Author: L. Crankshaw

On Saturday the Union Schools’ rugby players traveled to Makhanda for their annual derby against Graeme College.

1st Team Report
Our last fixture for the 2nd term was against our arch rivals Graeme College from Makhanda, as to be excepted it was a tough task at hand. The match started off by both teams taking the opportunity to put points on the board,  Union through a penalty kick and Graeme through a converted try. It was a tough physical battle in the 1st half which Union dominated but couldn’t put the points on the board. We went into half time trailing by 26-10. Graeme could only manage to score one more try in the second half and Union couldn’t manage to put more points on the board. Lack of discipline and not taking our chances led to Union not being able to score more points. Graeme won the game by 31-10.

Other Results:
U14: 8-55
U15: 0-50
U16: 13-45
2^nd : 6-55

U/13A
While the final score saw Union’s u/13As losing 12-17, the score doesn’t reflect their efforts on the field, with the boys delivering a truly impressive performance, leaving their supporters beaming with pride.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗹𝘀𝗼 𝗳𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗱, with the u/7s delivering a fiery performance and securing a 20-10 victory. The u/9A and u/11A teams faced tough competition, ultimately losing 0-26 and 0-35 respectively.

Union High School, Graaff-Reinet’s 1st team hockey girls faced off against their Kingswood College counterparts today, with the match ending in a 1-1 draw.

Although the Union girls held a 1-0 lead for the majority of the match, the Kingswood team rallied and in a heart-stopping moment, managed to equalize with less than a minute remaining on the clock.

Other Results:
2nd lost 0-5
U16A lost 6-0
U14A won 1-0
14B lost 3-0

This past weekend saw Grade 10 learner 𝗧𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻 𝗛𝗼𝗽𝗲 competing in the Lormar Endurance Ride in the Middelburg district, where he completed the 80km race to successfully qualify for the Fauresmith International Endurance Ride taking place in the Free State during July this year.

𝘾𝙤𝙣𝙜𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙪𝙡𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝙩𝙤 Nina Japhta who claimed third place in the u/18 Girls’ category and Neelon Fourie who claimed third place in the u/18 Boys’ category.

𝙎𝙥𝙚𝙘𝙞𝙖𝙡 𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙢𝙪𝙨𝙩 𝙗𝙚 𝙢𝙖𝙙𝙚 𝙤𝙛 Sarah Wilmot who won the Open Section for women – Sarah received a cash prize for being the best female player of the day.

Match Report: Union U/13A vs Queens Junior

The U/13A team played brilliant rugby in their match against Queens Junior. Union started strong, getting onto the scoreboard first. Queens quickly replied with a try and converted it to take the lead at 7-5. However, Union showed their resilience and skill by scoring two quick tries, leading 17-7 at halftime.

In the second half, Union continued their impressive performance, adding one more try to their tally. Despite Queens’ efforts, they managed to score again but fell short. The game ended with a final score of 24-19 in favor of Union.

What a great win for Union against one of the big Eastern Cape schools! Congratulations to the team on their fantastic performance.

More results:
U11B: lost 3 – 49 lost
U11A: lost 50-5
U13B: lost 0-49

Union High School, Graaff-Reinet’s senior hockey teams faced off against a visiting Queenstown Girls’ High School on Saturday with the following results:

• u/14B drew 0-0
• u/14A won 7-1
• u/16B won 3-0
• u/16A lost 0-2
• 3rd team won 1-0
• 2nd team lost 1-2
• 1st team won 3-1