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UJ Women

Full name	University of Johannesburg Women's Rugby Union Team
Nickname(s)	"Orange Army
Ground(s)	UJ Stadium
Director of Rugby	Tumi Leseke
Coach(es)	Bongiwe Nhleko
Captain(s)	Prescilla Sithole
League(s)	Women's Varsity Cup Castle Lager Pirates Grand Challenge
2024	5th

The University of Johannesburg Women's Rugby union team, commonly known as UJ Women, is the women's rugby union club representing the University of Johannesburg based in Auckland Park, Gauteng who compete in the FNB Women's Varsity Cup and the Castle Lager Pirates Grand Challenge.

Rugby 15's

They were runners-up in the inaugural FNB Women's Varsity Cup after a 63-9 defeat to Maties Women.

The team plays also competes in the Castle Lager Pirates Grand Challenge.

Rugby 7's

UJ Women's Rugby Sevens team, also UJ Women's 7s, is the rugby sevens club representing the University of Johannesburg based in Johannesburg, Gauteng.

They were crowned the 2022 Varsity Women’s 7s champions after defeating the University of Fort Hare 17-5 in the final.

Technical team

The current coaching staff:

Position	Name
Head Coach	Bongiwe Nhleko
Head Coach 7's	Mbuyiselo Siqebengu
Conditioning Coach	Liphiwe Nxasana
Team Manager	Tumi Leseke

Honours

• FNB Women's Varsity Cup: Runners-Up:2023
• Varsity Women's 7s: 2022

References

1. Hare, Rudene (2023-04-13). "Maties Crowned Inaugural Women's Varsity Cup Champions". gsport4girls. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
2. Import, Pongrass (2024-04-17). "UJ thrashes Alex Wolves at Pirates Grand Challenge". Alex News. Retrieved 2024-07-25.
3. Hare, Rudene (2022-10-09). "UJ Crowned 2022 Varsity 7s Champions". gsport4girls. Retrieved 2024-03-24.
4. "UJ women's sevens itching to prove themselves at #Varsity7sFes". SuperSport. Retrieved 2024-03-24.

• Women's rugby union teams in South Africa
• Sport at the University of Johannesburg
• Women in Johannesburg
• Rugby sevens in South Africa
• Women's Varsity Cup