Better finishing a priority for Madibaz
Latest newsVarsity Sports February 12, 2018
FNB Madibaz rugby coach David Maidza wants to see better finishing from his team when they run out for their second Varsity Cup fixture against Central University of Technology (CUT) in Bloemfontein on Monday. Playing their first home game in two years, the Nelson Mandela University side went down... Read more
Lungi Ngidi was recently introduced to the world in the Proteas’ second test against India. The fast bowler ripped through the batting of the world’s number one test team, with match figures of 1/51 and 6/39 in the second innings. This earned him the Man of the Match award... Read more
Madibaz host athletics qualifying meeting
Athletics February 2, 2018
The Bestmed Madibaz Athletics Club, in conjunction with Eastern Province Athletics, will host an important meeting at Madibaz Stadium in Port Elizabeth on Saturday involving both seniors and juniors. This meeting, which will provide athletes with the opportunity to achieve qualifying times for national events, will have just two... Read more
Perfect start to Varsity Cup for Shimlas
University of the Free StateVarsity Sports February 1, 2018
Lubabalo Dobela, Shimlas flyhalf (with the ball), played a key role in the Shimlas’ win over Tuks in the first round of the 2018 Varsity Cup. Photo: FNB Varsity Cup The Shimlas made a huge statement in their opening match of the 2018 Varsity Cup when they defeated last year’s champions at... Read more
SU ready for ‘Vensters’ 2018
HockeyLatest newsStellenbosch University February 1, 2018
Thousands of visitors are expected to make their way to Stellenbosch University (SU) on (Friday) 2 February, for the annual ‘Vensters’ event, where newcomer students have the opportunity to entertain audiences with their very own original performances. SU residences and private student organisations (PSO) collaborate on the day to... Read more
Madibaz out to prove a point at Varsity Cricket
Varsity Sports January 26, 2018
The Madibaz cricketers honed their Twenty20 skills as they prepared to prove a point at the Varsity Cricket tournament in Potchefstroom from Monday. The Nelson Mandela University outfit came within a whisker of taking the University Sport South Africa (USSA) title in October, losing by four runs to the... Read more
Kovsie cricketer, Raynard van Tonder, impresses at U19 World Cup
Stellenbosch UniversityVarsity Sports January 23, 2018
Raynard van Tonder, captain of the South African under-19 cricket team, has had an excellent start to the U19 Cricket World Cup in New Zealand. The Kovsie student smashed 143 runs in his team’s 169-run victory over Kenya in the teams’ first outing in the tournament on 14 January... Read more
The fact that she will soon be leaving for England to take part in their netball super league has not completely sunk in for Charmaine Baard. Charmaine, goal shooter for Maties and for the South African team that took part in the Fast 5 netball tournament in Australia in October... Read more
Madibaz get a taste of Varsity Cup’s power play rule
Varsity Sports January 12, 2018
The FNB Madibaz rugby team received some useful insight into the new Varsity Cup power play rule when they had a practice match against Stellenbosch in George last weekend. The encounter with Maties was the first in a series of warm-up outings the Nelson Mandela University team will have... Read more
Madibaz squash club aiming high in 2018
Varsity Sports December 15, 2017
Having ridden a wave of success for six years, the Nelson Mandela University Squash Club have no intention of letting things slide as they enter what will be an important year in 2018. Under the guidance of coach Jason le Roux, who was named Eastern Province player of the... Read more
