Sport

We extend our heartfelt congratulations to alumnus, Manqoba Bungane (class of 2021) on his selection as part of the U20 South African Water Polo squad, set to compete in the 2023 World Aquatics Men's Water Polo Championships in Romania in June.

The Gauteng Canoe Union held their 2021/2022 season awards evening on the 21st of January, with 8 of our current students and one alumnus receiving prestigious awards throughout the evening. We congratulate each of these sportsman on their outstanding achievements.

The annual Homecoming Basketball game between Old Boys and the 1st team took place on Saturday, the 14th of January, and after a tightly contested match-up, the Old Boys side managed to secure a win, with a final score of 38-35.

The first inter-house event of the year took place on Friday, 13th January, with our College boys battling it out in the pool at the annual Inter-house Gala, which was ultimately won by Osmond House with 140 points.

Our Prep Water Polo 1st team competed in the St Stithians Invitational Junior Boys' Water Polo Tournament from Friday 28 - Sunday 30 October. Our boys won every match they played, and won the tournament overall. Well done gents!

Over the mid-term break, St David's Marist Inanda held three concurrent festivals in both the Prep and College phases, for the sporting codes of Basketball, Cricket, and Water Polo, inviting well over 1 000 young sportsmen from schools across South Africa to enjoy our campus and share in the love of the game.

We are ecstatic to share with the St David's Marist Inanda community that our XI Football Team were recently crowned the winners of the Nedbank Grey College Soccer Tournament held in Bloemfontein from 3-5 October. Additionally, Anthony Lombaard won defender of the tournament and Matthew Moreira won midfielder of the tournament. We are incredibly proud of our Marist sportsmen!

St David's Marist Inanda has been proudly represented across numerous sporting codes and around the world by our College students. Michael Jervis has won numerous awards as part of the Junior South African team in Track Cycling, Charlie Dewar has participated in many tournaments as part of the South African Junior Polo team, and Warwick Bradford proudly represented Gauteng in the South African Rock Climbing Provincial Competition. We are immensely proud of these Marist gentlemen!