Sport Results

Union High School, Graaff-Reinet’s 𝟭𝗦𝗧 𝗫𝗩 traveled to Oudtshoorn over the Easter weekend to participate in the Langenhoven Gimnasium Sports Festival. 𝗜𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗵𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺, Langenhoven Gimnasium, the boys faced an early challenge as the hosts secured the first points with a try, leading 7-0. However, Union quickly responded with a […]

This past Saturday, 12 April, saw several Union High School participate in another round of trials for the Sarah Baartman Chess Union. 𝘖𝘶𝘳 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘦𝘹𝘤𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘤𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘴 𝘷𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘨𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴, 𝘣𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘩𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘮𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘪𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘮𝘦𝘥𝘢𝘭𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘳𝘦𝘧𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘤 𝘴𝘬𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘴. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗲𝗱𝗮𝗹 𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝘀: • 𝗨𝟭𝟴 𝗕𝗢𝗬𝗦: Neelon Fourie (Gold) and Stephan […]

On Saturday, 12 April, Union High School’s rugby teams enjoyed a great day on the field as they faced off against Kariega’s Bergsig at home. The 𝗨𝟭𝟯𝗔 team delivered an outstanding performance, winning decisively with a score of 53-5. The 𝗨𝟭𝟱𝗔 team also put in a commendable effort, narrowly winning 7-5. The 𝟮𝗻𝗱 𝗫𝗩 faced […]

Despite an early start this morning, the Union Schools’ 𝗝𝗨𝗡𝗜𝗢𝗥 𝗛𝗢𝗖𝗞𝗘𝗬 players had an outstanding day in Gqeberha against Sunridge Primary School. The u/7A team secured a 2-1 victory, while the u/7B side followed suit with a solid 2-0 win. The u/8A players enjoyed an impressive 7-2 triumph and the u/8B team added to the […]

Rugby Report Our 1st Rugby Rugby team was scheduled to play against opposition from East London, namely Stirling High School and Cambridge High School.  The first match against Stirling High School was also our first home game for the 2025 season and proved to be one of our toughest games of the year so far […]

𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗚𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗨𝗟𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗦 𝗧𝗢 Union High School, Graaff-Reinet‘s 2025 u/13A rugby captain 𝗟𝘂𝗸𝗵𝗼𝗻𝗮 𝗕𝘂𝗹𝗲𝗺𝗯𝘂 and vice-captain 𝗗𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗲 𝗠𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀 as well as 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗠𝘂𝗿𝗿𝗮𝘆 on being selected for the Karoo Sub Union u/13 Rugby Team. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘰𝘺𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘒𝘢𝘳𝘰𝘰 𝘳𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘵 𝘢 𝘴𝘶𝘣 𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘳𝘶𝘨𝘣𝘺 𝘵𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘒𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘨𝘢 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 24 𝘵𝘰 25 𝘈𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘭

This past weekend saw Union High School learner 𝗧𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻 𝗛𝗼𝗽𝗲 participating in the Graaff-Reinet Camdeboo SANParks Endurance ride. On Friday, 21 March, he took on the challenging 𝟭𝟮𝟬𝗸𝗺 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲 aboard SMP Bella May, marking her first attempt at this distance. 𝘋𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘶𝘮𝘪𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴, 𝘛𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘪𝘥𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘢𝘯 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘷𝘦 […]

Our 1st senior hockey girls participated in the annual 𝗚𝗥𝗘𝗚 𝗕𝗘𝗟𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗛𝗢𝗖𝗞𝗘𝗬 𝗙𝗘𝗦𝗧𝗜𝗩𝗔𝗟 in East London over the long weekend. The team started their campaign off strong against Cambridge High School on Thursday evening, claiming an 8-1 victory. The team’s second match of the festival was against GHS, drawing 3-3. The girls followed it up […]

On Saturday, 22 March, the Union High School rugby boys faced a challenging day at the Graeme College Rugby Fesitval in Makhanda. Union High School’s U/13 A rugby team delivered an exceptional performance, triumphing 52 – 5 against St Andrew’s Preparatory School. The standout player of the match was 𝗟𝘂𝗸𝗵𝗼𝗻𝗮 𝗕𝘂𝗹𝗲𝗺𝗯𝘂, who scored an impressive […]

This past Saturday, 15 March, saw five Union High School swimmers participating in the 𝗦𝗦𝗔 𝗟𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹 𝟭 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗔𝗴𝗲 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗽 𝗚𝗮𝗹𝗮. This event marked the culmination of a busy and challenging swimming term, and our learners rose to the occasion with outstanding performances that truly exemplified the rewards of hard work and perseverance. ● Leading […]

Union High School is bursting with pride following Grade 7 learner Angelique Kyanda-Kaboza’s stellar performance at the 𝗧𝗢𝗣 𝟴 𝗜𝗡𝗩𝗜𝗧𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗔𝗟 𝗚𝗔𝗟𝗔 in Gqeberha. Angelique secured 1st place in the Girls u/12 50m, a 3rd place finish in the 50m Backstroke and a commendable 4th in the 50m Butterfly. Transitioning to the Girls u/13 category, she captured […]

𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗚𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗨𝗟𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗦 to Union High School Grade 7 learner 𝗗𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗲 𝗠𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀 on winning a silver medal in the Boys u/13 Shotput event at the Eastern Cape Provincial Primary Athletics Championships, held this past weekend at Queen’s College in Komani. 𝘞𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘩 𝘉𝘢𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘮𝘢𝘯 𝘗𝘳𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘈𝘵𝘩𝘭𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘴 𝘛𝘦𝘢𝘮 𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵, 𝘋𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘦’𝘴 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘸 𝘰𝘧 10.7 𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴 […]

Saturday, 15 March, saw Union High School’s senior rugby teams facing off against their counterparts from St Andrew’s School in Bloemfontein. In the 𝘂/𝟭𝟱𝗔 match, Union fought hard but ultimately fell to St Andrew’s with a score of 10-37. The 𝘂/𝟭𝟲𝗔 team enjoyed a great game, holding St Andrew’s to a scoreless game, finishing at […]

𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗚𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗨𝗟𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗦 to Union High School swimmers Daniel Marais, Kyle Liebenberg, Zoë Mills, Gerda Clarke, Esethu Mabula, Alyssa Trollip and Angelique Kyanda-Kaboza who were selected to compete at this year’s Top 8 Invitational Gala in Gqeberha. The 𝗧𝗢𝗣 𝟴 𝗚𝗔𝗟𝗔 – which will be held this evening, Wednesday, 12 March, at the Newton Park Swimming Pool […]

Saturday: EP Open One-Way 30-Min MatchesThe true test of a team is not how they perform when things go their way, but how they respond when faced with adversity. After a tough Friday, They walked back onto the field with a determination that could not be measured by the scoreboard. They played for each other, […]

Facing Pearson is always a demanding fixture, and while the results may not reflect the effort, our teams showed immense heart and resilience.U16A lost 6-0U14A lost 3-01st Team lost 5-0 Pearson capitalized on their set plays, scoring three goals from short corners, a penalty flick, and a well-worked field goal. Despite the losses, I was […]

This past weekend, our 1st XV rugby team traveled to East London to participate in the annual Hoërskool Ooskus Gimnasium Sports Fest. In a thrilling final match of the day on Saturday, the boys faced off against the host team, Ooskus. The first half presented some challenges for Union, as mistakes led to lost ball […]

Game 1 vs The Wykeham Collegiate (TWC) – Lost 4-2 Our opening match was an extremely tough and a disappointing start to the tournament. We lacked cohesion, struggling to communicate effectively and execute our structure. Our passing game—usually one of our strengths—was almost non-existent, and we failed to string together three consecutive passes. Our movement […]

𝗪𝗘𝗟𝗟 𝗗𝗢𝗡𝗘 to Union High School’s 1st XV on an outstanding performance at the Gill College Sports Day today! Kicking off the year with a pre-season victory, the boys won their match against Lilyfontein School 31-0. A commendable effort was also seen from the 𝘂/𝟭𝟲𝗔 team, who triumphed over Hoërskool Ooskus Gimnasium with a score […]

Saturday, 1 March, saw Union High School’s junior cricketers head to Gqeberha for a fixture against Summerwood Primary School. In the 𝘂/𝟭𝟭𝗔𝘀 match, Union won the toss and chose to bat first, aiming to set a strong total. However, despite a determined effort, they were bowled out for just 38. Defending the low total, Union’s […]

A round of applause for Union High School u/13A cricketer 𝗝𝗼𝘀𝗵 𝗞𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 on scoring a magnificent 113 runs against Summerwood on Saturday, 1 March 2025.

This past Saturday, Union High School, Graaff-Reinet’s junior 𝗧𝗢𝗣 𝟲 𝗧𝗘𝗡𝗡𝗜𝗦 girls traveled to Gqeberha, where they faced off against their counterparts from Summerwood Primary School. 𝘉𝘳𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘺 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴, the girls competed in two singles matches and one doubles match. 𝗪𝗘𝗟𝗟 𝗗𝗢𝗡𝗘 to the girls who emerged victorious, finishing the encounter with a […]

Our Top 8 senior tennis players took part in the Graaff-Reinet and surrounding area summer league from 5 February to 26 February. They played their hearts out, some days on very warm courts, but ultimately it was the experience of the older players that resulted in more losses for Union. The results are as follows: […]

Union High School Grade 11 learner, Tristan Hope, recently showcased his exceptional equestrian skills at the 𝗪𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗹𝗲𝗮 𝗘𝗻𝗱𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗥𝗶𝗱𝗲 in the Hofmeyer district. 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘥𝘳𝘦𝘸 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘱𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘧𝘢𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘪𝘥𝘦, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘪𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘛𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘢𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘳𝘰𝘸𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘬𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦. On Friday, 21 February, Tristan took on a challenging 𝟴𝟬𝗸𝗺 […]

On Monday afternoon 24 February, our top 12 senior tennis players took part in a fun and speedy fixture against Hoërskool Middelburg. Only singles matches were played and each player had exactly 30 minutes to play as many games as possible. Our top 6 girls once again showed off their skills and tenacity, beating Middelburg […]

Saturday, 22 February, saw Union High School’s junior cricketers face their St Andrew’s Preparatory School counterparts at home. After winning the toss and opting to bat first, Union posted a total of 116 all out, with Josh Kingwill top-scoring with 36 and Nathaneal Phillips contributing 21. In response, St Andrew’s were bowled out for 79, […]

We are delighted to celebrate the achievements of our learners at the chess trials hosted by the Sarah Baartman Chess Union at Union High School on Saturday, 15 February. 𝘞𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘢 𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘬𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘰𝘧 131 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘺𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘢𝘤𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘸𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘱𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘣𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘩𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘮𝘦𝘥𝘢𝘭𝘴. • […]

Congratulations to Union High School cricketer 𝗟𝗲𝗲 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗻 who made his debut for the school’s 1st XI against Muir College this past Saturday. Receiving your ‘white cap’ from Headmaster Mr William Pringle is a very special honour that reflects the trust and confidence the school has in your abilities and 𝙬𝙚 𝙘𝙖𝙣’𝙩 𝙬𝙖𝙞𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙨𝙚𝙚 […]

Representing your school is always a major honour, but reaching the milestone of 50 first team caps is something that does not come around too often. That being said, two members of the Union High School’s 1st cricket team had the honour this morning of taking the field in their 50th match for their school! […]

In an exciting day of cricket, Union High School’s senior cricketers faced off against Muir College Boys’ High School, Kariega today, Saturday, 15 February. While the 2nd XI traveled to Kariega for their match, both the 1st XI and the u/15As took the field at home. 𝗪𝗘𝗟𝗟 𝗗𝗢𝗡𝗘 to the 1st XI who secured a […]

As the sun shines brightly over Bloemfontein this week, our 𝗨𝟭𝟯𝗔 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗨𝟭𝟭𝗔 𝗖𝗥𝗜𝗖𝗞𝗘𝗧 𝗧𝗘𝗔𝗠𝗦 are facing off against some of the top cricketing schools in the region: Grey College, Willem Postma and St Andrews’ School. 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 4-𝘥𝘢𝘺 𝘵𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘯 𝘦𝘹𝘤𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘰𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘨 𝘤𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘬𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘸𝘤𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘴𝘬𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦 […]

This past Saturday, 8 February, the District Schools’ trials gala was successfully held at the Newton Park Swimming Pool in Gqeberha. 𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗚𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗨𝗟𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗦 to the following Union High School swimmers who qualified to compete at the Eastern Cape Provincial Schools’ Swimming Championships scheduled to take place on 22 February in Newton Park. 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘮𝘱𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘰𝘶𝘣𝘵𝘦𝘥𝘭𝘺 […]

Earlier this afternoon, Union High School’s u/15A cricket team faced their Volkskool counterparts on the Puttick Field. 𝗩𝗼𝗹𝗸𝘀𝗸𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝘄𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗼𝘀𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗳𝗶𝗲𝗹𝗱 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁. The Union batsmen struggled to find their rhythm, managing to score a modest total of 64 runs before being bowled out. However, the tide turned dramatically as Union took […]

On Saturday, 8 February, a group of six swimmers from Union High School participated in the B-Age gala held in Gqeberha. 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘢𝘭𝘴𝘰 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘨𝘢𝘭𝘢 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘭𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘌𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘯 𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘴𝘸𝘪𝘮𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘮. 𝗟𝗶𝘀𝗮 𝗠𝗰𝗘𝘄𝗮𝗻, competing in her second B-Age gala, made remarkable strides by achieving two significant personal […]

This past Friday morning, 7 February, Union High School’s Top 4 senior boys’ and girls’ tennis players set off for the Van Niekerk and Koen Tennis Tournament in Burgersdorp. Over the two days that followed, the team faced off against competitors from Middelburg, Burgersdorp, De Aar, Cradock and Hoërskool Jim Fouché. 𝘋𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘢 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 […]

Summer weather and happy learners made for a perfect 𝗜𝗡𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗛𝗢𝗨𝗦𝗘 𝗚𝗔𝗟𝗔 for Union High School Grade 5 to 12 swimmers on Tuesday evening, 28 January. The two houses entered into the spirit of the day and gave great support to all the swimmers and, after an evening of extraordinary effort, 𝘿𝙖𝙡𝙮 𝙃𝙤𝙪𝙨𝙚 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙪𝙡𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙡𝙮 𝙘𝙧𝙤𝙬𝙣𝙚𝙙 […]

We are incredibly proud of the Union High School contingent that participated in this past Sunday’s sea mile in Gqeberha. 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝟭𝟬𝟭𝘀𝘁 𝗥𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗲 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗮 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗱𝗮𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲, with swimmers navigating the waters from Kings Beach to Hobie Beach. 𝘋𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘧𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴, 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘴𝘸𝘪𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘣𝘳𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘵𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 […]

On Monday morning, 27 January, the Union Preparatory School and Union High School junior department gathered to compete in the school’s annual 𝗝𝗨𝗡𝗜𝗢𝗥 𝗜𝗡𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗛𝗢𝗨𝗦𝗘 𝗔𝗧𝗛𝗟𝗘𝗧𝗜𝗖𝗦 𝗗𝗔𝗬. 𝘈 𝘣𝘦𝘢𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘧𝘶𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘤𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘥𝘢𝘺 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘥 𝘢 𝘸𝘦𝘭𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘧 𝘢𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘢 𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘬 𝘰𝘧 𝘴𝘸𝘦𝘭𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘵. Congratulations to team 𝗔𝗥𝗡𝗢𝗧𝗧 𝗛𝗢𝗨𝗦𝗘 who retained the title at this year’s Junior Interhouse Athletics […]

Union High School hosted its annual Founders’ Weekend cricket matches today, Saturday, 24 January, featuring the school’s 1st, 2nd and u/15A teams against the Old Boys. These matches are more than just a showcase of talent on the field; they also serve as 𝗮𝗻 𝗼𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗲𝗿 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 […]

This past Wednesday morning, 22 January, saw the official start of Union High School’s year-long Interhouse competition, with the much-anticipated 𝗦𝗘𝗡𝗜𝗢𝗥 𝗜𝗡𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗛𝗢𝗨𝗦𝗘 𝗔𝗧𝗛𝗟𝗘𝗧𝗜𝗖𝗦 𝗗𝗔𝗬. 𝘍𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘴𝘦𝘵, 𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘴 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘩𝘪𝘨𝘩 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘥𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘱𝘢𝘭𝘱𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘢𝘴 𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘭𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘎𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘴 8 𝘵𝘰 12 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘥 𝘶𝘱𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘧𝘪𝘦𝘭𝘥. The Arnott and Daly athletes showcased their talents in […]

We are excited to share that Union High School, Graaff-Reinet’s young equestrian 𝗧𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻 𝗛𝗼𝗽𝗲 recently participated in the 𝗖𝗮𝗺𝗱𝗲𝗯𝗼𝗼 𝗦𝗮𝗻𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗸𝘀 𝗘𝗻𝗱𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗥𝗶𝗱𝗲 in Graaff-Reinet. This event took place over the weekend of 17 and 18 October, where Tristan not only demonstrated his passion for riding but also marked significant milestones in his equestrian journey. On […]

Term 4 commenced with a beautiful display of athleticism and perseverance at our annual 𝗖𝗥𝗢𝗦𝗦-𝗖𝗢𝗨𝗡𝗧𝗥𝗬 event. Held on a picture-perfect Tuesday afternoon, 1 October, the event brought together the school’s learners from Grade 5 to 12, all competing fiercely for their houses in this whole-school tradition. 𝘈𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘶𝘯 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘣𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘭𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢 𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘭𝘦 𝘣𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘻𝘦 […]

Union High School, Graaff-Reinet’s junior cricketers took the field today against their Laer Volkskool counterparts. The 𝘂/𝟭𝟭𝗔 Volkskool side, having won the toss, chose to bat first but struggled against Union’s bowling attack. Union’s captain, Edwin Holmes, led from the front with an exceptional performance, taking 5 wickets for a mere 3 runs in his […]

𝗪𝗘𝗟𝗟 𝗗𝗢𝗡𝗘 to Union High School, Graaff-Reinet’s u/13A cricket team who started their season off with a bang in a T20 against Queen’s College Boys’ Primary School this afternoon. The Union side won the toss and elected to bowl first. The bowlers put on an excellent performance, restricting Queen’s to 103 for 3 in their […]

Hoërskool Pearson High School in Gqeberha hosted its 16th annual 𝗖𝗥𝗜𝗖𝗞𝗘𝗧 𝗙𝗘𝗦𝗧𝗜𝗩𝗔𝗟 over the past weekend. The 2024 edition once again saw some of the top cricket-playing schools in the province in action. 1st T20 Match: 2nd T20 Match: Declaration Game: 50 Over Game:

Congratulations to our talented senior music students, 𝗟𝗶𝘀𝗼 𝗦𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘂 (Grade 9) and 𝗝𝗼𝘆 𝗠𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗲𝗹𝗱 (Grade 12), for their outstanding performances in the 2024 SASMT Annual Music Competition held in Gqeberha this past weekend. Liso showcased his skills on Friday, August 23, competing in the High School Music Grade 4 – 6 categories with a captivating […]

This past weekend saw Union High School, Graaff-Reinet’s senior tennis players, 𝗩𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗖𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲, 𝗣𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗿-𝗗𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗲𝗹 𝗖𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗴, 𝗧𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻 𝗛𝗼𝗽𝗲, 𝗥𝗶𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗠𝘂𝗿𝗿𝗮𝘆, 𝗦𝗮𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗵𝗮 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗹𝗲𝘀, 𝗠𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗮 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘁𝗼𝗻, 𝗖𝗮𝘆𝗹𝗮 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘁𝗼𝗻, 𝗡𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗠𝘂𝗿𝗿𝗮𝘆 and 𝗧𝗮𝗿𝗮 𝗙𝗲𝗿𝗿𝗲𝗶𝗿𝗮, participating in the annual Marco Wasserman tennis tournament, contested in Middelburg. Over the course of the two days, the players competed in a Round Robin […]

1st Team Match Union High lost the toss and chose to bat first.Pearson High’s Innings: 443 runs in 50 overs.Union High’s Innings: 63 runs in 23.3 overs.Result: Pearson High School won by 380 runs. U15 A Team Match Pearson High’s won the toss and chose to bowl first.Union High’s Innings: Bowled out for 42 runs.Result: […]

𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗚𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗨𝗟𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗦 to Union High School, Graaff-Reinet Grade 6 learner, 𝗟𝘂𝗸𝗵𝗼𝗻𝗮 𝗕𝘂𝗹𝗲𝗺𝗯𝘂, who has been selected to represent the Eastern Province at the u/12 Southern Regional Rugby Tournament to be hosted in Riversdal. This tournament forms part of the u/12 talent identifications process in aid of identifying talent for the 2024 u/13 Craven Week side. (𝘓𝘶𝘬𝘩𝘰𝘯𝘢’𝘴 […]

This past Saturday saw Union High School, Graaff-Reinet hosting its first-ever social 𝟲-𝗔-𝗦𝗜𝗗𝗘 cricket tournament. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘢𝘺 𝘴𝘢𝘸 𝘵𝘸𝘦𝘭𝘷𝘦 𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘩𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘤 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘮𝘴 𝘨𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘵 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘴𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘭, 𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘦𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘸𝘤𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘴𝘬𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘯𝘫𝘰𝘺 𝘢 𝘥𝘢𝘺 𝘧𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘧𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘭𝘺 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯. A heartfelt 𝗧𝗛𝗔𝗡𝗞 𝗬𝗢𝗨 goes out to all the teams that participated, including our Old Boys and the various […]

Union High School, Graaff-Reinet‘s u/13A hockey team had the privilege of participating in the annual Pietie Coetzee u/13 hockey tournament in Bloemfontein this past Friday and Saturday. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗮 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗲, who ultimately emerged as the overall winners of the event. Despite a tough 3-0 loss, the Union girls displayed […]

Congratulations to the first team on their impressive 6-2 victory! This match was undoubtedly one of the most challenging and physical encounters we have faced this year. St Michaels proved to be very physical and fit ,maintaining relentless pressure throughout the game. Our players had to dig deep and perform with immense determination, which they […]

On Saturday the 3rd of August Union’s 1st XV rugby team made their last away travel for the 2024 season down to George to play against York High School. The 1st half was a easily contested affair with York taking the lead into the half-time break by 15-12 after each team scored two tries.  The […]

U14: 8 – 5U15 vs Collegians: 36 – 0U16: 26 – 72nd: 7 – 101st: 19 – 20

The matches against Aliwal North were equally impressive, with the u/14A team winning 5-0, the u/16A team winning 3-0 and the 1st team delivering a spectacular 12-0 victory. 𝗜𝗻 𝗮𝗱𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘀, we’d also like to report on our senior hockey B-sides’ matches on Friday afternoon. The teams travelled to Kariega, where they faced […]

Our junior hockey teams also had a stellar day on the field. Against Cradock Primary, the u/7A team dominated with an 11-1 victory, and the u/7B team followed with a 2-0 win. Although the u/8A and u/8B teams narrowly lost with identical 3-4 scores, the u/9A team secured a 3-1 win, and the u/9B team […]

This Saturday’s home derby against Cradock Primary School was another 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸𝘀. The rugby matches against Cradock saw a mix of challenging encounters and remarkable victories. While our u/7A (0-15), u/9A (0-21), u/9B (14-19), u/11A (15-26), u/11B (0-50) and u/13B (0-34) teams faced tough defeats, the u/7B team emerged victorious with a commanding […]

The senior rugby teams delivered thrilling performances against Aliwal North on Saturday, 20 July 2024. The u/14A team faced a tough 3-14 loss, while the u/15A and u/16A teams secured impressive victories, with scores of 17-12 and 50-5, respectively. The 2nd XV narrowly lost 6-10, but the 1st XV team triumphed with a decisive 24-3 […]

𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗚𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗨𝗟𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗦 𝗧𝗢 Union High School, Graaff-Reinet’s junior rugby players 𝗥𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗻 𝗡𝗮𝘂𝗱é (𝗻𝗼. 𝟵), 𝗗𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗲 𝗠𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀 (𝗻𝗼. 𝟱), 𝗟𝘂𝗸𝗵𝗼𝗻𝗮 𝗕𝘂𝗹𝗲𝗺𝗯𝘂 (𝗻𝗼.𝟭𝟮) 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗟𝘄𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗹𝗲 𝗗𝗮𝗹𝗶 (𝗻𝗼. 𝟭𝟵), who were selected for the Karoo Sub Union u/12 rugby team. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘰𝘺𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘒𝘢𝘳𝘰𝘰 𝘳𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘵 𝘢 𝘴𝘶𝘣 𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘳𝘶𝘨𝘣𝘺 𝘵𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘯𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘧𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦.

Tara Ferreira and Caytah-Leigh Koeberg, members of Union High School, Graaff-Reinet’s 1st team tennis, reached a remarkable milestone today as they proudly earned their 𝟱𝟬𝗧𝗛 𝗖𝗔𝗣 for the school’s tennis team. Their commitment to the sport have not only brought them personal success but have also significantly contributed to the legacy of tennis at Union. […]

On Saturday, 13 July, Union High School, Graaff-Reinet’s junior sports teams competed against their Woodridge counterparts in an intense series of matches. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗵𝗼𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘆 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺𝘀 𝗽𝘂𝘁 𝘂𝗽 𝗮 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲, with the u/13C team battling to a 1-1 draw against Woodridge’s u/11A side. The u/13B team faced a tough challenge and ended up losing 0-1, […]

On Saturday, 13 July, Union High School, Graaff-Reinet had the pleasure of welcoming Gill College to our campus for a set of hockey and rugby matches. On the hockey field, Union’s u/14A team faced Gill’s second team, securing a 12-0 victory, while the match between the two first teams saw Union emerging victorious with a […]

Union High School, Graaff-Reinet’s junior hockey and rugby teams faced off against visiting Laerskool Gill / Gill Primary today. 𝘉𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘪𝘦𝘳𝘤𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘶𝘯𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘥, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘭𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘴 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘰𝘭𝘶𝘵𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘨𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘢𝘭𝘭. 𝗛𝗼𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘆 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘀:• u/13B triumphed 8-0• u/13A secured a 7-0 victory 𝗥𝘂𝗴𝗯𝘆 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘀:• u/11A fell 7-27• u/11B was […]

U/13A Hockey Team 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘪𝘳𝘭𝘴 𝘥𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘯 𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘦𝘦-𝘥𝘢𝘺 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵, 𝘮𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘤𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘯 𝘴𝘩𝘦𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘤𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘷𝘦 17 𝘨𝘰𝘢𝘭𝘴 𝘪𝘯 6 𝘨𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘴. Their formidable defense and dynamic offense led them to victories against several strong opponents: Gonubie (2-0), Stirling (5-0), Charlo (2-0), Clarendon (4-0) and Cambridge (4-0). The team’s only draw […]

Union High School, Graaff-Reinet’s 𝗖𝗵𝗹𝗼𝗲-𝗔𝗻𝗻𝗲 𝗙𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗲, a 14-year-old martial arts prodigy, garnered significant recognition on Saturday, 8 June, by winning a silver medal at the Eastern Cape MMA Classics. 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘨𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵, 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘩 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘸𝘤𝘢𝘴𝘦𝘴 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘮𝘪𝘹𝘦𝘥 𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘴 (𝘔𝘔𝘈), 𝘴𝘢𝘸 𝘊𝘩𝘭𝘰𝘦-𝘈𝘯𝘯𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘦𝘹𝘤𝘦𝘱𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘴𝘬𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘥𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯. Her performance […]

On Saturday the Union Schools’ rugby players traveled to Makhanda for their annual derby against Graeme College. 1st Team ReportOur last fixture for the 2nd term was against our arch rivals Graeme College from Makhanda, as to be excepted it was a tough task at hand. The match started off by both teams taking the […]

Union High School, Graaff-Reinet’s 1st team hockey girls faced off against their Kingswood College counterparts today, with the match ending in a 1-1 draw. Although the Union girls held a 1-0 lead for the majority of the match, the Kingswood team rallied and in a heart-stopping moment, managed to equalize with less than a minute […]

This past weekend saw Grade 10 learner 𝗧𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻 𝗛𝗼𝗽𝗲 competing in the Lormar Endurance Ride in the Middelburg district, where he completed the 80km race to successfully qualify for the Fauresmith International Endurance Ride taking place in the Free State during July this year.

𝘾𝙤𝙣𝙜𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙪𝙡𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝙩𝙤 Nina Japhta who claimed third place in the u/18 Girls’ category and Neelon Fourie who claimed third place in the u/18 Boys’ category. 𝙎𝙥𝙚𝙘𝙞𝙖𝙡 𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙢𝙪𝙨𝙩 𝙗𝙚 𝙢𝙖𝙙𝙚 𝙤𝙛 Sarah Wilmot who won the Open Section for women – Sarah received a cash prize for being the best female player of the day.