Posted on September 27, 2024
Playing for the "Stripes" took on new meaning when the TuksNetball team secured a crucial 56-48 victory against UJ in Round 7 of the 2024 Varsity Netball campaign. This win is hailed as one of the most memorable in TuksNetball history, as the defending champions had their backs against the wall...
Posted on September 25, 2024
Most people would dread being stuck in a lift, but for the Tuks men's sevens team, this unexpected challenge became a source of motivation. On Sunday, 22 September, Tuks triumphed in the 2024 USSA Rugby 7s final, defeating Stadio 21-14. Adam Mkhuri secured the winning try with a perfectly timed...
Posted on September 23, 2024
The chances are good that few, if any, students at the University of Pretoria (UP-Tuks) have ever read Richard Bach's Jonathan Livingston Seagull. That’s precisely what 21-year-old Tuks computer engineering student, Richard Schnitter, did. Last month, he finished second in the MacMac...
Posted on September 16, 2024
And she’s right. But why is this relevant? Tuks swimmers won the recent 2024 USSA Swim Championships for the sixth time. With this victory, and with an apology to Vice President Harris, Tuks proved: "When we dive in, we win." The swimmers dominated once again, not only winning the...
Posted on September 11, 2024
Every athlete dreams of making sports history, but when the moment arrives, it might not immediately be fully appreciated — just ask wheelchair tennis player Donald Ramphadi. The TuksTennis club member, alongside Lucas Sithole, made history by winning bronze in the men's quad doubles,...
Posted on September 04, 2024
TuksFootball has secured a spot in the 2024 Men’s Varsity Football semi-finals, but the battle is only halfway won. The path to the final becomes much smoother if Tuks can overcome TUT on Thursday. A victory would keep them at the top of the log, ensuring a home semi-final. If they win...
Posted on September 03, 2024
Another year brings another Varsity Netball tournament, and one thing remains consistent—Tuks’ winning streak. The team has clinched the title three times, in 2017, 2019, and 2023. The 2024 edition kicked off on Sunday, and Tuks continues its unbeaten run. They secured a dominant...
Posted on September 01, 2024
TuksSport High School learner-athlete, Njabulo Mbatha of TuksAthletics Academy, capped a brilliant season when he formed part of South Africa's 4x400m men’s relay team and won a silver medal at the World Athletics U-20 Championships in Lima, Peru. South Africa ran a season-best in the...
Posted on August 31, 2024
Starting Sunday, Tuks, the defending champions of Varsity Netball, will aim to achieve what no previous Tuks team has managed: to successfully defend their title. Tuks boasts an impressive Varsity Netball record, having won the tournament three times (2017, 2019, and 2023). Only Kovsies, with...
Posted on August 30, 2024
Behind every success is unseen hard work, sacrifice, and persistence, which is how Sollie Barnard's 20-year tenure as chairman of Tuks Cricket Club can be best summarised. TuksCricket Club is arguably one of the best club sides in the world. Over the last 20 years, the Tuks have dominated local...
Posted on August 28, 2024
On Thursday, when the Tuks players take it to the field to face DUT in Round 6 of the 2024 Varsity Football edition, they should take the words "Don't judge a book by its cover" to heart." Taking into account the log standings, Tuks' winning seems a mere formality. Tuks is, after all, second...
Posted on August 15, 2024
TuksSport fans can be forgiven for being excited about the results of the 2024 Men’s Varsity Football edition. After the fourth round, Tuks is the only unbeaten team and leading the log standings. Interestingly, Tuks has the second-best goal difference, having scored seven goals and only...
Posted on August 08, 2024
Tuks still tops the 2024 Men’s Varsity Football log standings after playing to a goalless draw against North-West University on Thursday, 8 August. The 94 minutes of football can be best summarised as a chess match between the Tuks strikers and the NWU goalkeeper, Kamogelo Matane. There...
Posted on August 07, 2024
TuksFootball will aim for three wins out of three when they face North-West University on home turf in Round 3 of the 2024 Men’s Varsity Football campaign. After the first two rounds, Tuks tops the log with six points, remaining unbeaten. They also boast the best goal difference, scoring...
Posted on July 30, 2024
On Monday, 29 July, Tatjana Smith of TuksSwimming, won gold in the women's 100m breaststroke final with an impressive time of 1:05.28 at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in France. The Tuks swimmer's heroics led South Africa to win their first Olympic gold medal at the Paris Games. It was...
Posted on July 28, 2024
If everything goes according to plan, Tatjana Smith will have a real chance on Monday evening to win South Africa's first medal at the Paris 2024 Olympics, competing in the 100m breaststroke final. The statistics certainly favour Smith as a medal contender. This season, she set the third-fastest...
Posted on July 26, 2024
On Thursday, 1 August, in the evening could be a red letter sport for South Africa when Tatjana Smith dives into the pool to compete in the 200m-breaststroke at the Paris 2024 Olympics in France. If she wins, the Tuks swimmer will be the second South African athlete to win gold in the same event...
Posted on July 26, 2024
One of the proudest traditions in TuksSport is how athletes and coaches step up during the Olympic Games to beat the world's best. Statistics confirm this. Since the 2012 Olympic Games in London, Tuks athletes have won nine medals (four gold, four silver and one bronze). In total, South Africa...
Posted on July 26, 2024
Tuks made a welcome return to the Men’s Varsity Football tournament by beating VUT 1–0 on Thursday, 25 July 2024. Coach Nicholas Stothard could be forgiven for briefly thinking, "I love it when a plan comes together." He wanted his "Boys" to start the campaign on a winning note to...
Posted on July 25, 2024
Wian Roux will focus on hitting the mark as he competes in archery at the Paris Olympic Games on Thursday, 25 July. With his bow in hand, Roux will join the world's elite archers, while the top sevens rugby and football teams also begin their quest for medals. The Games officially kick off with...
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