Swimming
Inter House Gala
On Friday 10 February, we hosted our second annual Inter-House Gala with our new houses.
On a scorching hot Friday morning, the gala ran swimmingly, with lots of eager learners keen to put on a show and give their houses the best possible chance of winning the House trophy.
With more than just the House trophy on the line, the swimming pool area was filled with great enthusiasm and spirit as the houses battled it out for the Spirit Trophy. Thank you to the House Leaders for putting their swimming teams together and ensuring that each event had adequate participants for each race.
Unlike last year, there were no records broken in 2023. A huge thank you to all the staff involved in making this event a success.
Congratulations to the following swimmers for winning their respective age groups:
Best U14 Swimmer: Aaisha Hartley & Roxanne Reuter
Best U16 Swimmer: Isabella Webber
Best U19 Swimmer: Jenna Renecle
A special thanks to Mrs Kirsten Renecle for joining us on the day and for handing out the awards.
Please see House Results below:
| HOUSE | POINTS | FINAL POSITION |
| CORVUS | 110 | 1st |
| CYGNUS | 99 | 2nd |
| LACERTA | 63 | 4th |
| LEPUS | 33 | 5th |
| PAVO | 92 | 3rd |
Tennis
With our third team having a BYE last week Friday 10 February, our first and second teams dominated their opponents with clean scoresheets!! After an epic Interhouse Gala in the morning, I’m sure the last thing they felt like doing was playing a tennis match! Our fourth to sixth teams played on Tuesday 14th February, ending with a mixture of results. It was a tough day of tennis, with the wind getting up 35 km/h, which I can tell you from experience, is not pleasant or easy at all! Keep up the good work girls!
See the results below:
Friday 10 February
| TERM 1 TENNIS RESULTS 1st – 3rd Teams | |||
| LEAGUE | 1st League | 2nd League | 2nd League |
| TEAM | RGHS 1st | RGHS 2nd | RGHS 3rd |
| DATE | 10 February | 10 February | 10 February |
| OPPOSITION | St Cyprians 2 | Westerford | BYE |
| SCORE | Won 12 – 0 | Won 12 – 0 | |
| GAMES | Games 36 – 19 | Games 36 – 7 |
Tuesday 14 February
| TERM 1 TENNIS RESULTS 4th – 6th Teams | |||
| LEAGUE | 3rd LEAGUE | 3rd LEAGUE | 4th LEAGUE |
| TEAM | RGHS 4th | RGHS 5th | RGHS 6th |
| DATE | 14 February | 14 February | 14 February |
| OPPOSITION | Fishhoek 1 | Westerford | Fishhoek 2 |
| SCORE | Lost 10 – 2 | Won 8 – 4 | Lost 4 – 8 |
| GAMES | Games 22 – 34 | Games 34 – 17 | Games 28 – 34 |
Swimming
Rustenburg participated in an Individual Gala at Wynberg Boys High School last week Thursday 9th February. It was a tough day for our girls in the pool with our girls placing 5th overall. We are proud of their achievements, regardless of the results. Keep training hard, your efforts are appreciated!
See Results Below:
| Milnerton | Curro Durbanville | Rustenburg | Rhenish | Herschel | DSK | Reddam Durbanville |
| 76 | 105 | 89 | 121 | 119 | 70 | 94 |
| 6th | 3rd | 5th | 1st | 2nd | 7th | 4th |
Water Polo
Alex Road Festival
Rustenburg Girls’ Water polo U16A team, travelled to Gqeberha on 2 February to compete in the annual Alex Road Water Polo Festival. The festival hosted mainly U19 teams, which creates the opportunity for schools to increase their depth and enhance the competitiveness of the game. 13 players from Grades 9 and 10 made up the team to showcase their talent in what turned out to be a very competitive festival. Feeling confident about the challenge, and needing to rise to the occasion, our young team made the most of every match played.
We had a few excellent performances in the pool and a few that desired more work and concentration from our team, but many lessons were learnt. There were a few matches where we played some of our best polo that did not reflect in the scoreline; it was only the opposition’s skill level on the counterattack that proved to be far superior. Overall, the team won 4, lost 7 and drew 1.
Results U16A Alex Road Festival were as follows:
| Day | Opponent | Result | Scores |
| FRIDAY | RGHS vs KINGSWOOD | WON | 5 – 2 |
| RGHS vs DSG 2 | LOST | 5 – 0 | |
| RGHS vs DSG 1 | LOST | 4 – 5 | |
| RGHS vs COLLEGIATE | DREW | 3 – 3 | |
| RGHS vs ALEX ROAD 2 | WON | 3 – 2 | |
| RGHS vs ALEX ROAD 1 | WON | 6 – 5 | |
| RGHS vs WOODRIDGE 1 | LOST | 0 – 6 | |
| SATURDAY | RGHS vs OAKHILL 1 | LOST | 3 – 6 |
| RGHS vs MERRIFIELD 1 | LOST | 2 – 6 | |
| RGHS vs RHENISH | LOST | 0 – 3 | |
| RGHS vs GLENWOOD HOUSE | WON | 3 – 1 | |
| RGHS vs HERSCHEL | LOST | 0 – 3 |
We are extremely proud of the team and their efforts on the tour. Thank you to Coach Teagan and Miss Van Der Westhuizen for managing the tour and the learners, and making it a fun and memorable experience.
Coach Teagan Salmon, Kirsten Campbell, Amina Francis-Ismail, Kerry Malan, Rania Adams, Cara Gruber, Sacha Worthington, Jade Jarvis, Olivia Nejthardt, Olivia Figaji, Jessica Munro, Juliette Meyer, Isabella Ally, Leah Van Den Bergh, Ms Van Der Westhuizen
Reddam Night Series
The Reddam Night Series continued with our RGHS First Team Water Polo playing a double-header against Springfield and Herschel on Tuesday, 14 February. The competition this year has proven to be a huge challenge for our team as the fitness, skill and physicality of the game have been asking questions of our players. Our first team had lost both games; against Springfield, the team played well but fell short by 2 goals. In the second match, looking to redeem themselves from the league encounter against Herschel, the team did well to restrict them, putting up a brave fight in the pool, losing 11 goals to 1 in the end.
| Opponent | Result | Scores |
| RGHS 1st TEAM vs SPRINGFIELD 1st TEAM | Lost | 3 – 5 |
| RGHS 1st TEAM vs HERSCHEL 1st TEAM | Lost | 1 – 11 |
WP Water Polo League Matches Vs Rhenish – 8 February
Our next league match took place at Rhenish Girls High on Wednesday 8 February. The U14A, U16A and First Team travelled to the hot Stellenbosch, where they completed the second round of league fixtures. The U14s were outplayed by a talented group of players, while the U16s showed tremendous resilience and determination in the pool. The first team were brilliant for the first two quarters leading the game, but let it slip in the end with a few kick outs and a 5 meter. A brave and tenacious fight from every single player on the day.
| Opponent | Result | Scores |
| RGHS U14A vs RHENISH U14A | Lost | 1 – 10 |
| RGHS U16A vs RHENISH U16A | Lost | 2 – 8 |
| RGHS 1st TEAM vs HERSCHEL 1st TEAM | Lost | 3 – 5 |
Touch Rugby
After a bit of a late start with the touch rugby league season, we finally got to the first round of matches that took place last week Friday 10th February. RGHS will be hosting all the matches this season so come down on a Friday to support all four of our teams! All teams had a great start, with three teams winning, and one tied!
Results:
A-League
| RGHS 1 | 7 tries to 0 | St. Cyprians 1 |
| RGHS 2 | 4 tries to 0 | Westerford High School 1 |
B-League
| Pool A: RGHS 3 | 2 tries to 2 | Norman Hinshelwood High School 2 |
| Pool B: RGHS 4 | 5 tries to 0 | Westerford High School 2 |