Category: Hockey

Hockey, Rugby, Sport Results

There’s something truly special about derby days – not just the action on the field, but the spirit that fills the sidelines.

Today, we were delighted to welcome Woodridge College and their staff, parents and proud alums (𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘰𝘭𝘥 𝘳𝘶𝘨𝘣𝘺 𝘫𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘺𝘴) to our campus.

It’s moments like these that remind us how deep the roots of school pride run, whether you’re supporting from the stands or lacing up on the field. 𝗔𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗹𝗿𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝗺𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗲’𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗹𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗵𝗼𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗿𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘀𝘂𝗰𝗵 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁.

Rugby Results

1st XV Match Report: UHS won 25-19
The Union 1st XV came out firing, with Siba Mbutye opening the scoring with a try to give the home side an early 5-point lead. The momentum continued as Janathen van den Berg crossed the try line to stretch Union’s advantage to 10-0.

However, Woodridge fought back with an intercept try, narrowing the gap to 10-7 and putting pressure back on Union. Just before halftime, Van den Berg made his presence felt again, scoring his second try of the day to restore Union’s dominance. The hosts went into the break with a solid 17-7 lead.

Union started the second half strongly, with Yonela Wana finishing off a well-constructed try created by the hard work of the forwards, pushing the score to 22-7. But Woodridge was not done yet. Missed tackles and lapses in discipline allowed the visitors to score, bringing the score to 22-12 and keeping the match alive.

Union responded with a successful penalty conversion, extending their lead to 25-12. In the final minutes, Woodridge earned a penalty try to make it 25-19, but Union held firm in the closing moments to secure a well-deserved victory.

A thrilling encounter ended with Union High School emerging as the victors, 25-19 — a result that will surely be remembered with pride.

Other results: 
2nd won 44-0
U16 lost 17-19
U15 lost 14-24
U14 lost 0-38

Hockey Results

First Team Match Report: Won 2–0
This past Saturday, Union High Schools 1st team hockey girls claimed a 2-0 victory over Woodridge College on home turf.

Despite a slow start, the team found their rhythm and fought hard to turn the game around. 𝗠𝗶𝗮 𝗕𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗮 opened the scoring with a sharp front stick finish from a short corner, followed by a brilliant counter-attack goal beautifully slotted in by 𝗠𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗮 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘁𝗼𝗻.

𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘆𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵: Misha Newton, Mia Botha and Abonani Matushe – well deserved! 𝘚𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘊𝘢𝘺𝘭𝘢 𝘕𝘦𝘸𝘵𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘯 𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵 𝘤𝘢𝘱 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 1𝘴𝘵 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘮!

While other results didn’t go our way, we’re proud of every Union player who stepped onto the field with heart and spirit.

Other Results vs Woodridge College:
Second Team lost 0–4
Third Team lost 0–5
U16A lost 0–2
U16B lost 0–2
U16C lost 1–2
U14A lost 1–2

Hockey, Rugby, Sport Results

Hockey
U/7 B 1-0 won 
U/7 A lost 3 – 1
U/8B Won 2-0
U/8A Won 6-4
U/9B lost 2-7
U/9A won 2-1
U/10B lost 2-6
U/10A won 4-2
U/13D won 3-0
U/13C lost 1-3
U/13B drew 0-0
U/13A lost 0-1

Rugby
U/7A drew 10-10
U/7B won 10-5
U/9B lost 21-22
U/9A lost 7-13
U/11B lost 7-32
U/11A lost 10-7
U/13B lost 27-5
U/13A lost 31-34

U/13A Rugby Match Report

The U/13A boys showed incredible heart and determination in a tough match. Despite the result, their effort, teamwork, and fighting spirit were evident throughout. They gave it their all and can be proud of their performance. Moments of brilliance and strong tackles highlighted their commitment. Well done, lads!

Hockey, Rugby, Sport Results

It was an absolute pleasure to welcome Herbert Hurd Primary School to Union this past Saturday for a wonderful day of junior sport.

𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘬𝘦𝘯𝘥 𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘥 𝘶𝘴 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘦 𝘷𝘢𝘭𝘶𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘦 𝘧𝘪𝘹𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘴 – 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘺 𝘪𝘯 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘸𝘤𝘢𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘴’ 𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘢𝘭𝘴𝘰 𝘪𝘯 𝘣𝘶𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘢𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦.

Our 𝗛𝗢𝗖𝗞𝗘𝗬 teams put in commendable performances across the board:

• u/9A secured a commanding 𝟱-𝟬 𝘄𝗶𝗻

• u/9B edged a close game with a 𝟮-𝟭 𝘄𝗶𝗻

• u/10A delivered a solid 𝟱-𝟮 𝘃𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆

• u/10B played to a competitive 𝟭-𝟭 𝗱𝗿𝗮𝘄

• u/13D showed great heart despite a 𝟭-𝟯 𝗹𝗼𝘀𝘀

• u/13C 𝗱𝗿𝗲𝘄 𝟭-𝟭, displaying tenacity throughout

• u/13B pulled off a tight 𝟮-𝟭 𝘄𝗶𝗻

• u/13A rounded things off with a strong 𝟯-𝟬 𝘃𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆

On the 𝗥𝗨𝗚𝗕𝗬 fields, the matches were fiercely contested and full of excitement:

• u//9A showed grit in a 𝟭𝟮-𝟮𝟰 𝗹𝗼𝘀𝘀

• u/11A fought hard to a 𝟭𝟬-𝟭𝟬 𝗱𝗿𝗮𝘄

• u/11B claimed a narrow but well-earned 𝟱-𝟬 𝘄𝗶𝗻

• u/13B impressed with a 𝟮𝟳-𝟭𝟬 𝘄𝗶𝗻

• u/13A delivered a truly memorable performance with a 𝟯𝟴-𝟮𝟰 𝘄𝗶𝗻, especially notable as they rose to the occasion despite the absence of several key players due to EP trials and injuries.

𝗪𝗲 𝗲𝘅𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗳𝗲𝗹𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗸𝘀 to the staff, coaches, parents and of course, the players from both schools who made the day so special – 𝘸𝘦 𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘧𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘏𝘦𝘳𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘵 𝘏𝘶𝘳𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦.