Bulletin

We were excited to host Spandau Secondary School on Thursday afternoon for a round of rugby matches.

1st XV match report

From the opening whistle, it was clear this was going to be a physical and high-intensity encounter. Union set the tone early, with Shaakir Kazi crossing the line for the first try within minutes. Xavier Barlow followed up with a second try, giving Union a dream start at 14–0.

The momentum continued with tries from Peter-Daniel Clegg and Yaaseen Kazi, extending the lead to 26–0. Despite consistent pressure and control from Union, a brief lapse allowed the hosts to score just before half-time, bringing the score to 26–7 at the break.

The second half saw Union resume their dominance. The kickoff was secured and turned into immediate attacking pressure. Makukhanye de Beer added his name to the scoresheet, followed by two more tries from Yaaseen Kazi — completing a well-deserved hat-trick. Yonela Wana also impressed with two tries of his own, sealing an emphatic 53–7 victory.

A special mention goes to Yaaseen Kazi for his outstanding hat-trick performance and relentless work throughout the game.

Other Results:
(𝘜𝘯𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘴𝘤𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘴 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵)
U14: 28 – 5
U15: 12 – 0
U16: 57 – 16
2nd XV: 29 – 5
1st XV: 53 – 7

𝘞𝘦𝘭𝘭 𝘥𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘮𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢 𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘬 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘵𝘰 𝘚𝘱𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘶 𝘚𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘣𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘢 𝘮𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘢𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘰𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘳𝘶𝘨𝘣𝘺!

This past Saturday, Union High School’s rugby fields saw our players battle it out against a visiting Muir College Boys’ High School, Kariega in a series of home matches.

𝗘𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝗴𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗳𝗶𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗲𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 – from the spirited effort of our youngest u/11s to the nail-biting finale of the 1st XV’s narrow 30–31 encounter, our boys gave their all on the field.

1st XV Match report

The Union side got off to a brilliant start by scoring in the first minutes of the game through a try by Shaakir Kazi. Not long after the first Union try, Muir scored a try through poor defense from the Union side. Quick thinking from scrumhalf Makukhanye de Beer lead to his name being put on the scoreboard and allowed Union to take the lead again, score now was 12-5. A lapse in concentration once again allowed Muir College to score a try. A try by Similo Mvandaba once again extended Union’s lead to 17-10. The Union boys struggled to secure the kick off from the try scored, allowing Muir College to get into our half and regaining possession which eventually lead to them scoring once again, the score now was 17-17. A penalty kick through Makukhanye de Beer allowed Union to take the lead by 20-17 going into the half-time break. 

Muir scored to quick tries at the start of the second half, immediately putting the Union boys under tremendous pressure and we were now behind by 11 points. A try by Yaaseen Kazi middle second half gave the boys some confidence and this lead us to fighting right up until the end of the game, scoring a try by Liso Booi, the conversion was unfortunately missed and this gave the victory to Muir College by 30-31.

𝘞𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘴 𝘷𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘤𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘱𝘴, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘢𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘺𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘜𝘯𝘪𝘰𝘯’𝘴 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘺𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘮𝘢𝘥𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘢𝘺 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳.

The results were as follows: u/11A lost 0–12, u/11B lost 26–42, 𝘂𝟭𝟯𝗔 𝘄𝗼𝗻 𝗮 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝟯𝟴–𝟯𝟲, u/13B lost 14–38, u/14 lost 7–17, u/15 lost 20–33, u/16 lost 15–45, the 2nd XV lost 17–35 and the 1st team delivered an intense game, narrowly losing 30–31