Author: L. Crankshaw

Sport Results

𝗪𝗘𝗟𝗟 𝗗𝗢𝗡𝗘 to our 1st team hockey girls on claiming a 2-0 victory over Volkskool at Interschools 2026!

This was a proper Interschools Match. Volkskool came ready to fight, and they made us work for every single minute. It was physical, intense and everything an Interschools should be.

We dominated most of the game, created countless opportunities and earned short corners, but we lacked patience inside the D and rushed chances that deserved more composure. Then came the breakthrough.

A cynical tackle gave us a penalty stroke, and Katelyn Trollip stepped up and delivered.1–0 UHS.

The second half tested us. It was physical, emotional and tough, but our girls stayed together. We earned another stroke but couldn’t convert it. Misha Newton showed incredible composure to create an opportunity, following a simple clearing error from Volkskool, we capitalized and found the back of the net with another field goal. 2-0 UHS

Five consecutive Interschools victories. First Team girls, five in a row.

You are now part of something bigger than yourselves. You are part of the UHS Hockey legacy.

Thank you for making me proud.
Thank you for making Union proud.
And thank you for showing everyone what it means to play for the badge.

Other results:

This victory isn’t just about the First Team.

U14A won 8–0.
Second Team won 2–1.
U16A fought bravely, going down 0–1.
The U/11A put in an excellent display, securing a convincing 5–1 victory.
The U/13B played out a tight and disciplined match, finishing with a 0–0 draw.
The U/13A were involved in another closely fought encounter, narrowly losing 1–2.

To every girl who put on that Union Jersey this weekend “We am proud of you.”

You stood on that field carrying more than a stick and a ball.

You played for your teammates.
You played for your school.
And you played to make the badge proud.

Sport Results

𝘚𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘮𝘦𝘢𝘯 𝘢 𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘭𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘰𝘢𝘥 𝘪𝘵 𝘵𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘵𝘰 𝘨𝘦𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦.

On Saturday afternoon, Union’s 1st XV recorded a 41-15 victory over Volkskool – their first Interschools win since 2018 and Union’s biggest-ever winning score against Volkskool at Interschools.

𝗔 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘂𝗹𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗽 𝗼𝗳 𝗯𝗼𝘆𝘀, their coaches and everyone who has walked the road with them this season.

Match report:
Union High’s 1st XV capped off their season with a historic victory against Hoër Volkskool in the final Interschools clash of 2026, recording their highest score since 1922 and securing the second-biggest winning margin in the fixture’s long history.

The match began with tension as Volkskool opened the scoring with a penalty after just five minutes. Union responded immediately from the kickoff: after three phases, the ball was spread wide to the wing where Josh Arends showed blistering pace to cross in the left corner, cleverly keeping himself infield. Qhama Solomon, unfazed by the strong wind, slotted the conversion from the touchline.

Having lost the coin toss, Union had to play into the wind in the first half — not part of the plan — but they adapted brilliantly. Within minutes, Elvandre Meyer produced a crunching tackle on Volkskool’s lock, forcing the ball loose. Ronan Ewers pounced and scored under the posts, giving Solomon another easy conversion.

Volkskool struck back with a well-executed backline move to score in the right corner, though they missed the conversion, leaving the score at 14–8. Union then played smart rugby, opting for a penalty kick to extend their lead to 17–8. Sustained pressure followed, and when Volkskool collapsed a powerful Union maul, the referee awarded a penalty try, stretching the lead to 24–8.

Union’s backline and kicking game were superb, with Leander Kraai at fullback and Calum Jacobs at lock consistently fielding and returning Volkskool’s tactical kicks with precision. Their efforts set up field position for Junior de Bruin to score from a pick-and-drive, converted once again by Solomon, making it 31–8.

In the second half, with the wind dying down, Union knew Volkskool would throw everything at them. The boys held firm, defending fiercely and attacking with composure. A mismatch in phase play allowed Qhama Solomon to slice through for a brilliant solo try, which he converted himself, pushing the score to 41–8.

Volkskool managed a late consolation try in the 67th minute, but Union’s defense held strong to close out the match 41–15.

This emphatic win was more than just a scoreline — it was the culmination of years of hard work, resilience, and unity. Every hardship, every victory, and every loss built towards this glorious moment. The boys were ecstatic, and rightly so: they earned every bit of glory.

Other rugby results:

U14: 30-19
U15: 10-10
U16: 3-36
2^nd: 24-14

The U/11A went down 0–38, while the U/11B fought hard but ultimately lost 7–32.

The U/13A produced a closely contested performance, narrowly losing 10–12 in what was a competitive encounter that could have gone either way.

The U/13B faced a difficult challenge and lost 0–50, but the boys continued to show commitment and represented the school with pride.

Sport Results

This afternoon saw the 𝗦𝗘𝗡𝗜𝗢𝗥 𝗧𝗘𝗡𝗡𝗜𝗦 Interschools fixtures being contested, as the week’s sporting programme continued.

𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝟭𝘀𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝟮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗿 𝗚𝗶𝗿𝗹𝘀’ 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺𝘀, who both recorded excellent victories in their encounters.

Well done too to our 1st and 2nd Senior Boys’ teams, who fought hard throughout and were narrowly beaten in closely contested matches.

Sport Results

On Wednesday, 5 August, the annual Interschools 𝗖𝗨𝗟𝗧𝗨𝗥𝗔𝗟 𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗡𝗜𝗡𝗚 brought together learners from Union High School, Graaff-Reinet and Hoër Volkskool Graaff-Reinet for an enjoyable programme of speeches, music and friendly competition.

The evening opened with the ever-popular quiz, where the two schools finished in a 𝟯𝟲-𝟯𝟲 𝗱𝗿𝗮𝘄 after a closely contested battle of wits.

The programme then moved through the 𝗷𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗿 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗲𝗰𝗵 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀, interspersed with musical performances by Taegen Hamid and Kira Hector, Ilzé Vorster and Chloe-Anne Fourie, before ending on a light-hearted note with Jean van Wyngaard’s comedy item.

Well done to Union’s 𝗖𝗹𝗲𝗮 𝗖𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗸 and 𝗞𝗼𝗻𝗸𝗲 𝗚𝗮𝘄𝘂𝗹𝗮, who both claimed second place in their respective speech categories with thoughtful, well-delivered presentations.

𝘐𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘦𝘯𝘫𝘰𝘺𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘸𝘤𝘢𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘣𝘰𝘵𝘩 𝘴𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘭𝘴.

Sport Results

Union‘s junior tennis teams faced off against their Laer Volkskool counterparts today as part of 𝗜𝗡𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗦𝗖𝗛𝗢𝗢𝗟𝗦 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲.

We are incredibly proud of these boys and girls who gave their utmost best on the courts today.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝘀:

• Union’s 1st Girls’ Junior team narrowly lost 4-5, while the 2nd team won 7-2.

• The 1st Boys’ Junior team went up against a strong Volkskool side, losing 0-9.

Thank you to every player for the effort and sportsmanship you showed on and off the courts. Days like these are about so much more than the final scores, and 𝘄𝗲’𝗿𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘂𝘀!

Sport Results

Tonight saw the annual 𝗜𝗡𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗦𝗖𝗛𝗢𝗢𝗟𝗦 𝗖𝗛𝗘𝗦𝗦 competition, with teams from our preparatory school, primary department, high school and even a matric team, all taking their places across the chessboards.

𝘐𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘢 𝘸𝘰𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘧 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘨𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘴 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘥𝘭𝘺 𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘜𝘯𝘪𝘰𝘯.

𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘆𝗲𝗿𝘀, who claimed the overall honours with a 20.5 – 12.5 victory.

We are incredibly proud of our bright young minds, whose patience and thoughtful play were on display throughout the evening.

𝘞𝘦𝘭𝘭 𝘥𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘺𝘦𝘳 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘭 𝘴𝘰 𝘢𝘥𝘮𝘪𝘳𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘬 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘵𝘰 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱𝘦𝘥 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘮𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘐𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘭𝘴 𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦.