#TuksRugby: Pierre Fourie warns it would be a mistake to write of Tuks after their Varsity Cup losses

Posted on March 09, 2023

Losing three games in a row is certainly different from how the defending Varsity Cup champions, Tuks, hoped to kick off their 2023 FNB Varsity Cup campaign. As things stand, Tuks is bottom of the log with only three points to their name. North West University and Wits are leading upfront...

#TuksRugby: Once he has the ball in hand, Kyle Cyster is hard to stop

Posted on March 04, 2023

The Tuks fullback Kyle Cyster proves that dynamite comes in small packages. Cyster is 1.73 metres tall and weighs 71 kilograms. It means he is arguably one of the smallest players in the 2023 FNB Varsity Cup tournament. But what he lacks in stature, he makes up with guts and skills. Once he...

#TuksRugby: Tuks impress with their never say die attitude against UFS Shimlas in the 2023 FNB Varsity Cup opener

Posted on February 21, 2023

Losing by one point to UFS Shimlas is undoubtedly not how Tuks would have liked to start their defence of the Varsity Cup title, but still, there are some positives they can take from the game. The one thing that became clear last night is that this Tuks team has guts. They never give up. Only...

#TuksRugby: Lincoln Daniels not to take anything for granted ahead of the 2023 FNB Varsity Cup edition

Posted on February 20, 2023

The TuksRugby team could rewrite the Varsity Cup tournament records books should they be victorious in the final in April. It would be the third consecutive time Tuks will claim the title. Only Maties (2008-2010) has been able to do so. It would be the sixth title for Tuks. As things stand,...

#TuksRugby: “Having won the [Varsity Cup] tournament twice in a row means we have a 'target on our back',” says Jandré Burger

Posted on February 16, 2023

Making predictions in sports is always risky, but it is safe to say that Monday's 2023 FNB Varsity Cup encounter between Tuks and Shimlas will be a humdinger. It can't be helped. There are scores to be settled. Last year, the two teams clashed twice. Shimlas was victorious, winning the pool...

#TuksWomensRugby: Libbie Janse van Rensburg is excited about the changes in local women’s rugby

Posted on February 11, 2023

Playing rugby and getting paid is a dream comes true for the Springbok Women international, Libbie Janse van Rensburg. As a little girl playing rugby with her nephews on the farm, she would have laughed if someone had told her that she would be playing for the Springbok Women one day....

#TuksWomensRugby: "In rugby, you push yourself to limits you did not think you could," says Timonique Corbett.

Posted on January 31, 2023

Time will often show that what is a considerable sacrifice today will be one of the most significant investments you have made in life. This is the reason why Timonique Corbett is not fazed about driving more than 500 kilometres a week to play rugby at Tuks. She is part of the Delta Drone...

#TuksWomensRugby: "I think I have become a better player playing traditional rugby and sevens," says Nadine Roos.

Posted on October 10, 2022

The TuksWomensRugby player, Nadine Roos, is a Springbok Women and Sevens international player. Currently, she is part of the South African national women’s rugby team for the 2021 Rugby World Cup – women’s tournament in New Zealand. Beat France and play in the playoffs. That...