Welcome, Miss Shayna Japhta

We are incredibly pleased to welcome ๐— ๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐—ฆ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜†๐—ป๐—ฎ ๐—๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ต๐˜๐—ฎ to Union High School, Graaff-Reinet, as she joins our staff at the start of this term.

๐˜ˆ๐˜ฏ ๐˜–๐˜ญ๐˜ฅ ๐˜œ๐˜ฏ๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ง, ๐˜ช๐˜ต ๐˜ช๐˜ด ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ฑ๐˜ฆ๐˜ค๐˜ช๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ญ๐˜บ ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ๐˜ง๐˜ถ๐˜ญ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ท๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ต๐˜ถ๐˜ณ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ฎ๐˜ข ๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ, ๐˜ฃ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฐ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ข๐˜ด๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ๐˜ถ๐˜ค๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ข ๐˜จ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ถ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ท๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ถ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ต ๐˜ด๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ฑ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ณ ๐˜ด๐˜ค๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฐ๐˜ญ ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฎ๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜บ.

Miss Japhta will be teaching Grade 10 English, Grade 11 Life Orientation and Creative Arts to our Grade 8 and 9 learners.

๐—”๐˜€ ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ท๐—ผ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜€ ๐˜‚๐˜€ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐˜†๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ, we look forward to the contribution she will make during her time at Union and trust that her time here will be both rewarding and memorable. 

Welcome, Miss Lizรฉ-Mari Koegelenberg

We are delighted to welcome ๐— ๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐—Ÿ๐—ถ๐˜‡รฉ-๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ถ ๐—ž๐—ผ๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ด to Union High School as she joins our Intermediate Phase teaching team.

Stepping into the role following the retirement of Mrs Yvette Cloete, we are grateful to have such a passionate young educator continue the important work within this space.

A recent Bachelor of Education graduate from UNISA, specialising in Intermediate Phase Teaching, ๐— ๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐—ž๐—ผ๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ด ๐—ฏ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด๐˜€ ๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜‚๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—ฒ๐˜…๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐˜๐—ต ๐—ฐ๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—บ ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐˜€๐˜‚๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜ ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐—ฎ ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐˜€๐˜‚๐—ฏ๐—ท๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฒ ๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฝ๐˜€, with a particular strength in Mathematics and Natural Sciences. Beyond the classroom, her experience in coaching and instructional environments has strengthened her ability to motivate, instil discipline and build meaningful relationships with learners. ๐˜๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜ข๐˜ฑ๐˜ฑ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ข๐˜ค๐˜ฉ ๐˜ช๐˜ด ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ณ๐˜ถ๐˜ค๐˜ต๐˜ถ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ด๐˜ถ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ท๐˜ฆ, ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ค๐˜ถ๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜จ๐˜ข๐˜จ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ด๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ด ๐˜ธ๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ด๐˜ถ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ค๐˜ฉ ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜ง๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ด ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜จ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ท๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ถ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ.

Alongside her professional strengths, Miss Koegelenberg brings a warm, engaging – and truly sparkling – personality, which is sure to make a meaningful impact within our school community.

Originally from Cradock, she has recently relocated to Graaff-Reinet and is excited to become part of the Union family. She will be teaching Grade 6 and 7 Mathematics, as well as Grade 7 Natural Sciences, where her enthusiasm for these subjects is sure to inspire curiosity and a love of learning in her classroom.

๐—ช๐—ฒ ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—บ๐—น๐˜† ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ ๐— ๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐—ž๐—ผ๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ด ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—จ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป and look forward to the positive contribution she will make to our school and our learners.

U/13 Karoo Rugby Selection

Well done to our young Union High School, Graaff-Reinet rugby players, ๐—จ๐˜๐—ต๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฒ, ๐—š๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜ ๐— ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜†, ๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐—น๐—ผ ๐—ฉ๐˜‚๐˜๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฎ, ๐—œ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ฝ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—š๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฎ, ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ข๐˜„๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜‚ and ๐—ฆ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฎ๐˜†๐˜‚ ๐—ž๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ผ, 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 the very best as they represent the Karoo at the EP Rugby Sub-Union Tournament taking place on 16 and 17 April in Kariega – ๐˜ข ๐˜ง๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ข๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ค ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ต๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜บ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ด๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ๐˜ธ๐˜ค๐˜ข๐˜ด๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ช๐˜ณ ๐˜ต๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ซ๐˜ฐ๐˜บ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฆ๐˜น๐˜ฑ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ค๐˜ฆ.

U/13 Hockey Alan Lones Festival – Results

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.

๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—จ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฏ๐—” ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐˜† ๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—น๐˜€ ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ท๐—ผ๐˜†๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ฎ ๐—ฏ๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜† ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—บ๐—ฒ, securing wins over Hudson Park (2-0) and Herbert Hurd (3-0). While results didnโ€™t always go their way against tough opposition in Summerwood (4-0), Stirling (2-1) and Sunridge (1-0), the team showed resilience and steady improvement across the weekend.

๐˜ˆ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฅ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฆ๐˜น๐˜ฑ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ค๐˜ฆ, ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜จ๐˜ช๐˜ณ๐˜ญ๐˜ด ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ด๐˜ฐ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฌ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ต ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ ๐˜ข ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ฆ๐˜ด ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ซ๐˜ฐ๐˜บ๐˜ข๐˜ฃ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ 6-๐˜ข-๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ค๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด, ๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜ฌ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฐ๐˜ด๐˜ต ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜ฆ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜บ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ต๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜บ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜บ, ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜จ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ธ.

Rory Sullivan Rugby & Hockey Festival – Results

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 yearโ€™s ๐—ฅ๐—ข๐—ฅ๐—ฌ ๐—ฆ๐—จ๐—Ÿ๐—Ÿ๐—œ๐—ฉ๐—”๐—ก ๐—ฆ๐—˜๐—ก๐—œ๐—ข๐—ฅ ๐—ฅ๐—จ๐—š๐—•๐—ฌ & ๐—›๐—ข๐—–๐—ž๐—˜๐—ฌ ๐—™๐—˜๐—ฆ๐—ง๐—œ๐—ฉ๐—”๐—Ÿ, finishing as runners-up on home turf.

As hosts, the girls settled into the tournament well and showed steady growth across the weekend.

๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ๐˜† ๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐—ฎ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿญ-๐Ÿฌ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐—ป over Brandwag, setting an early rhythm with good structure and consistent attacking pressure. The team moved the ball effectively through midfield and created a number of circle entries, with the forwards making the most of their opportunities.

๐—ง๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐˜‚๐—บ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜๐—ผ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ถ๐—ฟ ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฐ๐—ต ๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜€๐˜ ๐——๐—™ ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ, where a 13-0 result reflected their ability to control possession and use the width of the field to create space. Their short corner routines also began to show good organisation and execution.

๐—” ๐—ณ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿญ-๐Ÿฌ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ก๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ผ ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต๐—น๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—บโ€™๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜๐˜† ๐˜๐—ผ ๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ถ๐—ฟ ๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜†. Quick ball movement around the circle and improved decision-making in the final third led to a range of scoring opportunities, with a mix of field goals and set pieces contributing to the result.

The semi-final against Pearson Inv presented a more physical and competitive encounter. Union responded well, maintaining their structure and composure to ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ ๐Ÿฐโ€“๐Ÿญ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น.

๐˜๐˜ฏ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ง๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ข๐˜ญ ๐˜ข๐˜จ๐˜ข๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ด๐˜ต ๐˜–๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ซ๐˜ฆ ๐˜”๐˜ฆ๐˜ช๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ฌ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฐ๐˜ญโ€™๐˜ด 2๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ฎ, ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜จ๐˜ช๐˜ณ๐˜ญ๐˜ด ๐˜ง๐˜ข๐˜ค๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ข ๐˜ธ๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ญ-๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜จ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ช๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ฅ๐˜ช๐˜ด๐˜ค๐˜ช๐˜ฑ๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ง๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜ท๐˜ฆ ๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ. Union created several opportunities through structured build-up play and earned multiple short corners, but were unable to convert. Oranje made good use of their chances to secure a 2-0 result in their favour.

๐—ข๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น, ๐—ถ๐˜ ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—บ, with encouraging attacking play, good combination work and a growing understanding within the group.

๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฆ๐˜น๐˜ฑ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ค๐˜ฆ ๐˜จ๐˜ข๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ, ๐˜ฑ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ถ๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ญ๐˜บ ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ง๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ข๐˜ญ, ๐˜ธ๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ญ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ท๐˜ช๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ท๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ถ๐˜ข๐˜ฃ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ด๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ด ๐˜ข๐˜ด ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜บ ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ถ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ถ๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜ธ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฅ๐˜ด ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ด๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ข๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ฅ.

UHS Invitation Hockey Side

As always, Union High School, Graaff-Reinetโ€™s 2nd senior hockey side was invited to participate in the ๐—ฅ๐—ข๐—ฅ๐—ฌ ๐—ฆ๐—จ๐—Ÿ๐—Ÿ๐—œ๐—ฉ๐—”๐—ก ๐—ฆ๐—˜๐—ก๐—œ๐—ข๐—ฅ ๐—ฅ๐—จ๐—š๐—•๐—ฌ & ๐—›๐—ข๐—–๐—ž๐—˜๐—ฌ ๐—™๐—˜๐—ฆ๐—ง๐—œ๐—ฉ๐—”๐—Ÿ – an opportunity the team embraced with great enthusiasm.

๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ๐˜† ๐—ณ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ฎ ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ-๐˜‚๐—ฝ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป in Cradock, Pearson Inv, Brandwag, DF Malherbe and Outeniqua Inv, gaining valuable match experience throughout.

A hard-fought 1-1 draw against Brandwag stood out, while their first play-off against DF Malherbe ended 0-0, leading to a tense 8-second shootout. ๐—ฆ๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ, captain Chavene Lamont and vice-captain Xarah Hoffman secured a 2-1 victory to take the team through.

๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ธ๐˜ข๐˜ด ๐˜ข ๐˜ธ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ง๐˜ถ๐˜ญ๐˜ญ๐˜บ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฐ๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ท๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜จ๐˜บ ๐˜ธ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ด๐˜ฒ๐˜ถ๐˜ข๐˜ฅ, ๐˜ธ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ฉ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ช๐˜ณ ๐˜ง๐˜ช๐˜ณ๐˜ด๐˜ต ๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ค๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜จ๐˜ฆ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜ข๐˜ด ๐˜ข ๐˜ง๐˜ถ๐˜ญ๐˜ญ ๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ฎ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ด ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ด๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ.

The festival provided an important foundation as they build towards the months ahead and the players leave feeling encouraged and motivated.

๐—ช๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐—ณ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฐ ๐˜€๐˜‚๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜ ๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—บ ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€, the team ultimately finished 10th out of 15 – a solid result and a promising start to their campaign.

Final Tournament Standings โ€“ UHS Rory Sullivan Senior Girlโ€™s Hockey Festival 2026

  1. Oranje Meisieskool  2nd Team (successfully defended their title as tournament winners)
  2. Union High School 1st Team
  3. Hoรซrskool Sasolburg
  4. Pearson High School 2nd Team
  5. Hoรซr Volkskool  Graaff-Reinet
  6. Cradock High School
  7. Victoria Girlsโ€™ High School
  8. Nico Malan High School
  9. Outeniqua High School 2nd Team
  10. Union High School 2nd Team
  11. Hoรซrskool DF Malherbe
  12. Clarendon High School for Girls 2nd Team
  13. Hoรซrskool Brandwag
  14. Riebeek College (Riebeek West)
  15. Zastron High School

U/11 Rugby Alan Lones Festival – Results

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.

๐—ข๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜†๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐˜…๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€, the rugby boys showed steady improvement as they took on strong opposition across the festival. They recorded a solid win over Lillyfontein (27-5) and a draw against Clarendon Park Inv (7-7), while also gaining valuable experience in closely contested matches against Grey Inv (5-14), Charlo (12-19), Hudson Park (10-14) and a hard-fought 0-0 draw against Clarendon Park.





Grey College U/14 Rugby Festival – Results

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 , Noel and two from Liyabona. Lukhona was successful with 3 of 4 conversion

Monday 6th of April Union played against Grey College C. The boys showed guts and determination going into half time with a 7-0. Second half saw Grey College fight back. They boys never gave up till the final whistle. Union lost 12-24. Tries scored by Liyabona and Lwandle. Lukhona added 1 conversion.

On the final day Union was up against Hoรซrskool Trio. A tough opponent again. The boys set the tone of not backing down from the start no matter size difference. Half time Union was Leading 7-5. Second half and discipline letting us down. Allowed Trio back into the game. Union ended up losing 10-15. Try Scored by Liyabona and Nathaniel added the conversion and a penalty.

Throughout the festival the boys developed confidence and self belief. They didnโ€™t back down to larger opposition rather played smarter rugby.

The u14 would like to thank uncle Trevor and Mr Koeberg for driving and being with us on tour. Thank you to the parents who attended and supported from the sideline. A touch of home always boosts the boys.

Marlow U/13 Rugby Festival – Results

On 27 March, we played against Monument Park and unfortunately went down 0โ€“55. The boys showed great character and resilience, bouncing back strongly on Saturday with a well-deserved 19โ€“5 victory over Frans Conradie. We played our final match on Monday, 30/03/2026, against Eikestad, where we lost 7โ€“41.

Despite the mixed results, the Marlow tour was a valuable and memorable experience for the team. The boys showed growth, determination, and great team spirit throughout, and we are proud of their effort and attitude both on and off the field.

Westering High School Rugby Festival – Results

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 27โ€“28 March 2026.

On the opening day, both teams delivered outstanding performances against Alexander Road High School. The U/15 side secured a solid 14โ€“0 victory, while the U/16 team followed up with an impressive 31โ€“7 win. These results provided a strong start to the festival and boosted confidence heading into the second round of matches.

Day two presented a much tougher challenge, as both teams faced Hoรซrskool Otto du Plessis. The U/15 team encountered a formidable opponent and went down 0โ€“50. The U/16 side, however, put up a spirited fight and remained competitive throughout, only to lose narrowly 15โ€“22 in the closing minutes of the game.

Despite the mixed results, the festival provided valuable game time and important learning opportunities for both squads. The experience gained will no doubt contribute positively as the teams prepare for the upcoming season.

Top 10 Academic Achievers Term 1, 2026

On behalf of all the educators and staff at Union, we would like to congratulate the ๐—ง๐—ข๐—ฃ ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฌ ๐—”๐—–๐—”๐——๐—˜๐— ๐—œ๐—– ๐—”๐—–๐—›๐—œ๐—˜๐—ฉ๐—˜๐—ฅ๐—ฆ ๐—ข๐—™ ๐—ง๐—˜๐—ฅ๐—  1, 2026.

๐—š๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฎ:

1. Jade Palmer, Samantha Charles & Katelyn Trollip

4. Misha Newton & Amber Bezuidenhout

6. Ben Lemke

7. Megan Putter

8. Taegan Hamid

9. Ciara Kivedo

10. Anna Bouwer & Peter-Daniรซl Clegg

๐—š๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿญ:

1. Alice du Toit

2. Richard Murray

3. Jade Slater

4. Amber Slater

5. Jannat Qaiser

6. Alexander Hunter, Callum Jacobs & Emma Gibbons

9. Jacquin Smith

10. Benjamin Loots & Kirsten Collett

๐—š๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฌ:

1. Isabella Hulleman & Antonia Adams

3. Cayla Newton

4. Zunaida Deysel

5. Zoรซ Mills

6. Konke Gawula & Gerda Clarke

8. Sintle Mdlulwa & Kay-Leigh Hartney

10. Anna-Rose de Wet

๐—š๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ ๐Ÿต:

1. Clea Clark                                                     

2. Chantรฉ Bezuidenhout                           

3. Isabelle Tadesse                                          

4. Maribel-Martisha April                              

5. Micha Murray                                             

6. Rachel Wenham                                         

7. Miley Burger                                                

8. Edgar Jacobs                                                

9. Richere Cudjoe                                            

10. Kira Hector

๐—š๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ ๐Ÿด:

1. Angelique Kyanda-Kaboza                        

2. Lilly Hunter                                                  

3. Luchae Thomas                                           

4. Hermon Wolde                                           

5. Kari Stern                                                     

6. Zuraicha Deysel                                           

7. Noรซl Shakane                                              

8. Ryan Collett                                                 

9. Lwandle Dali                                                

10. Adam Clark     

๐—š๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ ๐Ÿณ:

1. Taylor Jacobs

2. Kate Scott & Shana Theron

4. Emma Burger

5. Isabel Hyldig

6. Layla Ott

7. Mia Labuschagne & Aaron Dyter

9. Mackenzie Preston, Cloe Burton-Moore & Jameson Houseman

๐—š๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ ๐Ÿฒ:

1. Lesedi Mphahlele

3. Kirsten Trollip & Madison Tam

4. Iyana Magwetshu & Rosemary Brown

6. Kelly van Rensburg

7. Harlee Palmer

8. Saskia Strydom

9. Samual Wakoyo

10. Abelo Msimang & Gemma Murray

๐—š๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ ๐Ÿฑ:

1. Anรฉ van der Pol

2. Isabella Petrus

3. Cara Murray & Amia Steenkamp

5. Gia du Preez, Kiara Knoesen, Zanelle Botha & Grace Kitching

9. Hibbah Kazi, Keira Kingwill & Courtney Diza