USSA Hockey Results

The USSA Hockey Tournaments took place in Pietermaritzburg from 4-8 July 2011.

Super Congrats to the UCT Mens Side for placing Third, behind UJ and overall winners University of Pretoria. Our Ladies side had a tough tournament and placed 8th with University of the North West winning.

Catch the UCT Mens side in action this Saturday, 30 July at Intervarsity in Stellenbosch. Stellies is hosting a Wine Festival during the day and the game will start at 18h00.

Tiger Blood Boys!

USSA Surf Results

The UCT Surf team recently competed and won the USSA Surf Champs. The 2011 competition was hosted by the George Campus of NMMU at the awesome Southern Cape Break, Victoria Bay. Teams from UCT, CPUT, Varsity College, Rhodes, NMMU, UKZN and our rivals Stellenbosch all took to the water on Mon 27 June for Round 1.

The final day conditions were the best for many a year, and some great surfing was on display.

Overall UCT placed FIRST, also winning First Ladies Team and Second Mens Team. The following surfers were selected for the USSA Surfing Team:

Kerri Hodgkinson-2^nd

Sarah Nicholson- 4^th

Phillip Visagie- 3^rd

Josh Salie

Logan Eales

USSA Climbing Results

The Mountain and Ski Club waved the UCT flag high and proud at the USSA Climbing competition that took place 24 - 25 June 2011. UCT placed FIRST overall and the individual results are as follows:

Bouldering Mens

1 Benjamin De Charmoy UCT

2 Robbie Fraser UCT

3 PW Nel TUKS

Bouldering Womens

1 Rachelle De Charmoy UKZN

2 Casey Harn

3 Clara Grant UCT

Sport Mens

1 Benjamin De Charmoy UCT

2 Mathiew Schneuwly UKZN

3 Robbie Fraser UCT

Sport Womens

1 Rachelle De Charmoy UKZN

2 Candice Bagley UKZN

3 Clara Grant UCT

Upcoming Soccer Fixtures

UCT's second semester has begun, and our teams are back on the field.

Upcoming matches:
Friday 29th July
1st Women vs Durbanville (away at Klazinga park) - kickoff 19:00


Saturday 30th July
1st Men vs Plumstead (away at Plumstead A) - kickoff 15:30


2nd Men vs Spenston (away at Plumstead A) - kickoff 13:45


3rd Men vs Hout Bay (away at WHSG J) - kickoff 15:30


Wednesday 3rd August
1st Women vs CPUT (away at Hartleyvale) - kickoff 19:00


1st Men vs CPUT (away at Hartleyvale) - kickoff 20:30

Ikey Skipper on the Province Bench

Ikey Tigers skipper, Nick Fenton-Wells has had one helluva season. Not only has he led UCT's First XV to a Varsity Cup Championship and the ever-coverted Intervarsity win against Maties, he's also had an incredible personal season and domestic rugby has noticed. Earlier last month he was selected and made the starting line-up for an invitational side, the Premier XV, who took on the EP Kings in Port Elizabeth and now he has been named in Western Province's 22 for their upcoming Currie Cup game against the Leopards in Potchefstroom on Friday 22 July. This will be Fenton-Well's Currie Cup debut if he takes to the field, and we've definitely got our fingers crossed at UCT that we'll see that privilege (and that pink scrumcap!).

He joins fellow Ikeys brothers Tim Whitehead, Demetri Catrakilis, Nick Koster, Siya Kolisi, Hilton Lobberts and Marcel Brache who have also all made the 22.

WP take on the Leopards at 19h10 on Friday 22 July.

The Greek earns his first Currie Cup start

"I needed a flyhalf who could give the side direction, make good decisions, make the right
(playing) calls as well as holding his own in defense" -WP coach Alistair Coetzee on his choice of Ikey Demetri Catrikilis for WP's upcoming Currie Cup game against the Leopards.

Catrikilis has been a stand-out player in UCT's rugby season, playing an integral role in the Ikey Tigers victorious Varsity Cup campaign. Last week saw him on the bench for WP in their 26-26 draw against the Griquas but another Province flyhalf injury has opened the way for his first Currie Cup start.

Catrakilis has also been called "the most accurate place-kicker in our system" by coach Coetzee and we at UCT look forward to him slotting over many for another great Blue&White team!

WP vs Leopards kicks off at 19h10 in Potchefstroom on Friday 22 July

Ikeys galore for Currie Cup

South Africa's oldest domestic rugby tournament kicks off this week, and round 1 of Currie Cup sees Western Province hosting the Griquas at Newlands.

Exciting yes. But what's more exciting is the ridiculous number of former and current Ikeys set to take the field on both sides - clearly the benefits of the Varsity Cup competition are starting to show as well as proof of the talent that is coming through the UCT ranks.

Tiger blood boosting the Kimberley boys is thanks to two former Varsity Cup and Ikeys stars - lock Martin Muller named in the starting XV and utility back Matthew Rosslee on the bench.

Over in WP's 22 for the game, four Ikeys have been named in the starting lineup: Tim Whitehead at inside centre, Nick Koster at eighth man, Siya Kolisi at loose forward and Hilton Lobberts at lock. The WP bench will be kept very warm with three Ikeys on it in scrumhalf Nick Groom, flyhalf supreme Demetri Catrakilis and back Marcel Brache.

If you're heading to the game, wearing UCT gear might not seem too silly :P

Kickoff at Newlands is at 3pm and tickets can be booked on Computicket or at the Newlands Box Office.

The game will also be broadcasted live on Supersport 1 and Supersport HD2.

Once an Ikey, always a Tiger!

Fencing Senior National Results

UCT bag 1 gold, 1 silver and 1 bronze in this year’s South African National Fencing Championships held in Bloemfontein at the University of the Free-State. Slightly disappointing after last year’s medal haul, but all 4 fencers made the quarter finals. UCT did not send full teams due to exams.

Results:
Jacques Viljoen - Gold, men’s foil.
Giselle Vicatos - Silver, women’s foil. Bronze, women’s epee.
Michael malahe - 5th place, men’s epee.
Skye Pym-Siljuer - 6th place men’s foil

USSA 2011 Judo Results

The USSA Judo Championships were hosted by UCT 29 April - 2 May.

Students from CPUT, US, NMMU, WITS, UJ, VUT and of course UCT took part. US came out tops with CPUT and NMMU taking second and third respectively with UCT placing Fourth overall.

UCT got 2 Bronze Medals: Danny de Klerk in Men Open u66 and Michaela Job in the Ladies Open u57+.

We won 2 Silver Medals: Nicolaas Louw for Men Open u81 and another medal for Michaela Job in the Ladies u78.

And then won 1 Gold Medal, awarded to Nicolaas Louw for the Men's u73.

USSA 2011

University Sport South Africa (USSA) is considered the official unified national umbrella sports structure for the regulation, organization and coordination of student sports activities at regional, provincial and national levels in the tertiary education sector of South Africa. USSA's founding principles are based on unity, accountability, non-racialism, non-sexism and democracy. It's core business is to maximize student participation and encourage sporting practice in harmony with and complementary to the academic character and values of tertiary education institutions.

UCT competes in a variety of USSA organised intervarsity competitions and most happen over the winter vacation period.

The various sports competitions are hosted by numerous universities and cities i.e. not all the sports happen at one place.