Meet our Women’s Varsity Cup Squad

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02 April 2025

Our slogan for our 150th Year Celebrations at Maties Rugby is “a legacy that inspires”.
We trust that these heroes for 2025 will take that legacy forward with pride and skilful play.
Meet your Women’s Senior FNB Maties Varsity Cup squad…

Liza Slabbert

Captain

AGE: 23
POSITION: Flanker
H: 1.71m; W:66kg
STUDY: BSc Computer Science
SCHOOL: Upington High School
Maties 1ST XV Women's

Erin Bond

AGE: 24
POSITION: Prop
H: 1.62m; W: 92kg
STUDY: MScAgric Entomology
SCHOOL: Kimberly Girl High
Maties Women's 1st XV

Jo Du Plessis

AGE: 18
POSITION: Hooker
H:1.64m; W: 85kg
STUDY: BA(Language and Culture)
SCHOOL: DF Malan
WP U/18 Women's

Sesethu Ntamnani

AGE: 23
POSITION: Prop
H: 1.54m; W: 94kg
STUDY: BA Human Resource Management
SCHOOL: Kayamandi High School
Maties 1st XV Women's

Sarah Krone

AGE: 18
POSITION: Lock
H: 1.81m; W: 75kg
STUDY: BA International Studies
SCHOOL: Rhenish Girls High
Junior Women's Springboks

Anika Viljoen

AGE: 21
POSITION: Eight-man
H: 1.73m; W: 63kg
STUDY: BA Sports Science & Phycology
SCHOOL: Paarl Gimnasium
Springboks 7's Women's

Stefney-Rose De Vries

AGE: 22
POSITION: Flanker
H: 1.58m; W: 70kg
STUDY: Bed (Intermediate Phase Teacher)
SCHOOL: Huguenot High School
Maties 1st XV Women's

Keletso Masebe

AGE: 21
POSITION: Flanker
H: 1.57m; W: 73kg
STUDY: BScAgric (Plant and Soil Sc)
SCHOOL: Bokamoso Senior Secondary
Maties 1st XV Women's

Taliyah Bussack

AGE: 19
POSITION: Scrumhalf
H: 1.40m; W: 60kg
STUDY: Bcom (Financial Accounting)
SCHOOL: Spine Road High
Maties 1st XV Women's

Elmé Kruger

Age: 22
Position: Flyhalf
H:170cm W:71KG
Study: HIV/AIDS Management
School: Reddam House Durbanville
DHL WP Women's - 2025

Leah Cilliers

AGE: 19
POSITION: Wing
H: 159cm W: 53kg
STUDY: BA Humanities
SCHOOL: Rocklands Secondary School
Maties 1st Women's

Zelmari Pretorius

AGE: 22
POSITION: Center
H: 1.67m; W: 73kg
STUDY: BScHons in Sport Science Performance Sport
SCHOOL: High School Jim Fouche
Maties 1st XV Women's

Shanidiné Bezuidenhout

AGE: 22
POSITION: Wing, Scrumhalf
H: 1.57m; W: 59kg
STUDY: HIV/AIDS Management
SCHOOL: Drostdy Technical High School

Kayleen Muggels

AGE: 21
POSITION: Wing
H: 1,55m; W:60kg
STUDY: B in Social Work
SCHOOL: De Villiers Graaf
Maties 1st XV Women's

Sesethu Dumke

AGE: 18
POSITION: Prop
H: 1.30m; W:78kg
STUDY: BA (Humanities)
SCHOOL: Bernadino Heights High
WP Women's - 2024

Ziané Muller

AGE: 23
POSITION: Eight-man
H: 1.70m; W: 87kg
STUDY: BA in Visual Arts
SCHOOL: High School Veldrif
Maties 1st XV Women's

Jenna Meyer

AGE: 18
POSITION: Center
H: 1.66m; W:77kg
STUDY: B. BA (Intermediate Studies)
SCHOOL: Redhill
Lions u/18 Girls Team

Jihaan Benito

AGE: 19
POSITION: Lock
H: 1.60m; W:66kg
STUDY: BA (Humanities)ECP(SS)
SCHOOL: Rocklands Secondary School
Maties 1st XV Women's

Taebron Jursa

AGE: 19
POSITION: Wing
H: 1.70m; W: 77kg
STUDY: LLB (UG)
SCHOOL: St. Anne's Diocesan College

Jade Daniels

AGE: 20
POSITION: Wing
H: 1.65m; W: 57kg
STUDY: —
SCHOOL: Parel Vallei High
WP Women’s (2024)

Mijeane Fryer

AGE: 21
POSITION: Wing
H: 1.66m; W: 68kg
STUDY: BEd (Intermediate Phase Teaching)
SCHOOL: Curro Durbanville High School
Maties 1st XV Women’s

Karabo Masilela

AGE: 19
POSITION: Wing
H: 1.63m; W: 62kg
STUDY: LLB (UG)
SCHOOL: Hoërskool Erasmus

Kirsten Brits

AGE: 19
POSITION: Wing
H: 1.68m; W: 68kg
STUDY: BCom (Management Sciences)
SCHOOL: Dubai English Speaking College (Dubai, UAE)
Dubai Exiles 1st Team (7s, 2022–2024)

Nafeesah Adams

AGE: 19
POSITION: Lock
H: 1.54m; W: 69kg
STUDY: BSc Speech-Language-Hearing Therapy
SCHOOL: Montana High School

Sisipho Mkeli

AGE: 20
POSITION: Lock
H: 1.55m; W: 83kg
STUDY: Drama and Theatre Studies
SCHOOL: Gansbaai Academia
Maties Women’s 1st Team

Joelle Botha

AGE: 23
POSITION: Wing
H: 1.63m; W: 58kg
STUDY: MSc Biochemistry (Thesis)
SCHOOL: Pietermaritzburg Girls’ High School
Maties Women’s 1st Team