Sport
Main article: Pretoria University F.C. See also: FNB Varsity CupThe University maintains a long tradition of student participation in sport and recreation. The University has 30 registered sport clubs and 10 academies, in which 9 000 students annually participate in on a competitive and recreational level, more than 1 000 volunteers are involved in sport in various designations and capacities. In 2007 University of Pretoria produced 93 Senior Proteas and Springboks and 4 South Africa national rugby union team (Springbok) Captains. The University sports facilities the LC de Villiers sports grounds, situated at an altitude of approximately 1,500 m (4920 ft) above sea level, were developed on an area of 760,000 m².
The university's High Performance Centre (HPC), which was established in 2002 has become the favoured location for the pre-departure camps of Team South Africa in addition to being chosen by several national and international federations as their preferred specialisation centre. The HPC hosted the Argentinian national football team during the he 2010 FIFA World Cup.
The HPC has a bifurcated role between hosting the TuksSport academies and hosting athletes and teams for pre-season or pre-event training. The HPC hosts the Institute for Sport Research, Sport Science and Medical Unit and the Sports Law Centre
The High Performance Centre’s TuksSport High School, established in 2002, is an independent specialised co-ed sports school catering for Grade 8 – 12 learners following the National Curriculum as offered by the Gauteng Department of Education. The school is supported by several national sporting federations and allows learners to train and travel internationally whilst staying in school.
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