Posted on September 21, 2021
#TuksHockey: Studying to be a doctor helps Matt Dewar to perform better when he is on the turf Matt Dewar will be a medical doctor four years from now, but before he seriously starts to treat patients, the Tuks student has some unfinished business to settle on the Astroturf. For now, it is...
Posted on July 24, 2021
A total of 25 athletes from the University of Pretoria (UP) and six alumni are participating in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics from Saturday. In addition to the competing athletes, eight TuksSport coaches will be in Tokyo to provide advice to the athletes, along with a Tuks referee to ensure the...
Posted on July 23, 2021
When Lerato Mahole was still young, her mom would often say to her, "Bophelo ke ntwa". In the Tswana language, it means life is a fight and struggle. It inspired Mohale to always work that little bit harder no matter what she does. That is why she might make her Olympic debut on Saturday in...
Posted on July 09, 2021
The one guaranteed way to get Samkelo Mvimbi’s adrenaline pumping is to give him a hockey stick and tell him a team's honour is at stake. It is why the 22-year-old cannot wait to go to Tokyo, reepresenting South Africa at the Olympic Games. Ever since he took up hockey, his dream was to...
Posted on June 15, 2021
Nqobile ‘Bili’ Ntuli and Siphesihle ‘Sigz’ Ntuli will keep up a proud Tuks tradition when they arrive in Tokyo to compete at the 2020 Olympic Games. They are the fourth set of brothers to go to the Olympics since 1996, but things are slightly different this time...
Posted on May 27, 2021
Years ago, a little girl dreamed of playing hockey at the Olympic Games. Today, 20-year-old, Edith Molikoe, heard that she is going to Tokyo. "I don't have words to describe how I feel at the moment. I am excited but at the same time nervous. It is a dream comes true after hours of hard work....
Posted on February 26, 2021
It is often said a good hockey player plays where the ball is - a great player plays where the ball is going to be. The 20-year-old, Edith Molikoe has the makings of being great.
Posted on February 18, 2021
Guy Morgan of Tuks does not know the meaning of giving up that is why he has been selected as the captain of the South African under-21 hockey team ahead of the 2021 Junior Africa Cup tournament in Accra, Ghana. There is a story been told of when a youngster was playing cricket. He and his...
Posted on January 29, 2021
Many years ago, a young boy in Ladysmith loved nothing more than to do all kinds of sports and dive into swimming pools. Like many youngsters, he had hoped to become one of the best. When he realised early on it would not happen, he did not get discouraged. Through his participation, he had...
Posted on August 21, 2020
Don't go through life without "goals" is the motto Carmen Smith abides by when playing hockey. The same goes for when she studies.
Posted on July 29, 2020
The South African and TuksHockey player Peabo Lembethe has decided come what may he will outfox opponents with a stick in hand that is why he left to play in Ireland.
Posted on May 14, 2020
In the latest instalment of Extra Time we speak to SA women’s hockey goalkeeper Phumelela Mbande who shares her passion for the game and talks candidly about transformation.
Posted on April 16, 2020
To defend a title is the ultimate for any team, but due to the international coronavirus pandemic, there is no guarantee that the Tuks men's hockey team will get to do so.
Posted on February 27, 2020
The Tuks women's hockey team beating Potch Vaal 5-0 in the Gauteng Cup Tournament might not seem newsworthy, but for Meeghan Scheffer it was the game in which she got to live again, and she was making the most of every minute.
Posted on February 26, 2020
The one guaranteed way to get Tuks's Samkelo Mvimbi's adrenaline pumping is to give him a hockey stick and tell him there is a team's honour at stake.
Posted on January 15, 2020
Tuks's Sigz Ntuli has undoubtedly established himself as one of South Africa's top hockey coaches, but the one thing he will never do is to ever rest on his laurels.
Posted on October 08, 2019
Winning tournaments is not the only thing that matters to the TuksHockey coaches they are equally committed to helping South Africa's national sides succeed at an international level.
Posted on July 08, 2019
The Tuks women's hockey team completed a hattrick on Friday in Stellenbosch by beating Pukke 3-2 in the final of the USSA Tournament.
Posted on June 28, 2019
The Tuks women's hockey team will be challenging to complete a hat trick on Monday in Stellenbosch when competing at the USSA Tournament.
Posted on June 28, 2019
The Tuks men's hockey side is no strangers to winning tournaments. Last year they were victorious in the Varsity Tournament final however reclaiming the USSA Tournament trophy has been alluding them over the previous four years.
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