In a proud moment for Maties Sport, Isabella Bruce, a third year BA Development and Environment student-athlete representing the Maties Rowing Club at Stellenbosch University, received her official national colours in coastal rowing at the...

Maties Rowing men and women pulled together at the annual University Spot South Africa (USSA) RMB Boat Race in Port Alfred in the Eastern Cape this month to secure hard-fought and respectable second and third places. Competing against nine...

Maties Esports clinched gold, silver and two bronze medals at the USSA Esports Championships in August 2025, excelling in Valorant, EA FC and Rocket League, and cementing our status as true champions in a virtual sporting arena. For those...

Navigating mentally demanding studies and physical sport as a student-athlete is tough. Even tougher, though, is the transition into a life after graduation with or without sport, especially for women. A few of the complexities of this...

FNB Maties will be a team on a mission in 2026 after falling agonizingly short in last season’s final. The fact that they were 15 minutes away from getting their hands on the FNB Varsity Cup trophy and then letting slip against their fierce...

The Maties Rugby 150-year celebrations came to a dazzling climax this month with a Gala Dinner in aid of the Danie Craven Bursary Fund. The Stellenbosch Town Hall was packed by over 300 Maties Rugby legends of old, Springboks and legends-in...

Maties Esports will proudly represent Stellenbosch University at the 2025 USSA National Championship, taking place in Johannesburg from 28 to 30 August. The club will travel with a squad of 24 student-athletes competing in three titles...

From 16 to 27 July 2025, eight student-athletes and a coach from Maties Sport Stellenbosch University will proudly represent South Africa at the FISU World University Games in the Rhine–Ruhr region of Germany. The multi-sporting event will...

Winning is the goal, but it is gratitude that drives Maties star para-athlete, Simoné Kruger. She may be just 20 years old and a first year Sports Science (Biokinetics) student, but she is already a seasoned veteran at breaking world...

Today marks the start of an exciting week-long GAPS Africa Para-Sport camp at Stellenbosch University in South Africa, welcoming 40 athletes and coaches from 14 African Commonwealth Games Associations (CGAs). Running from 19 to 26 July, the...