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BY BRADLEY GROVERS The highly anticipated annual Rand Merchant Bank (RMB) Universities’ Boat Race rowing competition started Thursday 23 September and concluded on 25 September. This competition is an annual boat race that sees numerous universities rowing in the 4–6kmRead More
BY MFUNDO MASHIYA Maties Football Club (FC) played their way into the ABC Motsepe League, which is in the second division of South African football, after winning the provincial playoffs that took place on 4 and 5 September. The teamRead More
BY KUHLE MANGANA The 2021 Varsity Netball final saw the end of the Maroon Machine’s winning streak in their game against the University of the Free State (Kovsies), with a final score of 39 – 55. This came after whatRead More
BY KERSTIN LEE Miré Reinstorf, a first-year BCom (Actuarial Science) student, continues to reach new heights with her second record-breaking jump at the World Athletics u. 20 Championships in Kenya on 18 August. This makes her the first South AfricanRead More
BY EMMANUEL EKENE OKERE First-year BCom student, Corné Weilbach, received his first call up for the Junior Springboks on Friday 28 May. The good news was brought to Weilbach by coach Bafana Nhleko. Now, the young man in maroon willRead More
BY MFUNDO MASHIYA Anika Pretorius, Masters student in the Science Faculty, is a high profile athlete at Stellenbosch University (SU). Her incredible story is an inspiration to many. Pretorius lost 90% to 95% of her eyesight when she was inRead More
BY MICHELLE KLEYNHANS Print and fill in the crossword to test your tennis knowledge! ACROSS 4. What is the name of the oldest tennis tournament in the world? 6. Which male tennis player is ranked #1 according to the ATPRead More
BY KUHLE MANGANA An email was sent to students by Professor Stan du Plessis, Chair of the Institutional Committee for Business Continuity (ICBC), stating that all sports on campus will be stopped with immediate effect. This is due to theRead More
BY FLAVIA DAVIDS The University Sports South Africa (USSA) athletics competition recently made a champion out of Stellenbosch University (SU) athlete Sarah Copeland. The championship was hosted by the University of Johannesburg (UJ) from 13 -15 May. Copeland, a firstRead More
BY KUHLE MANGANA Residence sport gives an opportunity to students who want to take part in sports to keep active, without necessarily competing at a high-performance level. Some sporting codes have not yet resumed, because the university needs a go-aheadRead More
BY EMMANUEL EKENE OKERE Maties Tug-of-War prepares for their biggest challenge yet since their inception. The maroon lads are competing in the regional club championship on 22 May in Malmesbury. Head coach, Petrus Frick, has been strategically practicing overcoming theirRead More
BY BRYNLEY VAN AARDT Varsity Cup has looked somewhat different this year for the Maroon Machine that has suffered two losses in the tournament so far. They are currently in the third and final bubble of the tournament before theRead More
By Brynley Van Aardt After a tough day at the office on Monday evening, the FNB Maties are currently sitting on their first Varsity Cup defeat in three years. The FNB UCT Ikeys (Ikeys) put an end to the StellenboschRead More
Deur Francu Krüger Khanya Dilima is onlangs beloon met sy eerste smaak van eersteklas krieket nadat hy in die Boland-seniorspan opgeneem is. Dié prestasie is ná talle ure se harde werk op en van die veld af met sterk vertoningsRead More
By Skyler Hendricks Stellenbosch University (SU) has announced a new official sport and sport club; tug-of-war. This amateur university sport club will aim to promote tug of war as a national sport by actively taking part in the South AfricanRead More
BY EMMANUEL EKENE OKERE THE Men’s first-year 11-a-side tournament, which has been on going at the Lentelus Sportsground, has finally reached its climax with two popular residences – Simonsberg and Academia, set to go head-to-head against each other in theRead More
BY SIBELLA SWANEPOEL If your phone is full of gym selfies, or if you’re sick and tired of grass burns, perhaps you should give fencing a try. The Maties fencing club is well established and has been around for years.Read More
BY KARLA VAN DER MERWE DIE Kaapstad-Fietstoer, beter bekend as die Argus, het vanjaar sy42ste wedren op 8 Maart aangebied. Die wêreldbekende 109 km lange fietstoer was vanjaar egte op ’n unieke manier deur ’n groep Maties aangepak. Die Hippocampus-span,Read More
BY JACQUES BOTHMA It is inevitable that when one superstar is absent, another will rise to stardom. This was the case for Gardeo Isaacs, a third year BCom (Management Science) student who, in the absence of world champion Wayde vanRead More
BY KESIA ABRAHAMS Monday night saw the continuation of an age old rivalry between FNB Maties and FNB Ikeys at Danie Craven stadium. Luck was fortunately on Maties side as they ended off with a hard fought win, accomplishing theirRead More