Playing rugby and getting paid is a dream comes true for the Springbok women’s player Libbie Janse van Rensburg. As a little girl playing rugby with her nephews on the farm, she would have laughed if someone had told her that she would be playing for the Springboks one day. Well, dreams do come true….
En-garde, pret, allez” are three words guaranteed to get Jason Visser’s adrenaline pumping. And with good reason. The first-year BSc Sport Science student at Tuks is an avid fencer. When a referee utters these words to start a fencing duel, it is as if he goes into the “zone”. During an encounter, only one thing…
Cricket South Africa (CSA) today announced the appointment of Temba Bavuma as Proteas Test captain as part of a restructure within the leadership group of the national team. The 32-year-old will replace Dean Elgar at the helm of the red-ball format and will continue to lead the One-Day International (ODI) side. He has, however, relinquished…
Captain Suné Luus believes South Africa will have to play with an element of bravado if they are to record their maiden T20 International victory over Australia in the all-important ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2023 Group 1 clash at St George’s Park in Gqeberha on Saturday. Ahead of the Proteas’ eighth Women’s T20…
Vodacom Bulls family are happy to welcome back in their ranks, talented Springbok winger, Sbu Nkosi, who returns to the rugby community having taken personal time away from the game. Nkosi joins the rest of the senior squad who return from a two-week break to begin their preparation work for the resumption of play across…
A 20-year-old defending a title against an international swimming legend can seemingly be intimidating, but Stephanie Houtman sees it as an exciting learning experience. Last year the Tuks swimmer surprised many when she won the aQuellé Midmar Mile women’s race (1.6km). She actually did not plan on competing. It was a spur-of-the-moment decision. Sunday, she…
To tackle, dummy, and score tries on a rugby field is nothing new to Tuks’s female students. They have been doing so for years and are pretty good at it. Delta Drone Tuks Sevens team has won numerous international tournaments, was crowned African Student Champions and won the inaugural Varsity Sevens Tournament. Last year there…
Faf du Plessis return to centre stage again at the Wanderers to power the Joburg Super Kings into the Betway SA20 semi-finals. Du Plessis delivered a consecutive masterful T20 innings to follow up the tournament’s maiden century in his last outing. The former Proteas skipper struck 92 from 61 balls (7×4, 4×6) that formed the bedrock…
The 2023 FNB Varsity Cup Rugby season kicks off on Monday,20 February. The first kickoff is still a few weeks out, but it’s not too early to start learning who’s who: Here’s a small selection of the best players to track in the months ahead. The focus is on players that have already shown a…
One of South African athletics legends, Rikenette Steenkamp, has decided to put her spikes away for good. The Tuks athlete has undoubtedly been the “boss lady” of 100m-hurdles racing since 2010 in South Africa. In 47 local races, she has been beaten only twice in the short hurdles. It was in 2010 and 2013. According…
