Posted on January 18, 2021
The Tuks hooker, Werner Fourie, will be a hero before he puts a hand to any rugby ball or executes a single tackle during the 2021 Varsity Cup tournament. And with good reason, Fourie made a remarkable comeback after he had been diagnosed with a brain tumour last year. It is said you can't...
Posted on January 17, 2021
UP-Tuks players are looking forward to being between the white lines doing what they love: sidestep, tackle and score. Hopefully, they will be able to do so on 8 March 2021. It is the day, Varsity Cup tournament kicks off. Tuks will be playing Wits. According to Nico Luus (TuksRugby head...
Posted on January 15, 2021
The South African 100m-hurdles record-holder, Rikenette Steenkamp's plans of maybe competing indoors in Europe got derailed when she tested positive for COVID-19. The Puma-Tuks athlete has been confined to bed for the past week due to severe headaches and other flu-like symptoms. Her energy...
Posted on January 14, 2021
The world's best fencers tend to get focussed the moment. Andrei Kovrijnykh, TuksFencing head coach, says "en-garde" as no one wants to make a mistake when one of the most respected referees watches your every move. He is undoubtedly one of the best. At the end of last year, he was rated one...
Posted on January 13, 2021
Emile Erasmus of Tuks, could be described as the South African sprinter who got lost in action, but it will be a mistake to forget about the "big man". COVID-19 pandemic allowing 2021 could be the year in which he resumes his battle with the stopwatch in earnest. If he "wins" it is guaranteed...
Posted on January 12, 2021
Nicholas Stothard is a UP-Tuks alumni, holding two qualifications - BCom Recreation & Sports Management and BCom Honours Marketing Management. In 2013 and 2014, playing as a goalkeeper, he was part of the Tuks team that won the Varsity Football tournament. Having been more passionate about...
Posted on November 20, 2020
Assupol TuksCricket and winning have become synonymous as hardly a year goes by with the men's team, not winning one or more tournaments.
Posted on November 19, 2020
Fundiswa Hlobo is a TuksAthletics Academy Manager at TuksSport. Last year, she served as a Team Leader of the USSA Athletics team at the World University Games in Napoli, Italy.
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