{"id":83848,"date":"2025-09-28T06:42:50","date_gmt":"2025-09-28T04:42:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ssschoolsplus.co.za\/?p=83848"},"modified":"2025-09-28T06:42:50","modified_gmt":"2025-09-28T04:42:50","slug":"hosts-shine-at-the-st-annes-cup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/?p=83848","title":{"rendered":"Hosts shine at the St Anne’s Water Polo Tournament"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"The St Anne’s Water Polo Tournament <\/strong>got off to an action-packed start on Friday, as top girls’ water polo schools from across Gauteng and the Western Cape joined KwaZulu-Natal’s finest in Hilton to do battle for the prestigious trophy.<\/p>\n

Catch the action LIVE on SuperSport Schools<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

St Anne\u2019s Diocesan College<\/strong>, playing in front of their home crowd, wasted no time setting the tone. They opened their campaign with a dominant 16-1 victory over St Mary’s DSG<\/strong>, Kloof,\u00a0<\/strong>and followed that up with a clinical 12-1 win against Kingsmead College<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Carrying that momentum into day two, the hosts overcame a spirited Herschel Girls School<\/strong> side 9-7 to finish the group stage in first place in Pool A.<\/p>\n

That set them up with a quarterfinals’ clash against Reddam House Umhlanga<\/strong>. In another hard-fought match, they came away with an 8-5 victory, raising hopes that they might match or even better last year’s runner-up finish.<\/p>\n

Second in Pool D, Herschel convincingly handled Reddam House Bedfordview<\/strong>, the winner of Pool B, in the quarterfinals, easing to a comfortable 9-2 victory.<\/p>\n

Roedean School<\/strong>, third in 2024, made a strong statement on day one, beating Rhenish Girls’ High <\/strong>10-3 before downing the KZN Top 10<\/strong> <\/a>and Mackenzie Cup<\/strong> <\/a>champions, Durban Girls’ College (DGC)<\/strong> 5-2<\/p>\n

They completed a clean run through a tough Pool B with a 9-2 triumph over St Dominic’s<\/strong>. Their reward was a tricky and tough tie against the defending champion, Reddam House Constantia<\/strong><\/a>. It took everything they had, but Roedean pulled off a slim victory, advancing after a penalty shootout, which they edged 3-2, following a 7-7 draw in regulation time.<\/p>\n

Reddam House Constantia<\/strong> and St Mary\u2019s Waverley <\/strong>had got the ball rolling on Friday with a thrilling contest, won 4-3 by Reddam. St Mary’s bounced back later on Friday with a tight 8-7 win over Maris Stella<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

After their loss to Roedean, Reddam House Constantia responded with character in the playoff round, brushing aside Reddam Umhlanga<\/strong> 7-1.<\/p>\n

Herschel Girls School<\/strong> delivered arguably the most emphatic performance of the tournament so far when they dismantled St Mary\u2019s Kloof 20-0 in a ruthless attacking display in Pool D. They also beat Kingsmead 10-3 to end day one undefeated.<\/p>\n

Reddam Bedfordview<\/strong> got off to a strong start, defeating Reddam Umhlanga 11-6 before cruising to a comfortable 10-3 win over St Cyprian’s<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

St Stithians College<\/strong> also impressed, rolling to an 18-4 victory over Maris Stella<\/strong>. Then, in a key clash between title contenders, they recorded a composed 7-3 victory over Reddam Constantia.<\/p>\n

Saints <\/strong><\/em>faced DGC in the quarterfinals, hardly a kind reward for their hard efforts, but the Johannesburg school rose to the challenge and booked their place in the semi-finals with an 8-6 win.<\/p>\n

Beaulieu College<\/strong> endured a mixed opening day, scoring a tense 8-5 win over St Cyprian’s College <\/b>before narrowly falling 6-5 to Reddam Umhlanga in the afternoon.<\/p>\n

Durban Girls’ College<\/strong> had a rocky time in the group stage. They won their Pool B opener 9-4 against St Dominic’s<\/strong>, but came up short against Roedean second time out. St<\/strong> Dom’s<\/strong>, meanwhile, bounced back with an assertive 12-3 victory over Rhenish.<\/p>\n

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

Pool A<\/strong>
\nReddam Constantia 4-3 St Mary\u2019s Waverley
\nSt Stithians 18-4 Maris Stella
\nMaris Stella 7-8 St Mary’s Waverley
\nReddam Constantia 3-7 St Stithians
\nSt Stithians 6-2 St Mary\u2019s Waverley
\nReddam Constantia 12-3 Marist Stella<\/p>\n

Pool B<\/strong>
\nRoedean 10-3 Rhenish
\nDGC 9-4 St Dominic\u2019s
\nRhenish 3-12 St Dominic\u2019s
\nDGC 2-5 Roedean
\nRhenish 2-9 DGC
\nRoedean 9-2 St Dominic’s<\/p>\n

Pool C<\/strong>
\nSt Cyprian’s 5-8 Beaulieu
\nReddam Umhlanga 6-11 Reddam Bedfordview
\nBeaulieu 5-6 Reddam Umhlanga
\nReddam Bedfordview 10-3 St Cyprian’s
\nSt Cyprian’s 7-8 Reddam Umhlanga
\nBeaulieu 4-9 Reddam Bedfordview<\/p>\n

Pool D<\/strong>
\nSt Anne’s 16-1 St Mary\u2019s Kloof
\nHerschel 10-3 Kingsmead
\nKingsmead 1-12 St Anne\u2019s
\nSt Mary\u2019s Kloof 0-20 Herschel
\nSt Mary\u2019s Kloof 1-0 Kingsmead
\nSt Anne’s 9-7 Herschel<\/p>\n

Plate Quarterfinals<\/strong><\/p>\n

St Mary’s Waverly 12-2 Rhenish
\nSt Dominic’s 6-4 Marist Stella
\nBeaulieu 5-0 St Mary’s Kloof
\nKingsmead 2-0 St Cyprian’s<\/p>\n

Cup Quarterfinals<\/strong><\/p>\n

St Stithians 8-6 DGC
\nRoedean (7) 10-9 (7) Reddam Constantia
\nReddam Bedfordview 2-9 Herschel
\nSt Anne\u2019s 8-5 Reddam Umhlanga<\/p>\n

Plate Playoffs<\/strong><\/p>\n

Rhenish (3) 7-6 (3) St Mary\u2019s Kloof
\nMaris Stella (3) 4-5 (3) Reddam Bedfordview<\/p>\n

Cup Playoffs<\/strong><\/p>\n

DGC 4-6 Reddam Bedfordview
\nReddam Constantia 7-1 Reddam Umhlanga<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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