The sports department is heading into a very busy month of August.
Please diarise the following derby weekend against Rhenish Girls’ High School: Rhenish will be hosting us in Stellenbosch on Friday 12 August and Saturday 13 August.
Hockey matches will be played on Friday and Saturday – all teams are playing. Football and Netball matches will be played on Saturday. Our 1st and 2nd Football teams will be playing matches. Only our U14A, B, C, D and U16B and C teams will be playing Netball matches.
There will be buses departing from Rustenburg early on Saturday morning and returning the players to Rustenburg around lunchtime on Saturday.
Cross Country
Term 3 races started with the race hosted by Vista Nova. Unfortunately, the race was hosted on a Thursday which meant that many of our runners were not available to compete. RGHS had 5 runners who were all competitive within their races.
Congratulations to Annie Malherbe (Grade 11) on her podium position (3rd).
Hockey
Holiday News
During the June holidays, seven of our learners were fortunate to have the opportunity to represent various Western Province teams at National and Regional Tournaments. All the tournaments were played in the greater Boland region. Three members of the Rustenburg coaching staff were also involved in these tournaments.
Tatum Malherbe (Grade 9), Lucy and Rachel Kane (both Grade 10) represented the Western Province U16 South Zonal team that took part in the regional tournament held in Paarl. Their team finished first, taking home the gold medal. Tatum Malherbe also finished as the top goal scorer in the tournament.
Leah Hofmeyr (Grade 9), represented the Western Province U16B team that played in the National Inter-Provincial Tournament held in Stellenbosch. Leah and her team finished third in the B section, winning the bronze medals.
Robyn Biccard (Grade 11), represented the Western Province U16 South Zonal team that took part in the regional tournament held in Paarl. Robyn and her team finished in third place, winning bronze medals. Lisa Penney (Grade 11), was selected for the South Zonal team but was unfortunately unable to participate in the tournament.
Alhaan Emeran (Grade 11), represented the Western Province U18B team that played in the National Inter-Provincial Tournament held in Stellenbosch. Alhaan and her team finished fourth in the B section.
Jodie Blows (Grade 11), represented the Western Province U18A team that played in the National Inter-Provincial Tournament held in Stellenbosch. After an outstanding tournament, Jodie and her team were beaten in the finals, winning the silver medals. On the back of a fantastic tournament, Jodie was also selected as a member of the SA U17 High-Performance Squad that attended a camp in Franschhoek immediately after the tournament.
Ms Sasha Sivertsen (RGHS U16A Hockey Coach), was selected to umpire at the U18 National Inter-Provincial Tournament. Her efforts with the whistle earned her a Level 2 National grading at the tournament, and she was entrusted with umpiring the U18B sectional final.
Mr Olu Ncukana (RGHS U19A Hockey Coach) and Ms Erin Coetzee (RGHS U14A Hockey Coach) were appointed respectively as the Head Coach and Assistant Coach of the Western Province U18B team that played in the aforementioned National Inter-Provincial Tournament.
Congratulations to all of our RGHS Hockey stars on their excellent achievements during the holidays.
Cape Town International Hockey Tournament
In the first week of Term 3, the U19A Hockey Team competed at the Cape Town International Hockey Tournament (CTIHT). After a long break and not too much time to prepare for the tournament the team quickly found their momentum in their first game. The tournament was made up of 24 girls’ teams and 24 boys’ teams. Finishing second in their pool meant that they qualified for the Quarter-Finals. After a nail-biting battle against Somerset College that ended in a 2-2 draw, we sadly lost in a shootout. Our fortunes changed when we met a strong Paarl Girls’ High team. With the game ending in a 1-1 draw, the team stepped up and won the subsequent shootout. We lost our final game of the tournament, which meant that the team finished the tournament in 6th place. An incredible effort for a young side that is on the rise. Congratulations to the team for their efforts.
CTIHT Results below:
| TEAM | OPPONENT | RESULT | SCORERS |
| U19A | Peterhouse College (Zimbabwe) | RGHS won 4-0 | Jodie Blows x 2, Tatum Malherbe & Lisa Penney |
| U19A | Uplands College | RGHS won 2-0 | Lisa Penney & Lucy Kane |
| U19A | Fairmont | RGHS won 1-0 | Jodie Blows |
| U19A | Worcester Gim | RGHS won 4-0 | Tatum Malherbe, Megan Wightman, Lisa Penney & Amber de Villiers |
| U19A | Parel Vallei | RGHS lost 0-2 | |
| U19A | Somerset College | RGHS drew 2-2 (lost 2-4 in a shootout) | Lisa Penney x 2 |
| U19A | Paarl Girls’ High | RGHS drew 1-1 (won 4-1 in a shootout) | Leah Hofmeyr |
| U19A | Stellenberg | RGHS lost 1-2 | Jodie Blows |
Congratulations to Catalina Ross (Grade 12), Hannah Lavery (Grade 12), Lisa Penney (Grade 11), Amber de Villiers (Grade 11), Lucy Kane, Rachel Kane and Megan Wightman (all Grade 10), and Tatum Malherbe (Grade 9) on reaching 25 caps for the U19A Hockey team.
Netball
SPRINGFIELD CONVENT LEAGUE MATCH 4 – Thursday 21 JULY
Our Rustenburg Girls’ Netball teams played against Springfield Convent on Thursday 21 July in the first league fixture of the new term. It was a beautiful day for Netball with not a cloud in the sky and overwhelming support from parents, family and friends all around our Netball courts.
All nine Netball teams took to the court as we kick-started the second half of the season. The day ended with all nine teams victorious. The U16A’s had a brilliant game against the Springfield U16A team, with both teams continuing to chase each other’s scores. Our U16A’s proved dominant in the end with a few valuable turnovers to secure the much-needed win. All our teams showed some dominance with their performances, pulling away from the opposition with a very healthy score line. The RGHS 1st Netball Team were unreal as they beat Springfield 1st team 44-7.
Results vs Springfield Convent were as follows:
| Team | Result | Scores |
| U14 A | Won | 13 – 9 |
| U14 B | Won | 29 – 13 |
| U14 C | Won | 11 – 4 |
| U15 A | Won | 14 – 2 |
| U16 A | Won | 23 – 20 |
| U16 B | Won | 26 – 6 |
| U16 C | Won | 14 – 7 |
| U19 B | Won | 27 – 8 |
| U19 A | Won | 44 – 7 |
The learners were so happy to be back and playing again, a great start to the second half of the season. Well done to all teams!
Squash
Congratulations to our 1st Squash Team on their win against Herschel. Our 2nd team lost to Fairbairn B. Well done to all the players. Results below:
| A Team at Villagers vs Herschel | |||
| 25 July 2022 | Result | Games | Points |
| 1. Tara Neville-Smyly | Won | 3-1 | 1 |
| 2. Amy Basson | Lost | 0-3 | 0 |
| 3. Isla Barbour | Lost | 2-3 | 1 |
| 4. Emma Phillipson | Won | 3-0 | 0 |
| +2 bonus points for a win | 8-7 | 10-7 | |
| B Team at Fairbairn vs Fairbairn B | |||
| 25 July 2022 | Result | Games | Points |
| 1. Morgan Hunter | Won | 3-2 | 1 |
| 2. Lara Pienaar | Lost | 0-3 | 0 |
| 3. Debra Rossouw | Lost | 1-3 | 0 |
| 4. Livashni Naidoo | Lost | 1-3 | 0 |
| +2 bonus points for a win | 5-11 | 5-13 | |
Holiday News
Swimming
Ashlee Pretorius (Grade 11) and Skye Micklethwaite (Grade 10) participated in the Second Cape Coastal Grand Prix in Knysna over the holidays. They performed very well and came home with some medals.
Ashlee won gold medals for 100m and 50m breaststroke and a bronze medal for 100m IM.
Skye won the silver medal for 100m fly and the bronze medal for 100m IM.
Rhythmic Gymnastics
Katherine McCree (Grade 11), Mariam Halday (Grade 10), Tamsin de Villiers and Lucy Walker (Grade 8) competed in the rhythmic gymnastics District Trials. Lucy won all 3 apparatus (hoop, clubs and ribbon) and was first overall in the under 15 category. All 4 of these gymnasts have made the Cape Town Team who will compete at the Western Cape Championship in August. Congratulations on these excellent results and good luck with your training going forward.
