Posted on November 20, 2023
‘Winning rugby’ is Dewey Swartbooi's honest answer when asked what kind of rugby he wants UP-Tuks to play next year in the Varsity Shield competition. The former Blue Bulls player is the newly appointed TuksRugby head coach. Swartbooi admits that saying he wants the team to win is a...
Posted on November 10, 2023
Libbie Janse van Rensburg has been named the TuksRugby Player of the Year 2023, becoming the first woman in the TuksRugby club’s history to be recognised for this award.
Posted on November 03, 2023
The University of Pretoria and TuksSport are pleased to announce the appointment of Dewey Swartbooi as the new head coach for TuksRugby.
Posted on October 24, 2023
Taking a hard knock might make many rethink their decision, but not if you are Tracey Mthunzi, because she is no quitter. Earlier this year, the UP-Tuks honours student made a life-changing decision as to her choice of sport. She put her netball tekkies away and donned a pair of rugby boots....
Posted on October 10, 2023
The TuksRugby U-20 team ended their season on a high by winning the inaugural UXi Cross-Border Competition by beating Hamiltons 61-14 in the final played in Pretoria. The heroics of the youngsters bode well for the future of TuksRugby. Next year, some of them could be in the vanguard in the...
Posted on October 03, 2023
The Tukswomen Rugby 7s team finished third, winning bronze at the recent 2023 World University Rugby Invitational Tournament in Bordeaux, France. Riaan van der Merwe (TuksWomens Rugby 7s head coach) sees it as one of his team's gutsiest performances especially as some of the biggest challenges...
Posted on September 21, 2023
Faranah Burger knows only one way to play rugby: to put her body on the line, and with good reason, she wants the team to win. Saturday in Kimberley will be no exception. Burger is co-captaining the Delta Drone TuksWomensRugby Sevens team at the USSA Rugby 7s Championships. Earlier this year,...
Posted on August 25, 2023
Many might wonder why this is relevant to tomorrow's Carlton Cup semi-final clash between Tuks and Naka Bulls. If one goes according to the results, the Naka Bulls are the favorites to win. After all, they have done so twice already in the competition. But results and numbers in sports will...
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