Sport

Annerine Snyman  Maties Netbal het Maandagaand ’n bonuspunt met drie doele in die tweede ronde van die Varsity Netbaltoernooi misgeloop. Die span het in die Coetzenburg-sentrum teen die Tshwane Universiteit van Tegnologie (TUT) te staan gekom met… read more

LAUREN WESLEY-SMITH LAST Saturday saw the Maties Ballroom and Latin Dance Society (MBLDS) dance their way to victory at this year’s Intervarsity (IV) Ballroom and Latin Dance competition. This year, Stellenbosch competed against the University of Cape… read more

Maties Netbal het vanjaar se Varsity Netbal-seisoen met ’n groot oorwinning begin. Die span het die NWU-Pukke Maandagaand van die baan afgespeel en ’n 54–38 oorwinning behaal. Dít is volgens Nicholé Taljaard, Maties-kaptein, nie hoe dit vir… read more

Gita Fourie Two years ago, Inès Mars, a final year BAcc LLB-student, browsed around the Societies fair on the Rooiplein and decided to put her skills to the test on the rowing machine. She had no prior… read more

DOMINIQUE VERSTER At the age of 22, Nicholé Taljaard (BSc Sport Science) has a netball career packed with remarkable achievements. After joining Maties Netball in 2016, she made the Western Cape Southern Stings squad, as well as… read more

GABRIELA VILJOEN The study named “Risk factor for head injury events in professional rugby union: a video analysis of 464 head injury events to inform proposed injury prevention strategies” was conducted by a group of research scientists.… read more

GABRIELA VILJOEN The second semester is upon us with it long nights in the library (and several late nights out on the town). Unfortunately, those late nights don’t necessarily go hand in hand with your ambition to… read more

LEMUEL BLIGNAUT Terwyl meeste van ons onder komberse weggekruip het, het ’n paar dapper roeiers die waters van die Bergrivier aangedurf tydens die jaarlikse Bergrivier-kanomarathon. Met die marathon wat al aan die gang is vanaf 1952, is… read more

MART-MARIÉ SERFONTEIN It’s not every day that you hear of a Matie getting chosen to play for the national team of another country. On this rare occasion, the star is Brandon Glover, a 22 year old Accounting… read more

LEMUEL BLIGNAUT Die meeste van ons is gelukkig met beide ons voete op vaste grond. Daar is egter mense wat verkies om aan hul pinkies rond te hang met moederaarde ver onder hulle. Vir die rotsklimmers op… read more

BRYNLEY VAN AARDT The Maties Ladies Hockey team is through to the Varsity Hockey final after beating the previous winners, UP Tuks, 7-5 in a semi-final match on Mon- day evening at the NWU Astro in Potchefstroom.… read more

DOMINIQUE FUCHS Stellenbosch Football Club (SFC) is making waves as the first Stellenbosch based football team to earn a place in the Absa Premiership or Premier Soccer League (PSL), the highest division of the South African football… read more

KESIA ABRAHAMS & LEMUEL BLIGNAUT This year’s Varsity Cup season was a phenomenal one for FNB Maties Rugby. Both teams, the Maroon Machine and the Young Guns, ended the season at the top of their respective logs.… read more

BYRNLEY VAN AARDT Sunday’s scorching heat saw the Long Donkeys Ultimate Frisbee team from Pietermaritzburg triumph at The South African Ultimate Mixed Nationals in Stellenbosch this past weekend, with the Flying Tigers of UCT taking theSpirit of… read more

LOLITA DE ABREU The Stellenbosch University (SU) mascot, popularly known as ‘Pokkel’, was banned from participating in the traditional Varsity Cup final post-game celebration after a premature celebratory run across the field. With five minutes left on… read more

ANKE VAN DER MERWE FNB Maties is Maandagaand vir die tweede agtereenvolgende jaar as Varsitybeker-kampioene gekroon toe hulle vir FNB UP Tuks 34–12 geklop het. Die Danie Craven was vol met ongeveer 20 000 mense wat gesorg… read more

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… read 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… read 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… read 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… read more