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University Sports South Africa
SportUniversity Sport
JurisdictionSouth Africa
AbbreviationUSSA
Founded1992 (1992)
AffiliationFISU
Affiliation date7 July 1993 (1993-07-07)
Regional affiliationFASU
Affiliation date17 September 1996 (1996-09-17)
LocationLoftus Versfeld Stadium
Kirkness Street
Sunnyside, Pretoria
PresidentJerry Laka
Official website
www.ussa.org.za
South Africa

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

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.

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.

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. 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.

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.

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.

Basketball

Men's

Year Winner Runners-Up Ref
2019 University of Johannesburg University of KwaZulu- Natal
2021 University of the Witwatersrand University of Johannesburg
2022
2023 University of Johannesburg Tshwane University of Technology

Women's

Year Winner Runners-Up Ref
2021 Vaal University of Technology University of Pretoria
2022 Vaal University of Technology University of Pretoria
2023

Basketball 3x3

Men's

Year Winner Runners-Up Ref
2021
2022
2023 University of Johannesburg University of Pretoria

Women's

Year Winner Runners-Up Ref
2021
2022 University of Johannesburg University of the Western Cape
2023 University of Pretoria University of Johannesburg

Field hockey

Men's

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
2024 UP Tuks Maties

Women's

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
2024 UP Tuks NWU Pukke

Soccer

Women's

Previous winners and runners-up:

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

Men's

Year Champions Runners-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:

All-Africa University Games

References

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  2. "THE HISTORY OF A UNIFIED STUDENT SPORT MOVEMENT IN SOUTH AFRICA". www.ussa.org.za. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
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  6. mathieu (17 July 2018). "WUC Rugby Sevens day 3: France and South Africa victorious". FISU. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
  7. worldrugby.org. "Japan complete Napoli 2019 Summer Universiade sevens double | World Rugby". www.world.rugby. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
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  11. Hare, Rudene (9 December 2022). "VUT Crowned 2022 USSA Basketball Champions". gsport4girls. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
  12. Import, Pongrass (10 January 2024). "UJ Orange Wave crowned USSA Basketball 3×3 champions". Northcliff Melville Times. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
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  18. "2024 - USSA Women A-Section". South African Hockey Association. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
  19. Vivier, Tyler Leigh (19 November 2019). "UJ soccer women chasing second straight USSA title". Good Things Guy. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
  20. "South Africa (RSA)". www.fisu.net. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
  21. "Netball". FISU. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
  22. "FASU GAMES REPORT 2006" (PDF). FUSU. 8 July 2006.
  23. "Invitation FASU Games 2016 | EUSA". www.eusa.eu. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
  24. "8th All Anica University Games South Africa 2016: Final Results 2nd July 2006" (PDF). FUSA. 2 July 2016.

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