#TuksRugby: "The biggest challenge we faced after the Varsity Cup tournament was to get our first team players to rediscover their passion for rugby," says Conrad Boshoff

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...

#TuksRugby: Tuks are set to prove something during the USSA Rugby 15s Championships in Durban.

Posted on July 06, 2023

"Operation Comeback" starts tomorrow when the Tuks team plays Maties during the 2023 USSA Rugby 15s Championships in Durban. Labeling it as a make-or-break match for Tuks might be a bit over the top. The reality, however, is that Tuks must save face after suffering seven consecutive defeats...

#TuksWomensRugby: Tracey Mthunzi looks forward to her sevens rugby debut for Delta Drone Tuks in France

Posted on May 14, 2023

Fearless is an excellent way to describe Tracey Mthunzi when she flies out to France next week to play two tournaments with the Delta Drone TuksWomensRugby Sevens team. She has yet to execute a tackle or sidestep an opponent in an official sevens game. It doesn't faze the former Tuks Varsity...

#TuksSport: “Getting an opportunity to play for Delta Drone TuksWomensRugby 7s allowed me to reinvent myself as an athlete,” says Marlize De Bruin

Posted on May 08, 2023

Currently, the Springbok Women’s Sevens player, Marlize de Bruin, may be hobbling about, but it is said you can't keep a good woman down. So it won't be surprising if she makes her Bulls Daisies debut sooner than later. The UP-Tuks graduate cannot wait. She has been playing rugby for...

#TuksWomensRugby: Tuks affiliates were instrumental in getting the Bok Women's Sevens to qualify for HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series

Posted on May 04, 2023

The past weekend, it was the Springbok Women's Sevens who claimed a hard-fought 17-14 victory over Belgium in the final of the second leg in the World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series in Stellenbosch. Their win sealed a spot by qualifying for next season's HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series. It is...

#TuksWomensRugby: Lizanne Jacobs wants Tuks to fulfil their potential during the inaugural FNB Varsity Cup Women

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...

#TuksRugby: Allen Soutter is confident that the Tuks Young Guns will keep playing better

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...

#TuksRugby: Young Guns captain, Jayden Sam, plays to make his dad proud

Posted on March 20, 2023

When Jayden Sam runs onto a rugby field, it is to prove that size does not matter and the main goal is to make his dad proud. He will lead Tuks in the 2023 FNB Varsity Young Guns campaign. He is 1.67 metres tall and weighs barely more than 70 kilograms, but be aware. Sam firmly believes that...