Maties surfers Shaun Joubert and Arthur Withers have been included in the 2015 USSA Surfing Team after good performances at the USSA Students Surfing Championships held at Victoria Bay near George last week.
The team is made up of eight men and four women. Other members are Jean du Plessis (NMMU), Wade Simkiss (Varsity College), Jeandre Blignaut (CPUT), Daniel Wilson (UCT), Dane Van Greunen (NMMU), Dominic Notten (VC), Nicole Pallet (VC), Chanelle Botha (VC), Nikita Kekana (UCT) and Roxy Giles (NMMU).
The Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University (NMMU) team from Port Elizabeth successfully defended the institutional team title at the annual USSA event.
The Madibaz posted a total score of 41 240 points to defeat Stellenbosch University. The Maties scored 39 640 points.
The University of Cape Town team came third with 35 860 points followed by the Cape Peninsula University of Technology with 33 040 points and Varsity College with 30 260 points.
The Madibaz also took honours in the men's division narrowly beating the Maties. UCT were third, CPUT came fourth and Varsity College filled fifth.
The girls from Varsity College defended their 2014 women's division title with a huge 11 660 points victory over NMMU, who posted 8 920 points. UCT scored 8 740 points to take third, Maties were fourth with 8 240 and CPUT scored 6 080 to come fifth.
2014 International Surfing Association (ISA) world champion Shaun Joubert of SU took the title in the men's final ahead of 2014 winner, Jean du Plessis of NMMU. Wade Simkiss of Varsity College was third and Jeandre Blignaut of CPUT took fourth place. – Robin de Kock, General Manager: Surfing South Africa
Photograph: Shaun Joubert in action
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