Posted on August 31, 2024
Starting Sunday, Tuks, the defending champions of Varsity Netball, will aim to achieve what no previous Tuks team has managed: to successfully defend their title. Tuks boasts an impressive Varsity Netball record, having won the tournament three times (2017, 2019, and 2023). Only Kovsies, with...
Posted on August 30, 2024
Behind every success is unseen hard work, sacrifice, and persistence, which is how Sollie Barnard's 20-year tenure as chairman of Tuks Cricket Club can be best summarised. TuksCricket Club is arguably one of the best club sides in the world. Over the last 20 years, the Tuks have dominated local...
Posted on August 28, 2024
On Thursday, when the Tuks players take it to the field to face DUT in Round 6 of the 2024 Varsity Football edition, they should take the words "Don't judge a book by its cover" to heart." Taking into account the log standings, Tuks' winning seems a mere formality. Tuks is, after all, second...
Posted on August 21, 2024
To stump a sports fan, ask them to explain what Aikido is about. Most likely, they won't have a clue. The clever ones might say it’s a martial art, but don’t ask them to elaborate—they probably can’t. The UP-Tuks community might be surprised to learn that Tuks has had an...
Posted on August 19, 2024
"Proud and happy" are the words Dewey Swartbooi used to describe his feelings as his first season as head coach of Tuks' rugby team came to a close. He is justified to feel this way. With his appointment, Swartbooi was tasked to get Tuks to play Varsity Cup Rugby again. The mission was...
Posted on August 16, 2024
One thing that will be guaranteed when Jenna Tarr competes at the 2024 Lifesaving World Championships in Gold Coast, Australia is that grains of sand will fly in the air. It can't be helped. The Tuks Veterinary student specialises in Beach Flag and sprints on loose sand. At the 2022 World...
Posted on August 15, 2024
TuksSport fans can be forgiven for being excited about the results of the 2024 Men’s Varsity Football edition. After the fourth round, Tuks is the only unbeaten team and leading the log standings. Interestingly, Tuks has the second-best goal difference, having scored seven goals and only...
Posted on August 14, 2024
Atlegang Masemola is part of the current Varsity Football squad. He came through the TuksFootball Academy which forms part of the TuksSport High School programme. As one of the Tuks 'elder statesmen', he shares his thoughts ahead of their clash against UFS Kovsies on Thursday, 15 August....
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