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University Sports South Africa

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University Sports South Africa
SportUniversity Sport
JurisdictionSouth Africa
AbbreviationUSSA
Founded1992 (1992)
AffiliationFISU
Affiliation date7 July 1993 (1993-07-07)
Regional affiliationFASU
Affiliation date17 September 1996 (1996-09-17)
LocationLoftus Versfeld Stadium
Kirkness Street
Sunnyside, Pretoria
PresidentJerry Laka
Official website
www.ussa.org.za
South Africa

University Sports South Africa (USSA) is the governing body for sports competitions and student-athletes in South Africa.[1][2]

Team South Africa

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Team South Africa is the USSA team formed of student-athletes that represent the country at FISU events.

Basketball 3x3

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In 2023 the University of Johannesburg hosted the 5th FASU 3×3 Basketball Championship. The university's men's team ended the champion in fourth place after going down 21-12 to Ghana in the bronze match.[3]

Netball

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In 2024 the women’s netball team won the CUCSA Region V games held in Tshwane, South Africa. They defeated Zimbabwe 96-30 in the final.[4]

Soccer

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Team South Africa won gold in the men’s and women’s soccer events at the 2024 CUCSA Region V games held in Tshwane, South Africa.[4] The women’s team won 3-0 against Botswana in their final while the men’s team defeated Zimbabwe 4-0 in their final.

Rugby 7's

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In 2012 the men's rugby 7's team were second after losing to Great Britain 35-17 at the 5th FISU WUC Rugby Sevens held in Brive, France.[5]

In 2018 the men's rugby 7's team were crowned FISU World University Championship Rugby Sevens champions after defeating Australia 24-12 in the final held in Swakopmund, Namibia. The women's team were fourth after losing their bronze match 17-0 to Belgium.[6]

At the Rugby sevens at the 2019 Summer Universiade the men's rugby 7's team won the silver medal going down 15-12 to Japan.[7]

Basketball

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Men's

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Year Winner Runners-Up Ref
2019 University of Johannesburg University of KwaZulu- Natal [8]
2021 University of the Witwatersrand University of Johannesburg
2022
2023 University of Johannesburg Tshwane University of Technology [9]

Women's

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Year Winner Runners-Up Ref
2021 Vaal University of Technology University of Pretoria [10]
2022 Vaal University of Technology University of Pretoria [11]
2023

Basketball 3x3

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Men's

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Year Winner Runners-Up Ref
2021
2022
2023 University of Johannesburg University of Pretoria [12]

Women's

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Year Winner Runners-Up Ref
2021
2022 University of Johannesburg University of the Western Cape [13]
2023 University of Pretoria University of Johannesburg [14]

Field hockey

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Men's

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Year Winner Runners-Up Ref
2017 University of Johannesburg NMU Madibaz
2018 UCT Ikey Rangers Maties
2020 Event cancelled due to COVID-19 in South Africa
2019 Wits Maties
2021 UP Tuks Varsity College
2022 Maties UP Tuks
2023 UP Tuks Maties [15]
2024 UP Tuks Maties [16][17]

Women's

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Year Winner Runners-Up Ref
2017 UP Tuks University of Johannesburg
2018 UP Tuks Maties
2019 UP Tuks NWU Pukke
2020 Event cancelled due to COVID-19 in South Africa
2021 UP Tuks Maties
2022 Maties UP Tuks
2023 Maties NWU Pukke [15][18]
2024 UP Tuks NWU Pukke [16][17]

Soccer

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Women's

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Previous winners and runners-up:[19]

Year Champions Runners-Up
2018 University of Johannesburg
2019 University of Johannesburg
2020 Event cancelled due to COVID-19 in South Africa
2021
2022 University of Johannesburg University of Pretoria
2023 University of Pretoria University of the Western Cape

Men's

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Year Champions Runners-Up
2022 University of Johannesburg Tshwane University of Technology
2023 University of Pretoria University of the Free State

Leagues, competitions and events

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FISU events organised

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World University Championship:[20]

All-Africa University Games

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References

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  1. ^ "University Sports South Africa President looking to future of university sport". www.fisu.net. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
  2. ^ "THE HISTORY OF A UNIFIED STUDENT SPORT MOVEMENT IN SOUTH AFRICA". www.ussa.org.za. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
  3. ^ mathieu (21 August 2023). "A Fest of Africa's Basketball Best". FISU. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
  4. ^ a b Pillay, Alicia (12 July 2024). "South Africa Bring Home the Gold at College Sports Association Region V Games". gsport4girls. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
  5. ^ mathieu (13 July 2012). "Great Britain rules 5th WUC Rugby 7". FISU. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
  6. ^ mathieu (17 July 2018). "WUC Rugby Sevens day 3: France and South Africa victorious". FISU. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
  7. ^ worldrugby.org. "Japan complete Napoli 2019 Summer Universiade sevens double | World Rugby". www.world.rugby. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
  8. ^ Vivier, Tyler Leigh (17 July 2019). "University of Johannesburg end 10 year wait with USSA basketball triumph". Good Things Guy. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
  9. ^ Import, Pongrass (25 July 2023). "UJ Basketball crowned 2023 USSA Champions". Northcliff Melville Times. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
  10. ^ Newsroom, gsport (27 September 2021). "VUT Crowned 2021 USSA Women's Basketball Champions". gsport4girls. Retrieved 29 June 2024. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  11. ^ Hare, Rudene (9 December 2022). "VUT Crowned 2022 USSA Basketball Champions". gsport4girls. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
  12. ^ Import, Pongrass (10 January 2024). "UJ Orange Wave crowned USSA Basketball 3×3 champions". Northcliff Melville Times. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
  13. ^ Kganakga, Tlamelo (11 December 2022). "UJ Crowned 2022 USSA Basketball 3x3 Champions". gsport4girls. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
  14. ^ koosventer (7 December 2023). "Tuks women triumph during the USSA 3x3 basketball tournament". Rekord. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
  15. ^ a b Zuhrah@codeinfinity.co.za (14 July 2023). "Maties Hockey, Netball and Rugby end USSA on a high". Stellenbosch University - Maties Sport. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
  16. ^ a b koosventer (1 July 2024). "Brother and sister hope to help Tuks win at the USSA hockey tournament". Rekord. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
  17. ^ a b koosventer (8 July 2024). "Tuks wins four USSA tournaments within six hours". Rekord. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
  18. ^ "2024 - USSA Women A-Section". South African Hockey Association. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
  19. ^ Vivier, Tyler Leigh (19 November 2019). "UJ soccer women chasing second straight USSA title". Good Things Guy. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
  20. ^ "South Africa (RSA)". www.fisu.net. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
  21. ^ "Netball". FISU. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
  22. ^ "FASU GAMES REPORT 2006" (PDF). FUSU. 8 July 2006.
  23. ^ "Invitation FASU Games 2016 | EUSA". www.eusa.eu. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
  24. ^ "8th All Anica University Games South Africa 2016: Final Results 2nd July 2006" (PDF). FUSA. 2 July 2016.
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