Stellenbosch

Athletics Featured News 

Totalsports Women’s Race Stellenbosch Attracts Elite Field

July 26, 2015July 28, 2015 Jacky McClean Stellenbosch, Totalsports Women's Race

Taking place in Stellenbosch on Monday, 10 August 2015, the Totalsports Women’s Race has attracted the attention of an array Read more

Cycling Featured News Olympic Games 

Alan Hatherly Eyeing Potential Olympic Berth At SA XCO Champs

July 16, 2015July 17, 2015 Cycling SA 2015 Stihl SA MTB Championships, Alan Hatherly, Kargo Pro MTB, Olympic Games, Stellenbosch

One of South Africa’s up and coming cross country talents Alan Hatherly is in his first year of Under-23 however Read more

Cycling Featured News 

Upbeat Croeser Confident Ahead Of SA XCO Champs

July 10, 2015July 10, 2015 Cycling SA Novus Holdings, Rourke Croeser, Stellenbosch, Stihl SA MTB Championships, Subaru Cape Town

Defending men’s South African Cross Country champion Rourke Croeser will jet home next week to try and win another national Read more

Cycling Featured News 

Stellenbosch To Raise Race Village Bar At 2015 Nationals

July 3, 2015July 3, 2015 Cycling SA 2015 Stihl SA MTB Championships, Novus Holdings, Stellenbosch, Subaru Cape Town

Organisers of the Stihl SA MTB Championships presented by Subaru Cape Town/Novus Holdings in Stellenbosch on Saturday 18 July can look forward Read more

Athletics Featured News 

SA Race Is On For Sub-10s 100m

June 11, 2015June 11, 2015 @TheSportsEagle Akani Simbine, Anaso Jobodwana, Bydgoszcz, Dakar, Diamond League, Gauteng North Championships, Greensboro, Henrico Bruintjies, HPC, Kazan, National Championships, New York, Poland, Port Elizabeth, Prague, Pretoria, Rome, Roscoe Engel, Simon Magakwe, Stellenbosch, Tuks, Usain Bolt

The race to become the second South African sprinter to break the 10-second barrier in the 100 metres is on. Read more

Featured News Rugby 

Junior Boks Ready For World Challenge

May 27, 2015May 27, 2015 @TheSportsEagle Argentina, Auckland, Australia, Calvisano, Cape Town, Dawie Theron, England, Italy, Junior Boks, Junior Springbok, Los Pumitas, New Zealand, Parma, Samoa, Stadio San Michele, Stellenbosch, Under-20 Championship, Varsity Cup, Western Province Rugby Institute, World Rugby

A motivated Junior Springbok squad flew out of Cape Town to Italy on Wednesday where they will compete in the World Rugby Read more

Featured News Rugby 

Junior Boks’ Argentina Tour Successful

May 19, 2015May 19, 2015 @TheSportsEagle Argentina, Dawie Theron, Italy, Junior Boks, Junior Springboks, Junior World Championship, Los Pumitas, Rosario, Santa Fe, South Africa, Stellenbosch, World Rugby Under-20 Championship

The Junior Springboks returned to South Africa on Monday evening buoyed by their most successful tour yet of Argentina.  Coach Dawie Theron Read more

Featured Hockey News 

Kovsies Remain Unbeaten

May 9, 2015May 10, 2015 @TheSportsEagle Kovsies, Maties, NMMU, Pretoria, Stellenbosch, Tuks, UCT, UFS, University of the Free State, Varsity Hockey

The University of the Free State (Kovsies) maintained their unbeaten run in the sixth round of the Varsity Hockey tournament. Read more

Featured News Rugby 

Jean De Villiers Motivates Junior Boks

May 7, 2015May 7, 2015 @TheSportsEagle Argentina, Italy, Jake White, Jean De Villiers, Junior Boks, Junior Springboks, Rosario, Sao Paulo, Springbok, Stellenbosch, World Rugby Under-20 Championship

Springbok captain Jean De Villiers gave a stirring motivational speech to the Junior Springboks on Thursday afternoon at their base camp in Read more

Featured News Rugby 

One Change For Junior Boks

May 5, 2015May 6, 2015 @TheSportsEagle Argentina, Blue Bulls, DHL, Duhan Van Der Merwe, Italy, Junior Boks, Junior Springbok, New Zealand, Paul Roos, Paul roos markotter Stadium, RG Snyman, Rikus Bothma, Rosario, SA Schools, South Africa, South America, Stellenbosch, Thinus De Beer, Vodacom, Western Province, Western Province Rugby Institute, World Rugby Under-20 Championship

Vodacom Blue Bulls lock RG Snyman on Tuesday was withdrawn from the Junior Springbok touring squad to Argentina due to Read more

Featured News Rugby Women's Rugby 

Bok Women’s Sevens Aim To Finish Well

May 5, 2015May 5, 2015 @TheSportsEagle Amsterdam, Canada, England, Marithy Pienaar, Netherlands, NRCA Stadium, Rachelle Geldenhuys, Renfred Dazel, Rio Olympic Games, Springbok Women's Sevens, Stellenbosch, Twickenham, Women's Sevens World Series

Springbok Women’s Sevens coach Renfred Dazel said on Tuesday their focus for the England and Netherlands Women’s Sevens World Series tournaments would Read more

Athletics Featured News 

LJ Van Zyl Starts Season In Manchester

May 5, 2015May 5, 2015 @TheSportsEagle Albert Square, Andy turner, beijing, Bershawn Jackson, Britain, Diamond League, Doha, Great City Games, HPC, LJ Van Zyl, Manchester, New York, Prague, Pretoria, Rome, Stellenbosch, Tuks, USA, World Championships

LJ Van Zyl’s international campaign for the season will begin on Saturday when he will compete in the 200-hurdles at Read more

Featured News Rugby Super Rugby 

Junior Boks Off To Argentina

April 29, 2015April 29, 2015 @TheSportsEagle Argentina, Bulls, Cell C, Dawie Theron, Dream Team, Hanro Liebenberg, Innocent Radebe, Italy, Junior Boks, Junior Springbok, Junior Springboks, Los Pumitas, Rosario, SARU, Sharks, Stellenbosch, Varsity Cup, Vodacom Cup, Western Province, World Rugby Under-20 Championship

SARU has confirmed the 28-man Junior Springbok squad for a two-match series against Argentina Under-20 in Rosario next month.  The Read more

Athletics Featured News 

Top Trio Added To Cape Town 12 ONERUN

April 28, 2015May 7, 2015 @sportmansa Boston Marathon, Commonwealth Games, Danial Salel, Daniel Salel, Eindhoven, Elroy Gelant, Emmanuel Bett, FNB Cape Town 12 ONERUN, Gladwin Mzazi, India, John Kemboi Cheruiyot, Lusapho April, Michael Kipyego, Moses Kipsiro, Moses Masai, Shadrack Hoff, Shanghai Marathon, South Africa, Stellenbosch, Stephen Mokoka, Timothy Toroitich, World Cross Country Championships, Yigrem Demalesch

Top international athletes Emmanuel Bett, Moses Kipsiro, Moses Masai and Yigrem Demalesch are the runners to beat at the inaugural Read more

Endurance Featured News Triathlon 

American Women Set For Triathlon Domination

April 23, 2015April 23, 2015 @TheSportsEagle Abu Dhabi, Anel Radford, Auckland, Bermuda, Cape Town, Carlyn Fischer, Chicago, Discovery, Flora Duffy, Gillian Sanders, Gold Coast, Green Point Athletics, Gwen Jorgensen, ITU, Katie Zaferes, Mari Rabie, Quay 6, Sarah True, Stellenbosch, V & A Waterfront, Vicky Van Der Merwe, World Triathlon Series, Xterra

In the absence of the current World Champion and World Triathlon Series leader, Gwen Jorgensen, her fellow countrywomen Katie Zaferes Read more

Featured News Rugby Varsity Cup 

Junior Boks Defeat Varsity Dream Team

April 22, 2015April 22, 2015 @TheSportsEagle Brandon Thomson, Dan Du Plessis, Danie Craven Stadium, Dawie Theron, Dillon Smit, Elandre Hugget, Ernest Stapelberg, Hanro Liebenberg, Italy, Jan Van Der Merwe, Junior Springboks, Rhyno Smith, Stellenbosch, Varsity Cup, Varsity Cup Dream Team, Western Province Rugby Institute, World Rugby Under-20 Championship

The Junior Springboks scored a morale boosting 31-24 win over a powerful Varsity Cup Dream Team on Tuesday evening at Read more

Athletics Featured News 

Forever Faster Gift Leotlela

April 21, 2015April 21, 2015 @TheSportsEagle African Youth Championships, Bloemfontein, Bulls, fourie Du Preez, Gauteng North Championships, Gift leotlela, Hennie Kriel, Leigh Julius, Mauritius, PUMA, South African High School, South African Junior and Youth Championships, South African Senior Athletics Championships, Stellenbosch, Thabo Matibedi, Tuks, TuksSport High School

The well-known logo used by Puma, “Foreverfaster Puma”, could easily be made applicable to Gift Leotlela.  “Foreverfaster Gift Leotlela” seems to be Read more

Athletics Featured News 

Pukke & Tuks Share Spoils

April 20, 2015April 21, 2015 @TheSportsEagle Akani Simbine, Alan Cumming, Anneri Ebersohn, Anthony Timoteus, Anuscha Nice, Bloemfontein, carla Bron, Caster Semenya, Chad Herman, Christiaan Stebbing, Chrizanne Markram, Coetzenburg Athletics Stadium, Cynthia Testsewa, Dewald Van Heerden, Diwan Kamoetie, Duwayn Boer, Gena Lofstrand, Geraldine Duvenage, Gideon Trotter, Henry Makane, Ischke Senekal, Jayson Henning, Jean Marie Senekal, Jon Seeliger, Juan Muller, Julia Du Plessis, June Roelofse, Justine Palframan, Kelly Lynn Kingwill, Koketso Mogapi, Kovsies, Lizzy Kriel, Llewellyn Groeneveld, Mamphielo Sibanda, Margaret Olwoch, Marlize Campher, Maties, Melissa Hewitt, Murendwa Davhana, NMMU, NMMU Madibaz, NWU-Pukke, Pieter Conradie, Potchefstroom, Pretoria, Rantso Mokopane, Rizani Van Aswegen, Ruan Murray, Ruswahl Samaai, Rynardt Van Rensberg, Ryno Winkel, Sonia Smuts, Stella Marais, Stellenbosch, Stephen Klue, TUT, UFS-Kovsies, UJ, UP-Tuks, UWC, Varsity Athletics, Wayde van Niekerk, Zani Kruger, Zinzi Chabangu

NWU-Pukke set new Varsity Athletics records in two of the four men’s field events at the Coetzenburg Athletics Stadium on Read more

Featured News Rugby Varsity Cup 

Junior Bok Team Named For Varsity Dream Team Clash

April 19, 2015April 19, 2015 @TheSportsEagle Abongile Nonkontwana, Dan Du Preez, Danie Craven Stadium, Dawie Theron, Joseph Dweba, Junior Boks, Junior Springboks, Junior World Championships, New Zealand, Stellenbosch, SuperSport, Varsity Cup, Warrick Gelant, WP Rugby Institute

The national selectors have confirmed the Junior Springbok match-23 to face a strong Varsity Cup Dream Team in Stellenbosch on Read more

Athletics Featured News 

Orazio Cremona Qualifies For Worlds

April 18, 2015April 18, 2015 @TheSportsEagle Akani Simbine, beijing, Burger Lambrechts, Carina Horn, Evette De Klerk, Gauteng North Championships, Hengelo, HPC, IAAF, Indoor World Championships, Jaco Engelbrecht, Janus Roberts, Olympic Games, Orazio Cremona, South African Athletics Championships, Stellenbosch, Tuks, Werner Prinsloo, World Championships

Orazio Cremona made sure on the first day of the South African Athletics Championships in Stellenbosch that he again qualified for Read more

Athletics Featured News 

Top Athletes Gear Up For Varsity Athletics

April 18, 2015April 18, 2015 @TheSportsEagle Anneri Ebersohn, Bianca Erwee, Central Gauteng, Commonwealth Games, Julia Du Plessis, NWU, Potchefstroom, Pukke, Roger Haitengi, Ruswahl Samaai, Stellenbosch, Tuks, UJ, University of Free State, University of Johannesburg, Varsity Athletics, World Student Games

The University of Johannesburg and University of Free State have it all to run for when the final leg of Read more

Athletics Featured News 

UJ Aims For Varsity Athletics Podium

April 16, 2015April 16, 2015 Anica Van Wyk Africa Junior Championships, CAA, Central Gauteng, Coetzenburg, Commonwealth Games, Dewald Van Heerden, Donovan Stebbing, DSTV, Johan Scholtz, Lezaan Jordaan, Potchefstroom, Pukke, Roger Haitengi, Ruswahl Samaai, Stellenbosch, SuperSport, Tuks, UJ, University of Free State, University of Johannesburg, Varsity Athletics, Zinzi Chabangu

The University of Johannesburg athletes will be aiming to put their institution on the podium when the final leg of this Read more

Athletics Featured News 

Varsity Athletics Ready For Next Round

April 15, 2015April 15, 2015 @TheSportsEagle Akani Simbine, Anaso Jobodwana, ASA, Caster Semenya, Gideon Trotter, IAAF, Jean Verster, Justine Palframan, Maties, Melissa Hewitt, NMMMU, NWU-Pukke, Potechefstroom, Pukke, Simon Magakwe, Stellenbosch, SuperSport, Tuks, TUT, UJ, UWC, Varsity Athletics, Victor Ludorum, Victrix Ludorum, Wayde van Niekerk

The next edition of Varsity Athletics is just a few days away and the anticipation is rising for the Sportainment Read more

Athletics Featured News 

Usain Bolt Inspires Akani Simbine

April 15, 2015April 15, 2015 @TheSportsEagle Akani Simbine, Asafa Powell, Commonwealth Games, Diamond League, Glasgow, HPC, Jamaica, New York, Ostrava, Pretoria, Simon Magakwe, South African Championships, Stellenbosch, Tuks, Usain Bolt, Yohan Blake

Jamaica’s legendary athlete, Usain Bolt, might just be the inspiration Akani Simbine needs to break ten seconds for the 100 metres. Read more

Athletics Featured News 

Fredriech Pretorius’ Pole Problems In Mauritius

April 14, 2015April 14, 2015 @TheSportsEagle Combined Events Meeting, Fredriech Pretorius, High Performance Centre, HPC, Irma Reyneke, Mauritius, pool noodle, South African National Championships, Stellenbosch, World Student Games

Fredriech Pretorius may rightfully wonder what would have happened at the Combined Events Meeting in Mauritius if he had his Read more

Featured News Rugby Varsity Cup 

Varsity Dream Team Named

April 14, 2015April 14, 2015 @TheSportsEagle Danie Craven Stadium, David Manual, Duitser Bosman, FNB, Franco Smith, Hendro Scholtz, Innocent Radebe, Junior Boks, Jurie Roux, Kovsies, Maties, Pukke, Reniel Hugo, SARU, Shimlas, Stellenbosch, SuperSport, Tanya Green, Timothy Qumbu, Tuks, UCT, UKZN, Varsity Cup, Varsity Shield

Varsity Cup has named its Dream Team to play against the Junior Boks later this month.  The once off fixture Read more

Featured News Rugby Varsity Cup 

Epic Varsity Cup Final In Store

April 12, 2015April 12, 2015 @TheSportsEagle Bloemfontein, Danie Craven Stadium, FNB, Franco Smith, Junior Boks, NWU, Pukke, Robert Du Preez, Shimla Park, Shimlas, South Africa, Steinhoff International, Stellenbosch, SueprSport, Tuks, UFS, Varsity Cup

The FNB Varsity Cup presented by Steinhoff International is building up to be one epic final.  UFS Shimlas take on NWU-Pukke Read more

Endurance Featured News 

Clean Sweep For Eksteen And Bahlmann At IMPI Elite Cape Town

April 12, 2015April 13, 2015 Jacky McClean AJ Calitz, Cape Town, Chad Gordon, Claude Eksteen, Dominique D'Oliveira, Hanneke Dannhauser, IMPI Elite Race Gauteng, Lievland Wine Estaet, Pieter Du Plessis, Rawson Wall, Stellenbosch, Trish Bahlmann, Wiesenhof Legacy Park

Reigning IMPI Elite Race Gauteng #1 champions Claude Eksteen and Trish Bahlmann continued their winning streak at the picturesque Lievland Wine Read more

Athletics Featured News 

Achilles Injury Prevents Cornel Fredericks From Defending SA Title

April 9, 2015April 9, 2015 @TheSportsEagle Achilles, African Athletics Championships, beijing, Commonwealth Games, Continental Cup, Cornel Fredericks, Diamond League, England, High Performance Centre, HPC, IAAF, SASCOC, South African Athletics Championships, South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee, Stellenbosch, Wayne Coleman, World Championships

An Achilles heel injury will prevent Cornel Fredericks from defending his 400-hurdles title next week at the South African Athletics Championships in Read more

Featured News Rugby Sevens 

Blitzbokke Licking Wounds

April 8, 2015April 8, 2015 @TheSportsEagle Blitzbokke, Carel Du Preez, Far East, Fiji, Glasgow, Hong Kong, HSBC, Kenya, London Sevens, New Zealand, Philip Snyman, Ruhan Nel, Samoa, Sevens World Series, South Africa, Springbok Sevens, Stellenbosch, Stephan Dippenaar, Tokyo, United Kingdom

The Springbok Sevens have returned to South Africa following their participation in the latest rounds of the HSBC Sevens World Read more