Hockey
Cape Town International Hockey Tournament
The U19A and High-Performance Invitational Hockey teams returned to school on 18 July and landed straight back into the action. We hosted Framlingham College, a boarding school near Woodbridge, in the United Kingdom.
Our visitors definitely livened the place up, with a touring party of approximately 50 learners and staff supporting and cheering energetically on the side of the field.
Our U19A team was not deterred by this though, and continued to put on a classy performance, on their way to a hard-fought 6-2 victory. In the pouring rain, a gusty Invitational team narrowly lost out 2-1
This match would be the first of eight matches the U19A team would play in the week, as they would start their journey in the Cape Town International Hockey Tournament from 19-23 July.
Playing matches in Somerset West, and Durbanville on the first two days of the tournament was a challenge that was embraced well, with the team going through to the quarter-finals once again, where they would meet a familiar foe, in Somerset College, who we also played in 2022.
Sadly, in a repeat of the 2022 quarter-final, College was victorious, leaving us to play for positions 5-8.
The team ended in seventh position, out of a total of twenty competing teams. Congratulations.
Results from the CTIHT below:
| Date | Team | Opposition | Result | Scorers |
| 18 July 2023 | RGHS U19A | Framlingham College Seniors | Won 6-2 | Amber de Villiers x 2, Lucy Kane x 2, Ashleigh Rix & Lisa Penney |
| 18 July 2023 | RGHS HP Invitational | Framlingham College Juniors | Lost 1-2 | |
| 19 July 2023 | RGHS U19A | Chisipite SS | Won 1-0 | Leah Hofmeyr |
| 19 July 2023 | RGHS U19A | Kingston Grammar School | Drew 1-1 | Jodie Blows |
| 20 July 2023 | RGHS U19A | Windhoek High School | Won 3-1 | Tatum Malherbe x 2 & Amber de Villiers |
| 20 July 2023 | RGHS U19A | Curro Durbanville | Won 1-0 | Tatum Malherbe |
| 21 July 2023 | RGHS U19A | Somerset College | Lost 1-2 | Jodie Blows |
| 23 July 2023 | RGHS U19A | Wellington College Lions | Lost 1-2 | Tatum Malherbe |
| 23 July 2023 | RGHS U19A | Guildford Hockey Club | Won 3-2 | Tatum Malherbe x 2 & Lisa Penney |
Congratulations to Ashleigh Dixon (Grade 12) who reached the milestone of 50 caps for the U19A team during the course of the week.
Hockey Derby Weekend vs Parel Vallei (28-29 July)
Come down to the RGHS Astro as we take on Parel Vallei in the first of three Boland derbies this term. See fixture details below:
Swimming
Skye Micklethwaite (Grade 11) took part in a Swimming gala on the weekend of the 16-18 June. She competed in 5 races; 100m backstroke, 200m freestyle, 100m freestyle, 200m backstroke and 200m Individual Medley.
Skye had outstanding results finishing with a personal best (PB) in each one of her races, and qualifying for the finals in all of them. Skye also managed to achieve further PB’s in her finals and finished 3rd in the 200m freestyle and 200m backstroke.
Incredible results from our young elite athletes and swimmers. Congratulations on your best times and 3rd place medal.
Netball
Bohlale Lesoetsa (Grade 8) was selected for the Cape Town High Schools Netball U14 squad representing our District at the Inter-District Tournament which was held in Riversdale from the 2nd – 5th July 2023.
She had a phenomenal tournament as her team reached the finals, and achieved a 2nd place medal. Well done to Bohlale and her team, many congratulations on your achievement.
Portsmouth Grammer School (UK Touring Team) – U16A matches
This past Tuesday, 25 July, Rustenburg Girls had the privilege of hosting Portsmouth Grammar School from the UK, as part of their SA Netball tour and to enjoy some of the Netball World Cup taking place here in the Mother City.
Rustenburg’s U16 and U15 A teams combined to compete against the strong opposition of PGS; it was a game played in the best spirit, competitive nature and incredible Netball skills were on show. Our Netball team was unfortunate on the points sheet despite the hard work and tenacity on the court. PGS won the game 26-17 and Lucy Walker from RGHS was voted player of the match by the PGS team.
After the match, both teams sat down for dinner and mingle where plenty of stories and Instagram accounts were exchanged. We are thankful to Portsmouth Grammar for the visit and for bringing their competitiveness to Rustenburg, where an abundance of experience and camaraderie was gained.
Thank you to the RGHS learners for their assistance and support on the day. You’re all awesome!
Results:
| Opponent | Result | Scores |
| PGS U16 A vs RGHS U16A | Lost | 17 – 26 |
Touch Rugby
We are so proud of Azra Mahmood and Loren-Kate Dicks who represented South Africa at the Atlantic Youth Touch Cup and won a bronze medal after playing against England, Wales and France in Nottingham. Congratulations on this achievement. You have represented your school and country well.
Loren-Kate Dicks will be interviewed alongside the President of SA Touch Rugby Association, by Pippa Hudson on Cape Talk on the 2 August at 1:15 pm in the studio.
Cross Country
Skye Micklethwaite (Grade 11), Megan Wightman (Grade 11) Christy Augustine (Grade 11), Annie Malherbe (Grade 12), Abygael Kew (Grade 9 ), Layla Roman (Grade 8) and Ella Booysen (Grade 11) participated in the Westerford Cross Country Race on 26 July. Despite the mud and rain, the runners gave it their all. Well done, we are proud of you.
Results below
| Name & Surname | Position |
| Annie Malherbe | 3rd |
| Skye Micklethwaite | 4th |
| Abygael Kew | 12th |
| Layla Roman | 12th |
| Megan Wightman | 13th |
| Christy Augustine | 19th |
| Ella Booysen | 20th |
