#TuksFootball: Tuks got a point to prove against Kovsies in their opening match of the 2022 Varsity Football edition

Posted on July 21, 2022

Revenge is a strong word, but it can be argued that it will be in the back of the minds of the Tuks players when they face Kovsies in their first encounter of the 2022 Varsity Football edition. There is a reason for it. Last year, Kovsies got the better of Tuks twice. The worst for Tuks was...

#TuksSport: If you want to be a sports champion with a qualification, then UP-Tuks is the place to be. All thanks to Bestmed

Posted on July 20, 2022

Bestmed has announced the renewal of their sponsorship of TuksSport, which will see athletes being assisted with tuition and sports and medical services. TuksSport Director and Acting CEO of the High Performance Centre, Steven Ball, always emphasises that no breakthrough in a sport just happens.

#TuksAthletics: South African men’s long jump champion, Jovan van Vuuren, plans to go “big” at the World Athletics Championships Oregon22

Posted on July 13, 2022

For a while, the South African men’s long jump champion, Jovan van Vuuren, has predicted that he is ready to go "big". Maybe it will happen over the weekend during the 2022 World Athletics Champs in Oregon. It certainly has been the Tuks athlete's best season to date. He set a new...

#TuksWomensRugby: Riaan van der Merwe impressed with Kemisetso Baloyi at the 2022 Brussel's International Rugby 7's in Belgium

Posted on July 11, 2022

TuksWomensRugby: Riaan van der Merwe impressed with Kemisetso Baloyi at the 2022 Brussel's International Rugby 7's in Belgium It was close but no cigar for the Delta Drone TuksWomensRugby 7’s team as they lost against Rugban in the final of the 2022 Brussel's International Rugby 7's in...

#TuksCricket: Gandhi Jafta is on a forever quest for perfection

Posted on July 05, 2022

The quality of a person's life is directly proportional to their commitment to excellence, regardless of their chosen field of endeavour. The 2022 TuksCricket Women's Player of the Year, Gandhi Jafta, has taken the words of the renowned Vince Lombardi to heart in everything she does. To her,...

#TuksRugby: Stephan ‘Karools’ Smit looks up to the All Blacks legend, Richie McCaw

Posted on July 04, 2022

Stephan ‘Karools’ Smit of TuksRugby, looks up to the All Blacks legend, Richie McCaw. Karools is the captain of Tuks in the 2022 USSA Rugby Championships - Men's 15s

#TuksJudo: Geronay Michaela Whitebooi wins her maiden Grand Slam fight and gears up for the 2022 Commonwealth Games

Posted on July 01, 2022

A lot can happen in seven days. Ask Geronay Michaela Whitebooi (TuksSport High School matriculant & TuksJudo graduate), and she will tell you she has won her first fight at the recent Ulaanbaatar Grand Slam 2022, which helped improve her international ranking by five positions. The Tuks...

#TuksHockey: Tuks captain, Tegan Fourie, does not know what it means to quit

Posted on June 29, 2022

A good "push, hit and never quit" hockey game on any Astroturf is guaranteed to get Tegan Fourie's blood rushing. When the TuksHockey captain dribbles the ball past opponents, most will not realise what a remarkable story she has to tell. It is one in which the words never quit is spelt in...