We are nearly at the end of a very busy Term 1. It has been great to see all the sporting codes grow in numbers, and strength. With most fixtures for summer sports being completed, winter sport trials have managed to get a head start, especially for Netball and Outdoor Hockey.
A few summer sports will continue until Friday 24 March, namely Social Swimming, Learn-to-swim, SocialTennis, Tennis Development Squad, Touch Rugby (social and teams), On-the-move, Football, and Running Club. Please see the “End of Term Dates” document for details.
Tennis
End of Term 1 dates:
- Team practice – Monday 13 March *Finished
- Social and Grade 8 squad – Wednesday 22 March
Only one match took place on Friday 10 March ( the 1st team played on Tuesday, and the 2nd team had a bye). The 2nd team played against Westerford at their Imhoff Sports Complex in Newlands and beat them convincingly by 12 points to 0. Well done!
See results below:
| TERM 1 TENNIS RESULTS 3rd Team | |
| LEAGUE | 2nd League |
| TEAM | RGHS 3rd |
| DATE | 10th March |
| OPPOSITION | Westerford 2 |
| SCORE | Won 12 – 0 |
| GAMES | 36 – 22 |
PGSGU Tennis Tournament 9 March
The annual PGSGU Tennis Tournament took place last week Thursday at Rustenburg, hosted by Springfield. At the start of the day, with all the continuous rain, we never thought the event would happen at all. It was creeping closer and closer to the deadline to make a call, and with all the other schools not being able to reschedule, we thought, let’s just go for it and see what happens! It all worked out for the best, and the tournament managed to get completed without any more rain.
There were two sections: Seniors (Grades 10 – 12), and Juniors (Under 15)
Our Senior team consisted of three doubles pairs:
- Lisa Penney & Margaret Krieg
- Rachel Kane & Lucy Kane
- Robyn Gordon & Kate Ferguson
Junior team, two doubles pairs:
- Jenna Edge & Tara Neville-Smyly
- Emma Hilton & Evelyn Lindsay
Participants: Rustenburg, Herschel, St Cyprians, and Springfield
Results:
SENIORS
| SCHOOL | GAMES FOR | GAMES AGAINST | DIFFERENCE | POSITION |
| Herschel | 42 | 21 | 21 | 1 |
| Rustenburg | 31 | 32 | -1 | 3 |
| Springfield | 11 | 52 | -41 | 4 |
| St Cyprians | 42 | 21 | 21 | 2 |
JUNIORS
| SCHOOL | GAMES FOR | GAMES AGAINST | DIFFERENCE | POSITION |
| Herschel | 26 | 16 | 10 | 1 |
| Rustenburg | 25 | 17 | 8 | 2 |
| Springfield | 15 | 27 | -12 | 4 |
| St Cyprians | 18 | 24 | -6 | 3 |
It was a valiant effort from all players and a great team effort with some really close scores from all pairings. The Rustenburg Junior team came second by only a two-point difference to Herschel. A sign of great things to come in the future! Well done to all the players, and thank you for your commitment and dedication to the sport throughout the term.
Last Tennis Practice
As a tradition, we combine our team practices for the last session. We use this session to build on the team morale and to say farewell to the matric players who will sadly not be returning for any more tennis in the 4th term. Fun games were played, ending off with a picnic gathering under the tree, with some very, very sweet treats! Thank you to our captain, Lisa Penney, and vice-captain, Robyn Gordon for organizing!
Swimming
Rustenburg took part in the A-League Gala last week Thursday 9 March, at Herschel. It is the biggest gala event of the year with the top swimming teams battling it out for the prestigious title. We placed 6th out of the 10 schools that participated. Congratulations to all our swimmers on a fantastic season, and thank you for all your hard work, effort, commitment, and dedication.
A-League swimmers: Isabella Webber, Jorja Turner, Ella Vossgatter, Aaishah Hartley, Roxanne Reuter, Tatum Malherbe, Imani Magotsi, Jade Jarvis, Ellen Hodgkinson, Skye Micklethwaite, Reese Edwards, Sophie Watermeyer, and Jenna Renecle (captain).
See Results Below:
A-League Gala
| SCHOOL | POINTS | POSITION | SCHOOL | POINTS | POSITION |
| DSK | 57 | 10 | HERSCHEL | 227 | 1 |
| DF MALAN | 87 | 9 | ST CYPRIANS | 206 | 2 |
| MILNERTON | 109 | 7 | STELLENBERG | 144 | 4 |
| SPRINGFIELD | 138 | 5 | RUSTENBURG | 131 | 6 |
| FAIRMONT | 146 | 3 | DURBANVILLE | 107 | 8 |
Touch Rugby
End of term dates:
- Touch Rugby social – Wednesday 22 March
- Touch Rugby teams/league – Friday 24 March
- There were no matches held on Friday 10 March due to it being our Matric dance.
Netball
U15A Mini World Cup – 11 March at De Kuilen High
Rustenburg participated in the Cape Town High School Netball U15 Mini World Cup Festival on 11 March 2023 at De Kuilen High School. Rustenburg demonstrated resilience, teamwork and effort in every match, despite competing against really strong competitors. It was evident in their games that you are not defeated when you lose. You are defeated when you quit. We applaud all the players for their fighting spirit and for not giving up even when the score was against them.
Below are the results:
| Opponent | Results | ScoresRustenburg Opponent |
| Meridian Pinehurst | Won | 10 1 |
| DF Malan | Lost | 6 14 |
| Durbanville | Lost | 0 18 |
| Fairdale | Lost | 9 10 |
U19A Reddam House Pre-season Festival
2-3 March at Reddam House Constantia, Tokai
Rustenburg Girls’ 1st Netball team participated in the Reddam House Constantia pre-season festival on 2-3 March. The festival is an annual event as first teams look to prepare for the upcoming season. RGHS had a good weekend of matches, winning 4 out of the 7 played, drew 1 and lost 2.
Results U19A REDDAM PRE-SEASON FESTIVAL were as follows:
| Opponent | Result | Scores |
| FRIDAY | ||
| CAMPS BAY 1ST | Won | 13 – 9 |
| REDDAM CONSTANTIA | Lost | 4 – 11 |
| SATURDAY | ||
| FISH HOEK | Drew | 9 – 9 |
| WESTERFORD | Won | 19 – 8 |
| CAMPS BAY 2ND | Won | 18 – 10 |
| REDDAM DURBANVILLE | Lost | 11 – 13 |
| HERSCHEL | Won | 17 – 2 |
Khanyisile Malinga, Flora Mutombo, Zeetha Gain, Kristen McGregor, Coach Vanessa Lingeveldt, Michaela Smith, Aimee Davids, Coach Queen Mkhize, Azraa Mahmood, Ms. Bell, Kate Ferguson.
Front [left to right]
Ms. Van Der Westhuizen, Stella Lazarus, Bianca Bysshe, Mila Magcoba, Angie Nostro, Eyam Makhosonke
U14A Rhenish Girls: Quest-for-the-best Festival
10-11 March at Rhenish Girls High, Stellenbosch
Rustenburg Girls’ U14A Netball team participated in the U14 Quest-for-the-best festival on 10-11 March. Both the U14 Hockey and Netball teams competed in this festival, as a builder to the upcoming season – our junior teams had an amazing time as they took the court for the very first time the weekend. They had some tough starts in the beginning but developed so beautifully as the festival went on, winning the last 2 matches at the end.
Results for U14A Festival were as follows:
| Opponent | Result | Scores |
| FRIDAY | ||
| Fairmont High | Lost | 6 – 8 |
| Parel Vallei High | Lost | 0 – 16 |
| SATURDAY | ||
| Wynberg Girls | Lost | 5 – 10 |
| Paarl Girls | Lost | 4 – 9 |
| DF Malan High | Lost | 6 – 10 |
| Reddam House Constantia | Won | 9 – 5 |
| Fairmont High | Won | 9 – 6 |
Open Water Swimming
One of our students, Michaela Labuschagne, represented Western Province at the SA National Open Water Championships that was held over the weekend, 10th – 12th March.
She took part in the 3km race, the 1.5km B relay and the 5km swim.
Results:
- 3km – placed 10th out of a total of 66 swimmers, and 4th in her category, with a time of 42.25.24.
- B Relay – placed 9th out of 12 teams.
- 5km – placed 26th out of 46 swimmers, and 8th in her category, with a time of 1.11.12.16.
Congratulations on these great results Michaela, Rustenburg is proud of you!
