Many of South Africa’s best in action at St Anne’s Water Polo Tournament
St Anne’s Diocesan College is gearing up to host one of the country’s premier girls’ events, the St Anne’s Water Polo Tournament, from Friday, 26 September, to Sunday, 28 September.
The competition features 16 top teams from around South Africa.
On Friday, each of them will take to the water for two matches, with 16 being played in total.
The action amplifies on Saturday, with 20 games on the schedule, including group stage and playoff contests.
On Sunday, 12 matches are scheduled, including the classification games, the semi-finals, and the final.
Leading the charge in Pool A is the defending champion, Reddam House Constantia, who will surely be in the running for the crown again. Recently, playing at home, they finished as the runner-up to Durban Girls’ College in the Mackenzie Cup.
Reddam opens their challenge against St Mary’s Waverley, another school with a strong tradition in the sport. Also in Pool A, St Stithians, under the guidance of Megan Sileno, who coached St Anne’s to second place last year, will face Maris Stella in their opener.
In Pool B, Johannesburg’s Roedean, last year’s bronze medallists, begin with a North vs South clash when they take on Stellenbosch’s Rhenish Girls’ High. Durban Girls’ College (DGC), one of the favourites after landing back-to-back titles at the KZN Top 10 and Mackenzie Cup tournaments, launches their campaign against Benoni’s St Dominic’s.
Pool C brings together an interesting mix of teams, which makes predicting the outcome of their group stage games a coin flip, although, perhaps, Reddam House Bedfordview will fancy their chances. They’re up against Reddam House Umhlanga, St Cyprian’s School, and Beaulieu College.
St Cyprian’s and Beaulieu meet in the pool’s first match, with the two Reddams going head-to-head in their first outings.
St Anne’s contests Pool D, taking on Herschel Girls School, the fourth-place finishers in 2024, St Mary’s Diocesan School for Girls (DSG), Kloof, and Kingsmead College.
The home team’s challenge begins against their fellow KZN side, St Mary’s DSG, while Herschel tackles Kingsmead.
The action will be covered LIVE on SuperSport Schools
POOLS
Pool A: St Stithians College, Reddam House Constantia; St Mary’s Waverley; Maris Stella
Pool B: Roedean; DGC; Rhenish; St Dominic’s College
Pool C: Reddam Bedfordview; St Cyprian’s; Reddam Umhlanga; Beaulieu College
Pool D: St Anne’s; Herschel; St Mary’s DSG, Kloof; Kingsmead
FIXTURES
Friday, 26 September
08:00 – Reddam Constantia vs St Mary’s Waverley (1)
08:45 – Roedean vs Rhenish (2)
09:30 – St Cyprians vs Beaulieu (3)
10:15 – St Anne’s vs St Mary’s Kloof (4)
11:00 – St Stithians vs Maris Stella (5)
11:45 – DGC vs St Domnic’s (6)
12:30 – Reddam Umhlanga vs Reddam BFV (7)
13:15 – Herschel vs Kingsmead (8)
14:00 – Maris Stella vs St Mary’s Way (9)
14:45 – Rhenish vs St Dominic’s (10)
15:30 – Beaulieu vs Reddam Umhlanga (11)
16:15 – Kingsmead vs St Anne’s (12)
17:00 – Reddam Constantia vs St Stithians (13)
17:45 – DGC vs Roedean (14)
18:30 – Reddam BFV vs St Cyprians (15)
19:15 – St Mary’s Kloof vs Herschel (16)
Saturday, 27 September
07:00 – St Mary’s Kloof vs Kingsmead (17)
07:45 – Rhenish vs DGC (18)
08:30 – St Cyprians vs Reddam Umhlanga (19)
09:15 – St Stithians vs St Mary’s Waverly (20)
10:00 – Reddam Constantia vs Maris Stella (21)
10:45 – Roedean vs St Dominic’s (22)
11:30 – Beaulieu vs Reddam BFV (23)
12:15 – St Anne’s vs Herschel (24)
13:00 – Plate QF – 3rd Pool A vs 4th Pool (25)
13:30 – Plate QF – 3rd Pool B vs 4th Pool A (26)
14:00 – Plate QF – 3rd Pool C vs 4th Pool D (27)
14:30 – Plate QF – 3rd Pool D vs 4th Pool C (28)
15:00 – Cup QF – 1st Pool A vs 2nd pool B (29)
15:45 – Cup QF – 1st Pool B vs 2nd Pool A (30)
16:30 – Cup QF – 1st Pool C vs 2nd Pool D (31)
17:15 – Cup QF – 1st Pool D vs 2nd Pool C (32)
18:00 – Plate – Playoff Loser 25 vs Loser 27 (33)
18:30 – Plate – Playoff Loser vs Loser 28 (34)
19:00 – Cup – Playoff Loser 29 vs Loser 31 (35)
19:30 – Cup – Playoff Loser 30 vs Loser 32 (36)
Sunday, 28 September
06:30 – Plate Semi 1 – Winner 25 vs Winner 27 (37)
07:00 – Plate Semi 2 – Winner 26 vs Winner 28 (38)
07:30 – Cup Semi 1 – Winner 29 vs Winner 31 (39)
08:15 – Cup Semi 2 – Winner 30 vs Winner 32 (40)
09:00 – Plate 7/8 – Loser 33 vs Loser 34 (41)
09:30 – Plate 5/6 – Winner 33 vs Winner 34 (42)
10:00 – Plate 3/4 – Loser 37 vs Loser 38 (43)
10:30 – Plate Final – Winner 37 vs Winner 38 (44)
11:00 – Cup 7/8 – Loser 35 vs Loser 36 (45)
11:30 – Cup 5/6 – Winner 35 vs Winner 36 (46)
12:00 – Cup 3/4 – Loser 39 vs Loser 40 (47)
12:45 – Cup Final – Winner 39 vs Winner 40 (48)
