Steinhoff Vishuis will represent UFS in the Steinhoff Koshuisrugby Championships once again next year. The 2012 national champions defeated rivals Steinhoff Heimat 27-21 in a tense final of the Steinhoff UFS-Shimlas Koshuis league. This means that Heimat will not be able to defend their title as Steinhoff Koshuisrugby champions in 2015, although Vishuis will be keen to continue UFS' dominance in the national competition.

The Steinhoff PUK Barbarians were too strong for their counterparts from UJ in Potchefstroom as they secured a 24-17 win on home soil. Star players for Steinhoff UJ Barbarians where Jarred Branco, Mdaleni Malendi, Corne Lindeque, Wezi Manda and Gareth Hardy. Branco was names as Steinhoff UJ Barbarians Man of the Match. Steinhoff UJ Barbarians scorers: Tries: Mdaleni Malendi; Corne Lindeque, Gareth Hardy Con: Wezi Manda

The Steinhoff UJ Barbarians team will take on four other Barbarians sides in a series of testing matches. A squad of 28 players was selected out of the Steinhoff UJ Koshuis league. The Team will be captained by Steinhoff Bastion skipper and flanker Raymond Heron and he will be assisted by Steinhoff Oppieriff's Wezi Manda. Steinhoff UJ Barbarians squad: 15 Khuliso Mutshembele (Steinhoff Oppieriff), 14 Lwazi Sithole (Steinhoff Bastion), 13 Jarred Branco (Steinhoff Bastion), 11 Corne Lindeque (Steinhoff Chiros), 10 Sifiso Shabangu (Steinhoff Bastion), 9 Wezi Mandla (Steinhoff Oppieriff), 8 Gareth Hardy (Steinhoff Chiros), 7 Mac Mahlangu (Steinhoff Oppieriff), 6 Raymond Heron (Steinhoff Bastion), 5 Wynand Venter (Steinhoff Drom), 4 Gerber Kapp (Steinhoff Bastion), 3 Titan Haylock (Steinhoff Bastion), 2 Liso Langman (Steinhoff Oppieriff), 1 Heinrich Pretorius (Steinhoff Bastion). 16 Fanie Esterhuizen (Steinhoff Drom), 17 Sean Koeberg (Steinhoff Oppieriff), 18 Werner van Staden (Steinhoff Kanniedood), 19 Malele Mpofu (Steinhoff Oppieriff), 20 Njabulo Madondo (Steinhoff Oppieriff), 21 Dipono Malatjie (Steinhoff SWC), 22 Lilitha Kambula (Steinhoff DFC), 23 Kwagga Vermeulen (Steinhoff Bastion), 24 M Miselo (Steinhoff Drom), 25 Balunga Mbangi (Steinhoff Oppieriff), 26 Bongs Mkwazi (Steinhoff DFC), 27 Zweli Mabaso (Steinhoff SWC), 28 Mlideli Maneli (Steinhoff SWC). Coaches: Daniel Scholtz and Itomuleng Mogotsi Managers: Vaughn Scholtz and Joseph Faul Steinhoff UJ Barbarians fixtures: v Wits 2 at Wits - Saturday, 30 August vs Steinhoff PUK Barbarians at Olienpark - Saturday, 6 September vs Steinhoff Wits Barbarians at UJ Westsport - Friday, 12 September vs Steinhoff Tuks Barbarians at Loftus Versveld - Saturday, 20 September

The final round of fixtures of the Steinhoff Tuks Koshuis rugby was played on August 26 and will now head into the semifinal stage of the competition. The great rivals of Steinhoff Maroela and Steinhoff Mopanie was the only one game played in the first XV league. It was a very hard game and neither team allowed the other to dominate the game. In the end, Steinhoff Maroela won the match 26-19. Spetember 2 will see the teams in the lower leagues playing their semifinal matches and if you look at the type of rugby the teams have been playing, then you are guaranteed to see good student rugby. Steinhoff Tuks Barbarians Squad as of August 26: Steinhoff Tuks Barbarians Squad: 15 Kobus Eloff (Steinhoff Sonop), 14 Donald Crawford (Steinhoff OP), 13 Brink Botha (Steinhoff OP), 12 Wynand Bezuidenhout (Steinhoff Mopanie), 11 Lourens Weyer (Steinhoff Mopanie), 10 Nicolaas Bester (Steinhoff OP), 9 Albert Jordaan (Steinhoff Mopanie), 8 Pieter Griesel (Steinhoff Sonop), 7 Rosche Cronje (Steinhoff OP), 6 Christiaan du Toit (Steinhoff Mopanie), 5 Andries Lesch (Steinhoff OP), 4 Boeta Erasmus (Steinhoff Sonop), 3 Dario Cremona (Steinhoff OP), 2 Derek Botha (Steinhoff Sonop), 1 Pepler Stander (Steinhoff Maroela). 16 Jeandre Taljaard (Steinhoff Maroela), 17 Tiaan Heenop (Steinhoff Mopanie), 18 Tiaan Visser (Steinhoff OP), 19 Rudolf Smit (Steinhoff Maroela), 20 Hanro Cloete (Steinhoff Sonop), 21 Gerhard Hefer (Steinhoff Maroela), 22 Werner Els (Steinhoff Sonop), 23 Rubanne Meyer (Steinhoff Maroela). Fixtures: Tuesday, September 2 17:30 – 2nd Teams Steinhoff Geelhout vs Steinhoff AOB TuksRugby C-Field Steinhoff Mopanie vs Steinhoff G.Tigers B TuksRugby D-Field 18:00 – U/20 Teams Steinhoff Maroela vs Steinhoff Olienhout TuksRugby E-Field Steinhoff Sonop vs Steinhoff Boekenhout TuksRugby F-Field 19:30 – 1st Teams Steinhoff Maroela vs Steinhoff Sonop TuksRugby E-Field Steinhoff OP vs Steinhoff Mopanie TuksRugby F-Field

Steinhoff Stallions will represent NMMU in the 2015 Steinhoff Koshuis Rugby Championships after beating Steinhoff Northernz in their internal league final at the Madibaz Stadium in Port Elizabeth. The Stallions brought their A-game despite the stormy weather conditions to take down the tournament-leading Northernz team 10-0. First to put points on the board was Stallions centre Luke Binneman who scored the opening try for a 5-0 lead. Flank Mark Edwards followed with a second unconverted try to secure the win for the underdogs. Although Northernz were the team to beat after winning all their games throughout the competition, they were unable to put away the decisive points against the determined Stallions.

Steinhoff Medics have clinched first place on the log after the round robin leg of the Steinhoff Wits Internal Rugby League and now go in search of the coveted Steinhoff Shield as the competition enters the play-off stage. The young doctors, unbeaten this season, edged Steinhoff Masakhane into second place while Steinhoff Engineers and Steinhoff Commerce filled third and fourth spots respectively. The last round of games were watched by the biggest crowd of the season and the players did not disappoint as they produced some attractive and competitive rugby. Steinhoff Monash caused an upset of epic proportions when they dismantled current champions Steinhoff Humanities 24 - 18, while Steinhoff Commerce got back to winning ways defeating Steinhoff Mens Residence in a four try apiece thriller. Results: MGI Tigers (0) 0 Steinhoff Medics (32) 32 Steinhoff Steinhoff Commerce (8) 32 Steinhoff Mens Residence (13) 26 Steinhoff Monash (8) 24 Steinhoff Humanities (0) 18

Steinhoff Bastion will represent UJ in the Steinhoff Koshuis rugby Championships next year after beating Steinhoff Drom 18-12 in their final. Bastion raced out to a commanding lead, and despite a late comeback from Drom it was not enough as Bastion held on for victory. Bastion took a half-time lead of 15-0 by scoring two tries from Lwazi Sithole and Cornel Vermeulen, a conversion and a penalty by flyhalf Sifiso Shabangu before the break. In the second half Shabangu kicked a penalty to take the lead out to 18-0 before Drom scored their two tries to end 18-12. Steinhoff SWC ended the year unbeaten in the Steinhoff UJ Koshuis liga B-Section final by outscoring Steinhoff Vorendag by three tries to two. This win meant a lot for the growth of rugby on the SWC campus. Steinhoff SWC will be promoted to the Steinhoff UJ Koshuis liga A-Section for 2015. Steinhoff Player of the Tournament: Wezi Mandla(Steinhoff Oppierif) Steinhoff Man of the Match: Jarred Branco(Steinhoff Bastion)

Steinhoff Northernz and Steinhoff Stallions will compete for a coveted Steinhoff Koshuis rugby Championships spot when they face off in the final of the NMMU internal league. After nine weeks of competition, the two sides came out tops in the semifinals, which took place at the Madibaz Stadium in Port Elizabeth. In the first of the play-offs, the Steinhoff Stallions dispatched the Steinhoff Pointers with a nail-biting 7-4 win. The second semifinal made Koshuis rugby history when Steinhoff Northernz and Steinhoff Harlequins ended in a 0-0 deadlock after 10 minutes of extra time. The match then came down to penalty kicks to determine who would progress to the final. Northernz nominated Duan van Brouwer shaven, Bean van Eeden and Michael Rademeyer, while Harlequins kickers Rudie Stander, Jacques Moolman and Van Zyl Botha lined up for the task. Rademeyer slotted his kick first to put Northernz on the board and Stander replied without problem. The experienced Van Eeden easily drilled the second kick straight through the poles but Botha was unlucky as his went over the upright to give Northernz a 2-1 lead. Under mounting pressure, Van Brouwer shaven missed, leaving Moolman to even the tally. The second round of kicks saw Rademeyer make a successful attempt, while Stander pulled his left of the poles. Van Eeden consolidated Northernz’s lead, but Botha redeemed himself to maintain the one goal difference. But, in the end, Van Brouwer shaven’s clean strike saw the ball, and Northernz, sail through to their fifth straight final.

Defending champions Steinhoff Bastion will face Steinhoff Drom in the finals of the Steinhoff UJ koshuis Liga final on Thursday. Steinhoff Bastion qualified for the final by ending in pole position after the round robin phase of the league. Steinhoff Drom ending second had to play a semifinal against Steinhoff Oppieriff who they beat 10-8 to reach the final. In the B-section the final will be played between Steinhoff SWC who are unbeaten, and Steinhoff Vorendag who ended second in the League. After The A-section final the Steinhoff UJ Barbarian team will be announced that will play four games against Steinhoff Barbarian teams from NWU-Pukke and UP-Tuks. Steinhoff UJ Koshuis Finals Date:Thursday 21 August Venue: UJ Stadium B-field B-Division Final Steinhoff SWC vs Steinhoff Vorendag - 18.30 A-Division Final Steinhoff Bastion vs Steinhoff Drom - 20h00

After nine weeks of hard-fought rugby, the final four NMMU Madibaz teams that will take each other on in the internal Steinhoff Koshuis rugby semifinals have been confirmed. Steinhoff Northernz, Stallions, Pointers and Harlequins are the four sides that will compete for their spot in the final. Earlier this week the Steinhoff Northernz took down the Steinhoff Harlequins in a hard-hitting match to walk away with a 10-0 win and continue their impressive record in the tournament. The Northernz won by two tries, one from fullback and team manager Bean van Eeden and one from wing Johannes Jacobs. The team pulled off the win despite being penalised with two yellow cards. Steinhoff Northernz have been the team to watch and have won all nine of their games since the start of the tournament in March. They are hungry for the Steinhoff Koshuis Rugby champions' title after losing by just one point to Steinhoff Oppidani in the final last year. The internal log leaders will play off against the Steinhoff Harlequins, who are fourth on the standings, to secure their spot in the prestigious intervarsity competition. In another Koshuis rugby match, the Steinhoff Pointers took on Steinhoff Bay XV and emerged victorious by a 16-13 margin. The Pointers ended third overall on the log and will challenge the second-ranked team, the Steinhoff Stallions, in the other semifinal. The Steinhoff Koshuis Rugby final will follow on Thursday, August 28, at the Madibaz Stadium in Port Elizabeth. Results: 13 August Steinhoff Northernz 10 Steinhoff Harlequins Steinhoff Oppidani 0 Steinhoff Laboria 32 Steinhoff Bay xv 13 Steinhoff Pointers 16 Steinhoff Xanadu 10 Steinhoff Stallions 10 Steinhoff Rangers 32 Steinhoff Oceans 0

Former FNB UCT utility back Damian de Allende will become the latest FNB Varsity Cup presented by Steinhoff International star to get his Springbok colours this weekend. The Stormers centre has been picked to partner Springbok captain Jean de Villiers in the midfield for the Rugby Championship clash with Argentina at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday. He joins fellow former Varsity Cup stars such as Lood de Jager (NWU-Pukke), Handre Pollard (UP-Tuks), Trevor Nyakane (CUT) and Eben Etzebeth (UCT) in the Springbok match-day squad. De Allende was a stand out member of the 2012 Ikeys Varsity Cup squad under then coach Kevin Foote. A fast, hard running payer, he is a banker when it comes to crossing the gainline, but also has an excellent pass – something that Western Province learned to appreciate when he was picked in the 2012 Vodacom Cup squad. De Allende then took a big step up and played in place of then injured De Villiers and was able to add a Currie Cup trophy to an outstanding season in 2012 where he started the final with Bok centre Juan de Jongh on his outside. Another prominent Ikeys Bok of course also played in that Currie Cup final – powerhouse lock Etzebeth who had won the 2011 Varsity Cup with UCT. The 22-year-old De Allende was set to debut in the June Tests having been part of the Springbok training squad, but an injury delayed his first cap. De Allende said he was overwhelmed when Springbok coach Heyneke Meyer broke the news on Wednesday that he would make his debut. "It [the injury withdrawal] put a bit of a doubt in my head, but hard work pays off and I am fortunate enough to get a call up," De Allende said. "It is my first international, so it is going to be a great challenge I know we've had success against them in the past." He added that he will look to rely on what has got him to this position as he takes the next step up in his career. "Anything can happen and playing the situation at that time is probably the right thing to do. "There is obviously a lot of pressure for a player on their debut. "Heyneke [Meyer] said I should just go out there and enjoy myself and try and play the way I played in Super Rugby."

FNB UKZN scrumhalves Cameron Wright and Hanco Venter both made their Currie Cup debuts for the Sharks in their victory over the Griquas in Kimberley on Saturday. Both scrumhalves represented UKZN teams this year, and after a number of outstanding performances, elevation to the provincial set-up is just reward. In addition, lock Johan Wagenaar continues to feature for the Sharks U21 team while flanker and captain Lwazi Ncgungama has been selected for the Sharks Clubs XV. UKZN's globetrotting Zimbabwe internationals Shayne Makombe and Matt Mandioma have recently returned from their Rugby World Cup qualifying campaign. Zimbabwe beat Kenya and Madagascar to end up tie first with Namibia in the Africa qualifying tournament, but somewhat controversially lost out on automatic RWC qualification due to points difference. The Zimbabwe team then travelled to Siberia, where they unfortunately narrowly lost their last RWC play-off match against Russia.