{"id":66205,"date":"2024-05-03T13:02:09","date_gmt":"2024-05-03T11:02:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/index.php\/post-doctoral-research-fellowships-2024-25-copy\/"},"modified":"2024-05-03T14:14:51","modified_gmt":"2024-05-03T12:14:51","slug":"stellar-victories-for-spu-rugby","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/index.php\/stellar-victories-for-spu-rugby\/","title":{"rendered":"Stellar victories for SPU Rugby"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"66205\" class=\"elementor elementor-66205\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-23a6b7cd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"23a6b7cd\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-707ec09e\" data-id=\"707ec09e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54e6cf2d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"54e6cf2d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The <a href=\"http:\/\/WWW.SPU.AC.ZA\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Sol Plaatje University<\/span><\/a>&#8216;s (SPU) Rugby teams impressed spectators with their dynamic performances, earning commanding victories in recent matches on Saturday, 27 April 2024. The dedication and spirit of our Gemmies was evident as the 2nd team secured a strong win against Cristiana with a score of 54-33, while the 1st team triumphed over Prieska, with an impressive 94-24.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;It&#8217;s a testament to the hard work and passion our players bring to the field. Seeing the respect from the opposition and their desire to join our ranks is incredibly rewarding,&#8221; said Mr Jacques (Ollie) Mew, Head of Rugby at SPU.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">We wish the SPU Rugby 1<sup>st<\/sup> team all the success as it continues its pursuit of a place in the 2025 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.varsitycup.co.za\/varsity-shield-fixtures-logs\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Varsity Shield League<\/span><\/a>!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Sol Plaatje University&#8216;s (SPU) Rugby teams impressed spectators with their dynamic performances, earning commanding victories in recent matches on Saturday, 27 April 2024. 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