USSA titles for Maties rugby and cycling : 2017-07-17
On Wednesday the Maties cycling team won the USSA title for a third consecutive year after total domination on the road.
This follows the success of the Steinhoff Maties rugby team that finally won the USSA title with its fourth final. The tournament took place in Johannesburg.
In Port Elizabeth the Maties men and women’s team won the road competition. Gert Heyns and Frances du Toit were the individual winners. Riders from Maties won every stage. Max Sullivan won the green jersey as best sprinter en Heyns the polka-dot jersey for best climber.
The Maties rugby team beat Pukke 19-13 in the final played at the Wits stadium. Braam Venter and his team started the week with a victory over CUT (84-7) and easily dispatched Shimlas (50-7) in the semi-final.
It was a thriller of a final against the team from Potchefstroom that eliminated the home university Wits in the semi-finals.
“I am very pleased and relieved that we could win the final. We have come close to winning other for the last few years. To win the title means a lot to us. We can now build on this for the rest of the WP league and what we’ve learned here we can even use in next year’s Varsity Cup tournament,” said Venter.
Maties is now the USSA champions for both 15man and Sevens rugby. Venter was also the captain of the sevens team that won the last USSA tournament for sevens. The USSA Sevens Rugby Tournament is in September this year.
The rugby team is the only team to win a title last week. The Maties cycling team is currently in Port Elizabeth where the team is the two-time defending champion.
The Maties gymnastics team won the team competition and ended second overall to Pukke. The badminton and tennis teams were both third.
Other USSA results: Gymnastics – 2nd – won the team event; Badminton – 3rd; Tennis – 3rd /B team 2nd B Division; Netball – 5th; Hockey – 5th; Soccer – 5th B Division; Squash – 5th; Golf – 6th / B team won B Division; Basketball – Women 8th / Men 14th
USSA-titels vir Maties rugby en fietsry : 2017-07-17
Die Maties-fietsryspan het Woensdag vir die derde agtereenvolgende jaar die USSA-titel gewen na totale oorheersing op die teerpad.
Dit volg op die sukses van die Steinhoff Maties-rugbyspan wat met sy vierde eindstryd die laaste paar jare verlede week in Johannesburg uiteindelik die 2017 USSA-titel verower het.
In Port Elizabeth het die mans- en vroue-fietsryspan die padkompetisie gewen. Gert Heyns en Frances du Toit was in die algehele eerste plek. Maties se ryers het elke skof gewen. Max Sullivan het die groentrui vir beste naelryer gewen en Heyns was die beste klimmer in die toer.
Maties-rugbyspan het Pukke in die eindstryd in die Wits-stadion met 19-13 geklop. Braam Venter en sy span het die week begin met ‘n sege oor CUT met 84-7 en in die halfeindstryd maklik met Shimlas (50-7) afgereken.
Dit was ‘n riller van ‘n eindstryd teen die span van Potchefstroom wat die tuis-universiteit Wits in die halfeindronde uitgeskakel het. Maties was die heeltyd voor in die wedstryd.
“Ek is baie bly en verlig dat ons die eindstryd kon wen. Ons het die laaste paar jaar elke keer naby gekom. Om die titel te wen beteken vir ons baie. Ons kan nou hierop bou vir die res van die WP-liga en wat ons hier geleer het selfs gebruik in volgende jaar se Varsitybeker-toernooi,” het Venter gesê.
Maties is nou die USSA-kampioene vir 15man- en sewesrugby. Venter was ook die kaptein van die sewespan wat die laaste USSA-toernooi vir sewes gewen het. Die USSA-sewesrugbytoernooi is in September vanjaar.
Die rugbyspan is die enigste span wat ‘n titel gewen het verlede week. Die Maties-fietsryspan is tans in Port Elizabeth waar die die span die tweemalige verdedigende kampioen is.
Die Maties-gimnastiekspan het die span kompetisie gewen en algeheel tweede na Pukke geëindig. Die pluimbal- en tennis-span was albei derde.
Ander USSA-uitslae: Gimnastiek 2de; Pluimbal 3de; Tennis 3de; Netbal 5de; Hokkie 5de; Muurbal 5de; Sokker 5de; Golf 6de; Basketbal (vroue) 8ste; Basketbal (mans) 14de.
Maties Netball hungry for more success : 2015-11-18
The leaps and bounds that Maties Netball has improved with over the past three years, has made the players and coach just more motivated to pursue even greater success.
In the first Varsity netball series Maties finished sixth. Last year Maties reached the semi-finals and this year Christine Behan (coach) and her team played in the final.
For Behan and her players, it was a three-year plan that this year finally came together. “It did not happen overnight. The core of players also put in an incredible amount of work and sacrificed a lot. The team on the court is only as good as the team off the court. The team management and support staff have done an incredible task to help the team and players reach their full potential.”
Behan’s highlights of the Varsity Netball series include the victory over Pukke in the group phase of the tournament and the victory over Tuks in Pretoria in the semifinal. “I am very proud of my team moving up from fourth place in 2014 to second place this year. And of course the home final. That was our main goal at the beginning of the series so it was very special to achieve it in the end. ”
According to Behan the standard between the top five teams was high. “However, I would like to see all eight teams being competitive.”
Looking to next season Behan believes that they just need to build on what was reached during the past season. “The players can benefit from more experience. This will help with consistency and it will make us more competitive. ”
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Maties Netbal honger vir nog sukses
Die rasse skrede waarmee Maties Netbal die afgelope drie jaar verbeter het, het die spelers en afrigter net meer gemotiveerd gemaak om nog groter sukses na te jaag.
In die eerste Varsity-netbalreeks het Maties sesde geëindig. Verlede jaar het Maties die halfeindronde gehaal en vanjaar het Christine Behan (afrigter) en haar span in die eindstryd gespeel.
Vir Behan en haar spelers was dit ‘n driejaar-plan wat vanjaar uiteindelik bymekaar gekom het. “Dit het nie oornag gebeur nie. Die kern van spelers het ongelooflik baie ingesit en opgeoffer. Die span op die baan is ook net so goed soos die span van die baan af. Die spanbestuur en ondersteuningspersoneel het ‘n ongelooflike taak verrig om die span en spelers te help om hul volle potensiaal te bereik.”
Behan se hoogtepunte sluit in die sege oor Pukke in die groep-fase van die toernooi en die sege oor Tuks in Pretoria in die halfeindstryd. “Ek is ook baie trots op my span wat opgeskuif het van die vierde plek in 2014 na die tweede posisie vanjaar. En natuurlik die tuis-eindstryd. Dit was ons hoof-doelwit aan die begin van die reeks so dit was baie spesiaal om dit op die ou end te bereik.”
Volgens Behan was die standaard tussen die top vyf spanne hoog. “Ek sou egter graag wou sien dat al agt spanne kompeterend is.”
Met die oog op volgende seisoen glo Behan dat hulle net moet voortbou op dit wat die afgelope seisoen bereik is. “Die spelers kan baat by nog ervaring. Dit sal help met konsekwentheid en dit sal ons meer kompeterend maak.”
Maties reach first ever Varsity Netball final : 2015-10-13
Photo by: Catherine Kotze/SASPA
For the first time ever the Maties netball team will play in the final of the Varsity Sports Netball series.
Maties will take on Pukke in the final on Monday in Stellenbosch. Maties beat Tuks 55-50 in Pretoria; while Pukke got the better of two-times defending champions Kovies in Bloemfontein with 56-48.
On paper Tuks and Kovsies should have won, but both Maties and Pukke showed no regard for the more fancied opponents. Not only is this the first time Maties will play in the final, but it was also their first victory ever over Tuks in this tournament.
Co-captain and key player Juline Rossouw was player of the match. She has been leading by example the whole series and her skills on the defence have played a big role in the success of Maties.
Pukke handed Kovsies their only defeat of the season. It will be the first time Kovsies wont play in the final. This is the second time Pukke will play in the final after they were undefeated in 2013 only to lose to Kovsies in the final.
Maties have been playing better every year since the tournament started in 2013. The first time they finished fifth, last year they played in the semi-final after finishing fourth and this year they finished third on the log, but with a place in the final they can finish no worse than second.
Before the start of the series, the experienced Melandi Pretorius made it clear that a home final is the ultimate goal in the tournament for any team. “We are so ready to perform to our full potential. We are physical and mentally strong and have a great team spirit. We want to surprise a few teams and persons and in the process hopefully achieve more than what was expected from us.”
The previous time Maties and Pukke played against each other this series, Maties won a tight battle 46-39.
The final is Monday at 19:00 in the Coetzenburg centre.
Photo by: Catherine Kotze/SASPA
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Maties speel in eerste Varsity Netbal-eindstryd
Vir die eerste keer ooit sal die Maties-netbalspan in die eindstryd van die Varsity Sports Netbal-reeks speel.
Maties pak Pukke Maandag in die eindstryd in Stellenbosch. Maties het Tuks met 55-50 in Pretoria geklop; terwyl Pukke die tweemalige kampioene Kovies in Bloemfontein met 56-48 uitgeskakel het.
Op papier moes Tuks en Kovsies wen, maar beide Maties en Pukke het geen genade vir hul veel besproke teenstanders gehad nie. Nie net is dit die eerste keer wat Maties in die eindstryd speel nie, maar dit was ook hul eerste oorwinning oor Tuks sedert die begin van die reeks.
Mede-kaptein en sleutelspeler Juline Rossouw was die speler van die wedstryd. Sy lei met voorbeeld en haar vaardighede op die verdediging speel ‘n groot rol in Maties se sukses.
Pukke het Kovsies hul enigste nederlaag van die seisoen toegedien. Dit sal die eerste keer wees wat Kovsies nie in die eindstryd speel nie. Dit is die tweede keer wat Pukke in die eindstryd speel nadat hulle in 2013 onoorwonne was net om in die eindstryd teen Kovsies te verloor.
Maties speel elke jaar beter sedert die toernooi in 2013 begin het. Die eerste keer het hulle vyfde geëindig, verlede jaar het hulle in die halfeindronde gespeel nadat hulle vierde op die punteleer was en vanjaar was hulle in die derde plek op die punteleer, maar met ‘n plek in die eindstryd kan hulle nie slegter as tweede eindig nie.
Voor die aanvang van die reeks, het die ervare Melandi Pretorius dit duidelik gemaak dat ‘n tuis-eindstryd vir enige span die uiteindelike doel in die toernooi is. “Ons is gereed om ons volle potensiaal te wys. Ons is fisiek en geestelik sterk en het ‘n goeie spangees. Ons wil ‘n paar spanne en persone verras en in die proses hopelik meer bereik was wat van ons verwag was. ”
Die vorige keer wat Maties en Pukke teen mekaar gespeel het in die reeks, het Maties ‘n taai wedstryd met 46-39 gewen.
Maandag se eindstryd is om 19:00 in die Coetzenburg-sentrum.
Photo by: Catherine Kotze/SASPA
Maties must travel to play Tuks : 2015-10-06
Maties will take on Tuks in the first semi-final of the Varsity Netball series on Monday in Pretoria.
The other semi-final is between undefeated and defending champions Kovsies and Pukke in Bloemfontein.
Maties finished third on the log after losing the final match of the group phase against Kovsies this past Monday in the Coetzenburg centre. Maties fought bravely against their superior opponents but lost 33-41. Finishing third on the log is Maties’ best performance in the series since the start three years ago.
The score is not really a true reflection of how tight this match was. The final two minutes of the match was a power play and before that the score was 33-37. At halftime the gap was already nine goals and against a quality team like Kovsies, that is a big gap.
Maties co-captain Juline Rossouw admitted that they made life difficult for themselves. “We gave ourselves so much to do with a halftime gap like that, but I must give credit to my players who never gave up. We fought hard until the final whistle and I am proud of my teammates,” said Rossouw.
The simple verdict on the match is that Kovsies were more calm and calculated, while Maties played with lots of emotion. While Kovsies were consistent, Maties had periods of brilliance, but struggled in the goal circle at critical times.
It’s never easy singling out a player in a match like this, but Jo Prins deserves special mention. She left if all out on the court and was Maties’ best player.
Monday’s match is at 17:00.
AFRIKAANS
Maties moet reis om Tuks pak
Maties speel Maandag in Pretoria teen Tuks in die eerste halfeindstryd van die Varsity Netbal-reeks.
Die ander halfeindstryd is tussen die onoorwonne en die verdedigende kampioene, Kovsies en die Pukke in Bloemfontein.
Maties het derde op die punteleer geëindig nadat hulle die laaste wedstryd van die groepfase teen Kovsies die afgelope Maandag in die Coetzenburg sentrum verloor het. Maties was dapper teen hul beter teenstanders, maar het met 33-41 verloor. ‘n Derde plek op die punteleer is Maties se beste vertoning sedert die reeks drie jaar gelede begin het.
Die telling is nie ‘n ware weerspieëling van hoe taai die wedstryd was nie. Die laaste twee minute van die wedstryd was ‘n kragspel (waar elke doel twee punte tel) en voor dit was die telling 33-37. Teen halftyd was die gaping reeds nege doele en teen ‘n span van Kovsies se gehalte, is dit ‘n reuse-gaping.
Maties se mede-kaptein, Juline Rossouw het erken dat hulle die lewe moeilik vir hulself gemaak het. “Ek moet egter krediet gee aan my spelers wat nooit moed opgegee het nie. Ons het hard geveg tot die eindfluitjie en ek is trots op my spanmaats,” het Rossouw gesê.
Die eenvoudige uitspraak oor die wedstryd is dat Kovsies meer kalm en bereken was, terwyl Maties met baie emosie gespeel het. Kovsies was konsekwent en Maties het oomblikke van briljantheid gehad, maar het op kritieke tye in die doelsirkel gesukkel.
Dit is nooit maklik om ‘n enkele speler uit te sonder in ‘n wedstryd soos die nie, maar Jo Prins verdien spesiale vermelding. Sy het haar alles gegee en was Maties se beste speler.
Maandag se wedstryd is om 17:00.
Maties reg vir Pukke, Kovsies : 2015-09-29
Na ‘n oortuigende sege oor VUT in die Varsity Sport-netbalreeks wag twee van die belangrikste wedstryde in die reeks op die span van Maties.
Maties het Maandagaand in die Coetzenburg-sentrum maklik met VUT klaargespeel en die besoekers met 83-19 geklop. Woensdag pak Maties vir Pukke en die laaste wedstryd voor die halfeindronde is Maandag teen Kovsies in Stellenbosch. Die wedstryd teen Pukke is in Port Elizabeth nadat die vorige wedstryd tussen die twee spanne in die laaste kwart onverwags weens beurtkrag in Potchefstroom tot ‘n einde gebring is. Na verskeie opsies oorweeg is, is daar besluit om die wedstryd oor te speel.
Volgens Maties se afrigter, Christine Behan is sy tevrede met haar span se vertoning, maar dat daar nog deeglik geskaaf moet word vir die laaste twee kragmetings. Die uitslae van die wedstryde teen Pukke en Kovsies sal bepaal of Maties ‘n tuishalfeindstryd kan kry. Daar is selfs ‘n moontlikheid dat Maties nog eerste op die punteleer kan eindig. “Ja, daar is ‘n kans, maar ons dink nie daaraan nie. Ons wil baie graag ‘n tuishalfeindstryd speel en daarvoor moet ons die wedstryde wen. Die wedstryd teen Pukke is amper soos ‘n mini-eindstryd vir ons,” vertel Behan.
“Dit is soms moeiliker om teen die sogenaamde swakker spanne te speel, want spel is geneig om los te raak en dan vat die spelers onnodige kanse en hou nie altyd by die plan nie. Ons is egter vol vertroue dat ons Pukke en Kovsies kan klop. Ons werk hard en die bestuur kyk baie goed na die spelers. Moontlik is dit beslis.”
In die begin van die reeks het Behan se span nogal gesukkel met die sogenaamde kragspel (power play). Dit is twee minute waarin elke doel twee punte tel. “Ja, dit was ‘n bekommernis, maar ons is nou beter daarmee en ek is tevrede moet hoe ons dit benader. Dit is nie meer vir my ‘n probleem area van ons spel nie.”
Maties is tans derde op die punteleer agter Kovsies en Tukkies, maar het een wedstryd minder gespeel. Die wedstryd teen Pukke is Woensdag om 19:00. Maandag se kragmeting met Kovsies is om 19:00 in die Coetzenburg-sentrum.
ENGLISH
Maties ready for Pukke, Kovsies
After a convincing victory over VUT in the Varsity Sports netball series on Monday two of the most important games in the series awaits the team of Maties.
Maties won the match easily against VUT in the Coetzenburg-centre. The score was 83-19. Wednesday Maties take on Pukke and the last game before the semi-finals is on Monday against Kovsies in Stellenbosch. The match against Pukke will be played in Port Elizabeth after the previous game between the two teams was unexpectedly brought to an end due to load shedding in Potchefstroom. After several options were considered, it was decided to replay the game.
According Maties coach Christine Behan she is satisfied with her team’s performance, but that there is still some work to do before the last two matches. The results of the matches against Pukle and Kovsies will determine whether Maties get a home semi-final. There is even a possibility that Maties can still finish top of the log. “Yes, there is a chance but we do not think about it. We would like a home semi-final and we have to win the games for that. The match against Pukke is almost like a mini-final for us,” says Behan.
“It is sometimes difficult to play against the so called weaker teams because the game tends to become loose and then the players take unnecessary chances and do not always stick to the game plan. However, we are confident that we can beat Pukke and Kovsies. We work hard and the management looks carefully after the players. It is definitely possible.”
In the beginning of the series Behan’s team struggled with the so-called power play. It is two minutes in which each goal counts two. “Yes, it was a concern, but we’re better at it and I’m happy now with how we approach it. It is no longer a problem area of our game. ”
Maties is currently third in the standings behind Kovsies and Pretoria, but with a game in hand. The match against Pukke is on Wednesday at 19:00. Monday’s clash with Kovsies is at 19:00 in the Coetzenburg centre.
Living the netball dream : 2015-09-11
Jo Prins
The Maties Netball team is currently participating in the third edition of the Varsity Netball tournament.
Sasha-Lee Petersen and Jo Prins are both playing in their second tournaments. We caught up with them to find out what netball means to them and how they balance their sport and studies.
Defending mid-fielder (WD, GD or C) Sasha-Lee matriculated from De Kuilen High School in 2013 and is currently in her second year of a BA Sport Science degree.
Her dream is to represent South Africa as part of the Proteas team one day. She is currently playing for the Maties Netball 1st team, Western Cape Senior A team and the Southern Stings.
“Netball is a very big part of my life and I am very passionate about it,” she says.
She enjoys being part of Maties Netball. “The unity is so strong and the support is great.”
She balances her netball and academic obligations by using her time wisely. “If I’m not playing netball, I’m studying.”
Sasha-Lee Petersen
Jo is in her first year of an education degree (BEd). She matriculated from Bloemhof Girls High School in 2013 and also plays in the mid-field, mostly as wing defence (WD).
She would also like to represent South Africa on senior level. As junior she was part of the U/18 SA team in 2013 and she participated in the African Youth Games as a member of the U/19 A team in 2014.
She is currently playing for the Maties Netball 1st team, Cape Winelands Senior A team, Western Cape Senior A team and the Southern Stings.
“I still play netball because I can’t imagine my life without it!” she says.
“Netball is my passion and I get to meet so many incredible people and travel a lot. I would encourage other young people to carry on with their sport after school if they are truly passionate about it. Being a student and an athlete at the same time teaches you important life skills such as working hard, time management, endurance and at the end of the day it makes you a better and stronger person.”
She describes the Maties Netball club as not just a team but a family.
“I don’t know how I would survive university without my Maties Netball family! They are the best support system you can ask for!”
She admits that balancing netball and academic obligations can be challenging. “I’m not going to lie, it is not easy! It takes a lot of hard work, commitment and determination. Time management and prioritising is key. One needs a great support system, because you won’t be able to do everything on your own and must realise very early that it’s okay to ask for help.”
Varsity Netbal het begin! : 2015-09-11
Die Varsity Sports-netbaltoernooi het onlangs begin en van die land se beste netbalspelers sal te siene wees.
’n Nuwe element van vanjaar se toernooi is ‘n sosialemediaveldtog wat daarop gemik is om die wedstryddagervaring meer pret te maak. Die #ShowYourColours-inisiatief is ‘n uitnodiging vir alle universiteitsondersteuners om hul spanne te ondersteun wanneer hulle tuis speel en aan te trek of hulself te versier in hul plaaslike universiteit se kleure. Wenners sal deur die Varsity Sports-span gekies word en op Vrydae aangekondig word. Plaas jou #ShowYourColours-selfies met die ‘hashtags’ #ShowYourColours en #VS Netball op: Twitter: @VarsitysportsSA; Facebook: Facebook/VarsitySportsSA; Instagram: @VarsitysportsSA; YouTube: Varsity Sports SA.
Maties het verlede jaar vierde geëindig en as medekapteine sal Juline Rossouw en Suné Claassens ‘n groot rol speel in hul span se poging om vanjaar selfs nog beter te doen. Rossouw is ‘n voormalige Paarl Gimnasium-leerder wat in 2011 by die Universiteit Stellenbosch (US) ingeskryf het. Sy studeer onderwys. Netbal is haar passie en sy beplan nie om binnekort op te hou speel nie. “Ek dink nie daar is enigiets anders in die wêreld wat my so gelukkig maak soos om tussen daardie vier lyne op die baan te wees nie.” Hierdie verdediger, wat die Proteas in 2013 in die Fast Five-wêreldreeks in Nieu-Seeland verteenwoordig het, speel tans vir Maties, die Kaapse Wynland Senior A-span en die Southern Stings (in die Brutal Fruit-netbalkompetisie).
Claassens, ‘n voormalige Augsburg Landbougimnasium-leerder, het ook in 2011 by die US ingeskryf. Sy is tans besig met ‘n nagraadse diploma in ontwikkelingsfinansies. As senter speel sy vir Maties, die Kaapse Wynland Senior A-span en die Southern Stings. “Netbal is nie net ‘n sport vir my nie, dis ‘n lewenstyl,” sê sy. Sowel Rossouw as Claassens moedig nuwe studente aan om aan te hou met sport terwyl hulle studeer, en daarna. “Dit leer jou om jou tyd te bestuur, hou jou fiks en gesond, bied ‘n blaaskans van jou studies en gee jou die geleentheid om nuwe mense te ontmoet. Om dit alles te kroon, kry jy ook die kans om deel te neem aan iets soos Varsity Netbal,” sê Claassens.
Varsity Netbal-toernooi:
Ander datums: 14 September 19:00 – Maties vs. NWU-Pukke in Potchefstroom. 20 September 13:00 – Maties vs. UJ in Pretoria. 21 September 14:30 – Maties vs. UCT in Pretoria. 28 September 18:00 – Maties vs. VUT in Stellenbosch. 5 Oktober 19:00 – Maties vs. Kovsies in Stellenbosch. 12 Oktober – Semi-finale 19 Oktober – Finaal
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Netball leads to many opportunities : 2015-09-01
The Varsity Sports Netball tournament kicks off on 6-7 September and some of the country’s best netball players will be in action.
Maties finished fourth last year and as co-captains Juline Rossouw and Suné Claassens will play a big role in their team’s efforts to do even better this year.
Rossouw is a former Paarl Gymnasium learner who enrolled at Stellenbosch University (SU) in 2011. She is currently studying towards a degree in Education. Netball is her passion and she is not planning on quitting any time soon.
“I don’t think there is anything else in this world that makes me as happy as being between those four lines on court.”
This defender, who represented the Proteas in the Fast Five World Series in New Zealand in 2013, is currently playing for Maties, the Cape Winelands Senior A side and the Southern Stings (in the Brutal Fruit Netball Cup).
Claassens, a former Augsburg High (Augsburg Landbougimnasium) learner, also enrolled at SU in 2011 and has already graduated with a B.Com degree as well as a Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE). She is currently busy with a postgraduate diploma in development finance.
As centre she is playing for Maties, the Cape Winelands Senior A side and the Southern Stings.
“Netball isn’t just a sport for me, it’s a lifestyle,” she says.
Both Rossouw and Claassens encourage new students to continue playing sport while at university, and after.
“It teaches you to manage your time, keeps you fit and healthy, offers you a break from your studies and gives you the opportunity to meet new people. To top it all, you also get the chance to be part of something like Varsity Netball,” says Claassens.
The team is coached by Christine Markgraaff-Behan and the squad includes Sasha-Lee Petersen, Jo Prins, Haike Brink, Juline Rossouw, Suné Claassens, Nelandré Mostert, Cari Swart, Saskia Stander, Stephanie Brandt, Somari Els, Charmaine Baard and Melandi Pretorius.
Varsity Netball competition:
The 2015 Varsity Netball competition will kick off at the Coetzenburg Centre in Stellenbosch on 6 and 7 September when Maties take on NMMU and Tuks.
Four teams start their campaign in Stellenbosch.
6 September 15:00 – Tuks vs UCT; 16:30 Maties vs NMMU.
7 September 17:30 – NMMU vs UCT; 19:00 Maties vs Tuks.
The other teams in the competition – UJ, VUT, Kovsies and NWU Pukke – will play at the University of the Free State.
Other dates:
14 September 19:00 – Maties vs NWU-Pukke in Potchefstroom.
20 September 13:00 – Maties vs UJ in Pretoria.
21 September 14:30 – Maties vs UCT in Pretoria.
28 September 18:00 – Maties vs VUT in Stellenbosch.
5 October 19:00 – Maties vs Kovsies in Stellenbosch.
12 October – Semi-finals
19 October – Final
Get your tickets
- Download the Varsity Sports SA Mobile App (from the Google Play Store or iTunes) and receive one free ticket.
- Visit http://varsitysportssa.com/ and buy tickets online for R10.
- Available on the day for R20 at a ticket sales booth.