Year: 2024

Sport Results

Union High School’s 1st XV rugby was privileged to be invited to the first rugby festival hosted by Hoër Volkskool from 1 – 4 of May 2024. 

On the first day of play, Union faced Hoër Middelburg from Middelburg (Eastern Cape). Poor defence and a lack of energy allowed Middelburg to put points on the board. Union however managed to score a try and we went into the half-time break 5-20 in favour of Middelburg. The second half was a different story and the Union boys finally decided that they wanted to play some proper rugby. Union managed to score an unanswered 34 points in the second and did not allow the hosts to put any points on the board. Union won the game by 39-20. 

On the last day of the Festival, Union played against Langenhoven Gymnasium from Riversdale. The boys picked up from where we left off on the first day and scored 17 points playing into a very strong wind in the first half of the game. In the second half we could only manage to score one more converted try to end the match with a 24-0 victory. 

Union High School, Graaff-Reinet’s 𝘂/𝟭𝟲𝗔 rugby team showcased their prowess at Hoër Volkskool’s 𝗥𝗨𝗚𝗕𝗬 𝗙𝗘𝗦𝗧𝗜𝗩𝗔𝗟 over the past weekend.

Their campaign kicked off on Thursday with a resounding victory over Riverdal’s Hoërskool Langenhoven, securing a convincing 23-12 win.

Building on this momentum, they clinched another win on Saturday, defeating Hoërskool Kathu with a score of 26-14.

𝘞𝘦𝘭𝘭 𝘥𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘰𝘺𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘤𝘰𝘢𝘤𝘩, 𝘔𝘳 𝘏𝘢𝘯𝘯𝘰 𝘚𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘪𝘶𝘴!

Sport Results

Union High School, Graaff-Reinet’s senior hockey girls enjoyed a fun morning on the AstroTurf earlier today, as they triumphed over visiting Victoria Girls’ High School, in a series of exciting matches.

𝘋𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘤𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘣𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘤 𝘧𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘸𝘦𝘭𝘭 𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘯𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵, 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘬𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘨𝘪𝘳𝘭𝘴 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘥 𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘭𝘦 𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘯𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘧𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘨𝘶𝘦, 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘥 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘨𝘺 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘪𝘦𝘭𝘥.

The u/14A team secured a commanding 5-2 victory, while the u/16A side followed suit with a stellar 3-1 win. Meanwhile, the second team delivered a fantastic performance, dominating their match with an impressive 12-0 triumph.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗮 𝟮-𝟬 𝘃𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗯𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝟭𝘀𝘁 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺.

Sport Results

1St XVI MATCH REPORT

On Saturday 27 April 2024 Union’s 1st XV played against Muir College in our annual derby day. Union playing with the wind in the first half looked good on attack but could not get any points on the scoreboard in the first half. Muir however scored two tries just before half-time, taking the lead by 0-12. 

What made matters even worse for Union is that they then had to play into a strong wind in the second half. Muir got off to a flying start by scoring within the first minutes of the second half. Poor defence from the Union side led to Muir College scoring more tries. Union lost the game by 7-45. 

OTHER RESULTS
U/11: 5-41
U/13: 0-51
U/14: 0-61
U/15: 5-63
U/16: 3-26
2^nd: 0-40

Sport Results

In a fun home fixture earlier this week, Union High School, Graaff-Reinet’s 2nd junior tennis team took to the courts against Middelburg’s Karel Theron Primary School.

The Union players dominated the court, securing victories in 11 out of the 12 matches played.

𝘈 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘣𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘜𝘯𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘦 𝘦𝘹𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘒𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘭 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘰𝘯 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘴𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘫𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘎𝘳𝘢𝘢𝘧𝘧-𝘙𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘵

Sport Results

First Team match report:
Unfortunately, our team struggled to adapt to this defensive approach, resulting in numerous 50/50 ball situations. Within the first 5 minutes, Stirling was awarded a penalty stroke due to poor defence. The girls demonstrated resilience, bouncing back with a beautiful team goal.

The half-time score stood at an even 1-1. 

Second and Third Chukka: Despite creating numerous attacking opportunities, the first team faced formidable resistance from Stirling’s defence. Stirling’s goalkeeper played a pivotal role in keeping the ball out of the goal box. Stirling created 3 counter-attack opportunities, scoring 2 goals during this period.

Stirling emerged victorious with a score of 3-1

Other Results:

• The 2nd team also faced a tough match, losing narrowly with a score of 1-0.
• The Under 16 A team encountered a challenging opponent, resulting in a 6-0 loss.
• The Under 14A team managed to secure a draw, ending the game 3-3.

Sport Results

In a highly anticipated annual rugby fixture, Union High School, Graaff-Reinet’s 1st XV clashed with Stirling this past Saturday, 20 April, in East London.

1st XV vs Stirling:
The match kicked off with Union’s 1st XV showing immense vigour and determination, eager to secure a victory. However, a costly mistake early on allowed Stirling to pounce, securing their first try of the game and putting Union on the backfoot.

Despite the setback, Union rallied and managed to convert a penalty kick, narrowing Stirling’s lead to 3-7. 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙜𝙖𝙢𝙚 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙢𝙖𝙧𝙠𝙚𝙙 𝙗𝙮 𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙣𝙨𝙚 𝙗𝙖𝙘𝙠-𝙖𝙣𝙙-𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙝 𝙖𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣, 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙐𝙣𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙞𝙫𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙤 𝙧𝙚𝙜𝙖𝙞𝙣 𝙥𝙤𝙨𝙨𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙧𝙤𝙡. A try by Shaakir Kazi injected a burst of energy into the Union side, bringing the score to 10-12, still in favour of Stirling.

As the first half drew to a close, Stirling capitalized on an opportunity, scoring another try just before halftime, extending their lead to 10-17.

𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘜𝘯𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘣𝘰𝘺𝘴 𝘣𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘵 𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘪𝘦𝘭𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘧 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘸𝘦𝘥 𝘥𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘦𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘪𝘥𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘢𝘮𝘦. 𝘋𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘦𝘧𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘴, 𝘢 𝘭𝘢𝘱𝘴𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘥𝘦𝘧𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘦 𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘥 𝘚𝘵𝘪𝘳𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘸𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘢𝘱 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘢𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘳𝘺. 𝘏𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳, 𝘜𝘯𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘳𝘦𝘧𝘶𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘥𝘰𝘸𝘯, 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘗𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘔𝘪𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘦𝘭𝘴 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘸𝘤𝘢𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘦𝘹𝘤𝘦𝘱𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘴𝘬𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘤𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘢 𝘣𝘳𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘳𝘺, 𝘯𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘰𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘚𝘵𝘪𝘳𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨’𝘴 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘥 𝘰𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦.

The game continued to be a seesaw battle, with both teams fighting tooth and nail for dominance. Another try by Stirling, due to a lapse in concentration, pushed the score to 17-29. Yet, Union’s spirit remained unbroken, as evidenced by Peter Michaels’ second individual try, bringing the final score to 22-29 in favour of Stirling.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝘀:
• 2nd XV lost 40-3
• u/16 lost 20-0
• u/15 lost 62-5
• u/14 lost 68-0
(𝘞𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘮𝘴 𝘧𝘢𝘤𝘦𝘥 𝘢 𝘵𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘴, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘢𝘺’𝘴 𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘴 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘸𝘤𝘢𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘜𝘯𝘪𝘰𝘯’𝘴 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘢𝘤𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘴 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘭𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘴.)