Derby Day vs Woodridge – 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

Thank You, Tyremart!

Our hockey goal boxes have gotten a splash of extra colour, thanks to the new Tyremart Graaff-Reinet advertising boards now proudly on display!

A huge 𝗧𝗛𝗔𝗡𝗞 𝗬𝗢𝗨 to Tyremart for their generous support of our hockey fundraising efforts – it’s wonderful to have a community partner so invested in the success of our school.

𝘐𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶’𝘥 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘢𝘥𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘈𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘛𝘶𝘳𝘧𝘴, 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭 𝘧𝘳𝘦𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘨𝘦𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘰𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘢𝘵 𝘶𝘩𝘴𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘬𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨@𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘭𝘴.𝘤𝘰.𝘻𝘢

Junior Sport vs Hangklip – 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!

Senior Hockey vs VGHS & Kingswood – Results

Senior Hockey vs VGHS

The girls produced a commanding performance against VGHS, dominating possession and dictating the pace of the game from start. Their passing, movement off the ball and work rate were excellent. Although they created numerous scoring opportunities. The final 3–0 score line did not reflect the full extent of their dominance. Defensively, they remained composed and disciplined, rarely allowing VGHS into threatening positions.

Player of the match (Friday): Aaminah Steele – for her energy and control in the final third.

Senior Hockey vs Kingswood

In a tightly contested but well-controlled encounter, the girls once again showed their class and tactical discipline to secure a 1–0 win. From the first start they put Kingswood under pressure, winning possession in key areas and creating chances through well-structured attacking play. The goal came from a brilliant turnover in the midfield. This led to a short corner, which was converted by Tara Ferreira (with a beautiful, well executed drag flick goal).

Player of the Match (Saturday): Nadine Murray – for her work rate, intelligent positioning and ability to turn opposition over.

Player of the Weekend : Abonai Matushe for keeping two clean sheets this weekend.
Well done Kenza and the first team, on an excellent performance and back to back clean sheets.

Other Results:
u/14 A lost 0-3
u/16A lost 0-3
2nd team lost 0-4

𝘞𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘴𝘰 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘦𝘧𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘮𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬 – 𝘺𝘰𝘶’𝘷𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘥𝘦 𝘶𝘴 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘦𝘢𝘮 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘥𝘦!

Senior Hockey vs Queenstown Girls’ High – Results

This past Saturday saw our 𝗛𝗢𝗖𝗞𝗘𝗬 teams travel to Komani to compete against Queenstown Girls’ High School.

UHS 1st Team vs Queenstown Girls’ High – Match Report

Our 1st team delivered a standout performance, securing a well-deserved 𝟰 – 𝟭 𝘃𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 against a strong and physical Queenstown side.

The girls remained composed under pressure and played with incredible intensity, unity and purpose. 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘮𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘶𝘯𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘥 – 𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘮 𝘰𝘯 𝘥𝘦𝘧𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 – 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘮𝘢𝘥𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘰𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘤𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨.

Congratulations to Chavenne Lamont on earning her first cap for the First Team.

Other Results:

  • U14A lost 2–5
  • U16A lost 0–1
  • 2nd Team won 2–1

𝘞𝘦𝘭𝘭 𝘥𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘮𝘴 – 𝘢 𝘥𝘢𝘺 𝘧𝘶𝘭𝘭 𝘰𝘧 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵, 𝘩𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘭𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘭 𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘳𝘪𝘵!

Junior Hockey & Rugby vs Herbert Hurd – 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.

Thank You, Montego!

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.

𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘢 𝘭𝘶𝘤𝘬𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘥 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘱 𝘰𝘧 𝘨𝘪𝘳𝘭𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘦𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘴𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘮𝘢𝘻𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘨𝘪𝘧𝘵!

Senior Hockey vs Priory – Results

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!

Senior Hockey vs Framesby – Results

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

Junior Hockey vs Kingswood – Results

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.