DAN LOMBARD
The University of Pretoria hosted the South African Wheelchair Rugby League final on 24 November on Groenkloof campus. Tuks clinched the match by narrowly defeating the Bullfrogs 47-43.
The win marked UP’s seventh league title since the sport was started at Tuks in 2003. The 2012 season proved to be a successful one with Tuks competing in nine out of eleven matches.
“It is really great to have beaten the Bullfrogs in this year’s final, as we lost to them in the 2011 final. Tuks has a really strong group of players and the depth at the club has helped us to be so competitive,” said Tuks wheelchair rugby player Gerhard Swarts, who is doing his Honours in Sport and Recreational Management.
Tuks Wheelchair Rugby 2012 results
Round 1 (Bloemfontein)
Bullfrogs 49 – Tuks 59
Tuks 60 – Mustangs 39
Round 2 (East London)
Bullfrogs 54 – Tuks 37
Tuks 59 – Mustangs 22
Tuks 45 – Eagles 17
Round 3 (Cape Town)
Bullfrogs 56 – Tuks 35
Tuks 61 – Mustangs 31
Tuks 39 – Eagles 27
Round 4 (Pretoria)
Bullfrogs 44 -Tuks 50
Tuks 53 – Eagles 33
Play-off match to determine venue of final
Bullfrogs 28 – Tuks 57
Final Tuks 47 – Bullfrogs 43
