2019 Reef Cup Water Polo Tournament

THE 2019 Reef Cup Water Polo Tournament took place at St Stithians College last weekend. The Reef Cup is the oldest schools water polo tournament in the country, now in its 45th year. The tournament consisted of 16 girls’ and 16 boys’ teams from across Gauteng. The girls’ teams include every water polo playing school in Gauteng as well as Northern and Eastern Gauteng. The boys’ section had additional teams from the Free State (Grey College) participating.

The boys’ section was won by St Alban’s College (Northern Gauteng) who defeated defending champions St David’s Marist Brothers 6–4 in the final. The girls’ section was won by 2017 and 2018 champions St Stithians Girls’ College, who ended the season unbeaten with two national titles (Old Petrians and National Aquatics) and two domestic titles (Old Mutual Prestige Cup and Reef Cup). They beat rivals St Mary’s (Waverley) 7–2 in the final. The hat-trick of wins sees St Stithians end the season as South Africa’s number one ranked 1st team.