Author: L. Crankshaw

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.)

Sport Results

Saturday, 20 April marked an early start for Union High School, Graaff-Reinet’s junior hockey teams as they hit the road to compete against Lorraine Primary in Gqeberha.
U/13 A  won 1-0
U13 D drew 0-0
U13 B won 2-0
U/13 C won 1-0

𝘈 𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘬 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘨𝘰𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘓𝘰𝘳𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘗𝘳𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘚𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘭 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘦𝘯𝘷𝘪𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘮𝘴.

Union also extends its gratitude to the dedicated members of staff who accompanied the girls, supporting them throughout the day.

𝘾𝙤𝙣𝙜𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙪𝙡𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙥𝙡𝙖𝙮𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙘𝙤𝙖𝙘𝙝𝙚𝙨 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙞𝙧 𝙤𝙪𝙩𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙢𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚𝙨!

Sport Results

U/11A drew 12-12
U/11 B lost 47-0
U/13B lost 12-5
U/13A lost 29-5