On Wednesday 28 September our learners will participate in the Winter Inter-house Sports Day. Football, Hockey and Netball will be contested between the 5 houses from 1-3 pm. Please encourage your children to sign up for this through their house leaders.
Sign up for Team Trials in Indoor Hockey, Touch Rugby and Water Polo have started. Sign-up closes for these trials on Thursday 29 September.
Sign-up for Term 4 sports will open on Monday 26 September. All learners will receive an email with a link to sign-up.
| END OF TERM 3 / SPORTS PROGRAMME | ||
| Water Polo | Preparation for RGHS trials – swim fitness and basic skills | Mon 26; Tue 27; Wed 28; Thu 29 September in RGHS heated pool (4-5 pm) |
| START OF TERM 4 / SPORTS TRIALS | ||
| SPORT | Description | DATE |
| Indoor Hockey | Team trials | Thu 13 (16h30-18h30) |
| Touch Rugby | Team trials | Wed 12 & Thu 13 (15h30-17h00) |
| Water Polo | Team trials | Tue 11 & Thu 13 (tbc) (16h00-18h00) |
| Sign-up for these trials closes on Thursday 29 September. | ||
| Learners trialling for more than one sport must attend the FIRST trial of each chosen sport. | ||
| TERM 4 Sports Programme will commence on Monday 17 October. Sign-up will open from Monday 26 September. |
Hockey
RGHS Hockey Stayer’s Festival
This past Saturday saw us hosting the Inaugural Stayer’s Hockey Festival to close off what has been an extremely successful season. The aim of the festival is to offer coaches the opportunity to have an early look at their prospective 2023 teams.
The event was a resounding success and the depth of talent we have was great to see.
Congratulations to Emma Naiker, Ashleigh Rix, Loren-Kate Dicks and Hannah Dommisse who all made their First Team debuts at the festival, and were hugely impressive.
| TEAM | OPPONENT | RESULT | SCORERS |
| U19A | Springfield | RGHS won 3-0 | Ashleigh Rix, Tamsin de Villiers & Lucy Kane |
| U19A | Herschel | RGHS won 1-0 | Ashleigh Rix |
| U19A | St Cyprian’s | RGHS lost 0-1 | |
| U19A | Wynberg | RGHS won 1-0 | Amber de Villiers |
We are looking forward to what promises to be an exciting 2023 Outdoor Hockey season.
Outreach Clinic
Due to delays in communication with the clubs we have reached out to, we have unfortunately had to postpone the outreach clinic until the 4th term.
This does however allow us more time to plan and expand our reach. Once the dates are finalised, you will be notified of those dates.
Water Polo
Mackenzie Cup Report – 16-18 September
Rustenburg Girls’ Water Polo pre-season squad, was brought together to play in their first pre-season tournament for the start of the summer sports season. The best of our polo players back together again, post-WP trials, were a young outfit taking on the toughest U-19 Water Polo players in the Western Province and beyond. Feeling confident about the challenge and needing to rise to the occasion, our young squad took every opportunity with grit and tenacity to attempt a shot at success. It was a tough start for the team. There was much belief that they could get a result, but every opposition proved too strong over the weekend.
Though the results did not reflect much of the efforts on display, it was a valuable tournament nonetheless. There were some great moments which reflected what we are capable of. Many lessons were learnt and it was a weekend of massive positive failure; we are sure to see this group of players become the next best thing in the game for years to come.
The results of the U19A McKenzie Cup were as follows:
| Day | Opponent | Result | Scores |
| FRIDAY | REDDAM CONSTANTIA INVITATIONAL | Lost | 2 – 13 |
| REDDAM GAUTENG | Lost | 4 – 10 | |
| SATURDAY | DURBAN GIRLS COLLEGE | Lost | 2 – 14 |
| HERSCHEL U19A | Lost | 2 – 18 | |
| SUNDAY | PLAY-OFF (9th / 10th Position) GLENWOOD COLLEGE | Lost | 5 – 10 |
Notable achievements must be mentioned of Stella Lazarus (Grade 11) who made the Tournament Team for her excellent contributions to the game. We are incredibly proud of the players who formed a part of this tournament team. Well done!
Back: Coach Oliver De Sousa
Middle: Tatum Malherbe, Caitlyn Reed, Layla Worrall, Alex Arendse, Ella Mortonson, Ashley Briers-Danks.
Front: Caroline MacDonald, Jade Jarvis, Stella Lazarus, Olivia Figaji, Emily Readhead, Bella Murray
Absent: Nur Abrahams
Highland Dancing
The Highland Dancing SA Championships and Interprovincial Challenge took place in Gauteng this past weekend.
Bella Francisco (Grade 11), Lexi Vervoort (Grade 10) and Jessica Munro (Grade 8) took part in the Intermediate All Ages section, with excellent results.
The results on Saturday for SA Champs Intermediate section were as follows:
- Bella 6 x 1st, 1 x 2nd, 1 x 6th place – Bella won the runner-up trophy for the Highland section and she won the trophy for National Dances.
- Lexi 1 x 3rd, 2 x 4th, 2 x 5th, 1 x 6th place
- Jess 3 x 5th place
The results on Sunday for the Interprovincial Challenge Intermediate section were as follows:
- Bella 3 x 1st, 1 x 2nd place
- Lexi 1 x 2nd, 1 x 3rd, 2 x 5th place
- Jess 1 x 3rd, 1 x 4th, 1 x 5th place
Bella won overall and Lexi was runner-up on Sunday.
In addition, these excellent results contributed to the Coastal Team (WC and EC combined) winning the Interprovincial Trophy. The dancers also took part in a choreography dance and the WC teams won both their sections. The weekend was filled with sore feet, exhausted bodies, new friendships and many happy memories. Congratulations to our three dancers.
Swimming
