Venoms fly Nkomazi flag high at Reef 10s
The Venoms were in red hot form and made the Nkomazi netball community proud.
The annual Reef 10s tournament was hosted at Hoërskool Rob Ferreira in White River on October 25 and 26, and the Venoms mixed netball team from Nkomazi were victorious in their category.
Reef 10s was started five years ago as the brainchild of the Rob Legacy and White River Rugby Club committees, and has grown in strength and stature year on year. This year’s competition included cricket, men’s and women’s rugby, women’s hockey, as well as men’s and women’s mixed netball and women’s netball.
The competition between the teams across all of the sport disciplines was healthy this year, too, with there rarely being any clear winners at any stage of the tournament. The games were played over the Friday and Saturday, and the rain on both days ensured things stayed interesting.
Luckily, it didn’t affect the organising of the event. All the sports bar cricket were able to be played through the bad weather. The rain didn’t dampen matters, either, as the fun and social side of the Reef 10s shone through the dark clouds on both days.
All of the knockouts were played on Saturday. The mixed netball was dominated by the Venoms, a netball team from Nkomazi, who were untouchable, and beat Win or Booze 24-10 in the final. They were unbeaten throughout the tournament and were the rightful champions.
In the women’s netball, the Kiewiete dominated competition as both of their teams qualified for the final, which was tense, but Kiewiete 2 were ultimately the victorious side, winning 23-20.
Over on the cricket field, they were unable to play the final as the rain began once again late on Saturday, which meant Magnificent 7 and the Pikkewyne shared the trophy. In the hockey, there was no overtly dominant team, and Wolfpack beat Black Widows 3-2 in the final.
Things looked good on the rugby field, too, where the level of competition was the best it’s been since the inception of Reef 10s.
In the women’s rugby, Nkangala emerged victorious to claim the trophy. An invitational team from Mozambique was part of the men’s competition this year, showcasing the tournament’s growth.
The men’s final was a hard-fought battle between the Hennie’s Premier side and the Old Rhinos, but the former won the final 19-17.
