Maties (rugby union)
| Full name | Stellenbosch University Rugby | ||
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| Location | Stellenbosch, South Africa | ||
| Region | Western Cape | ||
| Ground | Danie Craven Stadium (Capacity: 16,000) | ||
| Coach | Kambamba Floors | ||
| Captain(s) | Ezekiel Ngobeni (2025 - 2026) | ||
| Most appearances | Niel Oelofse (44) (2013 - 2018) | ||
| Top scorer | Donald Stevens (217) (2008 - 2012) | ||
| Most tries | Edwill van der Merwe (23) (2016 - 2019) | ||
| League | FNB Varsity Cup | ||
| Championships | 5 (2008, 2009, 2010, 2018, 2019) | ||
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| First match | |||
| Maties 31 - 31 UP Tuks (18 February 2008) | |||
| Largest win | |||
| Maties 84 - 26 UWC (1 April 2019) | |||
| Largest defeat | |||
| Maties 05 - 44 UP Tuks (8 April 2013) | |||
| Official website | |||
| www | |||
| Current season | |||
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Maties are the official rugby union team of Stellenbosch University in the Western Cape, South Africa. Competing in the FNB Varsity Cup, the country’s premier university rugby competition, Maties are widely regarded as one of the most successful and historically significant university rugby programmes in South Africa.
Rugby has been central to the identity of Stellenbosch University since the late nineteenth century, and the Maties rugby club has produced numerous provincial and international players over the decades. Within the Varsity Cup era, Maties have established themselves as one of the competition’s benchmark institutions.