The UCT rugby club – with its proud tradition since 1882, its many champions and inspirational stories has also had its limitations: where were the women and social members?
The club started the Ikeys Vibe Rugby Social membership with the aim to be a much more open and inclusive sports club and to further build a community around the Ikey Tigers and our other teams.
The rugby club also aims to further add to the UCT student experience through various initiatves, with a big focus on active student participation in social sporting tournaments – Tag Rugby® for guys and girls, as well as Internal League Social Rugby.
UCTRFC gets approached by a couple of women looking to play rugby each year and is now in a position to grow women’s rugby at UCT, initially though Tag Rugby® and in due course, conventional rugby as well.
So what are you, the student, signing up for:
– Social Tag Rugby® sessions on Fridays – we have affiliated SARU coaches and referees who assist
– A full Tag Rugby® league on Fridays
– Internal League – social rugby on Wednesdays
– Social events and members’ parties
– A chance to change lives through sports – Involvement in Corporate Social Initiatives, such as “Social Action” as well as coaching and mentoring children and young people at our partner initiatives and teams in previously disadvantaged areas
– Loyalty benefits and rewards such as discounts provided by our club sponsors and supporters, which can be redeemed by all club members who will get the membership cards
– FREE UCT Rugby Varsity Cup vest/tshirt which is your Tag Rugby® and Social rugby warm up kit
– FREE entry to ALL UCT rugby games played on the Green Mile (incl. Varsity Cup games)
– Regular news and updates via email newsletter, website, Facebook and magazine
– The best vibe at varsity!
Ikeys Vibe is also a student deals program that grants members access to loads of discounts with our partner brands. It’s as easy as remembering to flash your Ikeys Vibe card at point of purchase to access the deals.
Ikeys Vibe launched at UCT in 2010. We formed a strategic partnership with the UCT rugby club and in our launch year, over 3000 students digged our vibe enough to sign up and take advantage of the 25 brands that were on board. 3 years on and we now have 45 brands offering student deals to 4500 Ikeys Vibe members.
Other South African varsities were getting jealous, so we decided to create a national brand called Varsity Vibe in order to branch out to other varsities. We are now operating at UCT, Wits and all over SA, which means that traveling Ikeys Vibe Students can use their cards to access all the Varsity Vibe deals, not only in Johannesburg, but in Cape Town and Pretoria as well.
So stretch your disposable income and get more value out of your favourite brands by signing up with Ikeys Vibe.
