A day in the life at the University of Pretoria: 04 April 2011

On this "Day in the life of the University of Pretoria" the student newspaper the Perdeby reported on the success of UP’s rugby team.

Rugby at TUC in 1924 © UP Archives

By 1909, with 66 registered students the TUC already had four sport clubs including rugby, soccer tennis and netball. Over the years, rugby would continue to grow from strength to strength. In 2011 the Tuks rugby team played in the semi-final game for the first time in Tuks’ Varsity Cup history.  The Perdeby news article on 4 April reported that Tuks won the semifinal match 25 to 11 against UJ.

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