SPORTING ACTIVITIES

ARCHERY

Sunday 22nd March
National Championship Tournament

Peterhouse A team won silver in the Bull’s Eye event and placed 4th in the 3D event.

Individual Results:

  • Vuso Mlambo – Bronze (Bull’s Eye), 5th (3D)
  • Simba Chivige – 5th (Bull’s Eye), 6th (3D)
  • Robin Rottcher – 6th (Bull’s Eye)
  • Josia Tungamirai – 10th (3D)

ATHLETICS

Saturday 28th March 2026
Lomagundi Invitational

Peterhouse delivered an excellent performance, finishing 2nd overall.

Final Standings:
1st – St George’s (689.5 pts)
2nd – Peterhouse (634 pts)
3rd – St John’s (487.5 pts)
3rd – Lomagundi (487.5 pts)
5th – Falcon (477.5 pts)
6th – Kutama (456 pts)
7th – Hellenic (418.5 pts)
8th – Watershed (297 pts)
9th – Gateway (294.5 pts)
10th – Kyle (241 pts)

Records Broken:

  • Prosper Zimbango | U20 Shot Put – 14.39m & Discus – 47.12m
  • Ethan Hinds | U18 Discus – 39.43m

BASKETBALL

Petreans Fixture

Peterhouse narrowly lost 56–58 in a closely contested match.

A strong display of teamwork and resilience, pushing a competitive side to the final moments.

CRICKET

Petreans Sports Day

A successful and enjoyable day celebrating cricket at Peterhouse.

  • Match 1: Peterhouse beat Petreans A | PHB showed why they remain unbeaten this season, defeating Petreans A despite an excellent bowling effort from Gordon Simpson, who helped restrict PHB to 117 in 10 overs. A fighting innings from Sean Ervine was not enough as Petreans A fell 40 runs short.
  • Match 2: Petreans B beat Peterhouse | Match 2 saw Petreans B produce a disciplined performance. Sean Bennett led the batting effort with a composed innings, while Dean Peall bowled effectively to apply constant pressure, helping Petreans B secure victory by 14 runs.
  • Match 3: Petreans B beat Petreans A | Petreans B comfortably chased down Petreans A’s total of 53, with Dean Peall and Alex Smith guiding the run chase. A memorable highlight came when Doug Marillier hit the biggest six of the day off the bowling of his son Luke Marillier. Well done to all involved.

RUGBY

15s Development Tournament

Played 6 | Won 6 | Lost 0

An outstanding performance across all teams, showing excellent skill, discipline, and teamwork.

The teams head into their South Africa tour with strong momentum.

SOCCER

vs St Ignatius

Played 5 | Won 4 | Lost 1

  • U14: Won 4–0
  • U15: Lost 0–3
  • U16: Won 2–1
  • 2nds: Won 3–1
  • 1st XI: Won 5–0

A very strong showing across all teams.

SWIMMING

South African Junior Nationals

Jude Moss

  • Silver – 50m Freestyle
  • Bronze – 50m Butterfly
  • Multiple finals

Gabriel Munengwa

  • 5th – 100m Butterfly
  • 8th – 50m Freestyle
  • Multiple finals

Excellent performances against top South African competition.

TENNIS

vs Petreans (Mixed Doubles)

Peterhouse lost 10–6 in a competitive fixture.

Strong performances and valuable experience gained.

DUKE OF EDINBURGH (DoE)

Congratulations to Cheukai Bomba for completing his Duke of Edinburgh Bronze Award, fulfilling all requirements in skills, service, physical recreation, and both practice and final expeditions.

CHESS

Tuesday 24th March
Interhouse Chess

After five hours of competitive play, the final standings were:

1st – Paget
2nd – Ellis
3rd – Snell
4th – Founders
5th – Grinham
6th – Malvern

Outstanding Performances:

  • Ethan Hinds – Played 5, Won 4, Drew 1
  • Joshua Tanser – Played 5, Won 5

PUBLIC SPEAKING

Saturday 28th March
Interhouse Intermediate & Senior Public Speaking

Intermediate Results:
1st – Simbarashe Mutevhe (Malvern) – 78%
2nd – Wanai Mtakwa (Paget) – 77%
3rd – Blessing Chakumhara (Founders) – 69%
4th (tie) – Snell & Grinham – 61%
6th – Ellis – 60%

Senior Results:
1st – Tinei Mautsa (Grinham) – 90%
2nd – Kaystone Hlongwane (Ellis) – 83%
3rd – Batsirai Nyawo (Founders) – 79%
4th – Malvern – 78%
5th – Paget – 56%
6th – Snell – 52%

PUBLIC SPEAKING

Wednesday 25th March
Heritage Invitational

  • Intermediates: Taonashe Matsuro – 2nd
  • Juniors: Veer Sikand – 2nd

DRAMA

23rd – 26th March
Junior Play – Around the World in 80 Days

Congratulations to the cast and crew for an outstanding production after months of preparation.

Audiences were highly complimentary, reflecting the quality and coordination of the performance.
Distinctions will be awarded next term.

Special thanks to Mrs Allott for her dedication and leadership.

NIAA MUSICAL EISTEDDFOD

Peterhouse Boys achieved excellent results this season:

  • 3 Honours Exceptional
  • 1 Honours Outstanding
  • 23 Distinctions
  • 13 Commended
  • 2 Merits
  • 3 Progressing
  • 1 Developing

Special Achievement:

  • Tapfuma Taundi – Joint recipient of the Concerto Cup (Alto Saxophone)

Certificates will be awarded next term