We extend our heartfelt thanks to Montego Pet Nutrition for their incredible generosity in gifting our u/13B hockey team with brand-new Grays Hockey team bags and a stunning OBO goalie kit!
𝗪𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗹𝘆 𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 and involvement in our school community.
Saturday, 17 May vs St Dominic’s Priory
Saturday’s clash against Priory was another test of our discipline and patience due to poor umpiring. We controlled nearly 70% of the possession, dominating the game in both territory and chances created. Despite this, Priory opened the scoring after a defensive error. Again, the girls responded well—fighting back to level the score and then push ahead with a second goal to seal the 2–1 win. While we had an impressive 30 short corners, we were unable to convert more of those opportunities into goals—an area we’ll be looking to sharpen moving forward. Nonetheless, a solid win and another step forward for the team.
Congratulations to Miley Burger and Antonio Adams on receiving first team caps this weekend .
Other Results vs Priory:
Second Team won 3–0
U16A won 9–0
U14 won 5–1
U16B drew 0–0
Overall, a successful weekend for Union Hockey across all teams!
Friday, 16 May vs Framesby High School
We took on Framesby in what turned out to be a competitive fixture. Despite going 1–0 down early in the match, the girls showed composure and stuck to our structure. A moment of brilliance from Nadine Murray brought us level—she picked up the ball just outside the halfway line, eliminated four defenders and finished confidently to equalise. From there, we settled into our structure, moved the ball well, and took control of the game. Our attacking intent and team cohesion saw us pull away to a commanding 5–2 victory.
Other Results vs Framesby:
Second Team won 3–0
U16A lost 0–4
U16B lost 1–4
U14 drew 0–0
Union High School’s 𝗧𝗼𝗽 𝟲 𝘂/𝟭𝟯 𝗯𝗼𝘆𝘀’ 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗴𝗶𝗿𝗹𝘀’ 𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗻𝗶𝘀 players took to the courts against their Kingswood Junior School, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape counterparts this afternoon.
With key players Dante Mills and Madison Tam unfortunately sidelined due to injury, Gemma Murray and Keith Hudson stepped in and rose to the occasion – their beautiful tennis was a joy to watch!
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝗶𝗿𝗹𝘀’ 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗮 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲, securing a well-deserved 47 – 18 victory. The boys fought hard in a tightly contested match, narrowly losing 35 – 31.
𝗜𝘁’𝘀 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗹𝘆 𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗲𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘄𝘁𝗵 𝗶𝗻 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘆𝗲𝗿𝘀, much of which can be credited to the dedicated coaching and mentorship of coaches Tiaan and Lente Mostert from Born To Play Tennis Academy.
𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘪𝘯𝘷𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘥𝘪𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘣𝘰𝘵𝘩 𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘧𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘵.
Perhaps the most heartening moment of the day came after the official matches were over – when the learners, still full of energy and excitement, chose to keep playing among themselves. The joy of the game, the laughter and the camaraderie on the courts spoke volumes about the thriving tennis spirit at Union.
𝗪𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘆𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝘂𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗻𝘂𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗽𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁.
Our junior rugby boys enjoyed a spirited outing to Kingswood Junior School on Saturday, 17 May.
The 𝘂/𝟭𝟭𝗔 side delivered an impressive performance, claiming a 34-5 victory, while the 𝘂/𝟭𝟯𝗕 team followed with a strong 38-12 win.
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗰𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝗳𝗳 𝗶𝗻 𝘀𝘁𝘆𝗹𝗲 𝗯𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘂/𝟭𝟯𝗔 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺, who showcased outstanding teamwork to secure a commanding 50-7 triumph.
𝘐𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘢 𝘥𝘢𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘥 𝘮𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘪𝘯𝘷𝘰𝘭𝘷𝘦𝘥.
𝗪𝗘𝗟𝗟 𝗗𝗢𝗡𝗘 to our u/13 hockey teams on a clean sweep in yesterday’s matches against Kingswood Junior School!
𝗘𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗽𝘂𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝗮 𝗱𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲, with the u/13D side winning 1-0, the u/13C and u/13B teams both claiming convincing 4-0 victories and the u/13A team rounding off the day with a strong 3-0 win.
𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗹𝘀𝗼 𝗴𝗼 𝘁𝗼 the Union Preparatory School, Graaff-Reinet teams, who mirrored this success with a clean sweep of their own.
𝘞𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘺 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘺𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘮𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬, 𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘴𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘪𝘵𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘪𝘦𝘭𝘥.
At the Union Schools, our hope for the future has always been bigger than any challenges we face and in an ever-changing world, our dedication to excellence, opportunity and the holistic growth of every learner remains unwavering.
It is in this spirit of optimism and resolve that we are proud to share our vision for the Union Schools’ state-of-the-art 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗲 – a transformative project born from our belief in the boundless potential of every child.
Slated for completion in the coming years and located adjacent to our main AstroTurf hockey field, the new Centre will be a multi-sport facility designed to inspire, support and elevate the physical development, wellness and competitive spirit of our learners.
𝗖𝗿𝘂𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆, 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗯𝗲 𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝗳𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝗲𝘅𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗱𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗿𝘀. We are actively engaging with philanthropic partners and potential benefactors who share our vision for youth empowerment through sport. This means the Centre will be brought to life at no financial cost to the parents or families of our school – 𝘢 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘦 𝘨𝘪𝘧𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢 𝘵𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘧 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘱𝘶𝘳𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘦.
At the heart of the Centre lies a fully adaptable indoor arena, equipped with an innovative netting system that allows for transformation into eight indoor cricket nets, an action cricket pitch, or an indoor hockey field. 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗳𝗹𝗲𝘅𝗶𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗲𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿-𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗮 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱-𝗰𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀 𝗲𝗻𝘃𝗶𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁.
A high-performance gym will serve as the strength and conditioning cornerstone of the facility, complemented by on-site medical and rehabilitation spaces to foster a holistic approach to athlete care – prioritising health, recovery and sustained excellence.
Overlooking the action will be our second-floor sports administration offices and viewing deck, providing coaches and support teams with an ideal vantage point for coordination and planning. On the ground level, purpose-built amenities – including modern change rooms, a tuck shop and kitchen, comfortable seating and essential storage – will round out the facility.
𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯 𝘢 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘫𝘦𝘤𝘵; 𝘪𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘯 𝘪𝘯𝘷𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘴, 𝘥𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘮𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘷𝘢𝘭𝘶𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘳𝘦𝘯. 𝘐𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘱𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘮𝘦𝘦𝘵𝘴 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘤𝘪𝘱𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘦, 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘮𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬 𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘴 𝘳𝘰𝘰𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘪𝘦𝘭𝘥 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘴.
𝗪𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗲𝘅𝗰𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 with our Union Schools community and look forward to the day when the doors to the High Performance Centre open – unlocking new opportunities and lasting impact for generations to come.
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!
𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗚𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗨𝗟𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗦 to Union High School junior hockey players – Kari Stern, Hermon Wolde, Hayley Krige, Kungawo Lisa and Angelique Kyanda-Kaboza – on their well-deserved selection for this year’s 𝗨𝟭𝟯 𝗘𝗣 hockey teams!
We are incredibly proud of Hermon, Kari and Hayley, who will be representing the 𝗔 𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲, as well as Kungawo and Angelique, who will proudly take the field for the 𝗕 𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲.
𝗪𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝗱𝗼𝗻𝗲!
Union High School is proud to celebrate the achievements of four of our learners – Chloe-Anne Fourie, Sinead Christoffels, Elizabeth Fourie and Matthew Christoffels – who participated in the MASA (Mixed Martial Arts South Africa) Championship on Saturday, 10 May.
𝗧𝗵𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝘀𝘁𝘀 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘄𝗰𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲, 𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗹-𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗲𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗴𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗲𝗳𝗳𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘀.
As a result of their exceptional performances, all four have been selected to represent the Eastern Cape at the National Championships taking place in Gauteng on 14 and 15 June.
𝗖𝗵𝗹𝗼𝗲-𝗔𝗻𝗻𝗲 𝗙𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗲 secured second place in no fewer than four categories: MMA Light, Grappling, Continuous and Points Fight.
𝗘𝗹𝗶𝘇𝗮𝗯𝗲𝘁𝗵 𝗙𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗲 also impressed, earning a second place in Points Fight and a third in Grappling. 𝗦𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗹𝘀 brought home two silver medals in Grappling and Points Fight, while 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘄 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗹𝘀 dominated in his events, taking home two gold medals – one in Continuous and one in Grappling.
𝘞𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘦 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘪𝘴𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘣𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘢𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘦𝘵𝘦 𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘭𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭.