Twenty top teams, 72 matches, at the St Anne’s Water Polo Tournament
The 18th edition of the St Anne’s Water Polo Tournament explodes into action at the Hilton school from Friday, 20 September, to Tuesday, 24 September, bringing together 20 top teams from KwaZulu-Natal, Gauteng, and the Western Cape.
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The sides are split into four pools with the hosts in Pool A where they will face last year’s runners-up, Roedean, The Wykeham Collegiate (TWC), Danville, and Kingsmead.
The 2022 winners, Crawford La Lucia, will face a stiff challenge in Pool B from Herschel, who finished last year’s tournament in fourth place, and who were the runners-up at the Mackenzie Cup this past weekend. Reddam House Umhlanga, St Dominic’s, and the St Anne’s junior side, the Stingrays Club, complete the Pool B lineup.
Pool C promises to be interesting, pitting the 2023 champions, St. Stithians Girls College, who are no longer the all-conquering juggernaut of last year, but who remain strong, nonetheless, against Durban Girls College (DGC), who placed fifth in the St Anne’s tournament last year and also won the 2023 MacKenzie Cup.
Beaulieu College, Maris Stella, and Reddam House Bedfordview complete the Pool C lineup, with Reddam fresh off of raising the trophy in the Steyn City Water Polo Tournament.
This year’s McKenzie Cup winners, Reddam House Constantia, are in Pool D. They placed third in last year’s tournament. They’ll be challenged by Rhenish, Westville Girls’ High School (WGHS), and St Mary’s Waverley and St Mary’s Kloof, who both finished in the top 10 in 2023.
The action begins at 13:00 on Friday, with St Anne’s taking on familiar opposition in the form of The Wykeham Collegiate. Their juniors, the Stingrays Club, are next in the pool, tackling Reddam House Umhlanga, while DGC faces Maris Stella in an all-Durban clash in the third game.
With very cold and rainy weather forecast for Friday and Saturday, how the teams handle the conditions will play a crucial role in how they perform during the pool stage of the competition.
The current champions, St Stithians, begin their title defence on Saturday against DGC. Their team includes Ngcali Metu, Keira Hollard, Emily Carle and Ginna Squazzin, who all received Half Colours at the Johannesburg school’s first term Awards.
Cadha Mosehla, who received the Most Promising Senior Player Award, and Erin Blackburn, who was recognised as the Most Improved Senior Player, are also in their lineup.
The games will be played in the St Anne’s Pool, with Hilton College hosting four playoff games on Tuesday, too.
POOLS
Pool A: St Anne’s; TWC; Roedean; Danville; Kingsmead
Pool B: Stingrays Club; Reddam Umhlanga; Herschel; Crawford La Lucia; St Dominic’s
Pool C: DGC; Maris Stella; Reddam Bedfordview; Beaulieu; St Stithians
Pool D: St Mary’s Kloof; Westville GHS; St Mary’s Waverley; Reddam Constantia; Rhenish
FIXTURES
Friday, 20 September
13:00 – St Anne’s vs TWC (A)
13:40 – Stingrays vs Reddam Umhlanga (1)
14:20 – DGC vs Maris Stella (2)
15:00 – St Mary’s Kloof vs Westville GHS (3)
15:40 – Kingsmead vs Danville (4)
16:20 – Herschel vs Crawford (5)
17:00 – Reddam Bedfordview vs Beaulieu (6)
Saturday, 21 September
07:00 – St Mary’s Waverley vs Reddam Constantia (8)
07:40 – Roedean vs Danille (9)
08:20 – St Dominic’s vs Reddam Umhlanga (10)
09:00 – DGC vs St Stithians (11)
09:40 – St Mary’s Kloof vs Rhenish (12)
10:20 – St Anne’s vs Roedean (13)
11:00 – Stingrays vs Crawford (14)
11:40 – Maris Stella vs Reddam Bedfordview (15)
12:20 – St Mary’s Waverley vs Westville GHS (16)
13:00 – Kingsmead vs TWC (17)
13:40 – Herschel vs St Dominic’s (18)
14:20 – Beaulieu vs St Stithians (19)
15:00 – Reddam Constantia vs Rhenish (20)
15:40 – St Anne’s vs Danville (21)
16:20 – Crawford vs Reddam Umhlanga (22)
17:00 – DGC vs Reddam Bedfordview (23)
17:40 – St Mary’s Kloof vs St Mary’s Waverley (24)
18:20 – Roedean vs Kingsmead (25)
19:00 – Stingrays vs St Dominic’s
Sunday, 22 September
07:00 – Maris Stella vs St Stithians (27)
07:40 – Westville GHS vs Rhenish (28)
08:20 – Roedean vs TWC (29)
09:00 – Herschel vs Stingrays (30)
09:40 – DGC vs Beaulieu (31)
10:20 – St Mary’s Kloof vs Reddam Constantia (32)
11:00 – St Anne’s vs Kingsmead (33)
11:40 – St Dominic’s vs Crawford (34)
12:20 – Reddam Bedfordview vs St Stithians (35)
13:00 – St Mary’s Waverley vs Rhenish (36)
13:40 – Herschel vs Reddam Umhlanaga (37)
14:20 – Maris Stella vs Beaulieu (38)
15:00 – TWC vs Danille (39)
15:40 – Westville GHS vs Reddam Constantia (40)
16:20 – 2B vs 3C (41)
17:00 – 2C vs 3B (42)
17:40 – 2A vs 3D (43)
18:20 – 2D vs 3A (44)
Monday, 23 September
Playoffs 13-20
07:00 – 4A vs 5D (45)
07:40 – 4B vs 5C (46)
08:20 – 4C vs 5B (47)
09:00 – 4D vs 5A (48)
Playoffs 1-8
09:40 – 1A vs W42 (49)
10:20 – 1B vs W44 (50)
11:00 – 1C vs W43 (51)
11:40 – 1D vs W31 (52)
Playoffs 9-12
12:20 – L43 vs L44 (53)
13:00 0 L42 vs L44 (54)
Playoffs 17-20
13:40 – L45 vs L47 (55)
14:20 – L46 vs L48 (56)
Playoffs 13:16
15:00 – W45 vs W47 (57)
15:40 – W46 vs W48 (58)
Playoffs 5-8
16:20 – L51 vs L53 (59)
17:00 – L 52 vs L54 (60)
Playoffs 1-4
17:40 – W51 vs W53 (61)
18:20 – W52 vs W54 (62)
Tuesday, 24 September
Hilton Pool
19th/20th – 07:00 – L55 vs L56 (63)
17th/18th – 07:40 – W55 vs W56 (64)
15th/16th – 08:20 – L57 vs L58 (65)
13th/14th – 09:00 – W57 vs W58 (66)
St Anne’s Pool
11th/12th – 07:00 – L53 vs L54 (67)
9th/10th – 07:40 – W53 vs W54 (68)
7th/8th – 08:20 – L59 vs L60 (69)
5th/6th – 09:00 – W59 vs W60 (70)
3rd/4th – 09:40 – L61 vs L62 (71)
1st/2nd – 10:30 – W61 vs W62 (72)
11:30 Prize Giving
