardRead More
By Buhle Bam The Maties Basketball players will be back to dropping dimes, making it rain and getting opponents stuffed as the nation says goodbye to the “new normal” and welcomes back a basketball season familiar to all. The pastRead More
By Ané Havenga This Women’s Month, Die Matie is celebrating the mighty women who carried the South African and Maties-flag during the 2022 Commonwealth Games. Die Matie spoke to some of the athletes. Tilka Paljk After a swimming training campRead More
Deur Jan-Hendrik Pretorius Die Arende van Eendrag pak vandeesweek die Hane van Helshoogte in hulle jaarlikse Derby aan. Alhoewel die Derby reeds Maandagaand met ’n reeks aktiwiteite afgeskop het, gaan die hoogtepunt van hierdie hoogs verwagte wedywering, die Sauer-rugbytoernooi, VrydagRead More
Deur Ané Havenga Negentien spelers onderskeidelik van Maties se mans- en vrouehokkiespan het die 2022 Universiteitsport Suid-Afrika (USSA) toernooi gehaal. Dit is ’n reuseprestasie om Maties by hierdie prestige toernooi te verteenwoordig en die spanne het nie teleurgestel nie. MatiesRead More
By Kezia Daniels Formula 1 became a sensation after the introduction of the uber popular Netflix series, F1: Drive to Survive. The newfound popularity of motorsport’s highest tier is evident amongst many students. As such Die Matie asked some studentsRead More
By Charlie Moody-Stuart Stellenbosch Football Club (FC) held firm to defeat Kaizer Chiefs FC by 1 – 0 in an enthralling encounter at the Danie Craven Stadium. On the sunny evening of 23 April, a jubilant atmosphere vivified a near-fullRead More
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Deur Ané Havenga Maties se vrouerugbyspan het die Royal Navy Rugby Union (RNRU) se vrouespan, al die pad vanuit die Verenigde Koninkryk, ontvang vir ’n vriendskaplike wedstryd van tien aan ’n kant. Dié geskiedkundige wedstryd het op 7 Mei plaasgevind. Read More
By Jan-Hendrik Pretorius Since 2018, nearly 670 bills against the LGBTQIA+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer or questioning, intersex, asexual, or otherwise queer) community have been filed across the United States of America (USA). In this year alone, state lawmakersRead More
Deur Ané Havenga Die Stormers het op Sondag 13 Maart Kaapstad-stadion vir Maties se eie Danie Craven-stadion verruil. Hierdie geskiedkundige oomblik was as gevolg van die Kaapstad-fietstoer wat hulle tuiste onbeskikbaar gemaak het, aangesien die meeste paaie in die KaapRead More
By Anakin Curtis Dylan Cooper, a third-year BA (Language and Culture) student, has brought competitive volleyball back to campus. After the end of his high-school hockey career, Cooper wanted to change things up when he came to Stellenbosch University. InspiredRead More
Deur Sibella Swanepoel MATIES Gholf se A-span het onlangs tweede plek by Universiteitsport Suid-Afrika (USSA) se gholfkampioenskappe behaal. USSA is verantwoordelik vir die regulering, organisering en koördinering van sportaktiwiteite van Suid-Afrikaanse universiteite en bied elke jaar die USSA-gholfkampioenskappe op ver-skillendeRead More
By Lesedi Mnisi Body positivity has been a topic in the media for quite some time. This is evident in celebrities, such as Lizzo, speaking out about body types that don’t fit conventional beauty standards and the pride they haveRead More
By Ané Havenga University of Pretoria (UP) Tuks shifted into another gear in the second half of the Varsity Cup final, and after some edge-of-your-seat rugby in the last few minutes of the game, won with 29 – 23 overRead More