University Sports South Africa

University Sports South Africa
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Sport	University Sport
Jurisdiction	South Africa
Abbreviation	USSA
Founded	1992 (1992)
Affiliation	FISU
Affiliation date	7 July 1993 (1993-07-07)
Regional affiliation	FASU
Affiliation date	17 September 1996 (1996-09-17)
Location	Loftus Versfeld Stadium Kirkness Street Sunnyside, Pretoria
President	Jerry Laka
www.ussa.org.za

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

Team South Africa

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

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.^[3]

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.^[4]

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.^[5]

Soccer

Women's

Previous winners and runners-up:^[6]


Year	Champions	Runners-Up
2018	University of Johannesburg Women's F.C.
2019	University of Johannesburg Women's F.C.
2020	Event cancelled due to COVID-19 in South Africa
2021	Event cancelled due to COVID-19 in South Africa
2022	University of Johannesburg Women's F.C.	University of Pretoria Women's F.C.
2023	University of Pretoria Women's F.C.	University of the Western Cape Women's F.C.

Men's


Year	Champions	Runners-Up
2022	University of Johannesburg F.C.	Tshwane University of Technology F.C.
2023	University of Pretoria F.C.	University of the Free State F.C.

Leagues, competitions and events

FISU events organised

World University Championship:^[7]

7th WUC Golf - San Lameer - 1998
12th WUC Golf - Sun City - 2008
2012 FISU WUC Netball - Cape Town^[8]

All-Africa University Games

IV - Tshwane^[9]
VIII - Johannesburg^[10]^[11]

References

^ "University Sports South Africa President looking to future of university sport". www.fisu.net. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
^ "THE HISTORY OF A UNIFIED STUDENT SPORT MOVEMENT IN SOUTH AFRICA". www.ussa.org.za. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
^ mathieu (13 July 2012). "Great Britain rules 5th WUC Rugby 7". FISU. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
^ mathieu (17 July 2018). "WUC Rugby Sevens day 3: France and South Africa victorious". FISU. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
^ worldrugby.org. "Japan complete Napoli 2019 Summer Universiade sevens double | World Rugby". www.world.rugby. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
^ Vivier, Tyler Leigh (19 November 2019). "UJ soccer women chasing second straight USSA title". Good Things Guy. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
^ "South Africa (RSA)". www.fisu.net. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
^ "Netball". FISU. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
^ "FASU GAMES REPORT 2006" (PDF). FUSU. 8 July 2006.
^ "Invitation FASU Games 2016 | EUSA". www.eusa.eu. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
^ "8th All Anica University Games South Africa 2016: Final Results 2nd July 2006" (PDF). FUSA. 2 July 2016.