Jeppe High School for Girls

Jeppe Girls play u21 netball for Central Gauteng

Brittney Nicholson and Robyn Searle, two grade 11 pupils from Jeppe High School for Girls, were selected to play for the u21 Central Gauteng netball team and took part in the u21 inter provincial tournament in Durban in the second week of July. Brittney who played goal shooter and wing attack and Robyn who played wing defence were the only two school girls in the Central Gauteng team.
Gauteng was represented by three teams at the tournament, but the Central Gauteng team was the only development team. The team was placed in Pool C of the tournament, as they had not played the previous year.
The girls played 7 matches over the six days and said that it was an amazing experience. They found the game a lot faster than school ball netball and they learnt a lot both from their team members and their opposition. Both girls had attended a netball training camp with the school earlier on in the year and were thrilled to be playing in the same age group as their trainers who were playing in Pool A. One of the highlights of each day was performing their team dance before each match. It was a lot of fun!
Central Gauteng came in second place in Pool C and the players were awarded silver medals. Two of their players were selected for the South African squad.

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