On Wednesday 23 August, Rustenburg will be hosting the PGSGU Cross Country. There will be numerous competitors from respective schools that will arrive on campus to run. Please be aware that school will finish at 14:30 on that day.
Please come and support our Hockey, Football and Netball Teams this weekend at the Rustenburg-Rhenish Derby Day (18-19 August).
Football
In celebration of National Women’s Day on 9 August, the German International School of Cape Town hosted a GO-CUP tournament. Rustenburg sent 3 of the Football teams to compete. The tournament had numerous schools competing for the 2023 Cup. Rustenburg faced very strong competitors and unfortunately, the 2nd and 3rd teams fell short to reach the quarter-finals, while the 1st team forged ahead.
In an absolute nail-biting performance, the 1st team managed to secure themselves a spot in the finals where they faced off with the hosting school, German International School of Cape Town. The teams were fighting tooth and nail and refused to let their guard down, until the final whistle blew at full time, with both teams on a draw and onto a penalty shoot-out. Following a very tough penalty shoot-out, once again, with both teams neck on neck, the final victory went to the host school.
Despite the loss, Rustenburg showed every school present that they have tenacity and great team synergy. This is what helped the team reach that level in the competition on their first try into the tournament. We are proud of every player that took the day off to play in this tournament and well done to each of you for playing your best and supporting one another till the very end.
Squash
The Western Province Youth Squash League continued on Monday 14 August, with Rustenburg A1 playing against Westerford High School and Rustenburg A2 vs Herschel. Both teams played their very best game and showed their respective competitors their tenacity and capability. Even though A1 did not secure a win, they gave it their all, and for that, we are very proud of you.
Results were as follows:
| School | Score | School | Score |
| Rustenburg A1 | Westerford High School | ||
| Tara Neville-Smly | 3 | Player 1 | 0 |
| Hannah van Rensburg | 0 | Player 2 | 3 |
| Emma Hilton | 0 | Player 3 | 3 |
| Megan Hoard | 0 | Player 4 | 2 |
| TOTAL SCORE | 6-9 | ||
| School | Score | School | Score |
| Rustenburg A2 | Herschel | ||
| Isla Barbour | 3 | Player 1 | 0 |
| Morgan Hunter | 3 | Player 2 | 0 |
| Jocelyn Chen | 3 | Player 3 | 0 |
| Grace Bowley | 3 | Player 4 | 1 |
| TOTAL SCORE | 14-1 | ||
Hockey
The fast-paced start to term 3 continued on the hockey field. Our U16A Hockey Team were honored to be invited to the Rising Challenger’s Cup hosted by The Diocesan School for Girls in Makhanda, from 4-7 August. This prestigious tournament featured some of the top hockey-playing schools in South Africa, ranked 13-25 on the national rankings.
With 3 gruelling matches on a very hot first day, our young team competed valiantly earning themselves a hard-fought draw against a strong St Stithian’s team, on either side of two defeats. All results are available below.
Congratulations to Ms Sasha Sivertsen who together with her team, earned themselves an eighth-placed finish, cementing their position among the top 20 U16 teams in South Africa.
| Date | Team | Opposition | Result | Scorers |
| 05/08/2023 | RGHS U16A | Fairmont U16A | Lost 0-2 | |
| 05/08/2023 | RGHS U16A | St Stithian’s U16A | Drew 1-1 | Tara Neville-Smyly |
| 05/08/2023 | RGHS U16A | DSG U16A | Lost 0-2 | |
| 06/08/2023 | RGHS U16A | Outeniqua U16A | Won 1-0 | Tara Neville-Smyly |
| 06/08/2023 | RGHS U16A | Pearson U16A | Lost 0-5 | |
| 07/08/2022 | RGHS U16A | St Stithian’s U16A | Lost 0-4 |
On our return from Makhanda, we celebrated Women’s Day doing what we love – playing hockey. Our postponed matches against DF Malan were played on 9 August at DF Malan. Some fantastic hockey was played on a beautiful evening, and while some results did not go our way, it proved to be an evening well spent.
Our U14A team took on Wynberg in the sole league fixture on Friday 11 August and were victorious.
Results vs DF Malan & Wynberg:
| Date | Team | Opposition | Result | Scorers |
| 09/08/2023 | RGHS U14A | DF Malan | Lost 0-1 | |
| 11/08/2023 | RGHS U14A | DF Malan | Won 5-0 | Anika du Toit x 2, Ife Mbamalu x 2 & Haniya Emeran |
| 09/08/2023 | RGHS U14B | DF Malan | Drew 0-0 | |
| 09/08/2023 | RGHS U16A | DF Malan | Lost 2-3 | Juliette Meyer & Hayden Hatfield |
| 09/08/2023 | RGHS U16B | DF Malan | Lost 0-3 | |
| 09/08/2023 | RGHS U16C | DF Malan | Won 4-3 | Zoe Bailey x 3 & Juliette Visser |
| 09/08/2023 | RGHS U19A | DF Malan | Lost 0-1 | |
| 09/08/2023 | RGHS U19B | DF Malan | Won 2-1 | Loren-Kate Dicks x 2 |
| 09/08/2023 | RGHS U19C | DF Malan | Drew 1-1 | Caitlyn Barrable |
Congratulations to all the teams, and thank you for giving up part of your public holiday to make this fixture happen.
The U19A team was also invited to the prestigious Rising Challenger’s Cup from 11-13 August. Much like their U16 counterparts, the team finished in eighth place and performed admirably in some trying circumstances in Paarl.
| Date | Team | Opposition | Result | Scorers |
| 11/08/2023 | RGHS U19A | St Andrew’s Girls U19A | Won 3-0 | Amber de Villiers, Tatum Malherbe & Trinity Ngaka |
| 11/08/2023 | RGHS U19A | Parel Vallei U19A | Won 2-1 | Jodie Blows x 2 |
| 12/08/2023 | RGHS U19A | DSG U19A | Lost 2-3 | Jodie Blows x 2 |
| 12/08/2023 | RGHS U19A | DF Malan U19A | Won 4-1 | Jodie Blows, Amber de Villiers, Lisa Penney & Tatum Malherbe |
| 12/08/2023 | RGHS U19A | St Stithian’s College U19A | Lost 1-3 | Tatum Malherbe |
| 12/08/2023 | RGHS U19A | Beaulieu College U19A | Lost 0-2 | |
| 13/08/2023 | RGHS U19A | Affies U19A | Drew 0-0 (lost 3-4 in a shootout) |
Huge congratulations must go to Trinity Ngaka (Grade 11) who made her debut appearance for the U19A team and celebrated the milestone by scoring on her first appearance.
Congratulations must also go to Bella Murray (Grade 10) and Sophie Macdonald (Grade 12) who reached the milestone of 25 caps for the U19A team.
Going into the last few weeks of the season, we will be hosting some of our Boland rivals in some big derbies, so please come and support us. The first Derby is against Rhenish Girls’ High School on 18 and 19 August. All matches will be played at Rustenburg.
Please see the fixtures below:
Friday 18 August at RGHS vs Rhenish:
- 14h30 – U14B (2 x 20)
- 15h20 – U14A (4 x 12)
- 16h20 – U19B (2 x 25)
- 17h20 – U16A (4 x 12)
- 18h30 – U19A (4 x 15)
Saturday 19 August at RGHS vs Rhenish:
- 08h00 – U16D (2 x 20)
- 08h50 – U19C (2 x 20)
- 09h40 – U16C (2 x 20)
- 10h30 – U16B (2 x 25)
Cross Country
Congratulations to Skye Micklethwaite (Grade 11) for being selected to represent the Cape Metro Cross Country in George at the Western Cape Championships on 2 September. This follows after securing a top 10 at the Cape Metro Cross Country Championships on 12 August in Strand. Well done Skye, we are so proud of your achievement and wish you all the best for the WC Championships.
Equestrian
Congratulations to Mia Botha (Grade 11) who was awarded Cape Metropol/West Coast Equestrian Regional Colors and represented the region’s team in equitation and show-jumping at the 2023 Western Cape South African National Equestrian Schools Association this past weekend. We are very proud of you. Well done!
Sailing
It is with pleasure to welcome Isabella Keytel (Grade 11) back as she returns from the ILCA Sailing National Championships that were held in Durban from 10-12 August, where she was crowned the South African National Champion. Isabella did not only top the overall standing but she received titles of 1st Girl and Youth (U19) categories. We are very proud of your accomplishment. Well done!
Lifesaving
Imani Magotsi (Grade 10) is a Junior Life Guard at Clifton 4th Beach. She was part of a team of lifeguards who helped save a life at Clifton recently. Imani was awarded a “Heroes Award” by Lifesaving Cape Town. We are so proud of you, Imani! Well done.
Rowing
PGRC will be hosting an Open Day on Sunday, the 20th of August at the Zeekoevlei Yacht Club.
If your daughter is aged 13-16 and is interested to learn all about this amazing sport, please feel free to join them from 9:00-11:00.
