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The Ñî¹óåú´«Ã½ Rugby Club was established in 1909 and has a rich, proud history and tradition. The club has produced many national and provincial players over the years – some of these players include Marvin Orie, Tyronne Green, Wandisile Simelane, Daniel Kasende and Gianni Lombard who have all gone up to play for the major Super Rugby franchises.

The club has both a men’s team and a women’s 7s team. The men’s side competes in the annual Varsity Cup, Varsity 7s, University Sports South Africa (USSA) Rugby Tournaments, the Pirates Grand Challenge League and other local tournaments. The women’s side is still in its growth phase -  the team competes in the USSA 7s tournament, the Pirates Grand Challenge League, the Golden Lions Rugby 7s Tournament and other local women’s 7s tournaments.

FNB Varsity Cup Highlights Round 1 – FNB UWC vs. FNB Ñî¹óåú´«Ã½

FNB Varsity Cup Highlights Round 2 – FNB Ñî¹óåú´«Ã½ vs. FNB UJ

FNB Varsity Cup Round 4 highlights – FNB Ñî¹óåú´«Ã½ vs. FNB NWU

FNB Varsity Cup Round 5 highlights – FNB UCT-Ikeys vs. FNB Ñî¹óåú´«Ã½

FNB Varsity Cup Round 6 highlights – FNB Ñî¹óåú´«Ã½ vs. FNB UP-Tuks  

Rugby Sports Officer:

Ferdinand Kelly 

Office: 011 717 9417

Email: Ferdinand.kelly@wits.ac.za

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Ñî¹óåú´«Ã½ Rugby Pirates Grand Challenge Champions!

Arabela Chilwane in action in the USSA Women’s 7s tournament against Tuks (Photo Credit: Michele Williamson)

Christian Humphries in action in the Varsity Cup game against CUT (Photo Credit: Varsity Cup)

Daniel Kasende in action in the Varsity Cup game against UJ (Photo Credit: Varsity Cup)

Kurt Webster in action in the arsity Cup game against Maties (Photo Credit: Varsity Cup)