Category: Sport Results

Sport Results

The following students participated in the National Mixed Martial Arts Championship in Pretoria from 26 June 2026 to 28 June 2026, representing the Eastern Cape and achieving medals in multiple categories, which will represent South Africa in the upcoming tournaments:

Sinead Christoffels 
Points: Silver
Weapons: Gold

Chloe-Anne  Fourie
Grappling: Silver
Points Fighting: Silver
Continuous Fighting: Silver
Weapons: Silver

Matthew Christoffels 
Grappling:Gold
Points Fighting: Silver

Elizabeth Fourie
Points Fighting: Bronze
Weapons: Bronze

Grace Kitching
Low Kick: Gold
Grappling: Gold
Points Fighting: Gold
Weapons Sparing: Gold
Continuous Fighting: Silver

Jacquilin Ahmad
Points:  Gold
Grappling: Gold
Weapons:  Gold

Sport Results

As we come to the end of this year’s 𝗔𝗻𝗻𝗲 𝗕𝗲𝗮𝗴𝗹𝗲𝘆 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗿 𝗥𝘂𝗴𝗯𝘆 & 𝗛𝗼𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘆 𝗙𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗹, we’d like to pause for a moment to acknowledge the invaluable support of our festival’s anchor sponsor, Astron Energy Eastern Cape, together with our local fuel sponsors, Astron Energy Graaff-Reinet (Astron Energy College Motors), represented by Stephan and Jeanri de Souza, and Astron Energy Bothas Market Square (Botha’s Garage), represented by Johan and Michaela Smit.

𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱𝘦𝘥 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘬𝘦𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘶𝘦𝘥 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘴, 𝘴𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘭𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘢𝘭.

Every year, when the final whistle has blown and the fields begin to quieten, we’re reminded that the 𝗔𝗻𝗻𝗲 𝗕𝗲𝗮𝗴𝗹𝗲𝘆 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗿 𝗥𝘂𝗴𝗯𝘆 & 𝗛𝗼𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘆 𝗙𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗹 has never been only about rugby and hockey.

𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘸𝘦 𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘸𝘴 𝘴𝘰 𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘬𝘦𝘯𝘥.

For a few short days, our boarding houses become home to visiting teams, meals are shared around the same tables, conversations about the day’s matches turn into laughter and new friendships and 𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗿𝗲𝗻 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹𝘀 𝗮𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗲.

Coaches catch up over the festival’s traditional braai and steak evenings, parents give so generously of their time to help host the event and every person who walks onto our campus becomes part of something bigger than themselves. 𝗜𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿𝘆, 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗺𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗶𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗹 𝗶𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱.

As the messages begin to fill our festival WhatsApp group – one by one letting us know that everyone has arrived home safely – we’re reminded how privileged we are to have shared this weekend with each of you.

𝗧𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗸 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘂𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗿𝗲𝗻, for embracing the spirit of the festival and for helping create an atmosphere that is warm, welcoming and genuinely special.

Results

Union High School enjoyed a highly successful Anne Beagley Junior Festival, with outstanding performances across both hockey and rugby.

The U/13A Hockey team had an exceptional tournament, remaining unbeaten in seven matches and recording impressive victories against Cambridge (3-0), Charlo (7-0), DSG (2-0), the Invitational Team (7-0), Cradock (3-0), Stirling (1-0) and Clarendon (8-0), while drawing 1-1 against Sonop.

The U/13B Hockey team showed tremendous commitment and growth throughout the festival. Their results included victories over Crewe (4-1 and 1-0) and Riebeek (3-1), a goalless draw against Gonubie, and competitive matches against Cradock (0-1), Union U/13A (0-5) and Riebeek (1-2). The team improved with every game and displayed excellent determination throughout the tournament.

On the rugby field, the U/13A Rugby team produced some excellent performances, defeating Cambridge 53-0 and Muir 38-5. Their only defeat came against a strong Selborne side, going down 17-5. The festival was a fantastic experience for all involved, showcasing excellent sportsmanship, teamwork and the proud spirit of Union High School. We congratulate all players and coaches on their efforts and achievements throughout the tournament.

Sport Results

Union High School, congratulates 𝗞𝗲𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗻 𝗝𝗮𝗳𝘁𝗮 on an outstanding performance while representing the SA Rugby Legends Grant Khomo Iqhawe XV at the 2026 FNB U16 Grant Khomo Week, held at Kearsney College in Durban from 29 June to 3 July.

𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘣𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘵𝘰𝘨𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘚𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘩 𝘈𝘧𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘢’𝘴 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘜16 𝘳𝘶𝘨𝘣𝘺 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘺𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘨𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘒𝘦𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘰𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘦𝘵𝘦 𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘵 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘢𝘤𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘺.

The Iqhawe XV opened the tournament with a commanding 68-8 victory over Border Country Districts, scoring ten tries.

They followed that with a 24-22 win over the Griffons, where Keanan was named 𝗠𝗮𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵.

Playing at flyhalf, he kicked three goals, including the penalty that secured victory in the closing moments. The Iqhawe XV had trailed 22-14 before fighting their way back, with a late try setting up Keanan’s match-winning kick.

They finished the week with a 23-20 victory over Namibia, completing an unbeaten tournament with three wins from three matches.

Being selected for the SA Rugby Legends Grant Khomo Iqhawe XV is recognition of a player’s potential. Being named Man of the Match at one of South Africa’s premier schoolboy rugby tournaments reflects the quality of Keanan’s performance when it mattered most.

𝘒𝘦𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘯’𝘴 𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘢 𝘴𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘤𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘥𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘜𝘯𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘏𝘪𝘨𝘩 𝘚𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘭 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘩𝘪𝘮 𝘰𝘯 𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘴𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘭, 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘐𝘲𝘩𝘢𝘸𝘦 𝘟𝘝 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘴𝘬𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘺.

Sport Results

𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗴 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗮𝗹𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗽𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝘄𝗲𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 and this weekend our U13A hockey girls once again proved exactly what that means.

Competing at the 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 𝗡𝗶𝗸𝗮 𝗖𝗼𝗲𝗿𝘁𝘇𝗲𝗻 𝗛𝗼𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘆 𝗙𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗹, hosted by Eunice Primary School in Bloemfontein, the team emerged as the winners of the Plate Final after producing a remarkable series of performances against strong opposition from across the country.

Along the way, 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝘀𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝘃𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀, one draw and just a single narrow defeat, finishing the tournament in outstanding fashion and proudly bringing the Plate title back to Graaff-Reinet.

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗯𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝗲𝗱.

Of the schools that Union defeated or drew against during the festival, four boast senior first-team programmes currently ranked among the top 20 in South Africa – 𝗮 𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗵𝗼𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘆 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗴𝗶𝗿𝗹𝘀 𝗰𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝘂𝗽 𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁 and the determination with which they competed.

The tournament began with a hard-fought 1-0 loss to Brescia House School before the girls bounced back with a 1-0 victory over Durban Girls’ Primary, courtesy of a goal from 𝗧𝗮𝘆𝗹𝗼𝗿 𝗝𝗮𝗰𝗼𝗯𝘀.

A goalless draw followed against Laerskool Garsfontein before Union found their rhythm with a 2-0 win over Truida Kestell Primary, with 𝗧𝗮𝘆𝗹𝗼𝗿 and 𝗟𝗶𝘀𝗮 𝗠𝗰𝗘𝘄𝗮𝗻 finding the back of the net.

Further victories followed against Laerskool Fichardtspark (1-0), St Mary’s School, Waverley (1-0) and Kenmare Primary School (2-0), with 𝗧𝗮𝘆𝗹𝗼𝗿 continuing her excellent goalscoring form and 𝗟𝗶𝘀𝗮 adding another goal to her tally.

The team then defeated DSG, Makhanda, thanks to a goal from 𝗭𝗼𝗲𝘆 𝗕𝘂𝘆𝘀 before rounding off a memorable weekend with another 1-0 victory over St Mary’s, Kloof in the Plate Final, where 𝗭𝗼𝗲𝘆 once again scored the decisive goal.

Congratulations must go to our goalscorers whose finishing played an important role throughout the festival. 𝗘𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗳 𝗽𝗿𝗮𝗶𝘀𝗲, 𝗵𝗼𝘄𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿, 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗱, whose teamwork and resilience carried them through nine demanding matches.

Special mention must also be made of the players who earned 𝗣𝗟𝗔𝗬𝗘𝗥 𝗢𝗙 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗠𝗔𝗧𝗖𝗛 honours during the tournament: 𝗘𝗺𝗺𝗮 𝗕𝘂𝗿𝗴𝗲𝗿 (three matches), 𝗛𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗮𝗵 𝘃𝗮𝗻 𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗪𝗮𝗹𝘁 (two matches), 𝗧𝗶𝘆𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗵 𝗔𝗯𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿, 𝗟𝗮𝘆𝗹𝗮 𝗢𝘁𝘁, 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗹𝗶𝗲 𝗚𝗲𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗲 and 𝗖𝗮𝘆𝗹𝗲𝘆 𝗕𝗿𝘂𝗻𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲.

Their individual performances reflected the spirit and determination shown by the entire group.

We are incredibly proud of these young hockey players and their coach. 𝗪𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝗱𝗼𝗻𝗲, 𝗴𝗶𝗿𝗹𝘀, 𝗼𝗻 𝗮 𝘄𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁.

Congratulations to Union High School’s U13A hockey coach, 𝗜𝗻𝗮 𝗕𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗮, who was announced as the 𝗖𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗧𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 at the 2026 Nika Coertzen Hockey Festival, hosted this weekend in Bloemfontein.

This special recognition is a reflection of the time, dedication and care that Ina invests in her players and we could not be prouder of this well-deserved achievement.

Sport Results

For most people, the rugged mountain trails of the Northern Drakensberg would be daunting enough, but for Union High School Grade 11 learner 𝗕𝗲𝗻𝗷𝗶 𝗟𝗼𝗼𝘁𝘀, they became the setting for a noteworthy achievement.

Benji recently took part in the 𝗜𝗠𝗣𝗜 𝗛𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗘𝗻𝗱𝘂𝗿𝗼, a gruelling three-day off-road motorcycle race regarded as the largest Hard Enduro event in South Africa and the second largest in the world.

Drawing more than 1 200 competitors, the event challenges riders to conquer hundreds of kilometres of unforgiving terrain, including river crossings, rock slabs and steep, technical climbs. Competing in the Iron Category for the very first time, 𝗕𝗲𝗻𝗷𝗶 𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗻 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲, finishing 25th out of a field of 337 riders.

To take on an event of this magnitude requires a lot of skill and perseverance, making Benji’s result all the more impressive.

𝘞𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘩𝘪𝘮 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘦𝘹𝘤𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘧𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘫𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘺 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦.

Sport Results

We are incredibly proud of our talented Mixed Martial Arts athletes who participated at the EP Mixed Martial Arts Championships in Despatch at the end of May.

𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝘂𝘁𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀 𝗮 𝘃𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘁𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀, including MMA Light, Grappling, Points Fighting, Continuous Fighting and Combat Weapons, bringing home an impressive collection of gold, silver and bronze medals.

The success does not end there! We are delighted to share that 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗘𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽𝘀, which will take place in Pretoria from 26 June.

We congratulate 𝗞𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗿 𝗞𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗻, 𝗝𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗮 𝗛𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗲𝗻, 𝗘𝗹𝗶𝘇𝗮𝗯𝗲𝘁𝗵 𝗙𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗲, 𝗖𝗵𝗹𝗼𝗲 𝗔𝗻𝗻𝗲 𝗙𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗲, 𝗦𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗹𝘀, 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘄 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗹𝘀, 𝗝𝗮𝗾𝘄𝗮𝗻 𝗔𝗵𝗺𝗲𝗱, 𝗟𝗶𝗮𝗺 𝗣𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗮𝗮𝗿 and 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗞𝗶𝘁𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 on their outstanding achievements and wish them every success as they prepare to compete on the national stage.