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Maties rowing exceeds expectations at USSA-R sprints
Maties rowing team had a memorable and successful weekend at the USSA-R Sprints 2023 regatta. It was a culmination of hard work, dedication, and passion for the sport. This year’s event was particularly special as the team… read more
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Varsity Cup 2023: The Rundown
Many students see the month of February as an end to their holiday and a return to the exhilarating, yet stress inducing, student life but to the rugby loving scholars and Maties supporters it is seen as… read more
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Dagbreek breaks through Helderberg to claim the 2023 u/20 campus rugby title
Dagbreek Men’s Residence won the 2023 u/20 Campus rugby trophy in an epic clash against Helderberg. After an onslaught of near misses, they came back from being down 0 — 12 at the start of the second… read more
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Maties Women’s Rugby takes home Varsity Cup in historic win
Veni, vidi, vici – Maties’ women’s rugby team came, saw, and conquered the very first Women’s Varsity Cup. On 13 April Maties met University of Johannesburg (UJ) in the finals at the University of the Western Cape… read more
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Geskiedenis wink vir Matie-vrouerugbyspan
Hierdie jaar is die fokus op vrouesport. Kaapstad het gasheer gespeel vir die eerste vrouekrieketwêreldbeker in Afrika in Februarie, en later dié jaar word die eerste netbalwêreldbeker in Afrika ook in Kaapstad gehou. Boonop sal die eerste… read more
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You’ve Been Served!
On Friday 18 March a volleyball tournament was hosted on the grass of the engineering faculty. Although the day was dampened by a light drizzle, spirits remained high amongst the players. Although the annual event was previously… read more
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Maties esports logs on with a brand-new gaming centre
Esports has unofficially been a part of the Stellenbosch student community since 2017, but only became an official society of Stellenbosch University (SU) at the start of 2022. After a long wait and years of talk, the… read more
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Maties Women’s Rugby: a growing force to be reckoned with
20 February was a historical day for Maties Women’s Rugby, as the team played the first ever Women’s Varsity Cup game against University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN). Despite the fact that most Varsity Cup (VC) supporters came to… read more
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Klim en klouter saam by Maties-rotsklim
Klim en klouter was aan die orde van die dag toe die Maties-rotsklimklub op 3 Maart die nuwe klimjaar afgeskop het. Tydens die opwindende geleentheid kon ervare klimmers en heel beginners die klub se splinternuwe, handgemaakte houthouers… read more
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Breyton Poole leaping to higher heights
Breyton Poole, 22 year old athlete, is making waves in the sporting scene after recently reaching the season’s best result at the Boland senior athletics championship on 3 and 4 March 2023. He obtained a gold medal… read more
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Maties clinch last minute win in a thrilling match against UCT
The Monday night lights were shining down at the kick off Varsity Cup match between Stellenbosch University’s (SU) Maroon Machine and University of Cape Town’s (UCT) Ikeys Tigers. The Maroon Machine, headed by blindside flanker Gift Dlamini,… read more
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Matt Proudfoot Kicks Off at Maties Rugby
By Anakin Curtis Matthew Proudfoot has entered the consultant head coach position at Maties Rugby following the departure of Norman Jordaan to the Western Province. The former Scotland prop led the Springboks alongside Rassie Erasmus on their… read more
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Back in the Swim of Things
By Hannah Theron Maties Water Polo is back for its second season of the year. The men’s first and women’s first and second teams participated in the inaugural Cape Town Invitational Tournament, which started Friday, 7 October… read more
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Maties Makes Waves at USSA Boatrace
By Dylan Schmidt Every year, the Kowie river in Port Alfred offers a challenge full of exciting racing, enthusiastic support and demanding conditions to University rowers from all over South Africa. This year the resilient Maties rowing… read more
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Maties Netbal-Maroenmasjien maak skoonskip by Varsity Netbal
deur Jean-Miri Olivier vertaal deur Rentia Meyer Maties Netbal het teruggekeer ná hulle eerste oorwinning in 27 jaar by die University Sport South Africa (USSA)-netbaltoernooi en het sedertdien nie teleurgestel nie. Die standaarde is hooggestel en hulle… read more
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Bianca Augustyn: Maties se op-die-bal-kaptein
Deur Ané Havenga Maties se vrouerugby-sewesspan het hierdie jaar ’n kaptein wat nie net haar stempel by Maties afdruk nie, maar ook op die internasionale verhoog vir haarself ’n naam maak. Bianca Augustyn, MEng (Siviel)-student, het op… read more
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Maroon Machine Moves Mountains
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… read more
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Die Matie Sport – Photos of the Year
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… read more
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CHECK we’re not mates
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… read more
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Walking on Thin Air
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… read more