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 opening match of the 2025 FNB Varsity Cup. The postgraduate student graduated last year...

With his exams behind him, the Stellenbosch University student can concentrate on his tennis before leaving for Germany. The upcoming tennis player from Stellenbosch University was recently selected to represent South Africa for the second...

Stellenbosch University athletes demonstrated remarkable grit and determination at the 2025 University Sport South Africa (USSA) Winter Championships, delivering outstanding performances in women’s hockey, netball, and squash, significantly...

Being a Matie is a privilege Varsity Cup matches on Monday nights in a packed Danie Craven Stadium were special not only because of the atmosphere but also because he ran on the field with friends. This is how Maties Rugby’s Reniel Hugo...

You may never actually notice her but if there is an event involving Maties Sport – large or small – you can bet that Kim Coetzee is here, there, and everywhere. Long before the guests arrive, she is working up a sweat with logistics...

If Maties’ Senior Sports Manager, Anche Nortje, is given an opening, she would have all Stellenbosch University staff engaged in physical wellness – be it yoga, mediation, mindful walking or even massages. And all as part of their working...

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 nails done, says Maties Rugby Women’s Head Coach, Aneesah Adams. “People need to get...

“No regrets, just learnings” is Nathaly September’s motto for living her best life as the Maties Basketball Women’s Coach, as a wife and as a mother. “It can be tough juggling home and family life with professional sport but with the right...

It’s the season when Maties Rugby fans unite in #MaroonMachine gees in the Danie Craven Stadium for Varsity Cup. Being at Coetzenburg as the sun sets to witness our rugby warriors run out onto the field to do battle, is pure maroon magic...

Be a legend and support Maties Rugby’s growing legacy through our special 150-year bursary campaign … and leave your legacy mark in a plaque at the Danie Craven Stadium! Donors will be recognised as legends in their own right with a named...