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| Sport | University Sport |
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| Jurisdiction | South Africa |
| Abbreviation | USSA |
| Founded | 1992 |
| Affiliation | FISU |
| Affiliation date | 7 July 1993 |
| Regional affiliation | FASU |
| Affiliation date | 17 September 1996 |
| Location | Loftus Versfeld Stadium Kirkness Street Sunnyside, Pretoria |
| President | Jerry Laka |
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University Sports South Africa (USSA) is the governing body for sports competitions and student-athletes in South Africa. [1] [2]
Team South Africa is the USSA team formed of student-athletes that represent the country at FISU events.
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]
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]
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.
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]
| 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] |
| Year | Winner | Runners-Up | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Vaal University of Technology | University of Pretoria | [10] |
| 2022 | Vaal University of Technology | University of Pretoria | [11] |
| 2023 |
| Year | Winner | Runners-Up | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | |||
| 2022 | |||
| 2023 | University of Johannesburg | University of Pretoria | [12] |
| Year | Winner | Runners-Up | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | |||
| 2022 | University of Johannesburg | University of the Western Cape | [13] |
| 2023 | University of Pretoria | University of Johannesburg | [14] |
| 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] |
| 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] |
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 |
| Year | Champions | Runners-Up |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | University of Johannesburg | Tshwane University of Technology |
| 2023 | University of Pretoria | University of the Free State |
World University Championship: [20]
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