Sport

BY KESIA ABRAHAMS & HELÉNE LEONARD Jo Prins has made 2019 her year. The Stellenbosch stu­dent qualified for the un­der-21 South African Netball team, joined the Protea squad and she was recently awarded the Cape Winelands Netball… read more

CHRISTOPHER JOUBERT THE Maties Canoeing team has cut their way through the challenging rapids and weirs of the Fish River to be crowned the 2019 USSA Canoeing champions. The 30 Maties paddlers now have bragging rights after… read more

ANNERINE SNYMAN  Maties-Sewes het die af­gelope naweek hul staal gewys in die Varsity Sports Sewes-toernooi in Johan­nesburg. Alhoewel dié span met die sil­wermedalje tevrede moes wees, was hulle poging glad nie te versmaai nie. Maties het die… read more

KIRSTY BUCHOLZ MOST humans would probably prefer having their feet firmly planted on the ground. There are, however, a group of Maties who thoroughly enjoy the dark depths of the ocean. Maties Underwater is Stel­lenbosch University’s official… read more

ANNERINE SNYMAN  MATIES Netbal het Maandagaand, in die Varsity Netbal-finaal in Pre­toria, ’n enorme poging teen die Universiteit van Pretoria (Tuks) aangewend en net-net nie diebeker saam met hulle huis toe ge­bring nie. Dit was behoorlik ’n… read more

LEMUEL BLIGNAUT The Pietermaritzburg Long Donkeys Ultimate Frisbee team and Lions River Polo club played hosts to the seventh annual National Ultimate Frisbee tournament over the weekend of 5 October. The tournament saw a variety of men’s… read more

Dominique Verster Over the past weekend, Maties esports secured yet another victory in the first ever national intervarsity esports competition. University Sports South Africa (USSA) in collaboration with ACGL hosted the historical event at the Coetzenberg sports… read more

ANNERINE SNYMAN As jy daarvan hou om die borde in jou ma se huis rond te gooi of nog altyd uitgeblink het in die familie-frisbeegooi, dan het Universiteit Stellenbosch (US) net die sport vir jou. Maties Ultimate,… read more

GITA FOURIE As jy ’n aanhanger van Maties Netbal is, dan weet jy seker ook wie KHOJOSHA is. Jo Prins, Sasha-Lee Petersen en Khomotso Mamburu speel sedert 12-jarige ouderdom saam netbal. Die drie meisies het oor die… read more

CHRISTOPHER JOUBERT We are fast approaching this year’s rendition of Damestouch, the annual event hosted by Eendrag Residence, and sounds like it’s going to be one for the books. There is however a slight change in Damestouch… read more

Lemuel Blignaut Maties crashed out of this year’s Varsity Cricket tournament in the semi-final round when they lost to Tuks, who went on to lift the trophy. Maties started their tournament, which took place from 2 to… read more

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