Sport Results
๐ช๐๐๐ ๐๐ข๐ก๐ to Grade 12 learner ๐๐๐ต๐น๐ฒ๐ถ๐ด๐ต ๐ฆ๐ต๐ฒ๐น๐น on completing the 25km Camdeboo Hospice Hike & Hobble fundraising event this past Saturday, 9 May. Taking on this meaningful challenge alongside her mom, Union High School secretary Sharon Krige, makes the achievement all the more special. ๐๐ฐ๐ต ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ญ๐บ ๐ช๐ด ๐ต๐ฉ๐ช๐ด ๐ข ๐ธ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ง๐ถ๐ญ ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ด๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ข๐ญ ๐ข๐ค๐ค๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ญ๐ช๐ด๐ฉ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต, ๐ฃ๐ถ๐ต ๐ข๐ญ๐ด๐ฐ […]
A huge ๐ช๐๐๐ ๐๐ข๐ก๐ to Grade 8 learner ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ฒ ๐ ๐ถ๐น๐น๐ on being awarded his EP colours for representing the U16 Eastern Province Elephants team at the Junior National Indoor Cricket South Africa tournament this past April. ๐๐ฉ๐ช๐ด ๐ช๐ด ๐ข ๐ญ๐ฐ๐ท๐ฆ๐ญ๐บ ๐ข๐ค๐ฉ๐ช๐ฆ๐ท๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ข ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ง๐ญ๐ฆ๐ค๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฆ๐ง๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ๐ต ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฎ๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต ๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ต๐ช๐ฏ๐ถ๐ฆ๐ด ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ด๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ธ. ๐ช๐ฒโ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ฑ […]
This past weekend saw a proud showing from our Grade 7 learners, with ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ (loose forward) and ๐ฌ๐ผ๐น๐ผ ๐ฉ๐๐๐๐น๐ฎ (hooker) representing us in Makhanda at the Eastern Province Rugby Unionโs second round of trials for the EPPSRA U13 team. At the same time, ๐๐บ๐บ๐ฎ ๐๐๐ฟ๐ด๐ฒ๐ฟ and ๐๐ฎ๐๐น๐ฎ ๐ข๐๐ flew the Union flag high in […]
A big ๐๐ข๐ก๐๐ฅ๐๐ง๐จ๐๐๐ง๐๐ข๐ก๐ฆ to our Union High School rugby boys on their well-deserved selection to various representative teams. We are incredibly proud to see ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ฎ๐ณ๐๐ฎ named in the U16 Grant Khomo Invitational Team, which will compete in Durban during the June holidays, as well as ๐๐น๐ฒ๐ท๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฟ๐ผ ๐ ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ผ๐ผ๐ฟ and ๐๐๐๐ผ๐น๐ผ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐น๐ถ (U16 Karoo) and ๐๐๐ต๐ฎ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฎ […]
Rugby Report The team faced two tough fixtures against strong local opposition, gaining valuable experience and lessons along the way. Match 1: Union vs Langenhoven Gimnasium (Final)The hosts came out firing from the start, applying relentless pressure through well-executed up-and-under kicks that unsettled Unionโs back three. Costly errors allowed Langenhoven to capitalize, racing to a […]
Rugby The U/11A team delivered a dominant performance to win 24โ0, displaying excellent teamwork and defensive discipline. The U/13A side continued the winning momentum with a strong 19โ0 victory, controlling the game from start to finish. Hockey In hockey, the U/11A team produced an outstanding performance against Kroonvaleโs U/13A side, securing an emphatic 8โ0 win. […]
On Saturday, 18 April, Union High School Grade 7 learner ๐ฆ๐ต๐ฎ๐ป๐ฎ ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ป participated in an archery competition hosted at Hoรซr Volkskool. ๐๐ฉ๐ข๐ฏ๐ข ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ญ๐ช๐ท๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ข๐ฏ ๐ฆ๐น๐ค๐ฆ๐ญ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฎ๐ข๐ฏ๐ค๐ฆ ๐ข๐ค๐ณ๐ฐ๐ด๐ด ๐ฃ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฉ ๐ฅ๐ช๐ด๐ค๐ช๐ฑ๐ญ๐ช๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ด ๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฅ๐ข๐บ. In the Bullseye competition, she secured 1st place with a top score of 259, showing impressive consistency across both distances. She followed this […]
๐๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ ๐น๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ as we hosted Laerskool Aliwal-Noord today, with our junior hockey and rugby teams delivering strong performances across the board. ๐ข๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ต๐ผ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฒ๐น๐ฑ, the U11A side edged a hard-fought 2-1 win, while the U13A team impressed with a confident 4-1 victory. ๐๐ถ๐ณ ๐ด๐ช๐ฏ๐ค๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฌ๐ด ๐ต๐ฐ ๐๐ญ๐ช๐ธ๐ข๐ญ-๐๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฅโ๐ด ๐11๐ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ […]
A solid afternoon of rugby for Union High School against Cradock, with the ๐ญ๐๐ ๐ซ๐ฉ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฎ ๐ฝ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฎ๐ฐ-๐ญ๐ฌ ๐๐ถ๐ป. Unionโs 1st XV delivered a commanding performance, setting the tone early with quick attacking play that saw them dominate possession and territory. Their fast start, however, led to a lapse in defensive concentration, allowing Cradock […]
UHS vs Collegiate It was a challenging outing for our girls against Collegiate this past weekend. The First Team went down 10 โ 0, but the scoreline does not fully reflect the character and resilience shown on the field. After a very tough start, finding themselves 5 โ 0 down after the first chukka and […]
The rugby fixtures against Sunridge proved challenging, with our teams facing strong opposition across all age groups. U/11A went down 19โ0, while U/11B lost 39โ0. In the U/13 division, U/13B suffered a 50โ0 defeat and U/13A lost 43โ7. While the results were not in our favour, the fixtures highlighted key areas for development, particularly in […]
This past Saturday, Union High Schoolโs 1st XV traveled to Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth) to face a well-prepared Victoria Park side. The opposition had clearly studied our previous matches and executed a smart defensive plan, shutting down many of our attacking opportunities. Despite this, Union managed to break through. Qhama Solomon calmly slotted a penalty to […]
Several of Union High School’s chess players participated in the ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ต ๐๐ฎ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐บ๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ถ๐๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ง๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฎ๐น๐ in Graaff-Reinet on Saturday, 11 April, competing in a strong and competitive field. ๐๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฆ๐ท๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ท๐ช๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ข ๐จ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฅ ๐ฐ๐ฑ๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ต๐ถ๐ฏ๐ช๐ต๐บ ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ ๐ฑ๐ญ๐ข๐บ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ด ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ต๐ฆ๐ด๐ต ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ด๐ฆ๐ญ๐ท๐ฆ๐ด ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐จ๐ข๐ช๐ฏ ๐ง๐ถ๐ณ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ฆ๐น๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ช๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ค๐ฆ. Union High Schoolโs players performed exceptionally well, achieving the following results:U12 […]
Our junior hockey girls enjoyed a productive morning on home turf today, taking on a visiting side from Sunridge Primary School in cool, rainy conditions that added a gentle challenge to the proceedings. ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐จ๐ญ๐ญ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐บ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ฎ ๐๐ผ๐น๐ถ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐น๐ ๐ผ๐ป, with U11A recording a 9-0 win and U11B following up with a well-deserved […]
Well done to our young Union High School, Graaff-Reinet rugby players, ๐จ๐๐ต๐บ๐ฎ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฆ๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐น๐ฒ, ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐, ๐ฌ๐ผ๐น๐ผ ๐ฉ๐๐๐๐น๐ฎ, ๐๐๐ถ๐ฝ๐ต๐ถ๐น๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐น๐ฒ๐น๐ฎ, ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐๐ผ๐ป ๐ข๐๐๐๐ and ๐ฆ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฎ๐๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐๐ฟ๐ผ, on their selection to the U13 Karoo Rugby Team for 2026. This is a wonderful achievement and a proud moment for both the boys and our school. We wish them all […]
U13A hockey girls travelled to Clarendon Park Primary School in Gqeberha to take part in the 2026 Tavcor VW Alan Lones Hockey and Rugby Festival. ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐จ๐ญ๐ฏ๐ ๐ต๐ผ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ ๐ด๐ถ๐ฟ๐น๐ ๐ฒ๐ป๐ท๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฎ ๐ฏ๐๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ณ๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐น ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฎ๐บ๐บ๐ฒ, securing wins over Hudson Park (2-0) and Herbert Hurd (3-0). While results didnโt always go their way against tough […]
Rugby Vs Cambridge High School 19 – 7 Vs Somerset College 40 – 7 Hockey – UHS 1st XI Union High School’s 1st senior hockey team enjoyed a strong and encouraging campaign at this yearโs ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฌ ๐ฆ๐จ๐๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ก ๐ฆ๐๐ก๐๐ข๐ฅ ๐ฅ๐จ๐๐๐ฌ & ๐๐ข๐๐๐๐ฌ ๐๐๐ฆ๐ง๐๐ฉ๐๐, finishing as runners-up on home turf. As hosts, the girls settled into the […]
At the start of the recent school holiday, Union High School’s U11A rugby boys and U13A hockey girls travelled to Clarendon Park Primary School in Gqeberha to take part in the 2026 Tavcor VW Alan Lones Hockey and Rugby Festival. ๐ข๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ต๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฒ ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ถ๐ ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐, the rugby boys showed steady improvement as they took […]
Excitement filled the air on Friday the 3rd April. The Boys eager to get to Bloemfontein. Saturday 4th of April saw Union take on Hoerskool Upington. A hard fought game. Which up till the last 10 minutes could of gone either way. The end whistle went and Union ended victorious 26-15. Tries scored by Benji […]
On 27 March, we played against Monument Park and unfortunately went down 0โ55. The boys showed great character and resilience, bouncing back strongly on Saturday with a well-deserved 19โ5 victory over Frans Conradie. We played our final match on Monday, 30/03/2026, against Eikestad, where we lost 7โ41. Despite the mixed results, the Marlow tour was […]
UHS U/15 and U/16 rugby teams travelled to Gqeberha over the holidays to participate in the Westering High School Junior Rugby Festival held on 27โ28 March 2026. On the opening day, both teams delivered outstanding performances against Alexander Road High School. The U/15 side secured a solid 14โ0 victory, while the U/16 team followed up […]
๐ ๐๐จ๐๐ ๐๐ข๐ก๐๐ฅ๐๐ง๐จ๐๐๐ง๐๐ข๐ก๐ฆ to all our Union swimmers who participated in the recent SSA ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ญ ๐๐๐๐, held at Newton Park Swimming Pool in Gqeberha. Union delivered an outstanding performance on the day, finishing tied in 1st place overall. Among the standout results, ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ผ๐๐ claimed 1st place in the Girls 12 50m Butterfly, 1st […]
A superb performance from Union High Schoolโs 1st XV saw them secure a 39-11 victory over Port Rex Technical High School at the Wildeklawer Graeme College Rugby Festival in Makhanda today – ๐ช๐๐๐ ๐๐ข๐ก๐ to the team on a fantastic result! Other Results (UHS scores first): U11A vs Fort Beaufort: 0โ27U13A vs Beaconhurst: 32โ25U14 vs […]
It was lovely to host St Andrew’s Preparatory Schoolโs rugby teams for a morning of good rugby. There were encouraging results for our U9A (36-7), U11B (10-7) and U13A (29-17) teams, while the U11A (0-48) and U13B (10-38) sides came up against strong opposition. ๐ง๐๐๐ก๐ ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ to St Andrewโs Prep for the enjoyable fixtures and […]
๐๐ข๐ก๐๐ฅ๐๐ง๐จ๐๐๐ง๐๐ข๐ก๐ฆ ๐๐ผ Union High School’s newest First Aiders! Zunaida Deysel, Bella Hawkins, Kira Hector, Lethabo Ledwaba, Simamkele Ngqele, Isabella Tadesses and Sixolile Singeni (absent on photo) recently successfully completed their ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ญ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ง ๐๐๐ ๐๐ข๐จ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐, for which they were presented with a certificate during a recent school assembly. ๐๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ด๐ค๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ญ’๐ด ๐ง๐ช๐ณ๐ด๐ต ๐ข๐ช๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ด ๐ข๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ณ๐ช๐จ๐ฉ๐ต […]
This past weekend at the Greg Beling Festival was extremely disappointing for the 1st team. The results reflect performances that were far below the standard expected when wearing the Union jersey. vs Merrifield: Lost 3โ1We started the tournament poorly. Our intensity, decision-making, and work rate were not at the level required. Too often we allowed […]
A huge well done to junior cricketers ๐๐ฑ๐๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ผ๐น๐บ๐ฒ๐ and ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ธ ๐๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฎ๐ป on their outstanding bowling performances against Muir College! Edwin delivered a phenomenal spell for the U13A side, claiming 6 wickets for just 3 runs. Not to be outdone, Mark shone for the U11A team with figures of 5 wickets for 4 runs, including […]
This past Saturday saw our rugby boys travel to Bloemfontein en masse for the 15th annual derby day against Saint Andrew’s School, Bloemfontein. Our teams competed with determination across all age groups, producing some enjoyable encounters on the field. Results (Union scores first) were: U14: 12-40, U15: 27-19, U16: 17-43, 2nd XV: 22-19, 1st XV: […]
๐๐ข๐ก๐๐ฅ๐๐ง๐จ๐๐๐ง๐๐ข๐ก๐ฆ to Union High School swimmer ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ถ๐ฒ๐น ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐, who has been selected by Eastern Cape Schools Aquatics (ECSA) to represent the Eastern Cape at the SA Schools National Swimming Championships taking place from 24 to 27 April this year. ๐๐ฆ ๐ข๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ช๐ฏ๐ค๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฅ๐ช๐ฃ๐ญ๐บ ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฅ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ต๐ฉ๐ช๐ด ๐ข๐ค๐ค๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ญ๐ช๐ด๐ฉ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ธ๐ช๐ด๐ฉ ๐ฉ๐ช๐ฎ ๐ฆ๐ท๐ฆ๐ณ๐บ ๐ด๐ถ๐ค๐ค๐ฆ๐ด๐ด ๐ข๐ด ๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฑ๐ข๐ณ๐ฆ๐ด ๐ต๐ฐ […]
Union High School, Graaff-Reinet learner ๐๐บ๐บ๐ฎ ๐๐ถ๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ผ๐ป๐ participated in the Tarkastad Show this past weekend, 7 & 8 March, competing in the Saddle Horse competition. Emma delivered a superb performance in the arena, earning 1st place in the Park Horse division for riders under 18, 1st place in the Equitation Class for riders under 18, […]
Union High School’s senior rugby teams travelled to Gqeberha today to take on Hoรซrskool DF Malherbe High School in a set of fixtures played in rainy and blustery conditions. The U14 side recorded a convincing 93-5 win, while the U15s went down 7-19. The U16s faced a strong challenge and lost 3-61, before the 2nd […]
A good start to the season for our rugby boys, who took to the field today for their first matches at the annual ๐๐๐๐ ๐ฆ๐ฃ๐ข๐ฅ๐ง๐ฆ ๐๐๐ฌ. The ๐จ๐ญ๐ฐ๐ opened the day with a solid 26-5 win over Hoรซrskool Kirkwood, followed by the ๐จ๐ญ๐ฒ๐ who secured a steady 17-7 victory against Get Ahead College. Our ๐ญ๐๐ […]
Union High Schoolโs 1st hockey team returns home today after competing in their first festival of the 2026 season – a wonderful start filled with promise for the season ahead. ๐๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐จ๐ช๐ณ๐ญ๐ด ๐ฑ๐ญ๐ข๐บ๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ง๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ต๐ช๐ต๐ช๐ท๐ฆ ๐ฎ๐ข๐ต๐ค๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ด ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ง๐ช๐ฏ๐ข๐ญ ๐ฅ๐ข๐บโ๐ด ๐ง๐ช๐น๐ต๐ถ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ด ๐ธ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ๐ต๐ถ๐ฏ๐ข๐ต๐ฆ๐ญ๐บ ๐ค๐ข๐ฏ๐ค๐ฆ๐ญ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ฅ๐ถ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ณ๐ข๐ช๐ฏ. They opened with a hard-fought 0-0 draw against […]
Union High School’s 2nd hockey team participated in the ๐๐๐๐ ๐ฆ๐ฃ๐ข๐ฅ๐ง๐ฆ ๐๐๐ฌ on Saturday, 28 February, putting in a steady and committed performance throughout the day. ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐บ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ด๐ผ๐ผ๐ฑ ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ against Templetonโs 1st team (2-0) and Adelaideโs 1st team (1-0). They faced tougher opposition in Lilyfontein’s 1st team (0-3) and Hangklip’s 1st team (0-2), […]
Union High Schoolโs U11A and U13A teams enjoyed ๐ฎ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐๐ผ-๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ ๐ณ๐ถ๐ ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ against a visiting Muir College Boy’s Primary School side, with both age groups producing encouraging performances across the weekend. The ๐จ๐ญ๐ญ๐ showed great character on Friday after a shaky start with the bat. Liam Raath (29*) and Callan Strydom (15) rebuilt the innings […]
๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ถ๐ฒ๐น ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ and ๐ญ๐ผรซ ๐ ๐ถ๐น๐น๐ delivered commendable performances at the Eastern Cape Provincial Trials this weekend, competing against some of the strongest swimmers in the province. ๐๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ช๐ณ ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ด๐ถ๐ญ๐ต๐ด ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ง๐ญ๐ฆ๐ค๐ต ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ด๐ช๐ด๐ต๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต ๐ฆ๐ง๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ๐ต, ๐ฅ๐ช๐ด๐ค๐ช๐ฑ๐ญ๐ช๐ฏ๐ฆ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ข ๐ด๐ต๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐บ ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฎ๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ช๐ณ ๐ต๐ณ๐ข๐ช๐ฏ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ. ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ถ๐ฒ๐น impressed with his versatility, earning three 2nd place finishes in the 50m, 100m and 200m […]
Well done to Grade 5 cricketer ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ธ ๐๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฎ๐ป on claiming an incredible 6 wickets for just 5 runs in 3 overs, including a superb hat-trick, against Willem Postma Primรชr.
Congratulations to our Union High School, Graaff-Reinet and Union Preparatory School, Graaff-Reinet swimmers who, following their excellent performances at the recent Karoo Gala, were selected to represent the Karoo Team at the ๐๐ก๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐ฆ๐ง๐ฅ๐๐๐ง๐ฆ ๐๐๐๐ being held at Merrifield College in East London at the beginning of March. ๐ ๐๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ฒ๐น๐น ๐ฑ๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ ๐๐ผ Grace Kitching, […]
Well done to ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐๐ฐ๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ด (Grade 5) on her excellent achievement in the Girls U11 High Jump at the recent Sarah Baartman Athletics Meet for Primary Schools at the Oval in Gqeberha. Graceโs impressive performance secured her selection to represent the Sarah Baartman Team at the Provincial Championships to be held at Queen’s College in […]
The annual ๐๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ข ๐๐๐๐, held at Hoรซr Volkskool this afternoon, Wednesday, 18 February, once again brought together talented swimmers from across the region. In addition to the Union participants, teams from Gill, Cradock, Volkskool, Marlow and a group of home-schoolers competed in an exciting event that celebrated both individual excellence and teamwork. In the primary […]
Nine athletes from Union High School participated in the Sarah Baartman Athletics Meeting on Tuesday, 17 February at the Oval in Gqeberha. Our athletes delivered outstanding performances in both field and track events. Their hard work was rewarded with several top finishes, securing the following positions on the podium: u14๏ฌ Liyabona Magqabi 1st place in […]
From the very first ball bowled on Wednesday, 18 February, it was clear that Union High School’s junior cricketers’ 2026 ๐ง๐ข๐จ๐ฅ ๐ง๐ข ๐๐๐ข๐๐ would be about ๐บ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ป ๐ท๐๐๐ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐๐น๐๐. ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐จ๐ญ๐ญ๐ ๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ป๐ผ๐๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ถ๐ฟ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐น ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ป๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ด๐ฒ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ ๐๐๐๐น๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ด๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ ๐ช๐ถ๐น๐น๐ฒ๐บ ๐ฃ๐ผ๐๐๐บ๐ฎ, claiming a superb 8-wicket win built on a breathtaking spell of 6/5 – […]
What a special Saturday it was as Union High School’s senior cricketers played their final match of the season against a visiting Graeme College. Unionโs 1st XI won the toss and elected to bat first, but found themselves under early pressure, losing wickets and battling to build momentum. ๐๐ฆ๐ด๐ฑ๐ช๐ต๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ช๐ณ ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ต๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฎ๐ช๐ฏ๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ข๐ต ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ค๐ณ๐ฆ๐ข๐ด๐ฆ, ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐บ […]
Congratulations to our Union High Schoolswimmers who represented the school at the ๐๐๐ฆ๐ง๐ฅ๐๐๐ง ๐ง๐ฅ๐๐๐๐ฆ this past Saturday, 14 February. The team delivered a host of outstanding performances, with numerous podium finishes and impressive personal bests. ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ถ๐ฒ๐น ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ led the charge with a 1st place finish in the 200m Breaststroke and a string of 2nd place […]
Several of our Union High School, Graaff-Reinet swimmers represented the school at the recent ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐, delivering a series of determined and encouraging performances across the various age groups. Notable highlights included a superb 1st place finish for ๐๐น๐๐๐๐ฎ ๐ง๐ฟ๐ผ๐น๐น๐ถ๐ฝ in the Girls u16 50m Freestyle, along with strong podium finishes from ๐ญ๐ผรซ ๐ ๐ถ๐น๐น๐ […]
Three of our junior learners proudly represented the school at the Oval in Gqeberha during the Sarah Baartman Athletics Day on Saturday, 14 February, and delivered strong performances. ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐๐ฐ๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ด soared to an impressive 3rd place in the Girls u11 High Jump, while ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ต ๐๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ secured a commendable 5th place in the Girls u12 High […]
What a fantastic weekend of cricket for Unionโs juniors against a visiting Herbert Hurd. ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐จ๐ญ๐ญ๐ ๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ๐ผ๐๐ ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ฝ๐ผ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ across both days, starting on Friday with a thrilling three-wicket win after chasing down 52 in a tightly contested 20-over match. Callan Strydom (3/11) and Jac Jacobs (1/3) set the tone with disciplined […]
Union High School learner ๐๐บ๐บ๐ฎ ๐๐ถ๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ผ๐ป๐ participated in the Victoria West Show this past weekend, 6 to 7 February, competing in the Saddle Horse competition. ๐๐ฉ๐ช๐ด ๐ฎ๐ข๐ณ๐ฌ๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ท๐ฆ๐ณ๐บ ๐ง๐ช๐ณ๐ด๐ต ๐ข๐ฑ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ข๐ณ๐ข๐ฏ๐ค๐ฆ ๐ช๐ฏ ๐ข ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ญ๐ฆ ๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ต ๐ฅ๐ช๐ด๐ค๐ช๐ฑ๐ญ๐ช๐ฏ๐ฆ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ด๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ด๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฐ๐ค๐ค๐ข๐ด๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ข๐ถ๐ต๐ช๐ง๐ถ๐ญ๐ญ๐บ. Emma achieved an outstanding 1st place in the Park Horse division for […]
๐ ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ณ๐๐น๐น๐ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ฐ๐ต๐ผ๐ผ๐น๐ ๐๐๐ถ๐บ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ด๐ฎ๐น๐ฎ unfolded between Volkskool and the Union Schools on Monday, 9 February, with races marked by respectful competition and steady enthusiasm from the spectators. As if scripted to perfection, the heavens opened and rain poured down to beautifully cap off the event, creating a truly memorable and special moment for […]
๐ฆ๐๐ถ๐บ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ถ๐ ๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐บ๐ผ๐๐ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐ – both mentally and physically – and the added pressure of meeting qualifying times makes the journey even more challenging. Progressing beyond district level requires unwavering commitment and countless hours of focused training in the pool. ๐๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ Union High School ๐ข๐ต๐ฉ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ต๐ฆ๐ด, ๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ฆ๐ท๐ฆ๐ณ, ๐ฉ๐ข๐ท๐ฆ ๐ด๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ฏ ๐ฆ๐น๐ค๐ฆ๐ฑ๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ข๐ญ ๐ฅ๐ช๐ด๐ค๐ช๐ฑ๐ญ๐ช๐ฏ๐ฆ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ […]
Due to bad weather Friday’s T20 games were called off. Union 2nd XI vs MarlowUnion batsmen were bowled out for 63 in 17 overs.โข Liyabona top-scored with 15 runs off 25 balls, striking three fours, before being run out.โข Qhama added 9 runs off 15 balls, including one boundary.Marlow started aggressively in their chase, needing […]
On Friday, 8 of our senior tennis players travelled to Burgersdorp to take part in the Van Niekerk & Koen tennis tournament, where they competed against Burgersdorp High School, Cradock High School, De Aar High School, and Hoรซrskool Jim Fouchรฉ from Bloemfontein.ย Having looked forward to this fixture since the start of term, our players […]
Several Union High School learners represented the school at the CMC athletics meet hosted by Hoรซr Volkskool today, Saturday, 7 February. ๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐น๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐ด๐ต ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฎ๐, they persevered admirably and were rewarded with a number of Top 3 placings across various events. ๐๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ช๐ณ ๐ด๐ต๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐บ ๐ฆ๐ง๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ๐ต, ๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ด๐ช๐ต๐ช๐ท๐ฆ ๐ข๐ต๐ต๐ช๐ต๐ถ๐ฅ๐ฆ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ด๐ช๐ญ๐ช๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ค๐ฆ ๐ธ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ฑ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ข๐ด๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ด๐ฆ๐ฆ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐บ […]
Friday 06/02/26 Union U/11A vs College Hill – T20 Union won the toss and elected to bat first. Liam Raath and Mark Copeman opened the innings and made a positive start. Mark Copeman contributed 13 runs, while Liam Raath top-scored with 21. Despite the good opening partnership, disciplined bowling from College Hill restricted Union to […]
Well done to Union High School learner ๐๐ฒ๐ป ๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ธ๐ฒ (Grade 12) and his friend Hendro de Beer, who took part in the 3 Beaches Challenge in Gqeberha earlier today. ๐๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ต๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ข๐ด ๐ข ๐ฅ๐ถ๐ฐ, ๐๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ณ๐ฐ ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ต๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ 3.2๐ฌ๐ฎ ๐ด๐ธ๐ช๐ฎ ๐ธ๐ฉ๐ช๐ญ๐ฆ ๐๐ฆ๐ฏ ๐ต๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ 3๐ฌ๐ฎ ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฏ. Covering the route between Pollok, Hobie, Humewood and Kings Beach, […]
Union High School’s 1st XI delivered a strong all-round performance against Cradock High School on Saturday, 30 January, after winning the toss and choosing to bat. ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐บ ๐ฝ๐ผ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฎ ๐๐ผ๐น๐ถ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฎ๐น ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฏ๐ฑ๐ฐ in 50 overs, built around a fine unbeaten 136 from ๐ฅ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ ๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐. Captain ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ป ๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ added a composed 91, while ๐๐ฎ๐น๐น๐๐บ […]
On Saturday, 30 January, Union High School’s u15A cricket team delivered a composed performance against their Hoรซr Volkskool Graaff-Reinet counterparts, securing a 110-run victory. After winning the toss, Union elected to bat first and built a competitive total of 159 runs, with ๐ก๐ฎ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น ๐ฃ๐ต๐ถ๐น๐น๐ถ๐ฝ๐ leading the way with a top score of 29. The boys […]
We are very proud ofย Union High Schoolย learners ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ฎ ๐๐น๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ธ๐ฒ, ๐๐ฎ๐๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ ๐๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ๐ฏ๐ถ๐ฒ and ๐ก๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ ๐๐ฎ๐ฝ๐๐ต๐ฎ for representing the Eastern Cape at the Mzantsi Inter-Provincial Youth Chess Championships. Gerda and Jasmine competed in the u16 Girls category, with Jasmine helping her team achieve a fourth-place finish, while Nina represented the province in the u20 team event (earning […]
Nothing beats the atmosphere of a night gala at the Union High School – the water shimmering beneath a setting sun, the warm breeze of a Karoo summer evening in the air and the sounds of cheering creating memories that last a lifetime. Congratulations to House Daly on claiming victory with 598 points and well […]
Union High School proudly hosted the 2026 ๐๐จ๐ก๐๐ข๐ฅ ๐๐ก๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ฆ๐๐๐ข๐ข๐๐ฆ ๐๐ง๐๐๐๐ง๐๐๐ฆ meet yesterday afternoon, welcoming Volkskool for a good old-fashioned afternoon of school sport. Our sports grounds were filled with excited young athletes, lined up to compete and giving their best in every race and event, while families and friends cheered them on from the sidelines. […]
Our Top 6 boysโ and girlsโ tennis players took to the courts in challenging, windy conditions as they competed in both singles and doubles against a visiting Cradock High School this afternoon. Despite their best efforts, ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ ๐ฏ๐ฒ ๐ฎ ๐๐ผ๐๐ด๐ต ๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐จ๐ป๐ถ๐ผ๐ป and we had to accept defeat with grace on […]
We were delighted to acknowledge some ๐ผ๐๐๐๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ถ๐ป๐ฑ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐๐ฎ๐น ๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ today. ๐๐น๐ฒ๐ ๐๐๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ produced a superb spell against Stirling High School, claiming an impressive 5 wickets for just 30 runs in his 7 overs. ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ป ๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ was simply sensational against Westering High School, taking a remarkable 7 wickets for only 18 runs in 7 overs. […]
1st TEAM REPORT Union High School 1st XI faced the Old Boys in a 50-over match. The Old Boys set a formidable total of 396, with standout batting from Jonathan Crankshaw (155) and Michael Biggs (106). Best Union High bowling came from Yaaseen Kazi (10 overs, 2 maidens, 38 runs) and Sibabalwe Mbutye (3 wickets). […]
Our 1st hockey team had the wonderful opportunity to ๐ฑ๐๐๐ ๐ผ๐ณ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐๐๐ this past Friday afternoon with a friendly match against the 2026 Foundersโ team. We are sincerely grateful to all the Old Girls and friends of Union who gave so generously of their time and energy to take on our current team. ๐ ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ […]
From the moment the cheerleaders made their unforgettable grand entrance – arriving in true show-stopping style in a police van and a fire truck – the tone was set for an exciting day at Union High Schoolโs 2026 ๐ฆ๐๐ก๐๐ข๐ฅ ๐๐ก๐ง๐๐ฅ๐๐ข๐จ๐ฆ๐ ๐๐ง๐๐๐๐ง๐๐๐ฆ, held on Wednesday, 21 January. ๐๐ต๐ฉ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ต๐ฆ๐ด ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ต๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ธ๐ช๐ต๐ฉ ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต๐ฉ๐ถ๐ด๐ช๐ข๐ด๐ฎ ๐ข๐ค๐ณ๐ฐ๐ด๐ด ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ ๐ต๐ณ๐ข๐ค๐ฌ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ง๐ช๐ฆ๐ญ๐ฅ […]
On Sunday, 18 January, Union High School, learner Gerda Clarke took on challenging conditions at the ๐ก๐ ๐๐ ๐ข๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ป ๐ช๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐บ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฝ๐ at Marina Martinique, Jeffreys Bay. Swimming a demanding 3km race, Gerda placed third in the 16-18 age category, finishing with an impressive time of 55:58.
We are incredibly proud of Grade 7 learner ๐ง๐ฎ๐๐น๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ฏ๐, who recently represented the Eastern Cape Elephants at the Interprovincial Tennis Tournament held in Bloemfontein from 8 to 11 January. Competing in her very first IPT for the Eastern Cape Elephants, ๐ง๐ฎ๐๐น๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ณ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐ด๐ต ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ผ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป while playing as the No. 3 seed. ๐๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ด๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ฆ๐ฅ […]
Union High School’s u13A cricket team enjoyed a competitive and rewarding weekend at the ๐ช๐ผ๐ผ๐ฑ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ด๐ฒ ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐น, showcasing great promise across three hard-fought matches. ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ ๐ด๐ผ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ๐ณ ๐๐ผ ๐ฎ ๐ณ๐น๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ถ๐ฟ ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ผ๐๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ against Knysna, posting a competitive 97 in 19 overs. ๐๐ฒ๐ป ๐ช๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐น๐ฑ and ๐ ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฒ๐น ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ anchored the innings with composed […]
Destiny Swimming Academy-trained Union High School swimmers delivered a strong and encouraging set of performances at the ๐๐ผ๐๐๐ถ๐ฒ ๐๐พ๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ฝ ๐ข๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ป ๐ช๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฆ๐๐ถ๐บ on Saturday, 17 January. Competing in demanding open-water conditions, ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ด๐ธ๐ช๐ฎ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ด ๐ด๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ง๐ช๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ค๐ฆ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ข ๐ญ๐ฐ๐ต ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ด๐ถ๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ข๐ค๐ณ๐ฐ๐ด๐ด ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ ๐ข๐จ๐ฆ ๐จ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ด, gaining valuable race experience and representing their school and academy […]
U15A Cricket: Union vs Westering Union High Schoolโs u15A cricketers produced a great performance against Westering High School on Saturday, 17 January. After losing the toss and being sent in to field, ๐จ๐ป๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐บ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ถ๐บ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ถ๐บ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐, with Thimna Qomfo striking early to remove two batsmen and apply pressure. Westering steadied the ship to reach […]
Union High School vs Lilyfontein โ T20Lilyfontein won the toss and elected to bat first. They scored 136 runs in 19.3 overs.Union High Schoolโs openers put on an impressive 83-run partnership, but the team was eventually bowled out for 112 runs. Lilyfontein won the match by 24 runs.Best bowler: Alex Hunter โ 3 overs, 19 […]
The EP Rural U17 cricket team delivered an outstanding performance at this yearโs ๐๐ ๐๐ค๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ญ๐ด ๐๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ข๐ญ ๐๐ณ๐ช๐ค๐ฌ๐ฆ๐ต ๐๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฌ, with the spotlight shining especially bright on our Union boys. Hosted in Mbombela, Mpumalanga, from 5 to 8 December, the tournament brought together the countryโs top young talent – and EP Rural rose to the occasion. A […]
Union High School is incredibly proud of Grade 7 learner ๐ก๐ฎ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น ๐ฃ๐ต๐ถ๐น๐น๐ถ๐ฝ๐, who represented Eastern Province (EP) in the U13A regional cricket tournament this past week. ๐๐ข๐ต๐ฉ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ ๐ฉ๐ข๐ฅ ๐ข ๐ง๐ข๐ฏ๐ต๐ข๐ด๐ต๐ช๐ค ๐ธ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ง๐ช๐ฆ๐ญ๐ฅ ๐ข๐ด ๐๐ ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ซ๐ฐ๐บ๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ข๐ฏ ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ข๐ต๐ฆ๐ฏ ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฏ, ๐ด๐ฆ๐ค๐ถ๐ณ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ท๐ช๐ค๐ต๐ฐ๐ณ๐ช๐ฆ๐ด ๐ข๐จ๐ข๐ช๐ฏ๐ด๐ต ๐๐ช๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ฑ๐ฐ, ๐๐ฐ๐ณ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฏ ๐๐ข๐ฑ๐ฆ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐๐ฐ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ, ๐ธ๐ช๐ต๐ฉ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ช๐ณ ๐ฎ๐ข๐ต๐ค๐ฉ ๐ข๐จ๐ข๐ช๐ฏ๐ด๐ต ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐ช๐ต๐ข๐ฏ๐ด ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ๐ต๐ถ๐ฏ๐ข๐ต๐ฆ๐ญ๐บ […]
Union High School is incredibly proud of Grade 7 learner ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ถ ๐ฆ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ป, who represented the Eastern Province in cricket at U13A level at the U13A Regionals in Johannesburg, held from 28 November to 2 December. ๐๐ฏ ๐๐โ๐ด ๐ง๐ช๐ณ๐ด๐ต-๐ฆ๐ท๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ข๐ฑ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ข๐ณ๐ข๐ฏ๐ค๐ฆ ๐ข๐ต ๐ต๐ฉ๐ช๐ด ๐ฏ๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ข๐ญ ๐ต๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ๐ฏ๐ข๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต, ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฆ๐ข๐ฎ ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ญ๐ช๐ท๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ข๐ฏ ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ต๐ด๐ต๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฎ๐ข๐ฏ๐ค๐ฆ, ๐ง๐ช๐ฏ๐ช๐ด๐ฉ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ช๐ณ๐ฅ ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ต ๐ฐ๐ง 16 ๐ต๐ฆ๐ข๐ฎ๐ด […]
Well done to u13 cricketer, ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ฒ ๐ ๐ถ๐น๐น๐, on scoring 112 runs off just 66 balls in a recent encounter against Laer Volkskool – ๐ข ๐ด๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฃ ๐ฆ๐ง๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ๐ต, ๐๐ข๐ฏ๐ต๐ฆ!
๐๐ข๐ก๐๐ฅ๐๐ง๐จ๐๐๐ง๐๐ข๐ก๐ฆ to our Union High School, Graaff-Reinet u13 tennis girls on their outstanding performances at the recent Eastern Cape tennis trials! We are incredibly proud of ๐ง๐ฎ๐๐น๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ฏ๐, who has been selected to represent the EC Elephants at the SA Interprovincial Tennis Tournament taking place from 7 to 11 January in Bloemfontein. A huge well […]
Union High School’s swimmers delivered excellent performances at the second ๐-๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ at Newton Park this past Saturday: ๐๐๐ฒ๐๐ต๐ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐๐น๐ฎ (๐ญ๐ณ)An exceptional performance, securing 1st place in all six of her events: 50m Fly, 50m Back, 50m Breast, 50m Free, 100m Free and 100m Back. ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ฎ ๐๐น๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ธ๐ฒ (๐ญ๐ฐ)A consistent set of results, including 3rd place […]
A huge ๐๐ข๐ก๐๐ฅ๐๐ง๐จ๐๐๐ง๐๐ข๐ก๐ฆ to Union High School cricketers ๐ฌ๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ๐น๐ฎ ๐ช๐ฎ๐ป๐ฎ and ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ป ๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ on their well-deserved selection to represent the Eastern Province Rural u17 team at the ๐๐ฐ๐ถ๐ต๐ฉ ๐๐ง๐ณ๐ช๐ค๐ข๐ฏ ๐๐ค๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ญ๐ด ๐๐ณ๐ช๐ค๐ฌ๐ฆ๐ต ๐๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ข๐ญ ๐๐ณ๐ช๐ค๐ฌ๐ฆ๐ต ๐๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฌ in Mbombela, Mpumalanga, from 5 to 8 December. Weโre equally proud of Unionโs 1st XI coach, ๐๐ฑ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ถ๐พ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐๐๐, who has been […]
The Union Schoolsโ young athletes delivered a string of outstanding performances at the annual ๐๐จ๐ก๐๐ข๐ฅ ๐๐ก๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ฆ๐๐๐ข๐ข๐๐ฆ ๐๐ง๐๐๐๐ง๐๐๐ฆ meeting held against Laer Volkskool this past Monday afternoon, 3 November. Undeterred by the blazing sun, the schoolโs youngest learners made their mark early, with ๐ฆ๐ต๐ถ๐น๐ผ๐ต ๐ฃ๐ต๐ถ๐น๐น๐ถ๐ฝ๐, ๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป ๐๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ช๐ฎ๐น๐ and ๐ค๐ฎ๐๐ผ ๐๐ผ๐ผ๐ถ sprinting to victory in […]
The past weekend saw Union High School’s u11A and u13A cricket teams take on Woodridge College & Preparatory School in a series of fixtures. In the ๐๐ญ๐ญ๐ T20 match on Friday, Union batted first to post 76/6 in their 20 overs, with steady contributions from ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ธ ๐๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฎ๐ป (15), ๐๐ถ๐ฎ๐บ ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ฎ๐๐ต (14) ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฒ๐น ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ (11). […]
๐ช๐๐๐ ๐๐ข๐ก๐ to Union High Schoolโs u13 cricketers, ๐ก๐ฎ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น ๐ฃ๐ต๐ถ๐น๐น๐ถ๐ฝ๐ and ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ถ ๐ฆ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ป, on their well-deserved selection to represent the Eastern Province! Nathaneal has been named to the u13A Boysโ team, while Kari has earned her place in the u13A Girlsโ side. ๐๐ฏ๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ช๐ด ๐ช๐ฏ๐ค๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฅ๐ช๐ฃ๐ญ๐บ ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฅ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ฎ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ธ๐ช๐ด๐ฉ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ฎ ๐ฃ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฉ ๐ฆ๐ท๐ฆ๐ณ๐บ ๐ด๐ถ๐ค๐ค๐ฆ๐ด๐ด ๐ข๐ด […]
Union High School kicked off the school swimming season at the first ๐ ๐๐ด๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐น๐ฎ, held at Newton Park Pool in Gqeberha this past Saturday, 25 October. ๐ช๐ฒ๐น๐น ๐ฑ๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ ๐๐ผ: โข ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฎ ๐๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฎ๐ป who claimed 1st place in the 50m Backstroke and finishing in the Top 6 in all her events. โข ๐๐๐ฒ๐๐ต๐ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐๐น๐ฎ impressed […]
The dayโs play began with the 1st XI captain winning the toss and electing to bowl first under overcast conditions. The decision seemed to pay early dividends as Unionโs bowlers maintained good discipline with the new ball. Despite intermittent rain, 24.5 overs were completed before weather forced the players from the field. Among the standout […]
Union High Schoolโs young cricketers enjoyed ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฐ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ against visiting sides from Grey Junior School today. ๐๐ฏ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ถ/11๐ ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ค๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ต๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ข๐จ๐ข๐ช๐ฏ๐ด๐ต ๐๐ณ๐ฆ๐บ’๐ด ๐ถ/11๐ ๐ด๐ช๐ฅ๐ฆ, ๐๐ฏ๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ธ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ฃ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ต ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ 90, ๐ธ๐ช๐ต๐ฉ ๐๐ช๐ค๐ฉ๐ข๐ฆ๐ญ ๐๐ข๐ณ๐ช๐ต๐ป ๐ต๐ฐ๐ฑ-๐ด๐ค๐ฐ๐ณ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ธ๐ช๐ต๐ฉ 19 ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ด. Despite Grey reaching the target for the loss of just three wickets to claim a […]
Perfect tennis-playing weather set the stage for ๐ฎ ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ณ๐๐น ๐บ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ผ๐ณ ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ฐ๐ต๐ฒ๐ as our junior tennis girls took on a visiting Balmoral Girls’ Primary School side in Saturday, 25 October. ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ด๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐๐น๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ to our team on their 13 – 5 victory! A big ๐ง๐๐๐ก๐ ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ to Balmoral Primary for making the trip and sharing in a […]
Our U11A team were narrowly beaten by Laer Volkskool, losing by just 4 runs in a tight contest. Volkskool scored 81/4 in 20 overs, with wickets shared by Iminathi Sididi (2), Kevin de Klerk, and Mark Copeman. Union replied with 77/7, Micheal Maritz top-scoring with 18 (35). UHS U13A team delivered a dominant performance to […]
Match Report: Union U11A vs Cradock Primary Union U11A claimed a solid 47-run win over Cradock Primary. Union posted 99/2, with Mark Copeman (34)* and Ben Wormald (32) building a key partnership. Cradock were bowled out for 52, as Mark Copeman (4/8), Liam Raath (2/2) and Kevin de Klerk (2/10) starred with the ball. A […]
Congratulations to the following players on their selection to the U/17 Karoo Team! These players will represent Karoo in the upcoming match against Winterberg on Thursday, as part of the Midland Team. The team will go on to compete against Kouga and Albany on 31 October and 1 November 2025. Venue: Union High School Selected […]
Our learners participated in Hoรซr Volkskoolโs very first ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ๐ผ ๐รถ๐ฟ๐ณ๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐น๐ฎ๐ ๐๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ today – and what a fun-filled afternoon it was! The day saw athletes from Union, Volkskool, Asherville, Gill and Spandau give it their all in a variety of relay races, from the fast-paced 4x100m to the challenging 4x400m events. While we might not […]
We are incredibly proud of our young u/13A cricketers who were recently ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ค๐ฐ๐จ๐ฏ๐ช๐ด๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ช๐ณ ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ต๐ด๐ต๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ข๐ค๐ฉ๐ช๐ฆ๐ท๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต๐ด ๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ง๐ช๐ฆ๐ญ๐ฅ. โข ๐๐ฑ๐๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ผ๐น๐บ๐ฒ๐ received the match ball after an exceptional bowling performance, taking 6 wickets for just 11 runs, including a hat-trick against Graeme College! โข ๐๐ผ๐๐ต ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด๐๐ถ๐น๐น impressed with the bat, scoring a phenomenal […]
Union High School recently participated in a two-day cricket fixture against St Andrewโs High School, with both the U15 and 1st XI teams in action. The matches were played in good spirit, offering both teams valuable experience U15 MATCH REPORT Union High Schoolโs U15 team bowled first, with St Andrewโs posting a commanding total of […]
Union High School won the toss and elected to bat first in what promised to be a competitive T20 fixture against Marlow. Union posted a total of 125 runs in their allotted 20 overs, with top-order batsman Yaaseen Kazi leading the charge, scoring a well-constructed 44 runs off 31 deliveries. He was well-supported by Sibabalwe, […]
The 2025 Cape Schools Festival started on Saturday, 4 October and concluded on Tuesday, 7 October, with 12 schools from the Western Cape, Eastern Cape and Free State attending. The first two days were played under a one-day, two innings format, in which 120 overs were played over the whole day.ย Days three and four […]
Union High School Grade 6 learner ๐ง๐ฎ๐๐น๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ฏ๐ proudly represented the Eastern Cape Elephants at the Synergy Tennis Tournament held in Cradock this past weekend. ๐๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฆ๐ท๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต ๐ด๐ข๐ธ ๐ต๐ฆ๐ข๐ฎ๐ด ๐ง๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฎ ๐๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฆ ๐๐ต๐ข๐ต๐ฆ, ๐๐ฐ๐ณ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฏ ๐๐ข๐ฑ๐ฆ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐ข๐ด๐ต๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฏ ๐๐ข๐ฑ๐ฆ ๐๐ญ๐ฐ๐ฆ๐ด ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ต๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ช๐ฏ ๐ข๐ฏ ๐ฆ๐น๐ค๐ช๐ต๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ธ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฌ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ต๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ช๐ด. Taylor and her team finished as runners-up in their […]
Union High School’s U/13A cricketers enjoyed an unforgettable tour to Knysna this past weekend – ๐ข ๐ซ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐บ ๐ง๐ช๐ญ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ธ๐ช๐ต๐ฉ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ณ๐ช๐ญ๐ญ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ง๐ช๐ฏ๐ช๐ด๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ด, ๐ด๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฃ ๐ช๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ช๐ท๐ช๐ฅ๐ถ๐ข๐ญ ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฎ๐ข๐ฏ๐ค๐ฆ๐ด ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ธ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ง๐ถ๐ญ ๐ต๐ฆ๐ข๐ฎ ๐ด๐ฑ๐ช๐ณ๐ช๐ต. ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐, ๐ฏ ๐ข๐ฐ๐๐ผ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ: In a ๐น๐ผ๐-๐๐ฐ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ต๐ฟ๐ถ๐น๐น๐ฒ๐ฟ, Union suffered a narrow ๐ฎ-๐ฟ๐๐ป ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ to Kenridge. The Cape side posted 69/8 in their 30 overs, with ๐ฆ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฎ๐๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐๐ฟ๐ผ […]
Three of our talented young rugby players – ๐๐บ๐ถ๐๐ต๐ฎ ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ, ๐๐๐ฎ๐ธ๐ต๐๐น๐ฎ ๐ก๐ธ๐ผ๐บ๐ผ and ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ฎ๐ณ๐๐ฎ – proudly represented the ๐๐ฎ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ป ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ at this yearโs U15 Iqhawe Week, held at Langenhoven Gimnasium in Oudtshoorn from 3 to 8 October. ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฃ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐บ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐น๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฎ ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ผ๐๐๐๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ๐, securing victories against SWD (19 – 0), Griffons […]
Congratulations to Union High School Grade 7 learner, ๐๐ป๐ด๐ฒ๐น๐ถ๐พ๐๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฎ-๐๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ฎ, on a fantastic performance at the ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฑ ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ฎ ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ป๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ ๐๐ฎ๐น๐ฎ, held in Oudtshoorn from 9 to 12 October. Competing against some very strong swimmers, Angelique showed incredible determination throughout the tough, ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป-๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป. Her hard work paid off as she managed to achieve […]
Union High Schoolโs u/14 cricket side recently enjoyed a fantastic tour to the ๐ช๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐๐บ๐ป๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐๐บ ๐๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐น held over the holidays. The young team played five matches, winning three and losing two – ๐ข ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฃ๐ญ๐ฆ ๐ด๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ข๐ต ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ง๐ญ๐ฆ๐ค๐ต๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ช๐ณ ๐จ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ต๐ฉ, ๐ต๐ฆ๐ข๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฌ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ต๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฎ๐ช๐ฏ๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ. The boys embraced every challenge with enthusiasm, representing Union with pride and spirit […]
Union High School 2nd Team Shines in Dominant Win Over Volkskool 1st Team! Union High School’s 2nd cricket team delivered a commanding performance against Volkskool’s 1st team in a recent T20 clash. After winning the toss, Union opted to bat first and posted a competitive total of 147 runs. The batting innings was anchored by […]
1st XI T20 Match On a bright and competitive day of cricket, Union High School 1st XI faced off against Framesby High School in a T20 encounter. Winning the toss, Union High School elected to bowl first. Framesby made full use of the batting conditions, posting a formidable 169 runs in their 20 overs. Despite […]