Sports News and Results 9 December 2022

Dear Parents and Learners

As I take leave of Rustenburg at the end of this year, I would like to thank you for all your support over the past years. I absolutely loved my time at Rustenburg and enjoyed getting to know your daughters.

I leave a sports department that I am proud of. I believe we have built a sports programme that works for Rustenburg. It aligns with the needs of the learners, both social and team participants, and is suited to the facilities that we have on campus.

With the return of the National Girls’ School Festival in 2023, I know that a greater bond will be formed between the various Sports codes, Debaters and Masterchef learners fortunate enough to have been included in this tour. I also wish the Sports Department well with their busy year ahead, and in particular, another successful edition of the U16 Hockey and Netball Champions Cup. Please diarise the weekend, 14-16 April, when we call on the Rustenburg community to come and support our teams as well as the visiting teams.

Please click on the link below to access the sports fixtures that have been finalised so far for 2023.

This should assist our parents with their planning.

Sports Fixtures 2023

The link to the 1st Term Sports programme: 2023 1st Term Sports Programme

Do continue reading the last of the Rustenburg sports news for the year. Also, read about Triathlon (Swim, Cycle, Run) and Rowing opportunities further on in this sports bulletin.

I wish you all the best for a wonderful holiday with your daughters and a fabulous 2023.

Fondest regards

Mrs Renée Scott

Sports Captain Announcement

Congratulations to all the newly elected Sports Captains for the Summer Season:

INDOOR HOCKEY  

Captain: Jodie Blows

Vice-captain: Alhaan Emeran

SWIMMING 

Captain: Jenna Renecle

Vice-captain: Ashlee Pretorius

TENNIS 

Captain: Lisa Penney

Vice-captain: Robyn Gordon

TOUCH RUGBY 

Captain: Jodie Blows

Vice-captain: Alhaan Emeran

WATER POLO 

Captain: Stella Lazarus

Vice-captain: Ella Mortonson

The following leaners have been awarded the very prestigious RUSTENBURG SOUTH AFRICAN REPRESENTATIVE Award:

  • Imani Magotsi (Grade 9) – Swimming
  • Bayyinah Manjoo (Grade 9) – Spelling Bee
  • Skye Micklethwaite (Grade 10) – Biathle

On-the-Move

We are delighted to announce our first learners to have reached the “DOUBLE GOLD” level of the Rusty Runners Club. These learners have all completed more than 150km on the RGHS trail route. These kilometres have been logged up since the inception of the On-the-Move programme from January 2021 to date.

TOTALNAMESURNAMEFORM
DOUBLE GOLD 150km+
174Siennade Pomeroy-LeggB5
164IsabellaWrightB5
152AlexArendseB5

Congratulations to our new PLATINUM members:

TOTALNAMESURNAMEFORM
NEW PLATINUM 100km+
109NaseehahEssackB2
103MollyLowB6
102ZaidahDanielsB2
102IsabellaGhignoneB4

Congratulations to our new GOLD members:

TOTALNAMESURNAMEFORM
NEW GOLD 75km +
91SihleMaswanaB5
80AaliyahIsmailB5
79AlisonJoosteA6
75HemaRenilA6

Congratulations to our new SILVER members:

TOTALNAMESURNAMEFORM
NEW SILVER 50km +
59JennaThomasB1
57RayaNathooB1
56SarahEssackB1
54ReeseForbesA1
54AlexaGreenA2
53LisakhanyaBillieA5
52ErinGribbleA2
52ZenandeNgxononoA4
51AsiyahAdamsB5
51HaadiaBardayB1
51CaylynFinchamB1

Congratulations to our new BRONZE members:

NEW BRONZE 25km +
39AinsleighLakayD2
36Laura-LeeFoyeA4
34GabriellaRoodtB6
33SavannahStanfordB4
32HanahMintyA3
32NyleMuzzellA3
30EmilyVolkerB5
29AmmaarahNackerdienA6
29SamihaUddinB4
27KhanyaMtatiC1
26NellBotesB2
26LolaDuntonA3
25HayleyBerrisfordB1

Tennis

Congratulations to Maggie Krieg (Grade 9) on her selection to the U17 Cape Town and Interpro tennis team.

Water Polo

Swim-a-thon

The U16A and 1st Team Water Polo players participated in a Swim-a-thon on Friday 2 December. The players had an hour in which to swim as many lengths as they could. They are raising funds for their respective tours to Gqeherba and Johannesburg in February 2023. Most of the players swam beyond the 2km mark (80 lengths) which was a wonderful effort. It is not too late to get behind our players and sponsor them.

Good luck to all our Rustenburg girls who will be representing Western Province and participating in the National Water Polo tournament in Durban in the coming 5 days.

Open Water Swimming

Michaela Labuschagne (Grade 9) was invited to take part in the Waterfront Canal Challenge on 13 November. It was a mile race and she competed with 10 elite swimmers. The competition was tough, with her being the youngest competitor as well as being one of only four women who competed. Michaela placed 6th overall and 2nd out of the women. This was an amazing opportunity to compete with some of the top Open Water swimmers in the country.

Michaela is pictured 3rd from the left

Rowing

We are excited that Darcy Gliddon (Grade 10), Hannah Murphy (Grade 10) and Sienna Calow (Grade 9) have been selected as part of the Peninsula Girls’ Rowing Club’s first crew to travel to the South African Schools’ Boat Race regatta hosted by SASRU (South African Schools Rowing Union), to be held in Port Alfred from 9 December. “It is a prestigious rowing event, and we, the club, are confident the girls will be competitive against the other girls’ quads racing the heads races on the Kowie river. The races will be televised by the Supersport Schools App”.

We wish you all a safe trip and an excellent competition.

Dancing

Hannah October (Grade 8) and her dance partner competed in the SA Dance Championships on Saturday – they won the Junior Rising Star Latin section. Congratulations.

Congratulations to Kyla Brink (Grade 12), Ziah Bobbs (Grade 10), Kristen McGregor (Grade 10), 

Isabella Gomes (Grade 9) and Jami Fredericks (Grade 8) who have achieved their Western Cape Colours for 2022. They have qualified to represent South Africa in the USA in 2023 and are currently awaiting a response from Dancestar (an International competition) on whether they have qualified to represent South Africa in Croatia in 2023. Should they qualify, they will be flying to Croatia in May 2023 to represent South Africa.

The RGHS learners all dance at the K & J Dance Unlimited studios.

From left to right: Ziah Bobbs, Kyla Brink, Kristen McGregor, Izzy Gomes, Jami Fredericks

Triathlon – Swim, Cycle, Run – get started

Triathlon Transition Coaching Clinics

SCR Academy will be offering coaching clinics to prepare athletes for off-road and on-road triathlon events. Summer is here and there are many triathlons taking place in the next few months. These clinics are aimed at juniors and adults, newbies and experienced triathletes.
Are you wanting to learn what is needed to complete a triathlon?
Or how to get from swim to bike and bike to run?
Perhaps you know it all and need to practice and perfect your triathlon transitions. 

These sessions will cater to all needs and ages.

2023: Triathlon Clinic dates: Saturday 7 and 13 January – morning clinics
Venue: Rustenburg Girls’ High School campus
Contact Viv Williams for more information and to book your slot (places are limited)
email: viv.williams0806@gmail.com mobile: 0824519077

Rowing Opportunity