Sport

Amilcar Xayiya @melkardascribe   After a nail-biting thriller of a game at the SWC Sportsfield in Johannesburg, the FNB UJ rugby team handed the visiting NWU Eagles their first loss of the season. Ending with a score of 35–29, the win gave the Orange Army their first victory against the Eagles in four years.   Entering the game, the Eagles were soaring high at number one on the Varsity Cup […]

Mhlengi Khumalo @into.mbiyakwakhumalo   Following a long wait, Bafana Bafana has qualified for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, their first appearance since hosting the tournament in 2010. The team achieved this feat with an impressive 3–0 victory over Rwanda, aided by a bit of fate elsewhere.   The journey to this moment has been anything but easy. In Group C of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) qualifiers, Bafana Bafana’s […]

Cristine Struweg @c_r_i_s_1_0   All eyes were on the defending champions, University of Free State (UFS) and the North-West University (NWU) Eagles in the final match-up of the tournament on Monday night.   The match started on even terms, with a few balls being turned by one side and the favour then being returned by the other side. At the end of the first quarter, UFS peaked out in front […]

Cristine Struweg @c_r_i_s_1_0   Varsity Cup Netball has flown by and the North-West University (NWU) has held their heads high throughout, booking themselves a spot in the final against the University of the Free State (UFS).   The team has had a strong campaign leading up to the playoffs, winning five out of their seven games and settling for third on the log. In the semi-finals, they played against the […]

Abygail Smit  @Abysmit06   “Speel vir die rooikat op jou bors, die broer langsaan jou en die man daar bo!” Hierdie leuse is nie net iets om die manne van Caput te motiveer voor ‘n westryd nie, maar ‘n suiwer voorbeeld van hoe trots ‘n man op sy koshuis kan wees.   Caput Manskoshuis is geen vreemdeling vir die finale van ons Noord-Wes Universiteit (NWU) koshuis liga nie. Meer gereeld […]

Nehema Ntumba @nehema_ntumba   Football, or as it is called in South Africa, soccer, is one of the biggest team sports in the world. According to the BMI Adult SportTrack 2016, soccer remains the most participated-in sport among adults in South Africa, with 3.2 million players. Growing up, most people either played or watched their friends play soccer, which then begs the question: why is there such an underwhelming amount […]

Cristine Struweg   c_r_i_s_1_0   Sport is a vital component of residence life and often gives residences the biggest bragging rights. All the sports that the residences participate in counts toward the Sport Cup. Small sports count less points than the big sports, which usually continue over a longer period, apart from athletics. The sports calendar has mostly stayed the same over the years. In the bigger sports, netball starts first […]

Cristine Struweg   c_r_i_s_1_0   Men’s residences truly take pride in their participation for the Sport Cup, especially in the rugby league. The men are also more competitive and not afraid to tell the other residences how they view them in a rugby match.  Like with the ladies, the men also participate in first-year sports, which consist of rugby, soccer and hockey. With rugby they allow two second-year residents to play […]

Cristine Struweg @c_r_i_s_1_0   Fitting that the start of Varsity Cup Netball takes place at the heart of Women’s Month.  These ladies have the chance to show off their hard work that they put in throughout the year.  The North-West University (NWU), University of Free State (UFS) and University of Pretoria (UP) have played in five finals each since 2014, but it is UFS that has shown the most success […]