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DESLÉNE PRINS This year Miss Varsity Cup is back with a bang! After taking a short break in this year’s season, the Miss Varsity Cup and the Miss Varsity Shield competitions have rebranded and are now looking towards a brightRead More
LEMUEL BLIGNAUT Lede wat na die lang vakansie in Maties gimnasium se Hoë Prestasie (HP) area ingeloop het, moes twee keer kyk om seker te maak hulle is op die regte plek. Daar het ʼn paar drastiese veranderinge plaasgevind, metRead More
LEMUEL BLIGNAUT Wat vanjaar se opwindende Varsity Atletiekseisoen betref, mag Noord-Wes Universiteit (NWU) dalk met die koek weggeloop het, maar in Potchefstroom is Gardeo Isaacs van Maties weg met die kersie. Hy is as die Victor Ludorumgekroon ná hy dieRead More
JOSHUA MYBURGH Maties proved again last night why they deserve to be at the top of the log after a thumping 84-26 win over newcomers to the Varsity Cup tournament, UWC. It did not take long for Maties to getRead More
JOSH MYBURGH The dream of representing their country has become a reality for three Maties Ultimate Frisbee players. Petro van Eck, Janco Heese and Johanna Smit were recently selected for the U24 Ultimate Wild Dogs, who will be representing SouthRead More
POWERFUL TACKLE Center David Brits with ball in hand on Monday evening at Danie Craven stadium during the Maties vs UJ match. KESIA ABRAHAMS Monday night was a solid, but tiring, evening for undefeated FNB Maties as they managedRead More
MANSAFLOSSPAN Van links: Gardeo Isaacs, Divan Manuel, Jason October en George Weilbach. ANNERI COETZEE ’n Misverstand tussen die Matie vroue-aflosspan by die eerste Varsity Atletiekbyeenkoms van die seisoen het gemaak dat dié span van die wedloop gediskwalifiseer is. Lara Johnson,Read More
LEMUEL BLIGNAUT Of the two unbeaten teams that emerged from the tunnel last night, it was the Maroon Machine that retained that moniker as they retired victorious, having beat the North West University (NWU) 43-15. Maties set the pace earlyRead More
KESIA ABRAHAMS A Maties cricketer has just made the women’s Protea team, paving the way for female athletes. Born and raised in Cape Town, Faye Tunnicliffe’s cricket journey began at the age of eleven when she was told by aRead More
JOSH MYBURGH The Maties hockey weekly five-a-side tournament is in full swing. Five-a-side hockey is a shorter, quicker variation of the game, aimed at gripping the spectators’ attention with high paced skills and goals, not to mention a level ofRead More
NATASHA RUSCH The Maties Rugby sevens Men’s and Women’s teams were victorious during the Inter-Varsity tournament held on Saturday 29 September. The Men’s team competed against UCT, UWC and CPUT, whilst the Women’s team competed against UCT. The men beatRead More
Eendrag’s Damestouch is an anual event which includes girls’ residences playing touch rugby, with an after party. Natasha Rusch and Deslene Prins asked some Maties what they think. Cara Van Heerden B.Eng Chemical, 2nd year “I love Damestouch. ItRead More
LEMUEL BLIGNAUT Dagbreek se Badgers het ’n hok- kiestokkie voor die manne van Helderberg se drome in die winterkoshuisliga naal gesteek. Na ’n e ens swak vertoning in die eerste helfte van Donderdag 21 September se wedstryd, het Dagbreek ’nRead More
Tivan Leak Maties het Maandagaand die Noordwes-Universiteit (Pukke) in ’n naelskraap semi-finaal oowin, om die tuisfinaal van die Varsity Sports Hokkietoernooi te eis. Die telling was twee elk toe die amptelike tyd verstreke was. Maties moes dus Pukke in ’n uitskietsessie uitoorlê om die finaal te kon haal. DieRead More
Lisa de Clerq Om terug te gee aan die gemeenskap is die idee wat sentraal tot die Bettie Harmsen-studiebeurs lê. Dit is ook wat die Maties Gardeo Isaacs en Justine Palframan, die eerste ontvangers van die studiebeurs, beplan. Bettie HarmsenRead More
Anke van der Merwe Maties Sport se atlete is deesdae gereeld in die internasionale nuus. Die rede hiervoor is dat hulle so goed presteer en die koshuisligas is self nie agter as dit by talent kom nie. Vir daardie studenteRead More
Thembeka Ngwenya Maties res soccer provides a platform for male and female residences/PSOs at Stellenbosch University (SU) to play against each other and develop players’ potential. This is one of the benefits of the residence soccer league, said Ellroy Smith,Read More
Anke van der Merwe Suid-Afrika het ’n spoggerige 13 goue, 11 silwer en 13 brons medaljes by vanjaar se Statebondspele ingepalm. Naas die individuele prestasies het Suid-Afrika ook sesde op die algehele punteleer geëindig. Christian Sadie het ’n silwer medalje vir Suid-Afrika in die mans S7-klas 50Read More
Annerine Snyman Die Maroen Masjien het gewys waarom hulle vir die derde agtereenvolgende jaar in die Varsitybeker-finaal sal speel. Maties het vanaand, ná ’n oortuigende semi-finaal vertoning teen die Universiteit van die Witwatersrand (Wits), na vanjaar se finaal deurgedring. Maties het 65–18 teenRead More
Annerine Snyman The seventh round of the Varsity Cup competition was interrupted by protesters storming the field whilst throwing chairs, which forced an end to the match. The players were led off the field. Maties faced Madibaz (NMU) on MondayRead More