Edmund du Plessis proved by winning the 800 metres in a time of 1:44.92 during the South African Championships in Pietermaritzburg that he is ready to race against the world’s best. The Tuks medical student’s time is one of the fastest in the last ten years by a South African athlete. Since 2015, only Tshepo…
Three years ago, the South African swimming legend Chad le Clos was surprised by the “Oom” who lined up to compete against him in the 50m butterfly during the South African Short Course Championships. “”I am honest. I did not know who Pieter Coetzé was. Because he is so tall, I nearly called him ‘Oom’….
Tatjana Smith proved last night during the South African Swimming Championships in Gqeberha that happiness is equated to fast times when she won the 200m breaststroke in 2:19.01. The Tuks swimmer missed out on a mere 0.06 seconds, swimming a faster time than the world record she set during the 2021 Olympic Games. She won…
For the past two Saturdays, rugby enthusiasts, proud parents, and more than 300 u/9 rugby players have gathered at Laerskool Skuilkrans in Pretoria to have fun and play rugby. Hosted on Saturday, 2 and 9 March by Laerskool Skuilkrans, rugby players from 14 different schools, including Laerskool Totiusdal, Laerskool Swartkop, Laerskool Pretoria Oos, Laerskool Anton…
Jake White has been coaching for some 30 years now and has already won the biggest prize in the game, but there is no sign of his enthusiasm waning. “Someone asked me just the other day, ‘How long are you going to do this for?’” reveals the 60-year-old Vodacom Bulls boss. “I said ‘As long…
To find a way to be 0.3 seconds faster in the 50m-freestyle next month is the challenge Caitlin de Lange set herself for the South African Championships in Gqeberha. The stakes are high. If the swimmer succeeds, she will qualify for the Paris Olympic Games. Two week ago, during the African Games in Ghana, she…
A few years back, a coach suggested that Tayla Jonker stop “playing around” in the swimming pool and be more dedicated when training. The Tuks BSc quantity surveying student took the words to heart. She has not regretted it. Earlier this month, during the World Swimming Championships in Doha, the 19-year-old set a new South…
Chad-Lee Valentine might not be the tallest of players, but what he lacks in size, he makes up with guts and tenacity. When he dons the Tuks number-9 jersey, he is the proverbial general whose aim is to get his team close to the try line so they can score. There is nothing he likes…
Jenny van Dyk, the “Coach with the Midas Touch”, is now up to her most significant challenge with the announcement that she is the new Protea head coach. When announcing that Van Dyk is the new national coach, Cecilia Molokwana (Netball South Africa president) said, “Jenny has won everything under the sun. It made sense…
Jovan van Vuuren made sure of qualifying for the Paris Olympic Games by jumping 8.30 metres 09 March 2023 during the Gauteng North Championships at Pilditch. It is a massive personal best for the former South African long jump champion. The Tuks master’s student’s previous best was 8.16 metres (2022). “I told myself before the…
