Redhill under-17 netball team writes their name into history
The Johannesburg school made history this week by becoming the first South African team to win the World Schools Netball Cup.
The tournament, held in the UK, brought together 46 teams from 29 schools on four continents.
After all was said and done it was the young girls from Redhill School who lifted the trophy having gone unbeaten throughout the tournament.
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