Stellenbosch University and Maties Sport on Monday announced Kabamba Floors as Maties Rugby senior men’s head coach for the next three years.
Floors, who replaced Matthew Proudfoot, joined Maties in 2016 as Young Guns assistant coach. Three years later, he was promoted to head coach of the Young Guns.
His team went on to win the Under-20 tournament of the Varsity Cup series in his first year as coach. He later became the assistant coach of the Western Province Under-20 team in 2020 and the Currie Cup team the following year while still coaching at Maties.
Floors joined the Maties senior first team management as a forwards coach last year. He was also the breakdown and attack coach.
“It’s a huge privilege to be entrusted with a position that I have grown into over the past seven years. I look forward to the hard work and challenges at our club that sets high standards in terms of its values, culture and performance,” Floors said.
“Working with student athletes is no easy job, however, based on my extensive experience here at Maties Rugby, I have a clear understanding of what it takes to manage the student-athletes and help them find the balance between being a student and an athlete. To my Maties Rugby office family, I’m excited about the next chapter as Maties Rugby’s head coach.”
Head of rugby at Maties Sport Drikus Hancke said: “Maties Sport and Maties Rugby are very proud of the progress Kabamba has shown in his coaching career. He knows the structures at Maties and what it takes to be a good university coach. He is a well-rounded coach with a broad knowledge of the game and has extremely good interpersonal skills.
“He knows how to work with students and how to get the best out of them. This, coupled with the same competitive nature that made him a good player, made him the stand-out candidate. We are very excited to support him and the team as they compete at the University Sports SA Championships and then the Western Province league, before starting their preparation for the Varsity Cup.”
