Posted on March 22, 2024
Being calm and collected when playing as a flyhalf for Tuks in the 2024 FNB Varsity Shield campaign is second nature to Jean-Pierre Wentzel. It should be no surprise that he is making the right decisions at vital times. In rugby's off-season, Wentzel is a keen Motocross MX racer. This sport is...
Posted on March 18, 2024
On Friday, March 15, Tuks made it four out of four by beating Varsity College 75-21 at home in Round 4 of the 2024 FNB Varsity Shield edition. Jean-Pierre Wentzel of Tuks was named Player That Rocks. 212 is how many points Tuks has notched up in total so far; 75 is the most scored in a game this...
Posted on March 14, 2024
The one thing that matters to Marco Venter every time he dons Tuks coveted "Stripes" is to get the team to attack the advantage line. In other words, it is to get the team closer to the try line. When looking at Tuks results in the current Varsity Shield tournament, the bulky eight-man is...
Posted on March 08, 2024
Chad-Lee Valentine might not be the tallest of players, but what he lacks in size, he makes up with guts and tenacity. When he dons the TuksRugby number-9 jersey, he is the proverbial general whose aim is to get his team close to the try line so they can score. There is nothing he likes more than...
Posted on February 29, 2024
One of the most fearsome sights during a rugby game is to have a 1.92-metre tall player weighing 125 kilograms running at you at full speed with the ball in hand. If you don't tackle, he will score. This scenario could play out tomorrow afternoon when Tuks clashes against the Cape Peninsula...
Posted on February 26, 2024
The TuksRugby team was off to a good start in the 2024 FNB Varsity Shield campaign, beating the University of Fort Hare 36-0 on Friday, February 23, in Alice. The result was never in doubt. Keane Galant scored Tuks's first of five tries in the ninth minute. Credit should go to Fort Hare's...
Posted on February 21, 2024
"Operation Restore the Pride" starts on Friday in Alice when Tuks take to the field to play the University of Fort Hare in the 2024 Varsity Shield campaign. Many expect Tuks to be unstoppable in the tournament and that they will be back in the Varsity Cup next year. The TuksRugby co-captain,...
Posted on November 23, 2023
If there is one thing Kgahliso Shakira Mamphoke loves doing, it is sidestep and dummy with a rugby ball in hand, and she is pretty good at it. During the 2023 World University Invitational Tournament in September in France, Mamphoke was the top try scorer for the Air France TuksWomensRugby team....
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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