Senior Rugby vs Bergsig – Results

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 ๐—จ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฏ๐—” team delivered an outstanding performance, winning decisively with a score of 53-5. The ๐—จ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฑ๐—” team also put in a commendable effort, narrowly winning 7-5.

The ๐Ÿฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ซ๐—ฉ faced a tough challenge, finishing with a score of 7-37 against Bergsig.

The ๐—จ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฐ๐—” team triumphed over Bonzai with a solid 24-0 victory.

The ๐—จ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฒ๐—” squad followed suit, securing a 14-7 win against Bergsig.

Lastly, the final match of the day saw the ๐Ÿญ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ซ๐—ฉ battling to a dramatic 29-29 draw. Union got off to a good start but ill-discipline led to Bergsig getting he first points on the board through a penalty kick, taking the lead by 0-3. Union then managed to score a try by Elvandre Meyer and Makukhanye de Beer converted it, taking the score to 7-3 in favour of the Union side. A mistake on a attack led to Bergsig scoring and taking the lead by 7-10. A brilliant try by Liso Booi allowed Union to take the lead taking the score to 12-10. Bergsig then scored two more tries before half time and taking the lead by 12-22 going into the half-time break. 

The second hald proved to be much like the 1st half where the Union boys didn’t take the opportunities on hand. Bergsig scored once again and extended their lead to 12-29. The Union boys fought back and scored tries through Yaaseen Kazi, Yonela Wana and Janathen van den Berg. The game ended in a hard fought draw 29-29. 

Junior Hockey vs Sunridge Primary – Results

Despite an early start this morning, the Union Schools’ ๐—๐—จ๐—ก๐—œ๐—ข๐—ฅ ๐—›๐—ข๐—–๐—ž๐—˜๐—ฌ 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 winning streak with a 3-0 victory.

The u/9A team dominated the game, finishing with a score of 13-0 and the u/9B team also celebrated a resounding 9-0 win.

As the day continued, the u/10A team achieved a commanding 10-0 victory and the u/10B team capped off an incredible performance with a 7-1 win.

The u/13 teams were equally impressive, with the u/13A and u/13B teams each winning 2-1, while the u/13C team secured a 2-0 victory and the u/13D team triumphed with a 5-0 win.

U/13A Team

๐—ช๐—ฒ๐—น๐—น ๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฒ, ๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—น๐˜€!

New Picnic Benches Arrived

We have just offloaded a truck-load of new ๐—ฃ๐—œ๐—–๐—ก๐—œ๐—– ๐—•๐—˜๐—ก๐—–๐—›๐—˜๐—ฆ intended for the Tony Burrell Union’s deck, generously donated by our wonderful Old Unionites.

๐˜ž๐˜ฆ ๐˜ค๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฐ๐˜ต ๐˜ฆ๐˜น๐˜ฑ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ด ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜จ๐˜ฉ ๐˜จ๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ถ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ด ๐˜ด๐˜ถ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ต ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ด ๐˜ฑ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ซ๐˜ฆ๐˜ค๐˜ต ๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ด ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ค๐˜ฆ๐˜ช๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ!

These benches will serve as an incredible asset to theย Union High Schoolย campus and clubhouse, creating inviting spaces for gatherings, relaxation and community connection.

In addition to the gratitude we feel towards our Old Unionites, we would also like to extend a ๐—›๐—˜๐—”๐—ฅ๐—ง๐—™๐—˜๐—Ÿ๐—ง ๐—ง๐—›๐—”๐—ก๐—ž ๐—ฌ๐—ข๐—จ to Mr Gilbert Loots and his team at Montego Pet Nutrition for their exceptional support with the logistics involved in transporting the benches from Johannesburg to Graaff-Reinet. Their assistance has truly been invaluable!

๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ธ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜‚๐˜€ ๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ณ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€!