Kovsies Lift 2018 Varsity Netball Trophy in front of Sold-Out Home Crowd
In an absolutely thrilling final in Bloemfontein on Monday night, the home side, UFS Kovsies, stunned and outplayed defending champions, UP Tuks, to win the 2018 Varsity Netball tournament 63-59.
NWU hammer VUT, remaining unbeaten in 2018
In a high-scoring fourth round encounter between the North-West University and VUT in Bloemfontein, NWU were relentless throughout, but just missed the century mark scoring a total of 94 goals to 30. NWU got off to great start, immediately putting pressure on the VUT centre passes, taking a few turnovers and converting. With speedy and […]
Varsity Netball: Tuks dominate Madibaz in Stellenbosch
Tuks continued their resurgence and handed out a ‘netballing’ lesson to the Madibaz at the Coetzenburg Indoor Centre on Monday night, winning67-39. The ladies from Port Elizabeth, who had recorded an impressive string of victories leading up to this match, had no answer for the pace and power from Pretoria. Tuks scored first and while […]
Defending champions beat Maties in third round thriller
Tuks outlasted Maties to claim a 60-55 victory at the Coetzenburg Indoor Centre on Sunday night and grab their first victory of the 2018 Varsity Netball campaign. Maties were feeling positive after winning their first two matches, but the Tuks had never lost to Maties when they faced them in Stellenbosch, which meant that both […]
NWU defeat UWC in high-scoring clash
The team from the North West took the first centre pass and drew first blood, gaining an early, but short-lived lead after UWC quickly fought back with excellent shooting by goal shooter, Juambuajie Zauana. By the end of the quarter, NWU managed to regain their lead to end the first quarter 18-13. Both teams seemed […]
Madibaz make it three in a row as they vanquish UJ
The ladies from Port Elizabeth were first to score and after the first quarter they had a handy five-goal lead at 10-5. UJ kept within touching distance until they called the power play, but unfortunately for them it was Madibaz who capitalized on the opportunity, scoring twice and creating a bit of a gap in […]
Records Tumble in First Two Rounds of Varsity Netball
We’ve only had eight matches in Varsity Netball 2018, but already a number of competition and team records have been wiped out of the records books and replaced by 2018.