• Smith at fullback for Maties

    Former FNB UJ stalwart André Smith will start his first Varsity Cup match for the FNB Maties, after being named at fullback for Monday's Round Three tussle with the FNB Shimlas in Stellenbosch.

  • Roux: 'We'll take Pukke win'

    As FNB Maties head coach Chean Roux experienced last year, rugby can be a cruel match. For that reason, the long-time Stellenbosch coach was not exactly shouting from the rooftops after Round Two of the 2012 Varsity Cup.

  • Maties without Os and Tertius

    Two star FNB Maties forwards, Os Hamman and Tertius Daniller, will miss Monday's Varsity Cup trip to Potchefstroom and, thus, a meeting with the FNB NWU-Pukke.

  • Callie happy to hand over his keys

    The 2011 Varsity Cup season was a bittersweet one for (then) FNB Maties skipper Callie Visagie. Even though Stellenbosch missed out on the semifinals for the first time in the tournament's history, last year had a few positive 'spin-offs' for him.

  • Roux praises his 'power pack'

    FNB Maties coach Chean Roux was full of praise for his team's pack after their 52-2 demolition of the FNB TUT Vikings on Monday night.

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  • 1 TUKS -- TUKS
  • 2 MATIES -- MATIES
  • 3 UJ -- UJ
  • 4 SHIMLAS -- SHIMLAS
  • 5 NWU PUK -- PUKKE
  • 6 UCT -- UCT
  • 7 NMMU -- NMMU
  • 8 TUT -- TUT
  • NMMU
    NMMU
    V
    UCT
    IKEYS
    27 Feb - 5pm NMMU Stadium - PE
  • Shimlas
    SHIMLAS
    V
    UJ
    UJ
    27 Feb - 7pm Shimlas Stadium, Bloem
  • Maties
    MATIES
    V
    Tuks
    TUKS
    27 Feb - 7pm Danie Craven - Stellenbosch
  • Pukke
    PUKKE
    V
    Tut
    TUT
    27 Feb - 7pm NWU Pukke Stadium, Potch

Maties Varsity Cup News

Smith at fullback for Maties

Former FNB UJ stalwart André Smith will start his first Varsity Cup match for the FNB Maties, after being named at fullback for Monday's Round Three tussle with the FNB Shimlas in Stellenbosch.

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Dagbreek koning op Maties

Steinhoff Dagbreek is as die wenners van die Steinhoff Interkoshuis-toernooi gekroon nadat hulle Steinhoff Helderberg met 20-8 getroef het in Vrydagaand se finaal.

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Maties Young Guns

Maties look to Sollie, Germaine

Former FNB Maties coaches Sollie Goosen and Germaine Brinkhuis will take the reins of Stellenbosch's Young Guns team for the inaugural Varsity Cup Under-20 tournament.

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Maties lay down challenge to Pukke

Maties have challenged NWU-Pukke from the little hamlet of Potch!

Maties Alumni News

Reaching different heights

Pieter Rossouw went from Paarl Gim to the Maties to pursue a career in athletics, but ended up becoming a rugby star for his university and, later, a stalwart for his country in the Green & Gold.

Maties Player Profiles

Nicolaas Hanekom

Full name: Nicolaas Johannes Hanekom

Known as: Stokkies

School attended and year: Paarl Gim (2007)

Position: Centre

Born: May 17, 1989

Height: 1.93m

Weight: 96kg

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