Posted on May 29, 2024
If someone had asked Tracey Mthunzi at the start of last year whether she thinks she would ever captain a national rugby team, her answer would have been no. But things changed. The former TuksNetball player is off to France to captain the South African women's student team at the 2024 FISU Rugby...
Posted on May 27, 2024
The South African hopeful Olympian combination John Smith and Chris Baxter missed out by 0.11 seconds on medalling during the 2024 World Cup Rowing II in Lucerne, Switzerland. The men's pair combination based at Tuks finished fourth. With 500 metres to go, they were still in third place. The...
Posted on May 20, 2024
As a rule, the long jumper, Jovan van Vuuren, does not like to make a promise he can't keep, but after his inclusion in the South African team for the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, he stated that he is not going to Paris to take "selfies". "It has always been my dream to compete at the...
Posted on May 16, 2024
Tuks athletes have been carrying the flag for South Africa since 2012 at the Olympic Games, winning nine medals (4 gold, 4 silver and 1 bronze) out of 19. Playing around with numbers equates to Tuks winning 47.36% of South Africa's Olympic medals at the last three Olympic Games. This trend is...
Posted on May 06, 2024
TuksHockey players were instrumental in getting Northerns to win the 2024 Under-21 Interprovincial tournament in Cape Town. This past weekend, Northerns beat Western Province 3-2 in the final to win the title. UP-Tuks student-athlete, Calvin Davis captained the team and was also named Player...
Posted on May 01, 2024
Early this week, Charné Swart established herself as one of South Africa's best female 800-metre athletes by running 2:00.71, during the Cape Milers Club/Endurocad WA Challenge Meeting in Cape Town. The Tuks student-athlete is now one of the six fastest South African female athletes in the 800...
Posted on April 26, 2024
In the 2024 FNB Varsity Shield final, the TuksRugby rugby team defeated Varsity College 95-21 on Friday, April 26, setting new records. The Varsity Shield final saw the most tries in history, with the Tuks scoring 15 on their home pitch. The 95 points are also in this category. Additionally, Tuks...
Posted on April 25, 2024
Cayno February promised himself that he would never be ordinary when playing rugby. He certainly is not when playing for Tuks in the 2024 FNB Varsity Shield competition. During the 80 minutes of play, you will see the lean forward ranking high in the lineouts to win the ball or running with the...
Posted on April 24, 2024
Two University of Pretoria medical students, Edmund du Plessis proved by winning the men’s 800m final at the 2024 ASA Senior Track & Field National Championships in Pietermaritzburg, that he is ready to race against the world's best. Charné Swart won the women's 800m final in 2:01.81...
Posted on April 23, 2024
The TuksRugby team is on the verge of making rugby history when taking on Varsity College in the 2024 FNB Varsity Shield final on Friday, 26 April. If victorious, Tuks will be the only team in the history of Varsity Rugby to have won both the Cup and the Shield trophies. Judging by this season's...
Posted on April 22, 2024
Few would bet that the same two batsmen would be involved in a match-winning partnership against the same team to clinch a national title within months. But it did happen. On Wednesday, at the Tuks Groenkloof Oval, Merrick Brett and Matthew Boast steered Tuks to victory against the North-West...
Posted on April 21, 2024
“Let’s work towards a future where every young girl’s dream of sporting greatness is not just a possibility but an inevitability,” said SuperSport broadcaster Layla Arrison during an event at UP to celebrate women in sport.
Posted on April 21, 2024
Colette Uys had one goal at the beginning of the year: to be the best she could be as an athlete, and she is starting to do precisely that. The Tuks medical student proved it when she won the hammer throw at the 2024 ASA Senior Track & Field National Championships in Pietermaritzburg. With...
Posted on April 19, 2024
On Wednesday, April 17, TuksCricket, under the headship of Kruger van Wyk, capped a brilliant season, winning the Cricket South African National Club Championships by beating the North-West University with three wickets in the final. Schalk Engelbrecht of Tuks, who took 3/24 in 10 overs, was the...
Posted on April 18, 2024
The TuksWomensRugby team got their first 2024 Varsity Cup victory beating the University of KwaZulu 51-5 at home on Friday, April 12. Mamello Mustafa of Tuks, was named Player That Rocks. The result means that Tuks will play the University of Fort Hare on Friday in the semifinals. Tuks will have...
Posted on April 17, 2024
Three years ago, Chad le Clos was surprised by the "Oom" who lined up to compete against him in the 50m butterfly during the South African Short Course Championships. On that day, Le Clos won the 50m butterfly in 23.72s. Coetzé was third in 24.14s. A lot has changed since then. The "Oom" has...
Posted on April 16, 2024
By beating Madibaz on Friday, Apri 12, Tuks achieved their first goal: to be back playing in the FNB Varsity Cup tournament in 2025. Tuks retained their unbeaten streak in the Varsity Shield with a 66-24 victory against Madibaz. In the semi-finals on Friday, Tuks will face off against Walter...
Posted on April 15, 2024
Merrick Brett might have done yesterday what no other Tuks cricketer had done: to take four wickets with four balls. On Sunday, April 14, the Tuks captain did so during the 2024 CSA National Club Championships against Bohemians from Border. The game was played at the TuksCricket Oval. According...
Posted on April 13, 2024
Tuks' challenge to be South Africa's best club cricket team starts on Saturday, April 13, when they take on Maties in the 2024 CSA National Club Championships in Pretoria. There is no final. Every team will play everyone. The team with the most points after five games is the winner. It is one...
Posted on April 12, 2024
90 minutes of faultless football and an ability to capitalise on Mamelodi Sundowns’ mistakes is the challenge that awaits AmaTuks on Friday when they play the quarterfinals of the Nedbank Cup. The odds are certainly stacked against AmaTuks. Since 2022, Sundowns have gone 40 DStv Premiership...
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