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 16, 2023
For Trevor De Lora, it is a chapter-closing in his student hockey career. He is completing his BEd Senior Phase studies this semester. The 2023 USSA Hockey Champs final was the last time he could play a part in helping Tuks win a student tournament. De Lora's onfield heroics are why he is the...
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 November 01, 2023
Congratulations to Tatjana Schoenmaker of TuksSwimming and Christian de Klerk of TuksArchery who have been named Bestmed Sportswoman of the Year and Bestmed Sportsman of the Year, respectively.
Posted on November 01, 2023
It may be too early to start thinking about New Year's resolutions and setting goals for 2024, but the long jumper Jovan van Vuuren already knows what he will do. The Tuks student-athlete plans to go big in 2024, or, more accurately, far. If he gets it right, there is a chance he could medal at...
Posted on October 31, 2023
TuksSport High is 21! From humble beginnings to monumental success, TuksSport High School is celebrating 21 years since its founding in 2002.
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 17, 2023
Liam Vehbi starred for the Tuks team during the recent 2023 USSA Swimming Championships in Gqeberha. His heroics helped the Tuks win overall. Vehbi won the 200m and 400m individual medley events and the 200m butterfly, setting two USSA records. But there is no resting on his laurels. Vehbi has...
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 October 01, 2023
One thing the Master’s student at UP-Tuks, Maxine Hannan, loves doing is making a difference. It does not matter whether she is fighting for the ball in the pool, duelling it out with sticks to gain possession on an Astroturf, or sitting down to talk; the outcome must be the same. Hannan...
Posted on September 30, 2023
2023 is the year in which UP-Tuks female athletes stepped up and beat the best. Their heroics led to the Tuks being able to boast of having a world champion, a World Student Games champion, an African Beach Games champion, and various other international medals. Records have also been set, and...
Posted on September 22, 2023
No Varsity Cricket tournament this year, no problem. TuksCricket has decided to host the IXU Intervarsity T20 Tournament starting on Saturday, September 23. "University cricket players must get an opportunity to play T20 Cricket. That is why we have decided to host the tournament. We are...
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 September 20, 2023
Tuks swimmers continued to make a big splash over the weekend during the USSA Swimming Championships in Gqeberha, winning overall as well as the men's and women's team competitions. It is the sixth year that TuksSwimming has been victorious. Four of the seven swimmers, namely Cameron Casali, Arno...
Posted on September 19, 2023
Tuks, who were unbeaten in nine games, beat UJ 63-61 in the final.
Posted on September 17, 2023
The TuksNetball team is one game away from repeating a fantastic feat: remaining unbeaten throughout the 2023 Varsity Netball campaign. In the history of Varsity Netball, it only happened once that a Tuks team managed to go through their whole campaign without losing a match. It was in 2019....
Posted on September 14, 2023
The Proteas national team hockey player, Edith Molikoe, is an unashamedly daddy's girl. Her dad, John, is, after all, the one who has inspired her to never accept mediocrity when doing sports and encouraged her to be the best she can be.The TuksHockey women's co-captain still remembers the day...
Posted on September 12, 2023
60 minutes of faultless netball is what Tuks will have to come up with if they want to win the Varsity Tournament for the third time. On Monday, September 21, on their home turf at Rembrandt Hall, Tuks will face off against UJ in the final. Judging by the results, it is going to be a...
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