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.

Women's
Previous winners and runners-up:

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