USSA and Varsity Sports titles. This is what the Maties High Performance unit will focus on in 2016.

Varsity Cup Rugby starts on 8 February. In April, it is time for the Varsity Cup Sevens and shortly thereafter the Steinhoff Maties men's hockey team will be in action in the Varsity Hockey series.​​

Varsity Cup fixtures: 8 FEBRUARY - Maties v CUT (home); 15 FEBRUARY - NMMU v Maties (away); 22 FEBRUARY - Maties v Tuks (home); 29 FEBRUARY - UJ v Maties (away); 7 MARCH - Maties v Shimlas (home); 14 MARCH - Maties v UCT (home); 21 MARCH - Pukke v Maties (away).​

The High Performance Unit’s Sean Surmon said there are big expectations, but hard work is done to make sure the teams and players are equipped to achieve their goals. 

"This year is indeed a significant year for Maties Sport with special reference to our Maties Olympic and Paralympic athletes as well as our continued strive for success in the University competitions. Each of these athletes as well as our focus sport codes are supported through the Maties Sport integrated medicine and science support programme, focusing on the health and wellness, performance enhancement and holistic development of our athletes. The Varsity Cricket tournament just finished, Varsity Cup kicks off in two weeks and hot on its heels will be Varsity Sevens. 2016 it set up to be a cracker and we are so excited to be part of it all.”

The first Varsity Sports tournament of the year was the second edition of Varsity Cricket which took place in Potchefstroom last week. Steinhoff Maties Cricket – who played in the final last year – finished fifth this time.