Hockey, Sport Results

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!

Hockey, Sport Results

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

Sport Results, Tennis

Junior Tennis vs Kingswood – Results

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.

Rugby, Sport Results

Junior Rugby vs Kingswood

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.

Hockey, Sport Results

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.

Rugby, Sport Results

Senior Rugby vs Spandau – Results

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!

Hockey, Sport Results

Junior Hockey – EP U13 Selection

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!

Sport Results

Mixed Martial Arts (MASA) Championship – Results

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.

Hockey, Sport Results

Hockey vs Collegiate – Results

Union High School’s girls gave it their all on the hockey field on Saturday, 10 May 2025.

First Team Report:
We had a shaky start to the match, Collegiate quickly took advantage of our early nerves and unforced errors, scoring 3 goals in the first chukka. In the second chukka, the girls regrouped and performed with more composure, managing Collegiate’s attacking threats. Unfortunately, a poor decision-making on defense allowed them to add another goal just before halftime.

The third chukka proved to be the most challenging, with Collegiate netting three quick goals. Despite the setback, our girls showed great resilience and continued to fight throughout the game. In the fourth chukka, we managed to limit them to just one goal and launched numerous counterattacks,  we couldn’t convert our chances. Collegiate showed exactly why they are ranked fourth in the country—they were tactically sharper, physically dominant, and mentally switched on. They simply wanted it more on the day. The match ended in a 0–9 loss—my toughest defeat to date with the first team.

Match Results:

  • 1st Team: Lost 0–9
  • 2nd Team: Lost 0–5
  • 3rd Team: Lost 0–5
  • U16A: Lost 0–8
  • U16B: Lost 0–4
  • U16C: Lost 0–7
  • U14A: Lost 0–9

𝘞𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘦 the 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘴 𝘥𝘪𝘥𝘯’𝘵 𝘨𝘰 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘸𝘢𝘺, 𝘸𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘢𝘪𝘯 𝘪𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘨𝘪𝘳𝘭𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘥 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘪𝘦𝘭𝘥

Union High School’s 𝗨𝟭𝟯𝗔 hockey team put forth a truly Herculean effort, showing immense determination and grit as they battled hard to restrict a strong Collegiate Girls’ High School side to a narrow 0–2 victory.

Cultural, Sport Results

Quiz & Speech Competition vs Collegiate – Results

Union High School’s junior and senior teams competed in a 𝗤𝗨𝗜𝗭 competition at Collegiate Girls’ High School on Saturday morning, 10 May 2025.

With buzzing brains, quick wits and lots of laughs along the way, our teams showed fantastic spirit.

A big shoutout and well-deserved 𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗚𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗨𝗟𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗦 to the Collegiate girls who snatched the top spot – brilliant job!

𝘐𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘢 𝘧𝘶𝘯-𝘧𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘧 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘤𝘢𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢 𝘵𝘰𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘰𝘧 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩𝘺 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯

Our 𝗝𝗨𝗡𝗜𝗢𝗥 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗦𝗘𝗡𝗜𝗢𝗥 𝗦𝗣𝗘𝗔𝗞𝗘𝗥𝗦 delivered both prepared and impromptu speeches to the adjudicators.

With topics ranging from Freedom to Friendship, it was a lively and engaging morning for all involved. While Collegiate claimed victory in the junior division, 𝘄𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗯𝗹𝘆 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝗔𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗗𝘄𝗮𝗻𝗲, 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼𝗽 𝗵𝗼𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗿 𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗼𝗿𝘆!

𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘙𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘭 𝘞𝘦𝘯𝘩𝘢𝘮, 𝘊𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘵é 𝘉𝘦𝘻𝘶𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘵, 𝘔𝘪𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘪 𝘗𝘰𝘯𝘨𝘰𝘮𝘢 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘈𝘴𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘋𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘥𝘭𝘺 𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘜𝘯𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘥𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘶𝘴 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘥!