Maybe it was his destiny to never play for RAU’s (UJ) first team as his appointment as head coach of this insititution in 2008 was such a bigger challenge and honour. Even if he had only represented RAU at junior level, Hugo became a house hold...
Die legendariese prof. Anna Neethling-Pohl, destydse hoof van die Departement Drama aan die Universiteit van Pretoria en een van die mees fanatiese Tuks-ondersteuners nóg, het by geleentheid aan Mauritz Neuhoff gesê: “Rugby gaan op...
Die meeste van sy tygenote is van mening dat jy vandag nie meer sulke slotte soos George Rautenbach kry nie: vreesloos, intimiderend en iemand wat geen genade gevra of gegee het nie. In sy speeldae vir die Oostelike Privinsie, die UPE (nou die NMMU) en...
In die jare toe hy die skoolvelde in die Vaaldriehoek aan die brand gespeel het, het baie mense toe reeds van die kêrel met die doopname Jan Duitser Bosman gesê dat hy met sy stille vasberadenheid vir hom ’n pad in die lewe sal oopkap...
Jannie Putter Ex Western Transvaal and FNB Pukke hooker Jannie Putter says one of his saddest and most conflicting memories at university was the game against UOVS (Free State University) in 1992. “We were perfectly prepared to break our streak...
In his playing days he was known as the Flying Dutchman, a testimony to his ruthless tackling. Wim Hollander has a long standing relationship with the University of Johannesburg (the former RAU). He was a student at RAU from 1976 to 1981 and a staff member...
Dit was ’n baie emosionale dag vir Jannie Robbertse toe FNB Tuks op 1 Maart met 17-64 teen die FNB Maties in die FNB Varsitybeker-reeks, aangebied deur Steinhoff, verloor het. Nie net was dit FNB Tuks se grootste nederlaag nóg teen hul aartsvyand...
‘Dual varsity citizen’ Andrew Paterson did not make his provincial debut while he was at either FNB NMMU (the former UPE) or FNB Maties. It was in fact when he was undergoing his national service in the Northwest border town of Zeerust. “Stellaland...