#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...

#TuksSwimming: Pieter Coetzé sights are set on medalling at the Acropolis Swim Open in Greece

Posted on May 03, 2023

When South Africa's Sportsman of the Year, Pieter Coetzé, dives in to swim the 100m-freestyle on Friday in Greece the one thing guaranteed is he will give 100%. It is who he is. The 18-year-old says his desire is to win every time he competes. If the Tuks swimmer does not do so, he at least...

#TuksAthletics: Tuks junior athletes medal at the 2023 CAA African U18 and U20 Track & Field Champs in Lusaka

Posted on May 02, 2023

Tuks junior athletes medal at the 2023 CAA African U18 and U20 Track & Field Championships in Lusaka.

#TuksSwimming: Duné Coetzee is still grateful to Tuks coaches for helping her to swim fast

Posted on April 28, 2023

Duné Coetzee's only goal for 2023 as an international swimmer is to be faster tomorrow than she was yesterday. Judging by her results, she is doing precisely that. At the recent 2023 SA National Aquatic Championships in Gqeberha, the Tuks registered swimmer qualified to compete at the 20th...

#TuksSwimming: Rocco Meiring is impressed by Tuks swimmers' heroics during the 2023 SA National Aquatic Champs

Posted on April 26, 2023

The TuksSwimming head coach, Rocco Meiring, can't be blamed for thinking, "I love it when hard work and dedication pay dividends". During the 2023 SA National Aquatic Championships in Gqeberha, six swimmers he is coaching qualified to compete at the World Aquatics Championships in Japan.

#TuksJudo: “All I can do as a coach is to ensure our judokas are super fit and hone their technical skills,“ says Nikola Filipov

Posted on April 24, 2023

Interestingly the South African judokas competing at the World Champs are all from Tuks. The team is Thomas Breytenbach, Geronay Michaela Whitebooi, Charne Griesel, Donne Breytenbach, Jasmine Martin and Anastasie Nenova. The World Senior Judo Championships will take place from 7 to 14 May 2023...

#TuksSport: Tuks swimmers impress at the 2023 SA National Aquatic Championships in Gqeberha

Posted on April 21, 2023

Six of the 12 swimmers who swam A-qualifying times during the recent SA National Aquatic Championships in Gqeberha are from UP-Tuks. The Tuks swimmers who achieved A qualifying times for the 2023 World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka, Japan include:

#TuksAthletics: SA 800 metres champion, Edmund du Plessis, set sights on a podium finish in Germiston

Posted on April 19, 2023

The South African 800m champion, Edmund du Plessis, will surely try and prove that you can't keep a good man down when he lines up tomorrow to compete in the upcoming 2023 Germiston Grand Prix Meeting. The Tuks athlete, who only turned 21 two weeks ago, is having a good season. Of the eight...