FNB Maties crowned FNB Varsity Cup Women 2025 champions

FNB Maties came out victorious in the FNB Varsity Cup Women 2025 final, reclaiming the title they won in 2023 as they defeated FNB Tuks Women by 21-10 in Durban on Friday.

The game began cautiously on both sides, with Maties slowly building momentum towards the Tuks try-line.

The 2023 champions were finally rewarded for their efforts when an amazing break from Shanidine Bezuidenhout absolutely cut through the Pretoria ladies’ defence scoring a POR try which was beautifully converted by Maties flyhalf Elme Kruger.

Tuks were slowly building as well and eventually earned themselves a run over the try line, a beautiful driving maul from which was too strong for the Maties defense, Gina Moya the one to dot down at the end, 9-5 to Maties.

It was a back-and-forth for the rest of the half, until Kruger dotted down a beautiful team try which sees on the far corner which she failed to convert, taking the half-time score to 14-5 to Maties.

Ten minutes into the second half Tuks tried to claw their way back into contention when, Lerato Tshabalala beautifully laid it off for Kwanga Majebe for a beautiful finish and it was 14-10 to Maties.

The match was sealed off for a Maties win when captain Elizabeth Slabbert beautifully found her way through the Tuks Women defence to dot down the final try of the match under the poles with a good Kruger conversion sealing the deal at 21-10.