Collegiate stuns Eunice on opening day at All Girls Festival

Gqeberha’s Collegiate Girls’ High School stunned St Mary’s Festival runners-up Eunice on Thursday at the All Girls Festival, being hosted by The High School for Girls, Potchefstroom.
On a busy opening day for the 19 schools, Collegiate came away with a 100 percent record.
Their win over Eunice, who have gone from strength to strength with a young team in 2024, was, undoubtedly, the biggest surprise of the day.
Collegiate scored before halftime and held Eunice at bay after the break to secure the win. They were also made to fight hard for a second 1-0 victory, this time over Pietermaritzburg Girls’ High School.
In the third outing, they brushed aside St Michael’s, cruising to a 4-0 win, before finishing up the day with a 3-0 defeat of the hosts.
In a mouthwatering clash, Rhenish and HMS Bloemhof shared a 1-1 draw. Predictably, the Stellenbosch rivals went at it hammer and tongs, as rivals do.
The opening day also saw some high scores being run up. Rhenish was clinical in a 13-0 dismantling of Jeppe High School for Girls, while Eunice made light work of HSG Potchefstroom, racing to a 9-0 victory. Oranje outplayed Pretoria High School for Girls 7-0.
Durban Girls’ High School also enjoyed a big win, netting five times against the hapless Jeppe, who went winless. They were also beaten 5-0 by Bloemhof and 4-0 by Danville Park.
A number of schools will be seeking big improvements on Friday, including Pool D’s Clarendon, who beat Parktown High School for Girls 3-0, but that was their only win on the opening day. Parktown is yet to open its account.
RESULTS
Pool A
Rustenburg Girls’ High 3-0 Pretoria HSG
Oranje 6-0 La Rochelle
Oranje 2-0 Affies
La Rochelle 0-2 Rustenburg Girls’ High
Pretoria HSG 0-0 La Rochelle
Affies 1-0 Rustenburg Girls’ High
Rustenburg Girls’ High 0-0 Oranje
Pretoria HSG 0-2 Affies
Affies 2-0 La Rochelle
Oranje 7-0 Pretoria HSG
Pool B
Danville Park 1-1 Durban Girls’ High
Rhenish 13-0 Jeppe HSG
Rhenish 1-1 Bloemhof
Jeppe HSG 0-4 Danville Park
Bloemhof 1-1 Danville Park
Jeppe HSG 0-5 Durban Girls’ High
Danville Park 0-2 Rhenish
Durban Girls’ High 0-2 Bloemhof
Bloemhof 5-0 Jeppe HSG
Rhenish 1-0 Durban Girls’ High
Pool C
Pietermaritzburg GHS 2-0 St Michael’s
Eunice 9-0 HSG Potchefstroom
Eunice 0-1 Collegiate
HSG Potchefstroom 0 – 2 Pietermaritzburg GHS
Collegiate 1-0 Pietermaritzburg GHS
Pietermaritzburg GHS 0-1 Eunice
St Michael’s 0-4 Collegiate
Collegiate 3-0 HSG Potchefstroom
Eunice 2-0 St Michael’s
Pool D
Wynberg Girls’ High 0-0 Clarendon HSG
Parktown HSG 0-3 Paarl Girls’ High
Paarl Girls’ High 0-0 Wynberg Girls’ High
Parktown HSG 0-3 Clarendon HSG
Wynberg 2-0 Parktown HSG
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