Top hockey teams head to Wynberg Girls’ High for All Girls’ Festival
Wynberg Girls’ High School plays host to the highly anticipated National All Girls’ Sport and Cultural Festival, which celebrates the talent, spirit, and camaraderie of young women across South Africa, from Sunday, 27 April, to Wednesday, 30 April.
This annual festival, which began in 2000, brings together government schools from across the country for four days of vibrant competition on the sports field and the cultural stage.
The festival, as usual, offers a dynamic blend of activities, including chess, cross country, hockey, netball, and tennis on the sports front, while the cultural programme includes creative writing, dance, debate, marimba performances, a MasterChef-style cooking competition, and vocal ensemble showcases.
Each event is designed to foster creativity, teamwork, and school pride.
The hockey tournament takes centre stage from 28 to 30 April and features 18 schools, many of them among the most highly regarded hockey programmes in the country.
Pool A starts with a bang, with last year’s finalists, Afrikaanse Hoër Meisieskool Pretoria (AHMP), and Rhenish Girls’ High School, meeting in the very first game of the 63-match schedule, at 08:00 on Monday morning.
Meanwhile, in Pool B, Collegiate Girls’ High School, fresh off a successful visit to Stellenbosch, will open their challenge against Durban Girls’ High School, while Oranje will lock horns with Westville Girls’ High. This past weekend, they beat Paarl Girls’ High, who are also at the festival, 2-0.
Speaking of Paarl Girls’ High, they’re in Pool C and face another Bloemfontein powerhouse, Eunice. The hosts, Wynberg Girls’ High, are also in Pool C, and they, too, face Eunice on Monday. Paarl Girls’ High will also take on East London’s Clarendon on the opening day.
In Pool D, the action will commence with a Cape clash between Hoër Meisieskool La Rochelle and Rustenburg Girls’ High School. Hoër Meisieskool Bloemhof, one of the fancied teams after finishing in second place at the St Mary’s Waverley Festival, takes on Pretoria High School for Girls and Rustenburg on Monday.
All of the matches will be played at Wynberg Girls’ High.
Wynberg Girls’ Principal Jennifer Wallace expressed her enthusiasm ahead of the event in a welcome message to the participants, saying: “We are excited to welcome you to Wynberg Girls’ High School and wish you all the best with your planning. We understand and appreciate the effort involved in coordinating a tour of this nature.
“We hope that the families, friends, and supporters of your schools will all join us to support the participants.”
TEAMS
Pool A: Rhenish, Affies, Danville, Queenstown, St Michael’s
Pool B: Oranje, Collegiate, Durban Girls’ High, Pietermaritzburg GHS, Westville Girls’ High
Pool C: Eunice, Paarl Girls’ High, Clarendon, Wynberg Girls’ High
Pool D: Bloemhof, Rustenburg Girls’ High, Pretoria High School for Girls, La Rochelle
FIXTURES
Monday, 28 April
Astro 1
08:00 – Affies vs Rhenish, Pool A, Game 1
08:30 – Queenstown vs St Michael’s, Pool A, Game 3
09:00 – Eunice vs Paarl Girls, Pool C, Game 5
09:30 – Danville vs Rhenish, Pool A, Game 7
10:00 – Affies vs St Michael’s, Pool A, Game 9
10:30 – Clarendon vs Paarl Girls, Pool C, Game 11
11:00 – Eunice vs Wynberg Girls, Pool C, Game 13
11:30 – Collegiate vs Westville Girls, Pool B, Game 15
12:00 – Durban Girls vs Pietermaritzburg GHS, Pool B, Game 17
14:00 – Bloemhof vs Pretoria HSG, Pool D, Game 19
14:30 – Affies vs Queenstown, Pool A, Game 21
15:00 – Durban Girls vs Westville Girls, Pool B, Game 23
15:30 – La Rochelle vs Pretoria HSG, Pool D, Game 25
16:00 – Bloemhof vs Rustenburg GHS, Pool D, Game 27
16:30 – Danville vs Queenstown, Pool A, Game 29
17:00 – Collegiate vs Oranje, Pool B, Games 31
17:30 – Clarendon vs Wynberg Girls, Pool C, Game 32
Astro 2
08:00 – Collegiate vs Durban Girls, Pool B, Game 2
08:30 – Oranje vs Westville Girls, Pool B, Game 4
09:00 – La Rochelle vs Rustenburg, Pool D, Game 6
09:30 – Collegiate vs Pietermaritzburg GHS, Pool B, Game 8
10:00 – Durban Girls vs Oranje, Pool B, Game 10
10:30 – Pretoria HSG vs Rustneburg, Pool D, Game 12
11:00 – Bloemhof vs La Rochelle, Pool D, Game 14
11:30 – Rhenish vs Queenstown, Pool A, Game 16
12:00 – Affies vs Danville, Pool A, Game 18
14:00 – Danville vs St Michael’s, Pool A, Game 20
14:30 – Paarl Girls vs Wynberg Girls, Pool C, Game 22
15:00 – Oranje vs Pietermaritzburg GHS, Pool B, Game 24
15:30 – Clarendon vs Eunice, Pool C, Game 26
16:00 – Rhenish vs St Michael’s, Pool A, Game 28
16:30 – Pietermaritzburg GHS vs Westville Girls, Game 30
Tuesday, 29 April
Astro 1
08:00 – B1 vs D2, QF1, (1-8), Game 33
08:40 – D1 vs B2, QF2, (1-8), Game 35
09:20 – A1 vs C2, QF3, (1-8), Game 37
10:00 – A2 vs C1, QF4, (1-8), Game 39
10:40 – A5 vs B4, Pool F, (13-18), Game 41
11:10: C4 vs D4, Pool F, (13-18), Game 43
14:00 – LQF3 vs LQF4, (5-8), Game 45
14:40 – LGQ1 vs LQF2, (5-8), Game 47
15:20 – WQF3 vs WQF4, (1-4), Game 49
16:00 – WQF1 vs WQF2, (1-4), Game 51
16:30 – B5 vs D4, Pool F, (13-18), Game 53
Astro 2
08:00 – A4 vs C4, Pool F, (13-18), Game 34
08:30 – B4 vs D4, Pool F, (13-18), Game 36
09:00 – C3 vs B3, Pool E, (9-12), Game 38
09:30 – A5 vs C4, Pool F, (13-18), Game 40
10:00 – A3 vs D3, Pool E, (9-12), Game 42
10:30 – B5 vs A4, Pool F, (13-18), Game 44
14:00 – A5 vs D4, Pool F, (13-18), Game 46
14:30 – A4 vs B4, Pool F, (13-18), Game 48
15:00 – C4 vs B5, Pool F, (13-18), Game 50
15:30 – A3 vs C3, Pool E, (9-12), Game 52
16:00 – B3 vs D3, Pool E, (9-12), Game 54
Wednesday, 30 April
Astro 1
07:00 – A5 vs B5, Pool F (13-18), Game 55
07:30 – B3 vs A3, Pool E, (9-12), Game 57
08:00 – WSF3 vs WSF4, (5-6), Game 59
08:40 – LSF1 vs LSF2, (3-4), Game 61
09:20 – WSF1 vs WSF2, (1-2), Game 63
Astro 2
07:00 – C4 vs B4, (13-18), Pool F, Game 56
07:30 – A4 vs D4, (13-18), Pool F, Game 58
08:00 – D3 vs C3, (9-12), Pool E, Game 60
09:30 – LSF3 vs LSF4 (7-8), Game 62
10:30 – Hockey Prize Giving, Astro 1
11:30 – Final Closing Ceremony
