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Annual Report2019

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UP-TUKS

UP-Tuks’ 2019 season can be best summarisedas one of the best all round performances by anyfirst team of the University in recent times.The team made its presence felt in all thecompetitions in took part and won all but one ofthe championship titles up for grab.

VARSITY CUP

There was a huge improvement on 2018, whenUP-Tuks only won two of its seven pool matchesand had its worst performance record since thecompetition started way back in 2008.With Nollis Marais taking charge again as headcoach it was to be expected that UP-Tuks will notbe the push over of the previous season despitethe fact that the squad lacked depth and gamebreaking skills in key positions. The team went from strength to strength in thepool stage and only lost one to Maties. BeatingNWU 24-18 in the semi-final secured a place inthe final that took place in the Danie CravenStadium in Stellenbosch. Maties won 34-18 andbecame the first university to claim the covetedVarsity Cup championship title for the fourthtime.Afterwards in the change room Marais told histeam in rugby there will be times when you haveto concede that you were beaten by a betterteam: “Today you gave it your all, but in the endit was just not enough. Losing to this formidableMatie side is no shame and you have every rightto walk tall when you get out of here.”

VOLCANO INTER-PROVINCIAL COMPETITION

UP-Tuks were unstoppable in this competitionand the 50-26 win against Naka Bulle in the finalwas a fitting conclusion to a season in whichthere was never any doubt to what team set thepace from start to finish. UP-Tuks ended theseason with an unbeaten record and winningpercentage of 97. UP-Tuks won 15 of their 16matches with the draw against Centurion in thepool stage the only blemish.

In the 2nd as well as in the 3rd Leaguecompetitions both our teams were the teams tobeat and it showed as well when both the teamswere crowned Champions of their respectfulleagues against Naka Bulle (2nd's) and QBR(3rd's) .Our U/20 Pumas also showed that they had theteam to win the league. They won the U/20 Bleague competition.

CARLTON LEAGUE

The Blue Bulls’ in house competition againformed part of the Volcano Cup series. UP-Tukswon the Lucas Strachan Shield as winners of thefirst round and defended their title successfullyby beating Naka Bulle 29-19 in the Carlton Cup‘final’.

USSA CHAMPIONSHIPS

This annual tournament took place inStellenbosch in July. Second seated UP-Tuksmade it to the final by beating NWU and Wits.This ensured a repeat of the 2018 final whenMaties took UP-Tuks to the cleaners. Like then,Maties were the overwhelming favourites and itwas never of question of if they will win, but onlywith what margin. Surprise, surprise then whenUP-Tuks caught Maties completely off guard witha magnificent performance of guts, big matchtemperament and character. UP-Tuks beat allthe odds and took gold with a nail-biting 19-18win.

SEVENS

Men: Tuks retained their championship title atthe USSA tournament in Margate, beating UJ in aclosely contested final. At the Varsity Sporttournament, Tuks had less success andrelinquished their 2018 crown by not making thefinal. They lost to Maties in the semis.Ladies: Tuks made a clean sweep at both theUSSA and Varsity Sport Tournaments. They beatFort Hare in both finals.



TUKSFRANCHISERUGBY (InternalLeague)

The franchise League consists of eight differentFranchises where 22 teams played in the threeleagues. This creates the opportunity for moreplayers to play rugby and to be seen by theTuksRugby Coaches. If this step was not taken, alot of players would have been lost to TuksRugbyin 2019.Maroela represented the University in the FNBREZ RUGBY Championships this year. After agood win in the 1st round, Maroelaunfortunately lost in the Semi-finals againstPatria from NWU (Partia went on to win theChampionship).The Franchise league started in middle April thisyear and the finals took place on Tuesday 27August.Mopanie for the 4th time in a row was crownedthe Champions of the U/20 League. AOB wontheir first Trophy when they ran out as winnersof the 2nd league.The 1st league final was once again a showpieceof excellent student rugby! With manysupporters watching from the stands and fromthe sidelines Mopanie hoisted the trophy to becrowned winners of the 2019 1st team league.There is a lot of talent regarding rugby players inthe Franchise league! And with the new plan tostart the league in Feb 2020, the Tuks Coacheswill have the oppportunity to come and watchthe games and find extra players for the squadsfor the Carlton and Volcano leagues.We know that the 2020 season will be an evenbetter year for Franchise league rugby!

DELTADRONE TUKSWOMENSRUGBY

The DeltaDrone TuksWomensRugby 7’s teamplayed in their 10th consecutive Dubai 7’stournament and the results are as follows:The team finished 6th out of 16 teams and thefollowing players played outstanding rugby:Libbie Janse van Rensburg, Jackie Kriel andAndrea-Maria Atomi.Friendly games were played against the

University of Bordeax during the first quarter ofthe year and Tuks won two of the three gamesplayed against Bordeaux.Once again our team travelled to Europe wherethey played in the following tournaments:CENTRALè 7’S IN PARIS, FRANCE, 8-9 MAY2019, where they placed 4th overall after thetournament.STANISLAS 7’S IN NANCY, FRANCE, 11-12 MAY2019: Tuks placed 6th.In the BENIDORM 7’S IN SPAIN, 25-26 MAY2019, Tuks finished as runners-up in thetournament.STUDENT WORLD GAMES – FISU, NAPOLI 5-7JULY 2019:Eight Ladies from the Tuks Women’s rugby siderepresented South Africa at the Student Worldgames. Riaan van der Merwe was also the HeadCoach of the Team:Libbie Janse van Rensburg (Captain), MeghanPhillips (Vice-Captain), Kemisetso Baloyi, SunèBotha, Sancha van Niekerk, Shania Swart,Nadine Roos and Liske Lategan.The German National Women’s Team endedTuksWomen’s winning streak of 17 victories. Inthe past three years that Tuks competed in theOktoberfest 7s, they had won 13 games withoutconceding a point. Tuks had to be content withthe runners-up title for the 2019 OKTOBERFEST7’S IN MUNCHEN, GERMANY, 21 SEPTEMBER2019.The TuksWomen’s team walked away aschampions at the USSA 7’S AT THE UNIVERSITYOF JOHANNESBURG, 28 SEPTEMBER 2019, theVARSITY 7’S, 4-5 OCTOBER 2019 as well as theZABAVA 7’S, QUINS, PRETORIA, 12 OCTOBER2019.Remaining tournaments for 2019 (as on 16Oktober 2019):DUBAI 7’S, UAE, 5-7 DECEMBER 2019GeneralI just want to thank the players, managementand the Sponsor DELTADRONE, that made itpossible for the ladies to play in all thesetournaments. Thanks also to Richard Sanza,Living Ball and Christian Viguie.



TUKSYOUTHRUGBY

TuksYouthRugby has again had a very successfulseason and thanks need to go to the TYRcommittee as well as the coaches who all do thisfor the love of the game and without anycompensation. Teams from U/7 to U/13 playedin the BBYRA primary school club “league” andover 200 children and 30 coaching personneltook part. In the High School club “league” wefield teams from U/14 to U/19 (must be ascholar). Two girls teams, U/16 and U/18 alsotook part this year.

As in the past, the season started on the firstSaturday in May with clinics. The clinics wereagain very sought after and we had numerousplayers from other clubs attending.15 players across five age groups were selectedto represent the BBYRA in the 2019 InterProvincial Tournament that will be held inAlberton this year. Three coaches were alsochosen to accommodate the players as well astwo Tuks committee members will attend the IPTas Exco for BBYRA.

TUKSRUGBYLEAGUE

TuksRugby league again registered two teams toparticipate in the senior division (1st division) inGauteng. This is now the 3rd year in history ofSouth African Rugby league that the TuksRugbyLeague could fulfill this commitment.Both Tuks teams did well during the season andqualified for the national play-offs (semis).TuksRugby League BLUES won their semifinal44-26 against the Bears, while the TuksRugbyLeague REDS won their semifinal 44-24 againstthe Pretoria Bulls.It was again a unique record that our twoTuksRugby League teams played in the GautengClub finals where the REDS came out on top 52-22.At the Club Champs TuksRugby League REDSshowed they are the best by claiming the crownas the SARL TOP CLUB for 2018-2019.Many TuksRugby League players represented

the Northern Bulls in the STATE OF REGIONCOMPETITION, and with the help of theTuksRugby League players the Northern Bullswon the Final 52-34.With the Inbound International Tour side fromAustralia coming to SA many of the players fromthe TuksRugby League side was chosen to playagainst the team from Australia.Lastly the committee of the TuksRugbyLeagueconsists of the following people: JacquesPrinsloo (Chairman), Fanie Bredenhann (Directorof Rugby) and Andre Coetzer (Club Manager).

TUKSWHEELCHAIRRUGBY

TuksWheelchairRugby has shown significantgrowth in 2019, and the club is positioned 3rd inthe South Africa Wheelchair Rugby Leaguecompetition, ending on the 26th October 2019.TuksWheelchairRugby (TWCR) trains at theRembrandt hall twice per week, makingprovision for new athlete development on theThursday evening sessions.There has been an increase in members sincethe start of 2019, student participation howeverremains a concern, even after efforts to createawareness with the Tuks Disability Unit.TuksWheelchairRugby hosted a WheelchairRugby League Development event, with the aimto develop Wheelchair Rugby League in SouthAfrica.The event was supported by SARLA and resultedin the development of a wheelchair rugby leagueprogram at TuksWheelchairRugby.Wheelchair Rugby equipment is extremelyexpensive, and remains a huge expense for theclub. Funding to uphold club equipment and obtainconsumables such as tyres, tubes, sport tapeand axles remains a challenge.TuksWheelchairRugby was donated a videocamera to assist in athlete and game analysis.TWCR was featured in a television broadcast“Beyond Boundaries” on Sunday 1st September2019 as well as newspaper articles during theyear.



BLUE BULLS TUKSRUGBY ACADEMY

The Blue Bulls TuksRugby Academy strive todevelop and broaden the talented pool ofplayers for the Blue Bulls and Tuks in a well-structured program. In 2019 the emphasis wason promoting a rugby driven skill andimplementing a Syllabus in the followingdepartments:- Theoretical Models

(WR levels, First Aid, Game Analysis etc.)- Practical Models

(7’s, Playing in different leagues, coachingetc.)

The Academy entered teams in the U/20Presidents league (played in the Semi-finals) andalso entered a team in the Franchise leaguewhere we ended up Runners-up.The coaching team of the Academy this yearconsisted of:- Chris Buitendach (Director of Rugby and

forward coach)- Nandus Moolman (Backline and defence

coach)- Stephan Moolman (Team Manager)We are looking forward to a great 2020 year.

TUKSRUGBY OUTREACH

TuksRugby was approached by a Tshepiso SportGroup that is from the community to helphosting the event. Our goal was to do somethingactive for the children on historical Youth dayand to introduce them to a different sportingcode. Rugby is one of our country’s biggest sportingcode, but almost none of the schools in thecommunity have it as part of the sportcurriculum. All of the sport Educators was willingto be part and also to introduce the sport intothe school’s curriculum.The willingness and potential of the childrenmakes TuksRugby hopeful to create a full- timeoutreach program in the near future for thecommunity.The TuksRugby outreach program received a

sponsorship late last year and provideequipment and playing kit for the NantusPrimary school. The school prospect and grownthe rugby program with four boys attending theBlue Bulls Primary school trails at Cornwall HillCollege. TuksRugby Outreach program didn’t do muchthis year because of the lack of funds but is busyplanning to grown the program next year by:• More training session • Possible development tournament • Ball boys or attending a Varsity Cup home

game• Coaching clinic• Possible friendly games• Approach more development schools

TROK

The TuksRugby Supporters Club whosemanagement exists of mainly volunteers hadmany different events this year where the Clubs’members came together. We had a couple get togethers during the VarsityCup where guest speakers like Corniel van Zyland Alan Zondagh was invited to speak.The Annual TROK golfday was again played atthe Wingate Golf course.The Daan Swiegers- and Fritz Eloff memoriallecture was again hosted and the end-of-yearfunction where Victor Matfield was the guestspeaker and who was sponsored by a big Tukssupporter and friend Mr. Webber Marais fromTOPFIX was a huge success.The 2019 TROK Committee consisted of: HenryWindell, Wynand Claassen, Hinner Köster, Gert-Andries van der Merwe en Werner Cronjé. Old Tukkie friends that passed away during 2019were Flip Coetzee (Coach-NKP), Altus Burger(player -NKP ), Prof Flip van der Watt (old Student“Dekaan”) , Hentie Serfontein (old Vice-PresidentTuksRugby and Coach), Sakkie van derWesthuizen (team member of the 1967TuksRugby team), Deon Fitchet (official at NKPand Pretoria Rugby Club) and Eddy de la Pierre.



Thanks

TuksRugby thanks every person who was involvedin the club’s activities.

Our sincere thanks, in particular the followingpeople and instances:

• Prof Niek Grové, Prof Susan Adendorff and ProfCarolina Koornhof for their genuine interest,moral and financial support, and for theavailability and maintenance of facilities.

• Mr Toby Sutcliff, Acting Director: TuksSport, aswell as Dr Rendani Mulaudzi, Mr Steven Balland Ms Lydia Monyepao: Deputy Directors:TuksSport for their continuous support andguidance through 2019.

• First National Bank as the club sponsor.• Delta Drone as the TuksWomen’s sponsor who

made it possible for the ladies to competeInternationally. Thanks also to Richard Sanza,Living Ball and Christian Viguie.

• BBRU – Mr Willem Strauss (President), as wellas Dr Eugene Hare (HUB) for their support andinterest.

• BBC – Mr Alfonso Meyer and his staff for theirsupport with regard to coaching and makingplayers available.

• The management of TROK for their supportand financial donation.

• Mr Xhanti-Lomzi Nesi (Operational andsponsorship Executive of FNB Varsity Cupcompetition) and his staff for their servicesduring the Varsity Cup competition.

• Mr Gerhard Roodt and Gerhard van Niekerk ofthe BBRU-refereeing association.

• Ms Sanet van Zyl – Physiotherapy for servicesrendered.

• Dr Olivier van der Spuy for his support andmedical services throughout the year.

• Ms Christien van der Merwe from TuksSport forthe coordination of first aid at home leaguesand central leagues.

• The TuksSport Facilities, Mr Garfield Theunisand their staff, as well as the TuksSport Financeand their staff.

• TuksSport Marketing department and theirstaff.

• The High Performance Centre service delivery.• The public media for positive reports.• Dr Jaco Joubert and Reg Caldecott for taking

photos throughout the year. • The Rugby office’s staff for all their

administrative help. • All coaches, team managers and players of

Tuks Central teams, Franchise League,Women’s teams, Wheelchair teams, Leagueteams and Youth teams for a task well done.



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Bonga SebeshoHead of Sponsorships at First National Bank

As one of the founding sponsors of the FNBVarsity Cup, FNB is proud to have committedto empowering South Africa’s youth throughsport.The FNB Varsity Cup has not only created aplatform for young SA rugby talent toshowcase their abilities, it has alsounearthed a pipeline of talent into thenational and provincial squads. Moreover, itbrings together thousands of fans acrossthe country in celebrating sportsmanship,youth and student life. Over the past decade, the FNB Varsity Cuphas produced more than 1 000 players thathave progressed to professional ranks. Atthis point we have 91 Springboks fromClashes schools and 35 Springboks fromVarsity Cup. We also have 58 Blitzbokke fromClashes schools and 32 Blitzbokke fromVarsity Cup. The competition has not only given youngplayers an opportunity to fulfill their dreamsbut has also taught them the true value and

importance of balancing sportsmanship andacademia.At FNB, we believe that widening the talentpool is necessary in order to continuallysustain South Africa’s competitive edge inthe sporting arena. We would like to take this opportunity tothank every player, coach, institution andspectator who has contributed to thesuccess of this competition over the years. We believe that true sportsmanship meansplaying fairly and handling both victory anddefeat with grace, style, and dignity. Weapplaud you for your hard work and forbeing brand ambassadors for South Africathrough your sporting aptitude.

INVESTING IN SPORTS DEVELOPMENTMessage from Bonga Sebesho, Head of Sponsorships at FNB

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