# University Sports 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 2021 | | |
| 2022 | | |
| 2023 | University of Johannesburg | University of Pretoria |

### Women's

| Year | Winner | Runners-Up |
| 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 | Event cancelled due to COVID-19 in South Africa | 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 | Event cancelled due to COVID-19 in South Africa | 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 | Event cancelled due to COVID-19 in South Africa |
| 2021 | Event cancelled due to COVID-19 in South Africa | Event cancelled due to COVID-19 in South Africa |
| 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:
* 7th WUC Golf - San Lameer - 1998
* 12th WUC Golf - Sun City - 2008
* 2012 FISU WUC Netball - Cape Town

### All-Africa University Games

* IV - Tshwane
* VIII - Johannesburg