{"id":71094,"date":"2025-04-29T20:53:29","date_gmt":"2025-04-29T18:53:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ssschoolsplus.co.za\/?p=71094"},"modified":"2025-04-29T20:53:29","modified_gmt":"2025-04-29T18:53:29","slug":"rhenish-cruises-into-the-national-all-girls-festival-final","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/?p=71094","title":{"rendered":"Rhenish cruises into the National All Girls’ Festival final"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Rhenish Girls’ High will face Collegiate Girls’ High in the final of the National All Girls’ Festival. Photo: Rhenish Girls’ High School on Facebook<\/strong><\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Nicola van der Merwe<\/strong>, Sarah-Ellen Groenewald<\/strong>, and Pippa Viljoen <\/strong>helped Rhenish Girls’ High School<\/strong> cruise into the final of the National All Girls’ Sport and Cultural Festival<\/strong> on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

Rhenish, who topped Pool A on the opening day, Monday, with four wins from four matches, carried on with that momentum when faced with two crucial fixtures on the second day.<\/p>\n

In their first match, the aforementioned trio scored a goal each in a convincing 3-0 win over Paarl Girls’ High <\/strong>in the quarterfinals. Later, they eliminated the 2024 champions, Afrikaanse Ho\u00ebr Meisieskool Pretoria<\/strong> (Affies<\/em><\/strong>), scoring a 2-0 semi-final victory after goals by Van der Merwe and Viljoen.<\/p>\n

After six matches and two days of action, Rhenish had compiled a perfect record of six wins in six matches. That ensured their progress to the title game.<\/p>\n

The Stellenbosch school celebrated three big milestones on Monday, too, when Puck Bakker <\/strong>played her 150th game for the 1st XI, Grace Hobbs <\/strong>her 100th, and Frankie Henn <\/strong>her 50th.<\/p>\n

The school commented, “We are so proud of their dedication, passion, and commitment to the team. Well done, girls!”<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, another dominant side, Collegiate,<\/strong> who also went four for four on day one, moved on to the final.<\/p>\n

In the quarterfinals, they took on a resilient Rustenburg Girls’ High <\/strong>and scored a 2-0 win. Then, in the semi-finals, and facing Rhenish’s great Stellenbosch rivals, HMS Bloemhof<\/strong>, who finished as the runner-up at the St Mary’s Waverley Festival, they claimed a 2-1 victory.<\/p>\n

A mouthwatering final is in the offing, with both teams putting together outstanding runs to the title decider. Not only was Rhenish unbeaten, but they kept a clean sheet throughout the first two days. That’s only a touch better than Collegiate, who have conceded only one goal.<\/p>\n

The Gqeberha girls, though, scored 17 goals on day one, without reply, while Rhenish netted 14 times. Collegiate added four more goals on Tuesday, while Rhenish tacked on five.<\/p>\n

While Affies won’t be able to defend their title on Wednesday, they’re still assured of a high finish. They beat Eunice<\/strong> 2-1 on Tuesday, with goals from Marise Ras <\/strong>and Janke Schoeman<\/strong>, while Clare Volschenk<\/strong> replied for the Bloemfontein side.<\/p>\n

Affies will meet Bloemhof in the playoff for third place.<\/p>\n

Oranje Meisieskool<\/strong> bounced back from a tight loss to Bloemhof in a quarterfinal shootout to edge out Rustenburg Girls’ High 1-0, courtesy of a goal from Imce Botha<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The victory secured them a chance to fight for a top-five spot against Eunice. Meanwhile, Wynberg Girls\u2019 High School,<\/span><\/strong> registered their first win after a challenging winless run in their backyard.<\/p>\n

The hosts sneaked a 1-0 win over Danville Park Girls\u2019 High in a tight contest. They’ll aim to build on that good result on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

RESULTS<\/strong><\/p>\n

Collegiate 2-0 Rustenburg (QF1)
\nBloemhof (3) 0-0 (2) Oranje (QF2)
\nRhenish 3-0 Paarl Girls\u2019 High (QF3)
\nAffies 2-1 Eunice (QF4)<\/p>\n

Wynberg Girls\u2019 1-2 Pietermaritzburg GHS (9-12)
\nDanville 1-1 La Rochelle (9-12)
\nDanville 0-1 Wynberg Girls\u2019 High (9-12)
\nPietermaritzburg GHS 2-1 La Rochelle (9-12)<\/p>\n

Durban Girls\u2019 High 0-1 Pretoria HSG (13-18)
\nSt Michael\u2019s 0-0 Clarendon (13-18)
\nWestville 0-2 Queenstown (13-18)
\nSt Michael’s 0-1 Durban Girls (13-18)
\nClarendon 1-1 Pretoria HSG (13-18)
\nSt Michael\u2019s 0-2 Pretoria HSG (13-18)
\nQueenstown 2-0 Durban Girls\u2019 High (13-18)
\nClarendon 2-0 Westville (13-18)<\/p>\n

Collegiate 2-1 Bloemhof (SF1)
\nRhenish 2-0 Affies (SF2)<\/p>\n

Rustenburg 0-1 Oranje (5-8)
\nPaarl Girls\u2019 High 0-2 Eunice (5-8)<\/p>\n

Westville 1-3 Pretoria HSG (13-14)
\nQueenstown 0-0 Clarendon (13-14)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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