Posted on April 03, 2023
Being named South Africa's Sportsman of the Year means the 18-year-old, Pieter Coetzé, continues to be a trailblazer. The Tuks swimmer is the youngest athlete to receive this coveted award. In 2021, when he was only 16, Coetzé was the youngest South African male swimmer to compete at the...
Posted on April 01, 2023
If the 20-year-old, Marione Fourie, can have her way, there might be a South African record on the cards when she lines up to race the women’s 100m hurdles at the ASA Track & Field Championships in Potchefstroom. The BSportSci student at the University of Pretoria is undoubtedly in good...
Posted on March 31, 2023
To tackle, dummy, and score tries on a rugby field is nothing new to TuksWomensRugby players. They have been doing so for years and are pretty good at it. The Delta Drone TuksWomensRugby Sevens team has won numerous international tournaments including the African Student and won the inaugural...
Posted on March 29, 2023
The 2023 FNB Young Guns campaign began early this month and Tuks has secured three successive wins. The Tuks Young Guns head coach, Allen ‘Major’ Soutter, is upbeat about his team's chances to retain the Varsity Young Guns title. Tuks has fallen short once and that was against NWU...
Posted on March 26, 2023
Being fast is essential to Erin Gallagher; it is what motivates her to swim for hours most days, but there is more to the Tuks student-athlete than trying to become a champion at all times. The 24-year-old is studying BSc Geography and Environmental Science student at Tuks. "The world's...
Posted on March 25, 2023
When asked why she considers third to be unique when discussing indoor hockey, there is a real chance that the Tuks student-athlete, Tegan Fourie, will smile, and with good reason. She played brilliantly for South Africa's women's team during the recent 2023 Women's FIH Indoor Hockey World Cup...
Posted on March 24, 2023
William Mokgopo can rightfully claim to be one of the trailblazers of South African cycling, proving that riders of colour can cycle and win races. That is why it is exciting that he is now the head coach of the TuksCycling Academy at TuksSport High School. The aim is definitely to coach...
Posted on March 22, 2023
The 19-year-old high jumper, Brian Raats, will attempt to do what no South African athlete has been able to do over the last ten years, which is to jump 2.28 metres. Over the last few years, South Africa's senior high jumpers have yet to come up with the magic jump that will get people...
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