UJ Women

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UJ Women
Full nameUniversity of Johannesburg Women's Rugby Union Team
Nickname(s)"Orange Army
Ground(s) UJ Stadium
Director of RugbyTumi Leseke
Coach(es) Flag of South Africa.svg Bongiwe Nhleko
Captain(s) Flag of South Africa.svg Prescilla Sithole
League(s) Women's Varsity Cup
Castle Lager Pirates Grand Challenge
2024 5th

The University of Johannesburg Women's Rugby union team, commonly known as UJ Women, is the women's rugby union club representing the University of Johannesburg based in Auckland Park, Gauteng who compete in the FNB Women's Varsity Cup and the Castle Lager Pirates Grand Challenge.

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Rugby 15's

They were runners-up in the inaugural FNB Women's Varsity Cup after a 63-9 defeat to Maties Women. [1]

UJ Women's Rugby 7s
Full nameUniversity of Johannesburg Women's Rugby Sevens Team
Nickname(s)Orange Army Imbokodo
Ground(s) UJ Stadium
Director of RugbyTumi Leseke
Coach(es)Mbuyiselo Siqebengu
League(s)Women's Varsity 7's

The team plays also competes in the Castle Lager Pirates Grand Challenge. [2]

Rugby 7's

UJ Women's Rugby Sevens team, also UJ Women's 7s, is the rugby sevens club representing the University of Johannesburg based in Johannesburg, Gauteng.

They were crowned the 2022 Varsity Women’s 7s champions after defeating the University of Fort Hare 17-5 in the final. [3]

Technical team

The current coaching staff: [4]

PositionName
Head Coach Flag of South Africa.svg Bongiwe Nhleko
Head Coach 7's Flag of South Africa.svg Mbuyiselo Siqebengu
Conditioning Coach Flag of South Africa.svg Liphiwe Nxasana
Team Manager Flag of South Africa.svg Tumi Leseke

Honours

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  2. Import, Pongrass (2024-04-17). "UJ thrashes Alex Wolves at Pirates Grand Challenge". Alex News. Retrieved 2024-07-25.
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