University Sports South Africa

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University Sports South Africa
University Sports South Africa logo.jpg
SportUniversity Sport
Jurisdiction South Africa
AbbreviationUSSA
Founded1992 (1992)
Affiliation FISU
Affiliation date7 July 1993 (1993-07-07)
Regional affiliation FASU
Affiliation date17 September 1996 (1996-09-17)
Location Loftus Versfeld Stadium
Kirkness Street
Sunnyside, Pretoria
PresidentJerry Laka
Official website
www.ussa.org.za
Flag of South Africa.svg

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

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Team South Africa

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

Basketball 3x3

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

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

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

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

Men's

YearWinnerRunners-UpRef
2019 University of Johannesburg University of KwaZulu- Natal [8]
2021University of the Witwatersrand University of Johannesburg
2022
2023 University of Johannesburg Tshwane University of Technology [9]

Women's

YearWinnerRunners-UpRef
2021Vaal University of TechnologyUniversity of Pretoria [10]
2022Vaal University of TechnologyUniversity of Pretoria [11]
2023

Basketball 3x3

Men's

YearWinnerRunners-UpRef
2021
2022
2023 University of Johannesburg University of Pretoria [12]

Women's

YearWinnerRunners-UpRef
2021
2022University of JohannesburgUniversity of the Western Cape [13]
2023University of PretoriaUniversity of Johannesburg [14]

Field hockey

Men's

YearWinnerRunners-UpRef
2017 University of Johannesburg NMU Madibaz
2018 UCT Ikey Rangers Maties
2020Event 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

YearWinnerRunners-UpRef
2017 UP Tuks University of Johannesburg
2018 UP Tuks Maties
2019 UP Tuks NWU Pukke
2020Event 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

Women's

Previous winners and runners-up: [19]

YearChampionsRunners-Up
2018 University of Johannesburg
2019 University of Johannesburg
2020Event 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

YearChampionsRunners-Up
2022 University of Johannesburg Tshwane University of Technology
2023 University of Pretoria University of the Free State

Leagues, competitions and events

FISU events organised

World University Championship: [20]

All-Africa University Games

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