Sport

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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… read 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… 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… read 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… read 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… read 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,… read 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… read 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… read 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… read more