TuksYachting: Introducing a new club
May 20, 2019

MARIESA POTGIETER The TuksYachting club was officially started this year and PDBY spoke to Jon...

TuksCanoe: De Beer to represent South Africa at World Cup’s
May 20, 2019

  TuksCanoe: De Beer to represent South Africa at World Cup’s ASHLEY MAGWINDIRI AND MARIE...

TuksCycling ride NWU Extreme MTB
May 20, 2019

TuksCycling ride NWU Extreme MTB NTOKOZO ZONDO TuksCycling participated in the NWU Extreme...

TuksWomen Rugby take on Centrale 7s
May 20, 2019

  NTOKOZO ZONDO The Delta Drone TuksWomens Rugby team competed in the Centrale 7s tour...

TuksArcher to compete at two World Championships
May 20, 2019

  TuksArcher to compete at two World Championships MARIESA POTGIETER Christian De K...

Varsity Hockey 2019
May 20, 2019

  Varsity Hockey 2019 STAFF WRITER On 3 May, the Varsity Hockey women’s tournament ...

TuksSquash lead rankings on NSA league
May 10, 2019

  TuksSquash lead rankings on NSA league NTOKOZO ZONDO The TuksSquash ladies first ...

TuksNetball players representing in the National Premier League
May 10, 2019

TuksNetball players representing in the National Premier League MARIESA POTGIETER Twenty-ni...

TuksTennis wins Sun City Intervarsity Tournament
May 10, 2019

  TuksTennis wins Sun City Intervarsity Tournament NTOKOZO ZONDO TuksTennis took t...

Two UP students at Rhythmic World Championships qualifiers
May 9, 2019

  Two UP students at Rhythmic World Championships qualifiers MARIESA POTGIETER On ...

TuksNetball through to semi-finals
January 29, 2019

CHAD JOHNSTON TuksNetball celebrated their heritage day by booking their spot in the semi-finals...

Interview with UP archer: Shaun Anderson
January 29, 2019

Marren Mckay Shaun Anderson, also known as “The One-Armed Bandit”, has competed at the Rio 201...

A ‘Brand’ new cricketing star
May 21, 2018

KEEGAN SULLIVAN On 27 April, after five days of exhilarating cricket, the Assupol TuksCricket ...

A ‘Brand’ new cricketing star
May 21, 2018

Brand has all-round ability which allows him to contribute with both bat and ball. The left-han...

TuksNetball seeks to continue with their winning streak
May 21, 2018

  MARIESA POTGIETER On 13 May, at Ellis Park Indoor Arena, the Gauteng Jaguars beat th...

UP women’s hockey team prepares for an unforgettable season
May 18, 2018

  What are you working on with the team, to ensure that you retain the title?The focus of the ...

UP women’s hockey team prepares for an unforgettable season
May 18, 2018

Ashley Magwindiri The hockey season is upon us, and many are looking forward to a thrilling se...

TuksVolleyball: hungry for more titles
May 18, 2018

Marren Mckay TuksVolleyball’s women’s team recently competed in the Champion Cup Indoor Tourna...

TuksSwimming Success: women strike gold
May 18, 2018

Caitlyn Walsh Women have come a long way in sport. In terms of equality and gaining recognitio...

Interview with UP archer: Shaun Anderson
April 23, 2018

Marren Mckay Shaun Anderson, also known as “The One-Armed Bandit”, has competed at the Rio 201...

TuksWrestling: gold medallist Edrich Nortje
April 23, 2018

Caitlyn Walsh TuksWrestling’s gold medallist, Edrich Nortje, met with Perdeby to discuss his e...

Meet TuksCheerleading
March 26, 2018

Caitlyn Walsh Perdeby interviewed leaders of TuksCheerleading, Unathi Jofile and Nkosingiphile...

TuksCycling takes on Zwartkop Raceway with Ruben van der Merwe
March 26, 2018

Ntokozo Zondo TuksCycling participated in the Zwartkop Raceway over the weekend on 18 March. T...

Sports Update 5 March 2018
March 5, 2018

NTOKOZO ZONDO Tennis On 3 March and 4 March TuksTennis hosted the 2018 leg of the Student C...

A fall from grace?
March 5, 2018

KEEGAN SULLIVAN The FNB Varsity Cup defending champions FNB Tuks have had a string of unwanted...

A fall from grace?
March 5, 2018

With the reigning champions languishing at the foot of the table with a meager two bonus points...

Blue Bulls TuksRugby Academy 101
February 19, 2018

Caitlyn Walsh Established to aid passionate rugby players, the Blue Bulls Tuks Rugby Academy p...

Reasons to consider TuksDance
January 26, 2018

CAITLYN WALSH Dancing teaches many valuable skills such as self-control, posture and grace, coor...

How TuksSport select players
January 26, 2018

ASHLEY MAGWINDIRI UP’s sports department, TuksSport, offers students the opportunity to showcase...

Five minutes with TuksNetball’s Tshina Mdau
January 26, 2018

  What are some of your personal highlights from this past season? For this season, winning t...

Five minutes with TuksNetball’s Tshina Mdau
January 26, 2018

CHAD JOHNSTON Tshina Mdau was one of Tuks Netball’s 2017 team star players. Perdeby had the oppo...

TuksNetball through to semi-finals
September 26, 2017

CHAD JOHNSTON TuksNetball celebrated their heritage day by booking their spot in the semi-finals...

TuksExploratio host annual 24-hour Everest Challenge
September 18, 2017

EMMANUEL OLUSEGUN Climbers from various universities and climbing clubs took part in TuksExplora...

TuksCheerleading: the secret behind UP’s sporting success
September 12, 2017

ANTHONY JORDAAN TuksCheerleading is best described as the unheralded backbone of TuksSport, and ...

TuksCheerleading: the secret behind UP’s sporting success
September 12, 2017

The club has existed as an official sporting code since 2015, alongside the University of Johan...

TuksVolleyball carry on despite hardships
August 28, 2017

The year got off to a turbulent start when women’s team captain and winner of the ‘most valuabl...

TuksVolleyball carry on despite hardships
August 28, 2017

The year got off to a turbulent start when women’s team captain and winner of the ‘most valuabl...

TuksVolleyball carry on despite hardships
August 28, 2017

ANTHONY JORDAAN 2017 has so far been a highly successful year for sports clubs at UP. Among th...

The fight between club and class
July 31, 2017

EMMANUEL OLUSEGUN Perdeby took a look at academic challenges facing UP’s sportsmen and women. F...

Getting to know TuksExploratio
July 31, 2017

EMMANUEL OLUSEGUN Perdeby recently sat down with TuksExploratio chairman, Patrick O’Neill, to ta...

TuksSquash host UP internal league
July 31, 2017

ANTHONY JORDAAN TuksSquash is one of the many sporting clubs at the University of Pretoria to ex...

Second semester sport lookout
July 24, 2017

ANTHONY JORDAAN Following a highly successful start to the UP 2017 sporting calendar in th...

Tuks athletes heat up the winter break
July 24, 2017

EMMANUEL OLUSEGUN UP’s junior and senior track and field stars have kept busy during this past w...

UP represents at USSA Championships
July 24, 2017

KWAZI SOKHELA The mid-year winter recess provided the occasion for the 2017 University Sports So...

Former UP players feature in Springboks season opener
June 13, 2017

ANTHONY JORDAAN. On Saturday, 10 June, Loftus Versfeld played host to a reinvigorated Springbok ...

TuksHockey claim their first Varsity Hockey title.
May 23, 2017

ANTHONY JORDAAN Following back to back play-offs and qualifiers in Stellenbosch and Potchefstr...

TuksTaekwondo to perform at Open Day
May 15, 2017

ANTHONY JORDAAN TuksTaekwondo perform their annual demonstration on the Aula grass at 10:00 at U...

Five minutes with Coach Human
May 15, 2017

EMMANUEL OLUSEGUN Coach Pote Human has a variety of achievements under his belt that include his...

Five minutes with Coach Human
May 15, 2017

  How does the feeling of being a Varsity Cup champion differ from your other successes as a c...

Five minutes with Coach Human
May 15, 2017

  How does the feeling of being a Varsity Cup champion differ from your other successes as a c...

UP sports research institute continues to grow
May 15, 2017

KWAZI SOKHELA The Institute for Sport, Exercise Medicine, and Lifestyle Research has continued t...

UP-Tuks reach the finals of the 2017 Varsity Cup
April 4, 2017

KWAZI SOKHELA UP-Tuks has set up a intense finals clash with the University of Stellenbosch (M...

The Move4Fitness movement
April 3, 2017

KWAZI SOKHELA A new health and fitness initiative is emerging at the University of Pretoria and ...

Fifteen minutes with new TuksSport Director Toby Sutcliffe
March 27, 2017

KWAZI SOKHELA At the beginning of 2017, Toby Sutcliffe took over the reins at TuksSport from lon...

Cornelius speaks on TuksAthletics success
March 27, 2017

KWAZI SOKHELA TuksAthletics has enjoyed a very strong start to the season, with UP winning the f...

TuksSport hosts annual Stripe event
March 27, 2017

KWAZI SOKHELA AND LORINDA MARRIAN On 8 March, TuksSport hosted its annual Stripe UP event. This ...

Tuks Varsity Cup recap
March 6, 2017

THORISO PHASHA UP entered the ninth instalment of the Varsity Cup rugby competition on 30 points...

Catching up with Ryan Chapman
March 6, 2017

KWAZI SOKHELA The University of Pretoria Football Club (AmaTuks) acquired four new players durin...

AmaTuks for the win
February 28, 2017

KWAZI SOKHELA The University of Pretoria (AmaTuks) continued their ascension on the National Fir...

Kobus van der Walt says goodbye
February 20, 2017

KWAZI SOKHELA The University of Pretoria will see one of its long-serving members leaving toward...

AmaTuks bring in reinforcements
February 20, 2017

KWAZI SOKHELA The University of Pretoria (AmaTuks) has brought in reinforcements in the form of ...

Brittain brothers row in another win
February 20, 2017

ANELE MANANA The Brittain brothers win is definitely a moment that will go down in history as on...

Tuks squash lose the final of the NSA Blitz League
February 20, 2017

ANELE MANANA There is massive action every year for UP’s squash ladies when they compete in the ...

Inclusive student sport at Tuks
February 3, 2017

KWAZI SOKHELA TuksSport is home to a diverse range of sporting codes and recreational activities...

UP-Tuks continues to breed Super Rugby talent
February 2, 2017

DYLAN JACK UP has produced plenty of talented rugby players who have gone on to play at the hi...

TuksSport has something for everyone
February 2, 2017

ERIN SLINGERLAND UP is flooded with new faces and sporting potential every year. UP-Tuks has pro...

A view into TuksCricket
February 1, 2017

CHAD JOHNSTON  Cricket is one of the more popular sporting codes at UP. Last season, the team ...

2017 TuksHockey preview
January 31, 2017

THANDO CELE The University of Pretoria’s hockey club has dominated the Northern Gauteng hockey s...

TuksGolf prodigy Zanele Mazibuko
January 31, 2017

ANELE MANANA Zanele Mazibuko is among a handful of female golfers at Tuks who are breaking down ...

Tight win for Tuks
January 31, 2017

CHAD JOHNSTON UP- Tuks 1 had to fight hard for a win against The University of the Free State ...

AmaTuks makes progress in the NFD
January 30, 2017

KWAZI SOKHELA AND HUVASAN REDDY The UP football team (AmaTuks) first won promotion to the Nation...

UP 2016 sport round-up: Cricket
October 24, 2016

DYLAN JACK UP-Tuks Cricket had another good year in 2016 as they once again won the Varsity Cric...

UP 2016 sport round-up: Football
October 24, 2016

KWAZI SOKHELA UP’s footballers have faced a tough season this year both in university and nati...

TuksNetball narrowly miss the Varsity Netball title
October 24, 2016

ERIN SLINGERLAND  TuksNetball remained unbeaten in Varsity Netball this year en route to the Var...

AmaTuks struggle in National First Division
October 18, 2016

DYLAN JACK UP have endured a shaky start to the season in the National First Division. The team ...

UP bounce back after Red Bull disappointment
October 18, 2016

TAY LETHULOE Hopes were high as the Assupol Tuks cricket team headed off to Sri Lanka to defend ...

Tuks scoops second place at Varsity MTB Challenge
October 18, 2016

ERIN SLINGERLAND The Varsity MTB Challenge, an annual two-day mountain bike race took place in F...

HPC gets students fit for summer
September 12, 2016

ERIN SLINGERLAND The season change has led to the inevitable annual frenzy that fills up gyms. O...

SA Premier Hockey League launched
September 12, 2016

THANDO CELE The Premier Hockey League (PHL) is South African hockey’s newest hockey competition,...

Five minutes with UP-Tuks women’s sevens captain
September 12, 2016

  You scored a total of 120 points as a team without conceding a single point in the tournamen...

Five minutes with UP-Tuks women’s sevens captain
September 12, 2016

  You scored a total of 120 points as a team without conceding a single point in the tournamen...

Five minutes with UP-Tuks women’s sevens captain
September 12, 2016

THANDO CELE AND THORISO PHASHA The UP women’s sevens team took part in two friendly matches on 3...

UP hosts first round of Flying Fish Beach Volleyball tournament
September 5, 2016

  What do participants hope to gain from competing in a tournament like this? South Africa un...

UP hosts first round of Flying Fish Beach Volleyball tournament
September 5, 2016

  What do participants hope to gain from competing in a tournament like this? South Africa un...

UP hosts first round of Flying Fish Beach Volleyball tournament
September 5, 2016

THORISO PHASHA AND CARLI-ANN FURNO The two-day first round of the Flying Fish Beach Volleyball t...

Returning to Rio: more UP athletes looking to impress.
September 5, 2016

TAY LETHULOE The Rio Paralympic games will be underway from 7-18 September. Two of the 45 South ...

TuksChess host the inaugural Open Rated Tournament
August 29, 2016

THANDO CELE TuksChess hosted their first ever Open Rated Tournament since the sports re-establis...

Varsity Football at a glance
August 22, 2016

DYLAN JACK UP-Tuks started the 2016 Varsity Football season with one win and two draws out of th...

Carlton Cup frenzy
August 22, 2016

THORISO PHASHA On Saturday 13 August 12 teams gathered at Loftus Versveld to compete in the annu...

Carina Horn can
August 1, 2016

TAY LETHULOE Road to Rio Carina Horn is currently the undisputed national 100 m sprint champi...

Watch out for Wenda Nel: UP hurdler to feature at Rio Olympics
August 1, 2016

THORISO PHASHA Road to Rio UP-Tuks HPC 400lm hurdles athlete, Wenda Nel, secured her spot on ...

Bruintjies en route to Rio
August 1, 2016

THORISO PHASHA Road to Rio: In July 2015 Henricho Bruintjies became the third South African in...

While you’ve been away: USSA
July 25, 2016

The UP-Tuks Football team were the first code to set the tone as they were won the postponed US...

While you’ve been away: USSA
July 25, 2016

The UP-Tuks Football team were the first code to set the tone as they were won the postponed US...

While you’ve been away: USSA
July 25, 2016

The UP-Tuks Football team were the first code to set the tone as they were won the postponed US...

UP’s road back to PSL following relegation
July 25, 2016

UP got their relegation campaign off to a poor start as they lost 1-0 at home to a clinical Mbo...

UP’s road back to PSL following relegation
July 25, 2016

UP got their relegation campaign off to a poor start as they lost 1-0 at home to a clinical Mbo...

UP’s road back to PSL following relegation
July 25, 2016

UP got their relegation campaign off to a poor start as they lost 1-0 at home to a clinical Mbo...

Gift Leotlela books ticket to Rio
July 25, 2016

THORISO PHASHA Gift Leotlela of TuksSport High School has clinched a spot on the South African O...

While you’ve been away: USSA
July 25, 2016

TAY LETHULOE UP-Tuks proved once again to be one of the top performing institutions in the Unive...

UP’s road back to PSL following relegation
July 25, 2016

DYLAN JACK The University of Pretoria was relegated from the Premier Soccer League (PSL) after f...

TuksSquash: meet Megan Page
July 25, 2016

TAY LETHULOE Perdeby interviewed Megan Page on the TuksSquash team’s success at the USSA competi...

World cup success for Tuks archers
May 18, 2016

TAY LETHULOE Several TuksArchery archers took part in the Shanghai Hyundai Archery World Cup, wh...

Road to Rio for TuksSwimming
May 9, 2016

Jarred Crous became the seventh South African and the second UP swimmer in the elite club to qu...

Varsity Cup sevens title eludes UP-Tuks
May 9, 2016

THORISO PHASHA With the conclusion of the Varsity Cup a few weeks ago, ten teams recently hit th...

TuksHockey players shine at 2016 Hockey IPT
May 9, 2016

THANDO CELE The annual Greenfields Senior Interprovincial Nationals (IPT) hockey tournament, o...

Tuks High athletes pave the road after Rio
May 9, 2016

ERIN SLINGERLAND While all eyes are focused on “the road to Rio”, three TuksSport High S...

UP-Tuks sevens rugby Springbok stars
April 18, 2016

THORISO PHASHA The UP-Tuks women’s sevens rugby team has enjoyed a good run of form in the sev...

Life after Varsity Cup: Ruan Steenkamp
April 18, 2016

THANDO CELE UP’s rugby Varsity Cup (VC) journey may have come to an end at the hands of Stellenb...

UP soar at USSA
April 11, 2016

TAY LETHULOE UP flexed its sporting muscles at the University Sports South Africa (USSA) champio...

Man of the momentous match: Duhan Van der Merwe
April 11, 2016

THORISO PHASHA UP-Tuks created a moment in Varsity Cup history on 28 March when they played ag...

UP fight relegation in Absa Premiership
April 11, 2016

DYLAN JACK UP have had a poor 2015/2016 season in the Absa Premiership. The team currently sits ...

Five minutes with Leroux Hamman
April 11, 2016

TAY LETHULOE UP-Tuks took a big leap in becoming Varsity Athletics champions after they placed...

Varsity Cup returns, but at a price
March 14, 2016

CARLI-ANN FURNO Varsity Cup returned on Monday 14 March at the FNB Stadium in Soweto, following ...

Catching up with Tuks- Golf’s Demi Flanagan
March 7, 2016

TAY LETHULOE Just over two months into the year and TuksGolf’s Demi Flanagan has already left he...

Ruan Steenkamp: UP-Tuks and the new point system
March 7, 2016

THORISO PHASHA It’s been a rocky start to the season for UP-Tuks in the Varsity Cup rugby tourna...

Catching up with Tuks- Golf’s Demi Flanagan
March 7, 2016

  How have you progressed as an athlete over the past year with TuksGolf? My game has improve...

Catching up with Tuks- Golf’s Demi Flanagan
March 7, 2016

  How have you progressed as an athlete over the past year with TuksGolf? My game has improve...

Catching up with Tuks- Golf’s Demi Flanagan
March 7, 2016

  How have you progressed as an athlete over the past year with TuksGolf? My game has improve...

Tuks Student Gym: a first-hand account
March 1, 2016

ERIN SLINGERLAND It is almost two months into the year and, like us, you may be looking at you...

Investing in an athletic future: TuksSport High School
March 1, 2016

ZUKO QUSHEKA AND CARLI-ANN FURNO UP is renowned for producing some of the most talented athletes...

A tribute to TuksCricket coach Pierre de Bruyn
March 1, 2016

TAY LETHULOE AND CARLI-ANN FURNO February marks the formal departure of TuksCricket coach Pierre...

Long awaited victory for UP-Tuks in Diski Challenge
February 17, 2016

DYLAN JACK UP-Tuks restored hope to their fans when they claimed a 2-1 victory over Chippa Uni...

UP-Tuks implode against UFS
February 17, 2016

THORISO PHASHA AND DYLAN JACK UP-Tuks stepped onto the LC de Villiers rugby field on Monday, 1...

UP-Tuks outdone by Pukke
February 12, 2016

THORISO PHASHA The 2016 FNB Varsity Cup rugby tournament officially kicked off on Monday 8 Feb...

Timeout with TuksCricket
February 8, 2016

TAY LETHULOE Following their recent Varsity Cricket success, Perdeby took some time to chat with...

UP players to take Super Rugby by storm
February 8, 2016

DYLAN JACK In 2016 Super Rugby will enter a new era with the inclusion of the Southern Kings fro...

VarsityCricket roundup: UP-Tuks twice as terrific
February 1, 2016

TAY LETHULOE From 25-30 January the second edition of the Varsity Cricket tournament took plac...

Ruan Steenkamp leads UP-Tuks into new season
February 1, 2016

DYLAN JACK In the build-up to this yera’s Varsity Cup season, Perdeby interviewed former Springb...

UP-Tuks’ Diski woes continue
February 1, 2016

The tournament serves as a flagship competition for South African football as 16 teams are pitt...

UP-Tuks’ Diski woes continue
February 1, 2016

The tournament serves as a flagship competition for South African football as 16 teams are pitt...

UP-Tuks’ Diski woes continue
February 1, 2016

The tournament serves as a flagship competition for South African football as 16 teams are pitt...

UP-Tuks’ Diski woes continue
February 1, 2016

TAY LETHULOE The University of Pretoria, defending champions of the Multichoice Diski Chal...

Varsity Cup rugby breakdown
February 1, 2016

THORISO PHASHA With Varsity Cup rugby around the corner, Perdeby takes a sneak peak at the teams...

Exclusive interviews with TuksSport award winners
October 27, 2015

TAY LETHULOE Student Sportsman of the Year: Robin Swartz Swartz has played an active role in Tu...

TuksSport High athlete draws attention to potential of SA sprinters
October 27, 2015

DANIEL BASSON At the Youth Commonwealth Games this year, 16-year-old TuksSport athlete Gift Le...

UP stars shine bright at awards
October 27, 2015

TAY LETHULOE Friday 16 October saw UP host the annual UP-Tuks Sport Awards at the LC de Villie...

Assupol Tuks head to India for Red Bull cricket championship
October 20, 2015

TAY LETHULOE The Assupol Tuks cricket team will be heading to India in a quest to defend their R...

UP-Tuks ladies continue victorious momentum in sevens rugby
October 20, 2015

THORISO PHASHA  The UP-Tuks women’s sevens rugby team has enjoyed a winning streak in 2015. Th...

UP-Tuks ladies continue victorious momentum in sevens rugby
October 20, 2015

 Celebrations will be short-lived, however, as the team get back to the training pitch in prepa...

UP-Tuks ladies continue victorious momentum in sevens rugby
October 20, 2015

 Celebrations will be short-lived, however, as the team get back to the training pitch in prepa...

UP-Tuks ladies continue victorious momentum in sevens rugby
October 20, 2015

 Celebrations will be short-lived, however, as the team get back to the training pitch in prepa...

TuksDance shows show-stopping support for cancer survivors
October 19, 2015

ERIN SLINGERLAND TuksDance performed at the Cansa relay in Bedfordview on 3 October in light o...

Five minutes with Robin Swartz
September 14, 2015

TAY LETHULOE Just before UP-Tuks took on Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) in the Varsity F...

UP-Tuks misses out on a treble Varsity Football title
September 14, 2015

TAY LETHULOE UP-Tuks’s hope of a hat-trick title in the Varsity Football league came to a disa...

Tuks Gaming enter second leg of OUL League
September 7, 2015

DANIËL BASSON From 4 September, Tuks Gaming will run the next leg of their Orena University Le...

Protea netball stars: returned and ready to represent
September 7, 2015

TAY LETHULOE UP-Tuks netball players Lenize Potgieter and Izette Lubbe have recently come back...

Tuks begin their Varsity netball campaign
August 31, 2015

TAY LETHULOE The 2015 Varsity netball campaign is set to get off to an explosive start as the te...

Patrick Roux hits bull’s eye for bronze
August 31, 2015

With the weather being unpredictable and persistent, it looked like it would be a long day with...

Patrick Roux hits bull’s eye for bronze
August 31, 2015

With the weather being unpredictable and persistent, it looked like it would be a long day with...

Patrick Roux hits bull’s eye for bronze
August 31, 2015

With the weather being unpredictable and persistent, it looked like it would be a long day with...

Patrick Roux hits bull’s eye for bronze
August 31, 2015

With the weather being unpredictable and persistent, it looked like it would be a long day with...

Patrick Roux hits bull’s eye for bronze
August 31, 2015

ZUKO QUSHEKA UP-Tuks archer Patrick Roux formed part of the successful South African team that w...

Caster Semenya back on track
August 17, 2015

ZUKO QUSHEKA Despite controversy surrounding her gender two years ago, former Tuks athlete and...

Tuks-HPC athletes to look out for at the Beijing IAAF World Championships
August 17, 2015

 CARLI-ANN FURNO The Beijing International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) World Cha...

UP-Tuks struggle in first two rounds of Varsity Cup football
August 3, 2015

TAY LETHULOE The beginning of the third instalment of the Varsity Cup Football tournament bega...

Tough season awaits AmaTuks
July 27, 2015

DANIËL BASSON  AmaTuks have been in preseason training since late June ahead of the 2015/16 se...

Varsity Cup Football kicks off
July 27, 2015

THORISO PHASHA With the Varsity Cup Football tournament once again nearly upon us, we take a l...

UP launches new season of goalball
July 27, 2015

CARLI-ANN FURNO The UP-Tuks Student Sports Committee (SSC) have recently invested in a s...

UP hockey shines at USSA 2015
July 27, 2015

THANDO CELE The 2015 edition of the annual USSA Hockey tournament took place in Pietermaritzbu...

Tuks athletes perform internationally
July 3, 2015

Carli-Ann Furno Tuks athletes LJ van Zyl and Akani Simbine left their mark at the Diamond Leag...

Fun and fast flying frisbees
May 25, 2015

DANIËL BASSON Ultimate frisbee is a relatively new and unknown sport but has become increasingly...

Determined Jaguars fall short
May 25, 2015

CARLI-ANN FURNO The second round of the Brutal Fruit Netball Premier League, held over the past ...

SA National Student Cycling Championships: meet the cyclists from Tuks
May 25, 2015

TAY LETHLOE AND MICHAL-MARÉ LINDEN Jacques Horn Having been active in cycling for the last eigh...

Interview with Varsity Cup Hockey Captain Kelly Kaulback
May 18, 2015

THANDO CELE The Tuks ladies first team has been involved in the Varsity Cup Hockey tournament ov...

Ten minutes with Jermaine Kleinsmith
May 18, 2015

THORISO PHASHA After spending the 2014 rugby season nursing and rehabilitating a knee injury, Je...

Tuks beach volleyball team fall short of Varsity title
May 12, 2015

TAY LETHULOE The UP beach volleyball team missed out on the Varsity Volleyball title, going down...

Running toward a dream: Akani Simbine
May 12, 2015

CARLI-ANN FURNO UP athlete Akani Simbine has shaken the varsity athletic world across the countr...

Running toward a dream: Akani Simbine
May 12, 2015

  It’s been a big year for you. How do you feel about your recent personal best (PB) of 20.27 ...

Running toward a dream: Akani Simbine
May 12, 2015

  It’s been a big year for you. How do you feel about your recent personal best (PB) of 20.27 ...

Running toward a dream: Akani Simbine
May 12, 2015

  It’s been a big year for you. How do you feel about your recent personal best (PB) of 20.27 ...

Running toward a dream: Akani Simbine
May 12, 2015

  It’s been a big year for you. How do you feel about your recent personal best (PB) of 20.27 ...

Five minutes with Ludwig Gerdes
May 12, 2015

KRISZTI BOTTYAN Ludwig Gerdes is currently studying BCom Management at UP. He juggles this with ...

Five minutes with Ludwig Gerdes
May 12, 2015

  What made you decide that this sport was a passion and not just a pastime for you? I start...

Five minutes with Ludwig Gerdes
May 12, 2015

  What made you decide that this sport was a passion and not just a pastime for you? I start...

Five minutes with Ludwig Gerdes
May 12, 2015

  What made you decide that this sport was a passion and not just a pastime for you? I start...

Five minutes with Ludwig Gerdes
May 12, 2015

  What made you decide that this sport was a passion and not just a pastime for you? I start...

Tuks reach Varsity Sevens final
May 12, 2015

DANIËL BASSON Over the weekend of 25 April, ten universities from across South Africa competed i...

Tuks reach Varsity Sevens final
May 12, 2015

Tuks had a squad consisting of many Varsity Cup players and was looking to build on their indiv...

Tuks reach Varsity Sevens final
May 12, 2015

Tuks had a squad consisting of many Varsity Cup players and was looking to build on their indiv...

Tuks reach Varsity Sevens final
May 12, 2015

Tuks had a squad consisting of many Varsity Cup players and was looking to build on their indiv...

Tuks reach Varsity Sevens final
May 12, 2015

Tuks had a squad consisting of many Varsity Cup players and was looking to build on their indiv...

Tuks suffer defeat at the hands of Pukke
April 22, 2015

THORISO PHASHA UP-Tuks 1 exited the Varsity Cup Rugby tournament after suffering defeat in a h...

Tuks suffer defeat at the hands of Pukke
April 22, 2015

  Tuks inside centre John Jackson brought them back to level on points after exploiting a smal...

Tuks suffer defeat at the hands of Pukke
April 22, 2015

  Tuks inside centre John Jackson brought them back to level on points after exploiting a smal...

Tuks suffer defeat at the hands of Pukke
April 22, 2015

  Tuks inside centre John Jackson brought them back to level on points after exploiting a smal...

Tuks suffer defeat at the hands of Pukke
April 22, 2015

  Tuks inside centre John Jackson brought them back to level on points after exploiting a smal...

Tuks sport update
April 22, 2015

TAY LETHULOE TuksJudo The University of Pretoria played host to this year’s University Spor...

Tuks Young Guns secure Varsity Cup glory
April 21, 2015

DANIËL BASSON  The Tuks Young Guns defeated defending champions the University of Free State S...

Tuks triumph as Varsity Athletics returns
March 31, 2015

TAY LETHULOE 24 March saw the return of Varsity Athletics for its third year as athletes gathe...

Tuks hockey pre-season off to a good start
March 16, 2015

THANDO CELE During the past two weekends, the Tuks hockey men’s and women’s first teams took on ...

Ienk athletics 2015
March 16, 2015

TAY LETHULOE The annual Ienk athletics event, which took place on 3 March, gave first-years the ...

TuksRes cricket players disgruntled
March 16, 2015

DANIËL BASSON The residence cricket season is in full swing and speedily approaching its e...

TuksSwimming announces new initiative
March 16, 2015

TAY LETHULOE With the competitive swimming season nearly upon us, TuksSwimming has been busy. ...

Tuks give CUT harsh welcoming
March 10, 2015

THORISO PHASHA UP Tuks-1 hosted bottom of the log CUT Ixias in a fifth round Varsity cup fixtu...

Talented Tukkie
March 9, 2015

ZUKO QUSHEKA Craig Bornheim, a third-year studying chemical engineering, seemingly has it all....

TuksChess hosts tournament
March 9, 2015

SIMPHIWE NHLABATHI On 28 February TuksChess hosted an unrated Open Chess Tournament at Sci-Enza....

Varsity Cup rugby 2015: get to know your boytjies
March 2, 2015

Dayan Van der Westhuizen Full name: Dayan Leslie Van der Westhuizen School attended: Hoërsk...

Tuks plays host to star-studded BestMed TuksRace
March 2, 2015

TAY LETHULOE 21 February saw UP host the annual BestMed TuksRace which had thousands of particip...

AmaTuks player profiles: stars to watch this year
March 2, 2015

ABONGILE SKOSANA Thabo Mnyamane Mnyamane is a 22-year-old South African striker who has a goa...

UP-Tuks 1 thump Maties 53-8
February 25, 2015

SIMPHIWE NHLABATHI In their match against Maties on 23 February UP-Tuks 1 ran in seven tries t...

Back your boytjies: UP Tuks’ rugby redemption
February 23, 2015

DANIËL BASSON AND SIMPHIWE NHLABATHI Over the past few seasons it has become evident that UP-T...

Back your boytjies: UP Tuks’ rugby redemption
February 23, 2015

Coach Pote Human has said from early on in the pre-season that he wants to instil belief in his...

Back your boytjies: UP Tuks’ rugby redemption
February 23, 2015

Coach Pote Human has said from early on in the pre-season that he wants to instil belief in his...

Back your boytjies: UP Tuks’ rugby redemption
February 23, 2015

Coach Pote Human has said from early on in the pre-season that he wants to instil belief in his...

Back your boytjies: UP Tuks’ rugby redemption
February 23, 2015

Coach Pote Human has said from early on in the pre-season that he wants to instil belief in his...

“Talent plays a small part in the success”: an interview with TuksCricket coach Pierre de Bruyn
February 23, 2015

SIMPHIWE NHLABATHI After TuksCricket’s win at the inaugural Varsity Cup Cricket Tournament on ...

“Talent plays a small part in the success”: an interview with TuksCricket coach Pierre de Bruyn
February 23, 2015

Are there any definitive attributes that made you appoint Klaasen as captain?There is no shock ...

“Talent plays a small part in the success”: an interview with TuksCricket coach Pierre de Bruyn
February 23, 2015

Are there any definitive attributes that made you appoint Klaasen as captain?There is no shock ...

“Talent plays a small part in the success”: an interview with TuksCricket coach Pierre de Bruyn
February 23, 2015

Are there any definitive attributes that made you appoint Klaasen as captain?There is no shock ...

“Talent plays a small part in the success”: an interview with TuksCricket coach Pierre de Bruyn
February 23, 2015

Are there any definitive attributes that made you appoint Klaasen as captain?There is no shock ...

Tuks Sport societies
February 23, 2015

TAY LETHULOE In light of the recent marketing week for societies, Perdeby decided to have a look...

New ladies’ football team looking to make waves
February 23, 2015

ZUKO QUSHEKA From having made the final of the 2014 Varsity Football tournament, to clinching ...

New ladies’ football team looking to make waves
February 23, 2015

Can you tell us a bit about the team and how it was started?It was started by the passion and d...

New ladies’ football team looking to make waves
February 23, 2015

Can you tell us a bit about the team and how it was started?It was started by the passion and d...

New ladies’ football team looking to make waves
February 23, 2015

Can you tell us a bit about the team and how it was started?It was started by the passion and d...

New ladies’ football team looking to make waves
February 23, 2015

Can you tell us a bit about the team and how it was started?It was started by the passion and d...

AmaTuks superstars
February 9, 2015

SIMPHIWE NHLABATHI Get to know your Amatuks players   Mpho Maruping Squad number: 14 Posit...

Use it or lose it: sidestepping the first-year syndrome
January 23, 2015

LEANNE CUMMING The phenomenon that is referred to as first-year spread, sometimes known as first...

Sport at Tuks: the choice is yours
January 23, 2015

DANIËL BASSON Whether you were the star fly-half for your high school rugby team or the kid on t...

Sport at Tuks: the choice is yours
January 23, 2015

If you reckon you have great hand-eye coordination, consider taking up badminton or squash. Bad...

Sport at Tuks: the choice is yours
January 23, 2015

If you reckon you have great hand-eye coordination, consider taking up badminton or squash. Bad...

Sport at Tuks: the choice is yours
January 23, 2015

If you reckon you have great hand-eye coordination, consider taking up badminton or squash. Bad...

Sport at Tuks: the choice is yours
January 23, 2015

If you reckon you have great hand-eye coordination, consider taking up badminton or squash. Bad...

Tuks underwater hockey: a breathtaking student sport choice
January 23, 2015

MARKO SVICEVIC AND LAUREN NEUHOFF Tuks is well known for its wide range of diverse sports. One o...

Smiles and splits: TuksCheerleading a growing sport
January 23, 2015

LAUREN NEUHOFF Cheerleading is a thriving sport, even though it has only recently been declared ...

Residence sport: team, family and fun
January 23, 2015

TAY LETHULOE Residence sport has seen substantial growth over the years. Simply put, team ...

Past and potential future Springboks from Tuks
January 22, 2015

THORISO PHASHA The Tuks rugby club has become a great breeding ground for producing many profe...

Find your way through the LC de Villiers campus
January 21, 2015

SIMPHIWE NHLABATHI AND MICHAL-MARÉ LINDEN By now you have probably heard a lot about Sport...

2014: A great year for TuksSport
January 21, 2015

SIMPHIWE NHLABATHI For many, going to TuksSport games is considered a big part of the Tuks stu...

Breaking new ground for Exploration
January 20, 2015

LAUREN NEUHOFF 2014 has been a great year for all sporting communities at Tuks. Along with the...

Five minutes with Sport HK of the year Kemsley Rajoo
October 27, 2014

SIMPHIWE NHLABATHI Kemsley Rajoo won Sport HK of the year at the annual Residence Prestige eve...

An interview with Tuks cricket player Katlego Sempe
October 27, 2014

LAUREN NEUHOFF Katlego “KG” Sempe is a third-year sport science student and a batsman for ...

Hockey summer league round-up
October 20, 2014

THANDO CELE The colloquial student terms of “lekker tye” (good times), “a sick jol” and “incre...

Tuks women secure Gauteng football league
October 20, 2014

TAY LETHULOE This past weekend saw the UP women’s football team win the USSA Gauteng football ...

Undefeated Tuks romp on to varsity netball finals
October 20, 2014

TAY LETHULOE  The UP-Tuks netball team continued with their unbeaten form, extending their w...

Tuks varsity netball yet to be defeated
October 13, 2014

SIMPHIWE NHLABATHI UP-Tuks varsity netball team is yet to be defeated after their performance th...

Ikeys win Varsity Cup
April 8, 2014

KHUMO MEKGWE Ikeys (University of Cape Town) beat Pukke (University of North-West) 39-33 i...

Tuks crowned Varsity Football champions
September 19, 2013

STAFF REPORTER Tuks were crowned Varsity Football Challenge champions after beating Nelson...

Tuks students ready for World Student Games
July 1, 2013

MAXINE TWADDLE 28 Tuks students will travel to Kazan, Russia for the World Student Games (WSG)...

Tuks player called up to Baby Bok squad
June 20, 2013

DAN LOMBARD Tuks Varsity Cup and Blue Bulls fullback Jesse Kriel has been selected to the Sout...