School sport is definitely back! After a very long hiatus of no school tours, we finally have our first sports tour taking place this weekend.
We wish the U16A Water Polo Team all the best as they travel to Gqeberha to participate in the Alexander Road festival. We congratulate and wish the following players and staff well.
Coaches: Ms Hlela and Oliver de Souza
Players: Gaby Sampson (Captain); Caitlyn Walter (Vice-captain); Ashleigh Briers-Danks; Megan Hoard; Hanna Hunt; Michaela Labuschagne; Tatum Malherbe; Talia Montoya Pelaez: Bella Murray; Emily Readhead; Sofie Watermeyer; Jade Jarvis
This weekend also sees our U14A Water Polo Team participate in the Rhenish Water Polo Festival.
We wish the following players and staff a successful weekend.
Coaches: Teagan Salmon and Alexa Edwards
Players: Isabella Ally; Sofiya Essop; Olivia Figaji; Aamina Francis-Ismail; Scarlett Gallacher; Tamsin Heyburgh; Kerry Malan; Jessica Munro; Olivia Nejthardt; Leah van den Bergh; Sacha Worthington.
School Sport
Indoor Hockey
Indoor Hockey vs St Cyprian’s
On 26 January we saw the return of the Indoor Hockey league. This was the first time we have played the Indoor Hockey League since 2019, and it was fantastic to see the joy on the faces of our players. We had the privilege of being hosted by St Cyprian’s at their wonderful, brand new Indoor Centre.
We also included our new Grade 8 players in the league for the first time, and they all played wonderfully well. Results were as follows:
- RGHS 1 vs St Cyprian’s 1 – RGHS won 1-0
- RGHS 2 vs St Cyprian’s 2 – RGHS lost 0-2
- RGHS 3 vs St Cyprian’s 5 – RGHS won 3-2
- RGHS U14 vs St Cyprian’s 6 – RGHS drew 2-2
- RGHS 4 vs St Cyprian’s 7 – RGHS won 2-0
Swimming
Michaela Labuschagne (Grade 9) participated in the Western Cape open water championships. She completed the 3km and the 5km events. Michaela finished the 3km in 48 minutes and 28 seconds and the 5km in 1 hour 21 minutes both qualifying her to compete in the SA National Open Water Championships to be held in March.
Congratulations on these excellent results.
Tennis
Results of matches played on Tuesday 1 February:
Venue: RGHS
Conditions: Particularly hot and sunny
GIRLS SOUTH 4th League
- RGHS 6th Team beat Bergvliet HS 1st Team 10-2
GIRLS SOUTH 5th League
- RGHS 7th Team lost 2-10 to Springfield 4th Team
Well done to all our players.
Water Polo
On Friday 28 January RGHS took on Rhenish Girls’ High School in the first league fixture for the 2022 season. All four of our RGHS teams participated. Most exciting was the debut of our U14A Water Polo Team. Rhenish was a strong opponent which made for some exciting water polo.
| Team | Venue | Score | Goal Scorers |
| U14A | Rhenish | 3 – 7 | Olivia Figaji (1), Jade Jarvis (1) and Sacha Worthington (1) |
| U16A | Rhenish | 1 – 5 | Bella Murray (1) |
| U19B | Rhenish | 4 – 5 | Ella Mortonson (1), Ellen Hodgkinson (1) and Allegra Smith (2) |
| U19A | Rhenish | 2 – 5 | Stella Lazarus (1) and Charite Strauss (1) |
On Monday 31 January the U19A and U16A water polo teams took on Wynberg Girls’ High School. All teams performed exceptionally well and showcased some quality water polo. Thank you Wynberg Girls’ High School for hosting us.
| Team | Venue | Score | Goal Scorers |
| U16A | WGHS | 13 – 5 | Ashleigh Briers-Danks (2), Michaela Labuschagne (2), Jade Jarvis (1), Tatum Malherbe (1), Bella Murray (3), Emily Readhead (1), Gaby Sampson (1), Caitlyn Walter (2) |
| U19A | WGHS | 3 – 10 | Anna Gray (1), Jaime Kelly (2) |
