Thereโs something truly special about derby days – not just the action on the field, but the spirit that fills the sidelines.
Today, we were delighted to welcome Woodridge College and their staff, parents and proud alums (๐ด๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ต๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ช๐ณ ๐ฐ๐ญ๐ฅ ๐ณ๐ถ๐จ๐ฃ๐บ ๐ซ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ด๐ฆ๐บ๐ด) to our campus.
Itโs moments like these that remind us how deep the roots of school pride run, whether you’re supporting from the stands or lacing up on the field. ๐๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐น๐ฟ๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐บ๐๐๐๐ฎ๐น ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ฒโ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐น๐๐ฎ๐๐ ๐ต๐ผ๐ป๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ด๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐๐ต๐ผ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ผ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ถ๐ฟ ๐๐ฐ๐ต๐ผ๐ผ๐น ๐ฐ๐ผ๐น๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐๐๐ฐ๐ต ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐.
Rugby Results
1st XV Match Report: UHS won 25-19
The Union 1st XV came out firing, with Siba Mbutye opening the scoring with a try to give the home side an early 5-point lead. The momentum continued as Janathen van den Berg crossed the try line to stretch Unionโs advantage to 10-0.
However, Woodridge fought back with an intercept try, narrowing the gap to 10-7 and putting pressure back on Union. Just before halftime, Van den Berg made his presence felt again, scoring his second try of the day to restore Union’s dominance. The hosts went into the break with a solid 17-7 lead.
Union started the second half strongly, with Yonela Wana finishing off a well-constructed try created by the hard work of the forwards, pushing the score to 22-7. But Woodridge was not done yet. Missed tackles and lapses in discipline allowed the visitors to score, bringing the score to 22-12 and keeping the match alive.
Union responded with a successful penalty conversion, extending their lead to 25-12. In the final minutes, Woodridge earned a penalty try to make it 25-19, but Union held firm in the closing moments to secure a well-deserved victory.
A thrilling encounter ended with Union High School emerging as the victors, 25-19 โ a result that will surely be remembered with pride.
Other results:
2nd won 44-0
U16 lost 17-19
U15 lost 14-24
U14 lost 0-38
Hockey Results
First Team Match Report: Won 2โ0
This past Saturday, Union High Schools 1st team hockey girls claimed a 2-0 victory over Woodridge College on home turf.
Despite a slow start, the team found their rhythm and fought hard to turn the game around. ๐ ๐ถ๐ฎ ๐๐ผ๐๐ต๐ฎ opened the scoring with a sharp front stick finish from a short corner, followed by a brilliant counter-attack goal beautifully slotted in by ๐ ๐ถ๐๐ต๐ฎ ๐ก๐ฒ๐๐๐ผ๐ป.
๐ฃ๐น๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ ๐ฎ๐๐ฐ๐ต: Misha Newton, Mia Botha and Abonani Matushe – well deserved! ๐๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ค๐ช๐ข๐ญ ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฏ๐จ๐ณ๐ข๐ต๐ถ๐ญ๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ด ๐ต๐ฐ ๐๐ข๐บ๐ญ๐ข ๐๐ฆ๐ธ๐ต๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ฆ๐ข๐ณ๐ฏ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ง๐ช๐ณ๐ด๐ต ๐ค๐ข๐ฑ ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ 1๐ด๐ต ๐ต๐ฆ๐ข๐ฎ!
While other results didnโt go our way, weโre proud of every Union player who stepped onto the field with heart and spirit.
Other Results vs Woodridge College:
Second Team lost 0โ4
Third Team lost 0โ5
U16A lost 0โ2
U16B lost 0โ2
U16C lost 1โ2
U14A lost 1โ2
