Sport
MATIES RUGBY VARSITY CUP 2026 – RETAIN AND REGAIN CAMPAIGN
There is everything to play for this year in the Varsity Cup Rugby competition that kicks off on Monday, February 16, and plays out over two months.
For our...
Sport
Message from the Head of Rugby
Maties Rugby is more than a club. It is a community, a family, and a legacy that inspires.
This year we celebrated 150 years of Maties Rugby. We are the...
Sport
2025 Awards for Maties Rugby 150 Legacy custodians
Maties Rugby Club has honoured players for outstanding achievements at its annual awards ceremony in Stellenbosch.
Addressing the gathering, Head of Maties...
Sport
Maties Host USSA Rugby 7’s in Stellenbosch
Stellenbosch University was buzzing this past weekend as Maties played host to the University Sport South Africa (USSA) Rugby 7’s Tournament at home. The...
Sport
DAWIE SNYMAN TRIBUTE
It is with deep sorrow that Maties Sport and Maties Rugby Club mourns the passing of one of our own, Dawie Snyman, on 14 August 2025—a former Maties stalwart...
Sport
Women Rugby players can be tough – with painted nails
Just as male rugby players can be hooligans on the field and gentlemen afterwards, so can women players be aggressive for 80 minutes and then have their...
Sport
Maties emerge strong at 2025 USSA Winter Championships
Stellenbosch University athletes demonstrated remarkable grit and determination at the 2025 University Sport South Africa (USSA) Winter Championships...
Sport
Leading with Honour Before Pride
Ahead of USSA, we connected with our Varsity Cup captains, Ezekiel Ngobeni, Carel van der Merwe and Liza Slabbert to get their take on their Maties...
Sport
Maties Rugby Welcomes Riley Norton, From Dual-Sport Prodigy to Junior Bok Captain
Riley Norton, a first-year BCom Investment Management student at Stellenbosch University (SU), has quickly become a household name in South African school...
Sport
Champion Across Codes, Shanidine Bezuidenhout secures another Gold
Former Maties netball player and 2022 Varsity Netball champion raised eyebrows when she scored the first try for the Maties Women’s rugby team in their...