Losing track, community loses out

A Rhodes University sport facility that serves the wider community is being worn down due to a leaking reservoir, and the municipality is yet to get stuck into the problem. ...read more

Top underwater hockey event for G’town

Grahamstown will be the host venue for this year's South African Senior Nationals Underwater Hockey Championships. ...read more

Nemato, born of true friendship

A FRIENDSHIP between two men which began in Amsterdam, Holland about 16 years ago and had nothing to do with rowing culminated in the formation of the Nemato Rowing Club on the banks of the Kowie River in Port Alfred. ...read more

Countdown starts to SA champs

Schools selected their top athletes for the track events of the Grahamstown district primary schools athletics championships at the Rhodes University Prospect Field last week. ...read more

Grocott's Mail's 2012 Sports Stars of the Year

Grahamstown can truly be proud of some excellent sporting performances this year. Grocott's Mail's sports editor Stephen Penney pays tribute in pictures to some of the city's top athletes and takes a look at some of their highlights in 2012. ...read more

Three medals for Rhodes at Supa-Pool champs

Rhodes University walked away with three medals at last week's University Sport South Africa (USSA) National Institutional Supa-Pool Championship. ...read more

Grahamstown hosts national cricket event

Grahamstown is the venue for the national Rural U17 cricket tournament, hosted by Eastern Province Cricket next week. Teams from various provinces will arrive in town on Sunday, with matches starting on Monday. ...read more

Catching EL's pioneer wave riders

SOCIAL activist and surfer Glenn Hollands, 53, is due to release his selfpublished book on East London's original wave riders this weekend. ...read more

Rhodes to hosts USSA Supa pool championship

More than 150 students from Universities across the country will compete in the University Sport South Africa (USSA) Supa pool championship hosted by Rhodes University from the 2nd to the 7th of December 2012. ...read more

G' town man sets rowing record

Grahamstown athlete Ryan Palmer broke a world record during the global indoor 24-hour Rowathlon at the weekend. ...read more

Rowing for the right reason

TODAY marks the first phase of a daring two-stage plan the whole world is getting involved in. The Rhodes University Rowing Club and similar groups scattered all over South Africa and the world will be doing a 24-hour rowing relay, all in the name of Ubunye, or Team Spirit. ...read more

Rhodes flunks out of national soccer games

The Rhodes University Soccer Club failed to book their spot in this December's University Sport South Africa (USSA) Football National Championships. ...read more

Ross wins again

Not long after winning the Rhodes University Sportswoman of the Year title, Natalie Ross was the first South African to cross the finish line at the recent 2012 International Triathlon Union (ITU) Age-Group World Championships. She was one of three athletes from Rhodes who tested their limits against more than 3 000 competitors at Queens Wharf in Auckland, New Zealand, last Monday. Ross finished 39th overall in the 20-24 age group category in a time of 2 hours, 37 minutes and 31 seconds. She swam the 1.5km swim in 31:34, cycled 40km in 1:17:08 and ran the last leg of the race, a 10km run, in 41.39. ...read more

Squash players help world record

Rhodes University Squash Club members and Grahamstown residents were among more than 40 000 players registered to take part in the World Squash Day Challenge. ...read more

Running for fun(ds) at PJ Olivier

A total of R10 000 was handed over to the Hoerskool PJ Olivier disaster fund from last Thursday's Rapportryers/PJ Olivier 5km fun run/walk. ...read more

Balancing books with sport

“On the night of the [awards] ceremony, it was early morning in New Zealand,” said Natalie Ross. “I was watching the junior triathlon race and preparing for mine, which came later in the day.” ...read more

Lance Ho aims to compete in 2016 Olympic Games

A member of the record-breaking archery club, Lance Ho, was awarded Sportsman of the Year at the Rhodes Sports Awards on 19 October. The event aims to showcase the best Rhodes sports players and clubs. ...read more

Archery and athletics steal the show

Lance Ho became the first member of the Rhodes University Archery Club to win the prestigious Sportsman of the Year award, while athlete Natalie Ross won the Sportswoman of the Year award for the second time. ...read more

Students must be agents of change

The CEO of the Local Organising Committee for the 2013 African Cup of Nations (AFCON), Mr Mvuzo Mbebe addressed students at the annual Rhodes Sports Awards and said ‘Rhodes needs to find its place in South African university sport’. ...read more

Archery and athletics win

Lance Ho became the first member of the Rhodes University Archery Club to win the university's prestigious Sportsman of the Year award, while athlete Natalie Ross won the Sportswoman of the Year award for the second time. ...read more

Rhodes Sports Awards Winners 2012

Friday 19 October 2012, 19h00, Settlers Monument - this is where you would have found the Leaders of Sport from Rhodes University. Yes, this it was the Rhodes Sports Awards Dinner. ...read more

Dancesport Club says thanks for the effort

The Rhodes University DanceSport Club would like to thank everyone who contributed towards the Dance for a Cure event that took place last Saturday (13 October). ...read more

Rhodes water polo welcomes new recruit

The Rhodes University First Girl’s Water Polo team is providing a means for female students to get fit and make friends. With mounting academic pressures, the team sport offers a healthy way to relieve stress and contribute to another aspect of the Rhodes culture. Dani Van Rijswijck, one of the newest members of the team is finding that water polo is not just game, but a lifestyle. ...read more

Striving on for Football in Grahamstown

The soccer scene in Grahamstown is not relatively as dominant as the rugby scene, although there are a few clubs and leagues which have fundamentally established themselves to form initiatives in developing soccer amongst the local youth. One such project aims at developing soccer amongst the youth to promote the support in Grahamstown this projects is the Sakhulutsha Soccer Development Project who on its website state that the academy. ...read more

Varsity cup drought continues

New Rhodes University Rugby Coach Qondakele Sompondo is a man with one goal in mind, to take Rhodes Rugby to the summit. ...read more

Talented Rugby Players cry for recognition

Players in the Makana area are disheartened by the lack of recognition that scouts and Government regard them. Township schools in the Makana area have to brace the shortage of equipment that their schools have to offer and the rivalry of playing against private schools that have sufficient sporting equipment, as well as the recognition they receive from scouts visiting the Makana area. ...read more

Four wins for G'town women

WOMEN runners from Grahamstown have won top podium spots in various road races in the Eastern Cape in the last few weeks. ...read more

Rowing and Boat races 2012

After months of training, early mornings on the water and so many hours in the gym, the time has come and gone for university rowing teams from around the country, including Rhodes, UJ, Wits, NMMU, UKZN, US and Tukkies, to show what they are made of. ...read more

Rhodes Sports Awards

The Annual Sports Council Sports Awards will be taking place on Friday, 19 October at the 1820 Monument – the theme for this year in THE SPIRIT OF PURPLE! This is one of the highlights on the Rhodes Sports Calendar, as it awards top honours to deserving Athletes and Administrators. Clubs work hard at getting these bragging rights. ...read more

Grahamstown swimmers bring back the gold

An impressive squad of Grahamstown swimmers came back laden with medals from the annual Aquabear Swim Club gala in Port Elizabeth this past weekend. ...read more

Olympians strike gold in Grahamstown

A rowing club in Joza is on the cards, following a visit by Olympic gold medallists Andrew Thompson and Sizwe Ndlovu to Grahamstown this week. They were here as part of an Eastern Cape Rowing Association talent search, which took place at Rhodes University's Alec Mullins Hall on Monday. Thompson and Ndlovu were in the SA lightweight men's four that won gold at the London Olympics last month.
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Rhodes paddlers finish fourth at Fish

The Rhodes canoeing team finished fourth among competing universities at the Hansa Fish River Canoe Marathon, which ended on Saturday 6 October. ...read more

Wellness week promotes balanced lifestyle

Rhodes University's Wellness Week is under way until Friday 5 October and initiative promotes an awareness of multiple spheres of student lifestyle.
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Pool team rises to EP challenge

Three Rhodes University Pool Club members won gold medals at the Eastern Province U23 and U18 singles and doubles championships. This is the first time the club has taken part in the EP champs - this year during the weekend of 15 September. ...read more

Martial arts practitioners bond in cross-over session

Members of two martial arts groups in Grahamstown came together recently to learn from one another in a cross-over training seminar held at the Masonic Hall. ...read more

Heathens rule Rhodes rugby again

Heathens successfully defended their title as Internal League champions after beating Dream Team 7-5 on Friday night on the Great Field. ...read more

Get active with Rhodeslympics

Now there’s no excuse to miss out on the warm spring weather - beating your ‘opponent’ at the Rhodeslympics! In the spirit of this year’s Olympic Games, the Human Resources Division has teamed up with Rhodes Sport to host the first ever casual tournament, encouraging all staff members to get active and enjoy a friendly, early evening game... and there are prizes to be won. ...read more

Rhodes women's B take gold at Boat Race

The Rhodes women’s B crew emerged as the only Rhodes team to win gold in this year’s Mutual Federal Universities Boat Race on the Kowie River in Port Alfred this past weekend. ...read more

Boat race a success

The annual boat race event is the largest of its kind, providing sport competition, great fun and entertainment for students from eight Universities in South Africa was declared an incident free event. ...read more

The man behind “The Avengers Crew” success

He may be young but there is nothing inexperienced about Rhodes University’s B team rowing coach Ryan MacNeil. The 22 year old became the teams coach just over two months ago and has managed to lead his team to victory in the 2012 Boat races in Port Alfred. ...read more

Tuks wins the Mutual and Federal Boat Race

The prestigious Mutual and Federal Boat Race event finished on a high note on Saturday (15 September), when the crews from the University of Cape Town (UCT) and the University of Pretoria competed for the coveted prize. ...read more

Mutual & Federal unwavering support

Without a doubt the Boat race in Port Alfred is the biggest rowing events in the calendar for the universities that participate. This year marks the 32nd event and Mutual & Federal has been sponsoring the thrilling annual event for the past 12 years in a row. ...read more

Rhodes women’s team snatch win from Tuks

The hard training and preparations has paid off for Rhodes University B rowing team this year, as they managed to win first place in the 2012 Boat Races in Port Alfred. ...read more

Tuks wins Women’s A Final

The 4.2 km race began with University of Pretoria affectionately known as “Tuks” taking a clear lead, and even though they struggled at the respective sharp banks in the Kowie River in Port Alfred, Tuks managed to keep their five yard lead. ...read more

On your marks, get set, row!

With Intervarsity done and dusted, the annual Mutual Federal University Boat Race, which takes place in Port Alfred this week, will see the town fill up with university students from across the country. ...read more

A long boat tradition

IN the 1970s there was a boat race on the Kowie River between UCT and Rhodes. This was rowed in September each year and was sponsored by South African Breweries. ...read more

Women’s A crew confident ahead of Boat Race

Tension is mounting as the best rowers from universities across South Africa prepare both physically and mentally for what is the biggest rowing event on the calendar: Boat Race. ...read more

Wolves leave hungry

The final week of the Rhodes internal league had more drama, more twist and turns and more cliff hangers than B-grade Hollywood movie. The Wolves entered the last round of matches last Friday in pole position make the play offs at number three on the log. By the end of the match played against the Heathens at the Great Field, they were huddled at the centre of the field concluding a season. ...read more

Burning for the greater good

Twelve hours, 25 bikes, the challenge was on. The music was pumping. Sweat and a rose-coloured tint accompanied most cyclists. Spinning instructors kept us enthusiastic, pushing us to do drills, freezes (thigh-killers), hill climbs, sprints and various other nifty boredom-busters. ...read more

Dark night looms for Rhodes

WITH four matches down, the Rhodes University Internal League rugby season has reached its halfway mark. This weekend's matches on the Great Field will be the last round of the competition's group stages and hungry fans will have to wait until next term for the knock-out stages. ...read more

Spinning for charity

Insipiring people to choose a healthier, more active lifestyle was one of the aims of last Friday's 12-hour Cyclathon at the Rhodes University Health Suite, which attracted 256 participants and started at 8am. ...read more

Rhodes loses netball to University of Fort Hare

University of Fort Hare’s (UFH) netball first team outclassed Rhodes in a tough, physical game on 18 August. The game was characterised by good, swift play from the visitors and some slack defending by Rhodes. ...read more

Inter-Varsity afterparties successful

For all who attended the full two nights of music and entertainment which were held on the Great Field – disappointment was the last sentiment any of them should have expressed. ...read more

Nyongo breaks 10km record

The 10 kilometre run took place under a surprisingly hot winter sun. Forty six runners from Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University (NMMU), Rhodes and Walter Sisulu University (WSU) took part. ...read more

Rhodes loses rugby final

Saturday’s final Inter-Varsity rugby game between Walter Sisulu University (WSU) and Rhodes got off to a slow start, as previous soccer matches that had run overtime. Kick-off was delayed by more than an hour. However, this didn’t dampen the supporters’ spirits as the stands and surrounding lawns remained tightly packed throughout the wait. ...read more

NMMU win intervarsity again

PE side take coveted sports crown ahead of Rhodes, Fort Hare and Walter Sisulu for fifth straight year MMU were crowned Eastern Cape intervarsity champions for the fifth successive year after another weekend of keen contests at Rhodes in Grahamstown on Saturday. ...read more

Rhodes loses soccer final to WSU

The final between Rhodes and Walter Sisulu (WSU) was a disappointing game for the home supporters, as they saw their team lose 2-0 after running circles around their opponents.

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NMMU triumphs over UFH

The final for the women’s first team netball saw Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University (NMMU) leave no questions unanswered as to who the better team was. A very convincing win with the final score of 43-9 left the NMMU team and their fans very happy. ...read more

NMMU dominates table tennis

The Hangar at Rhodes University was a hub of activity today (Saturday 18 August), as table tennis teams from four universities fought for dominance in front of a large crowd. ...read more

NMMU squashes opponents on court

Squash players and supporters from University of Fort Hare, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University (NMMU) and Rhodes University filled Alec Mullins squash courts to capacity to play their part in helping their university win the Intervarsity squash tournament. Walter Sisulu (WSU) University failed to arrive yesterday (17 August). ...read more

NMMU successfully defends title

Even a power failure at Prospect Field could not dampen the spirits of the NMMU team that faced WSU in the intervarsity women’s soccer final on Friday (17 August). Coming off the back of their 3-2 victory against UFH, the team came onto the field full of confidence. ...read more

Intervarsity hockey results shared

The intervarsity hockey games kicked off on a high note on 17 August. Rhodes men’s fourth team beat University of Fort Hare’s first team 3-1. This came as quite a shock to the visitors and set a precedent for unpredictable results. ...read more

Rhodes retains pool title

The Rhodes men’s 8 ball pool team proved why they are the best, when they won their eighth consecutive intervarsity pool tournament on Friday (17 August). ...read more

EC universities ready for battle

Grahamstown to host intervarsity showdown. GRAHAMSTOWN will be awash with students this weekend as young Eastern Cape sporting stars gather to contest the annual intervarsity. ...read more

Rhodes hosts 2012 intervarsity

Rhodes University Sports Administration will be hosting the 2012 intervarsity from 17-18 August - the largest multi-coded university sporting event in the Eastern Cape. ...read more

Mind over madness

Pushing your body to its limit is one thing. But the mind? That’s a hard one was the observation of a Grahamstown sportsman who contributed to a remarkable achievement last weekend. With sports fans glued to the rugby, or the last few hours of Olympic action on their television sets, a group of local sportsmen quietly went about setting a new world record, on our doorstep. ...read more

Rhodes Archery Club beats the cold and breaks world record

GRAHAMSTOWN. - A new Guiness world record was set here by the Rhodes Archery Club last weekend, an improvement on the club's previous world record. ...read more

Rhodes women rank third in Bay league

THE Rhodes University women's soccer team came back smiling from the windy city on Sunday, having won their match that day and claiming third place in the ongoing Port Elizabeth Football Association (Pefa) League. ...read more

Watch out, karate champs are everywhere

Four Grahamstown karate clubs ranked among the best 10 at a recent South African Shotokan Karate Academy (Saska) competition, where a record number of 450 karateka from 21 clubs competed. ...read more

A-section promotion for Rhodes U21

The Rhodes University U21 rugby side enjoyed a phenomenal year as they went on to finish top of the Eastern Province Rugby Union (EPRU) Super league U21B section ...read more

Rhodes to host cycla-thon

The Rhodes University Health Suite will be hosting its 12hour cyclathon on 31 August.

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Rhodes time trial

Results from the latest Rhodes University Athletics Club time trial:
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Archers prepare to break Guinness record

Three Rhodes University Archery Club members are going to attempt something that no one in Grahamstown has done before. In fact, if they complete their task, they will have accomplished something that nobody in the world has done.

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World champs kudos

Grahamstown athlete Tim Stones is thrilled at his appointment by the International Committee of Sports for the Deaf (ICSD) as athletics technical director for the 2012 World Deaf Athletics Championships, in Toronto. ...read more

Rhodes women rowing on the rise

He may be young but there is nothing inexperienced about Rhodes University’s B team rowing Coach Ryan MacNeil. The 22 year old became the teams coach just over two months ago and has managed to lead his team to victory in the 2012 Boat races in port Alfred. ...read more

Rhodes time trial

Results from the latest Rhodes University Athletics Club time trial: 8km- Warrick Smith -32.24, Gwinyai Chimuriwo - 35.14 4km- Sean Swanepoel - 15.44, Neo Mohapi - 17.16, Fabio De Dominicis - 17.31, David Ormrod - 17.41, Kirsty Hodgskiss - 19.24, Paul Schaerer -20.38, Zama Nsele - 21.52 ...read more

Rhodes sport stars shine

STEPHEN PENNEY The highlight on the Rhodes University sporting calendar, the Sports Council Awards took place last Friday evening. ...read more

Rhodes Rugby Cash Boost...

Rhodes University Rugby Club received a R20 000 boost for their upcoming training camp ...read more

Rhodes pool club to attempt world record

FOUR members of the Rhodes University Pool Club will be attempting to break a Guinness World Record by playing pool for over 72 hours straight. ...read more

Rhodes hosts first EPA cross-country

RHODES University Athletics Club will host the first Eastern Province crosscountry league event of the year. ...read more

Rhodes eyes Varsity Shield

QONDAKELE Sompondo is a man on a mission who plans to take Rhodes Rugby to new heights. Sompondo, manager at alumni relations at Rhodes University, is the new rugby coach on campus. ...read more

Rhodes back in for Varsity Cup

This would give them another chance to be selected for provincial sides. ...read more

Rhodents race in Cassies 15km

No less than 15 Rhodes University Athletics Club members took part in last weekend's Cassies 15km road race in Port Elizabeth ...read more

Ready for squash fest

THIS year's Rhodes Squash Open tournament is set to be a bumper event, with several entries already received by the organisers. ...read more

Nemato, born of true friendship

A FRIENDSHIP between two men which began in Amsterdam, Holland about 16 years ago and had nothing to do with rowing culminated in the formation of the Nemato Rowing Club on the banks of the Kowie River in Port Alfred. ...read more

Blocked

Geoff Howarth, right, chases the ball during the Rhodes University men's 1st hockey match against Lakeside Cavaliers on the Rhodes Astro on Saturday. ...read more

Better luck at Inter-Varsity

Rhodes University rugby team's hopes may have been dashed when the side lost their semifinal match during the University Sport South Africa (USSA) competition last week ...read more

A day at the races

A cloudy morning greets the 278 walkers and runners in the Oak Cottage KwikSpar Mountain Drive Half-Marathon on Saturday morning.

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USSA ROWING REGATTA

The USSA Rowing Regatta is one that never disappoints as it always brings with it fast, close racing in difficult weather conditions that challenges even the best of coxes and crews over the 1000m course on Vanderkloof Dam. ...read more

SPORTS SIGN-UP

WANNA JOIN A CLUB? WANNA KEEP FIT? WANNA HAVE FUN? WANNA MEET COOL PEOPLE???
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Double win for Rhodes Sports

Roger Adams, the manager of Sports Admin at Rhodes University, and Andrew Matatu, Chair of the Rhodes Student Sport council, have been elected into the University Sport South Africa’s (USSA) National Executive Committee for 2011/2012. Rhodes is the only institution to have more than one representative on the new USSA NEC.

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2010 SPORTS AWARDS:

The following walked away with the awards on the evening:

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Sports Admin supports Bafana Bafana all the way

Sports Admin supports Bafana Bafana all the way to Brazil 2014 ...read more

Creating leaders through sporting excellence

To contribute to the all-round development of our students and staff by providing them with the necessary facilities and opportunities to participate in sport on a recreational/social or competitive level during their time at Rhodes University. ...read more