We welcome Ms Retha Sewe Lekgothoane who joins Rustenburg as the new Director of Sport. Previously in charge of Sport Development with the Bergriver Municipality in Piketberg, Ms Lekgothoane has moved to Cape Town with her husband and 4-year-old son. We hope they will be very happy at Rustenburg.
Tennis
It has been an extremely windy week of tennis! Not only is the wind unpleasant, but it just makes tennis that much more difficult. Our tennis players stayed strong and never complained, even during training. From what I can tell from the results, they are starting to use the wind as an advantage, rather than a disadvantage. Our 2nd team had a BYE, but they have a double header this week against Jan van Riebeeck and Herschel’s 4th team. The 6th team had an unfortunate cancellation by St Cyprians as they could not fill a team in time. Just a couple of matches left to go before the end of the season. I can’t wait to see the final results of all the teams!
See the results below:
Friday 24th February
| TERM 1 TENNIS RESULTS 1st – 3rd Teams | |||
| LEAGUE | 1st League | 2nd League | 2nd League |
| TEAM | RGHS 1st | RGHS 2nd | RGHS 3rd |
| DATE | 24th Feb | 24th Feb | 24th Feb |
| OPPOSITION | Herschel 3 | BYE | St Cyprians 3 |
| SCORE | Won 12 – 0 | Won 12 – 0 | |
| GAMES | Games 36 – 10 | Games 36 – 13 |
Tuesday 28th February
| TERM 1 TENNIS RESULTS 4th – 6th Teams | |||
| LEAGUE | 3rd LEAGUE | 3rd LEAGUE | 4th LEAGUE |
| TEAM | RGHS 4th | RGHS 5th | RGHS 6th |
| DATE | 28th Feb | 24th Feb | 24th Feb |
| OPPOSITION | Springfield | St Cyprians 5 | St Cyprians 7 |
| SCORE | Won 10 – 2 | Loss 4 – 8 | Forfeit by SCS |
| GAMES | Games 37 – 21 | Games 18 – 25 |
Swimming
Rustenburg participated in the PGSGU Gala on Tuesday 28th February. This event was held at Herschel, hosted by Herschel. Rustenburg struggled in most age groups, but the results do not show the amount of fight, hard work, and effort they gave in each race! We are proud of all of our swimmers!
See the results below:
| SCHOOL | U/19 | U/16 | U/14 |
| SPRINGFIELD | 15 | 11 | 16 |
| RUSTENBURG | 15 | 13 | 9 |
| HERSCHEL | 27 | 28 | 30 |
| ST. CYPRIANS | 23 | 28 | 24 |
Touch Rugby
Our Touch Rugby teams had a clean sheet of league results last Friday, 24 February. The 3rd Team did not play unfortunately but will get to play their match at a later stage this term. The 1st, 2nd, and 4th teams all scored amazing tries against their opposition, giving them all great wins. Keep up the fantastic scores!
Results: Friday 24 February
A-league
| RGHS 1 | 9 tries to 0 (win) | Norman Hinshelwood High School 1 |
| RGHS 2 | 3 tries to 3 (draw) | Wynberg Girls HS 1 |
B-league
| Pool A: RGHS 3 | 1 try to 3 (loss) | Claremont High School 1 |
| Pool B: RGHS 4 | 5 tries to 0 (win) | Wynberg Girls High School 2 |
Water Polo
The U19A Team travelled to Johannesburg last weekend to compete in the Old Petrians Tournament hosted by St Peter’s College. The team finished 23rd in the tournament. Rustenburg was awarded the Guy Pinker Floating Trophy (the Fair Play Award) given to a team who showed spirit and sportsmanship throughout the tournament. A full report will be in next week’s news bulletin.
Night Series – 21st February
U19 A Results:
- RGHS v WGHS – Rustenburg lost 3 – 4
- RGHS vs Reddam Invitational – Rustenburg lost 3 – 5
Dancing
Hannah October (Grade 9) and her partner, Jayden received their WP colours in Dance sport at the SADF (South African Dance Federation) Awards evening on Saturday 25 February. They won all the Junior Latin Dance competitions in 2022. Congratulations!
