Tuks shines at USSA competitions
By Samantha Viney
Posted on 17 July 2012
Tuks teams have won seven gold, six silver and five bronze medals in the USSA competitions that took place between March and July this year.
University Sport South Africa (USSA), the umbrella body for student sport in South Africa, governs the annual tournaments in which academic institutions across the country compete. The University of Pretoria is a strong contender in most forms of sport – and this year has proved to be no different thus far.
The most notable performances came from TuksNetball and TuksRugby. TuksNetball won gold for the first time since 2003, while the 2012 UP-Tuks 1 team made history by winning the first ever gold for TuksRugby.
USSA RESULTS: 24 March–13 July 2012
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Rowing: Sprints
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Team: Bronze
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Volleyball
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Ladies: 8th place
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Men: 9th place
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Athletics: Track and Field
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Ladies: Silver
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Team: Bronze
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Netball
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Tuks 1: Gold
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Badminton
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Men’s Singles: Gold
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Ladies’ Singles: Silver
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Men’s Doubles: Gold
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Mixed Doubles: Gold
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Mixed Doubles: Bronze
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Team: Gold
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Ian Edwards and Wilmarle Labuschagne were selected to represent South Africa at the World Student Games to be held in South Korea in November 2012.
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Basketball
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Men: Silver
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Ladies: 4th place
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Cycling
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Team: Gold
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Hockey
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Ladies 1: Silver
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Men 1: Bronze
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Ladies 2: Silver
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Men 2: Silver
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Rugby
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UP-Tuks 1: Gold
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Squash
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Team: Bronze
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