Match Report: U/13A
Despite missing several key players, the U/13A boys put up a brave fight against Queens but ultimately went down 21-43. The team showed great spirit and determination, battling hard right until the final whistle. A gutsy performance under tough circumstances.
Other Results
7A lost 5-10
U/7B lost 0-20
U/9A lost 12-24
U/9B lost 0-31
U/11A lost 0-12
U/11B lost 0-50
U/13A lost 21-43
U/13B lost 0-53
Thereโs 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 (๐ด๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ต๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ช๐ณ ๐ฐ๐ญ๐ฅ ๐ณ๐ถ๐จ๐ฃ๐บ ๐ซ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ด๐ฆ๐บ๐ด) to our campus.
Itโs 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. ๐๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐น๐ฟ๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐บ๐๐๐๐ฎ๐น ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ฒโ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐น๐๐ฎ๐๐ ๐ต๐ผ๐ป๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ด๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐๐ต๐ผ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ผ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ถ๐ฟ ๐๐ฐ๐ต๐ผ๐ผ๐น ๐ฐ๐ผ๐น๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐๐๐ฐ๐ต ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐.
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 Unionโs 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 โ 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
First Team Match Report: Won 2โ0
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. ๐ ๐ถ๐ฎ ๐๐ผ๐๐ต๐ฎ opened the scoring with a sharp front stick finish from a short corner, followed by a brilliant counter-attack goal beautifully slotted in by ๐ ๐ถ๐๐ต๐ฎ ๐ก๐ฒ๐๐๐ผ๐ป.
๐ฃ๐น๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ ๐ฎ๐๐ฐ๐ต: Misha Newton, Mia Botha and Abonani Matushe – well deserved! ๐๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ค๐ช๐ข๐ญ ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฏ๐จ๐ณ๐ข๐ต๐ถ๐ญ๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ด ๐ต๐ฐ ๐๐ข๐บ๐ญ๐ข ๐๐ฆ๐ธ๐ต๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ฆ๐ข๐ณ๐ฏ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ง๐ช๐ณ๐ด๐ต ๐ค๐ข๐ฑ ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ 1๐ด๐ต ๐ต๐ฆ๐ข๐ฎ!
While other results didnโt go our way, weโre proud of every Union player who stepped onto the field with heart and spirit.
Other Results vs Woodridge College:
Second Team lost 0โ4
Third Team lost 0โ5
U16A lost 0โ2
U16B lost 0โ2
U16C lost 1โ2
U14A lost 1โ2
Hockey
U/7 B 1-0 wonย
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!
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 3โ0 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 โ for her energy and control in the final third.
In a tightly contested but well-controlled encounter, the girls once again showed their class and tactical discipline to secure a 1โ0 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 โ 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
๐๐ฆ ๐ข๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ด๐ฐ ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฅ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ ๐ฆ๐ง๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ๐ต ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ต๐ฆ๐ข๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฌ – ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถโ๐ท๐ฆ ๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฆ ๐ถ๐ด ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฎ ๐ธ๐ช๐ต๐ฉ ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ช๐ฅ๐ฆ!
1st XV Report
Union High Schoolโs 1st XV Narrowly Defeated in Thrilling Encounter Against Andrew Rabie Hoรซrskool.
Union High Schoolโs 1st XV rugby team put on a valiant display in a closely contested match against Andrew Rabie Hoรซrskool from Gqeberha, ultimately falling short with a final score of 21โ29.
The game kicked off with Union immediately applying pressure by sending the opening kick deep into the oppositionโs 22m area. However, early handling errors and missed tackles allowed Andrew Rabie to gain the upper hand. They capitalized on Unionโs inability to control the ball in contact, crossing the try line twiceโconverting one of those triesโto take a 0โ12 lead.
Despite showing signs of promise late in the first half with a strong attacking phase in the opposition’s 22, Unionโs efforts were cut short when an intercepted pass led to another Andrew Rabie try. The teams went into the halftime break with Union trailing 0โ22.
The second half began in similar fashion, with Andrew Rabie scoring yet again to extend their lead to 0โ29, seemingly putting the match out of reach. However, the Union boys dug deep and showed tremendous heart, launching a spirited comeback.
Tries from Siba Mbutye, Yaaseen Kazi (Union’s leading try scorer for the season), and Jayden Odendaal, who dotted down right at the final whistle, brought the home side within reach of a dramatic comeback. Despite the late surge, time ran out and Union fell just short with the final score standing at 21โ29.
While the result didnโt go their way, the Union 1st XV can be proud of their second-half fightback and the character shown on the field. The experience will no doubt serve as valuable preparation for the matches to come.
Other Results (UHS Scores first):
2nd: 14 – 12
U16A: 22 – 29
U15: 3 – 7
U14: 21 – 24
U/11A won 32-19
U/13A won 52-5
U/13A Match Report vs Kroonvale on Wednesday 28/05/25
The U/13A team put on a brilliant display, playing as a united and focused side. Lukhona Bulembu starred with a superb hattrick, while Noรซl Shakane added two goals. A great team effort and a well-deserved win!
๐๐ข๐ก๐๐ฅ๐๐ง๐จ๐๐๐ง๐๐ข๐ก๐ฆ to Union High Schoolโs u/13A rugby captain, ๐๐๐ธ๐ต๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ ๐๐๐น๐ฒ๐บ๐ฏ๐, on his well-deserved selection to the U13 Craven Week team.
This is a remarkable achievement and we are incredibly proud that he will be representing the Eastern Province Rugby Union at the upcoming SARU National Youth Week being hosted by Selborne College from 30 June to 4 July.
๐๐ฆ ๐ธ๐ช๐ด๐ฉ ๐ฉ๐ช๐ฎ ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ด๐ต ๐ข๐ด ๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ข๐ฌ๐ฆ๐ด ๐ต๐ฉ๐ช๐ด ๐ฆ๐น๐ค๐ช๐ต๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐น๐ต ๐ด๐ต๐ฆ๐ฑ ๐ช๐ฏ ๐ฉ๐ช๐ด ๐ณ๐ถ๐จ๐ฃ๐บ ๐ซ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐บ!
This past Saturday saw our ๐๐ข๐๐๐๐ฌ teams travel to Komani to compete against Queenstown Girls’ High School.
UHS 1st Team vs Queenstown Girls’ High โ Match Report
Our 1st team delivered a standout performance, securing a well-deserved ๐ฐ – ๐ญ ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ against a strong and physical Queenstown side.
The girls remained composed under pressure and played with incredible intensity, unity and purpose. ๐๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ช๐ณ ๐ต๐ฆ๐ข๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฌ ๐ธ๐ข๐ด ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ข๐ต๐ค๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ฅ – ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต๐ญ๐ฆ๐ด๐ด ๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ข๐ต๐ต๐ข๐ค๐ฌ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ค๐ข๐ญ๐ฎ ๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ง๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ค๐ฆ – ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐บ ๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ด๐ต ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ช๐ณ ๐ฐ๐ฑ๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ต๐ถ๐ฏ๐ช๐ต๐ช๐ฆ๐ด ๐ธ๐ช๐ต๐ฉ ๐ค๐ญ๐ช๐ฏ๐ช๐ค๐ข๐ญ ๐ง๐ช๐ฏ๐ช๐ด๐ฉ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ.
Congratulations to Chavenne Lamont on earning her first cap for the First Team.
Other Results:
๐๐ฆ๐ญ๐ญ ๐ฅ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฆ๐ข๐ฎ๐ด – ๐ข ๐ฅ๐ข๐บ ๐ง๐ถ๐ญ๐ญ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ข๐ณ๐ต, ๐ฉ๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐ญ๐ฆ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ด๐ค๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ญ ๐ด๐ฑ๐ช๐ณ๐ช๐ต!
Union High Schoolโs senior rugby players travelled to Komani for a much-anticipated clash against Hangklip High School this past Saturday.
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ญ๐๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐บ ๐ด๐ฎ๐บ๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ ๐จ๐ป๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ ๐ผ๐๐ ๐๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐ป๐ด, ๐ฑ๐ผ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฝ๐ผ๐๐๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐น๐ ๐ผ๐ป.
After several missed chances, Liso Booi finally broke the deadlock with a well-earned try, confidently converted by Makukhanye de Beer, who remained flawless with the boot all game.
Hangklip quickly answered back, taking advantage of Union’s struggles to secure restarts. De Beer responded with a try of his own, only for Hangklip to once again bounce back.
A brilliant run by De Beer then opened the way for Athi Mahlati to score, ๐ด๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐จ๐ป๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฎ ๐ฎ๐ญ-๐ญ๐ฎ ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ ๐ฎ๐ ๐ต๐ฎ๐น๐ณ๐๐ถ๐บ๐ฒ.
Union extended the lead after the break with a try from Xavier Barlow – again converted by the reliable De Beer – to make it 28-12. But ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ด๐ฎ๐บ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ผ๐ธ ๐ฎ ๐ฑ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ฐ ๐๐๐ฟ๐ป ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐๐๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ๐ as Hangklip clawed their way back with three unanswered tries, ultimately snatching a 29-28 victory in the dying moments.
๐ข๐ง๐๐๐ฅ ๐ฅ๐๐ฆ๐จ๐๐ง๐ฆ:
โข u/14A: Lost 10 – 38
โข u/15A: Lost 17 – 29
โข u/16A: Won 26 – 14
โข 2nd XV: Won 14 – 10
๐ ๐ฅ๐ข๐บ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ฉ๐ข๐ณ๐ฅ ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ด๐ด๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ด ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ช๐ด๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฎ๐ข๐ฏ๐ค๐ฆ๐ด – ๐ธ๐ฆ๐ญ๐ญ ๐ฅ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ ๐ฑ๐ญ๐ข๐บ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ด!
It was an absolute pleasure to welcome Herbert Hurd Primary School to Union this past Saturday for a wonderful day of junior sport.
๐๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ธ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฌ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ช๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ถ๐ด ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ณ๐ถ๐ฆ ๐ท๐ข๐ญ๐ถ๐ฆ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ด๐ฆ ๐ง๐ช๐น๐ต๐ถ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ด – ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ต ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ญ๐บ ๐ช๐ฏ ๐ด๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ค๐ข๐ด๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ข๐ณ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ด’ ๐ต๐ข๐ญ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต ๐ฃ๐ถ๐ต ๐ข๐ญ๐ด๐ฐ ๐ช๐ฏ ๐ฃ๐ถ๐ช๐ญ๐ฅ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ง๐ณ๐ช๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ด๐ฉ๐ช๐ฑ๐ด ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ง๐ฐ๐ด๐ต๐ฆ๐ณ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ด๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ค๐ต ๐ข๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐จ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฏ๐จ ๐ด๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ต๐ด๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ฑ๐ญ๐ฆ.
Our ๐๐ข๐๐๐๐ฌ teams put in commendable performances across the board:
โข u/9A secured a commanding ๐ฑ-๐ฌ ๐๐ถ๐ป
โข u/9B edged a close game with a ๐ฎ-๐ญ ๐๐ถ๐ป
โข u/10A delivered a solid ๐ฑ-๐ฎ ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐
โข u/10B played to a competitive ๐ญ-๐ญ ๐ฑ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐
โข u/13D showed great heart despite a ๐ญ-๐ฏ ๐น๐ผ๐๐
โข u/13C ๐ฑ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ ๐ญ-๐ญ, displaying tenacity throughout
โข u/13B pulled off a tight ๐ฎ-๐ญ ๐๐ถ๐ป
โข u/13A rounded things off with a strong ๐ฏ-๐ฌ ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐
On the ๐ฅ๐จ๐๐๐ฌ fields, the matches were fiercely contested and full of excitement:
โข u//9A showed grit in a ๐ญ๐ฎ-๐ฎ๐ฐ ๐น๐ผ๐๐
โข u/11A fought hard to a ๐ญ๐ฌ-๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ฑ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐
โข u/11B claimed a narrow but well-earned ๐ฑ-๐ฌ ๐๐ถ๐ป
โข u/13B impressed with a ๐ฎ๐ณ-๐ญ๐ฌ ๐๐ถ๐ป
โข u/13A delivered a truly memorable performance with a ๐ฏ๐ด-๐ฎ๐ฐ ๐๐ถ๐ป, especially notable as they rose to the occasion despite the absence of several key players due to EP trials and injuries.
๐ช๐ฒ ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ณ๐ฒ๐น๐ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ป๐ธ๐ to the staff, coaches, parents and of course, the players from both schools who made the day so special – ๐ธ๐ฆ ๐ญ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฌ ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ๐ธ๐ข๐ณ๐ฅ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ฎ๐ข๐ฏ๐บ ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ค๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ต๐ฆ๐ณ๐ด ๐ธ๐ช๐ต๐ฉ ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ ๐ง๐ณ๐ช๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ด ๐ง๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฎ ๐๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ต ๐๐ถ๐ณ๐ฅ ๐ช๐ฏ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ง๐ถ๐ต๐ถ๐ณ๐ฆ.