Posted on March 08, 2024
Chad-Lee Valentine might not be the tallest of players, but what he lacks in size, he makes up with guts and tenacity. When he dons the TuksRugby number-9 jersey, he is the proverbial general whose aim is to get his team close to the try line so they can score. There is nothing he likes more than...
Posted on March 05, 2024
Gandhi Jafta is living the words of the famous poem by Robert Frost, choosing to travel the path less travelled. "As in the poem, I chose the 'path less travelled' in academia. It has led me to exciting discoveries. But unlike the poem, my journey doesn't end there. I am also carving a path...
Posted on March 04, 2024
Jenny van Dyk, the "Coach with the Midas Touch", is now up to her new challenge after she is appointed the new SPAR Proteas head coach. When announcing that Van Dyk is the new national head coach, Cecilia Molokwane (Netball South Africa President) said, "Jenny has won everything under the sun. It...
Posted on March 01, 2024
A few years back, a coach suggested that Tayla Jonker stop "playing around" in the swimming pool and be more dedicated when training. The BSc Quantity Surveying student at UP-Tuks took the words to heart. She has not regretted it. Last month, the 19-year-old set a new South African record in...
Posted on February 29, 2024
One of the most fearsome sights during a rugby game is to have a 1.92-metre tall player weighing 125 kilograms running at you at full speed with the ball in hand. If you don't tackle, he will score. This scenario could play out tomorrow afternoon when Tuks clashes against the Cape Peninsula...
Posted on February 28, 2024
Thabiso Mokoena can claim to have been there, done that, and gotten the t-shirt to prove it - playing football at the highest level. The 31-year-old has played for SuperSport United and the Black Leopards. For the last three years, he has been at AmaTuks. Many might perceive playing in the...
Posted on February 26, 2024
The TuksRugby team was off to a good start in the 2024 FNB Varsity Shield campaign, beating the University of Fort Hare 36-0 on Friday, February 23, in Alice. The result was never in doubt. Keane Galant scored Tuks's first of five tries in the ninth minute. Credit should go to Fort Hare's...
Posted on February 23, 2024
Kian du Toit might only be 18, but the biggest mistake older wrestlers could make at next month's African Senior Wrestling Championships in Egypt is to underestimate him. When the youngster steps onto the mats, only one thing matters. That is to get his opponent pinned down for the count. Age...
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