We would like to extend our sincerest congratulations to Union’s 2nd XI on their hard-fought match against Burgersdorp’s 1st team. ๐ ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ฅ๐ช๐ค๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ, ๐ด๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ต๐ด๐ฎ๐ข๐ฏ๐ด๐ฉ๐ช๐ฑ, ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ต๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ข๐ค๐ช๐ต๐บ ๐ช๐ฏ๐ด๐ฑ๐ช๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ถ๐ด ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ท๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ข๐ต ๐ท๐ช๐ค๐ต๐ฐ๐ณ๐ช๐ฆ๐ด ๐ข๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฏ’๐ต ๐ซ๐ถ๐ด๐ต ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ข๐ด๐ถ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ฃ๐บ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ง๐ช๐ฏ๐ข๐ญ ๐ด๐ค๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฆ. ๐ช๐ฒ๐น๐น ๐ฑ๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฟ๐ด๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ฑ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฝ ๐ด๐ถ๐ฟ๐น๐ ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ถ๐ฟ ๐ฐ – ๐ฌ ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐.
A ๐ช๐ข๐ก๐๐๐ฅ๐๐จ๐ ๐ฃ๐๐ฅ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ก๐๐ by our u/16A hockey team as they dominated the field against Burgersdorp’s 2nd XI, winning the match 4-1! Goal after goal, our team proved their mettle with exceptional teamwork and sportsmanship. Congratulations to the girls on this well-deserved victory!
RUGBY RESULTS
Congratulations to our ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ง ๐ซ๐ฉ on a well-earned 10 – 7 victory against Burgersdorp! ๐๐ต ๐ธ๐ข๐ด ๐ข ๐ต๐ฐ๐ถ๐จ๐ฉ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ฑ๐ฉ๐บ๐ด๐ช๐ค๐ข๐ญ ๐จ๐ข๐ฎ๐ฆ, ๐ฃ๐ถ๐ต ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ต๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฎ๐ช๐ฏ๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐จ๐ณ๐ช๐ต ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ท๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ธ๐ข๐ท๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฅ. Your school community is incredibly proud of you all!
Hard luck to the ๐ฎ๐ก๐ ๐ซ๐ฉ boys, who narrowly lost their match 13 โ 15.
An epic battle on the field as our U/15A’s fought their hearts out, resulting in a 12-all draw against their worthy opponents. Congratulations to our home side for their impressive performance and never-give-up attitude!
We are soo proud of our u/14A boys who gave their best in their encounter against Burgersdorp to claim a 32 – 19 ๐ฉ๐๐๐ง๐ข๐ฅ๐ฌ!
Attention all adventurers and fitness enthusiasts!
Get ready to conquer the ultimate challenge at the inaugural ๐ง๐ฅ๐ ๐ง๐๐ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ข triathlon.
Hosted by Union Schools in Graaff-Reinet, ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฟ๐ถ๐น๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฒ ๐ฝ๐น๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐, ๐ญ๐ฐ ๐ข๐ฐ๐๐ผ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฏ, and promises the experience of a lifetime.
Picture yourself crossing the finish line after completing a tarmac and trail combination race, all while taking in the breath-taking scenery of the spectacular Karoo. This is an event not to be missed, combining the excitement of cycling, running, and swimming into one unforgettable day.
๐ช๐ต๐ฒ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ผ๐’๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฎ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฎ๐๐ต๐น๐ฒ๐๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฎ ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐, ๐ง๐ฅ๐ ๐ง๐๐ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ข ๐ผ๐ณ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฎ ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฑ๐ถ๐๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ฝ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ผ ๐ฎ๐น๐น ๐น๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ณ๐ถ๐๐ป๐ฒ๐๐. Choose between the Olympic, Sprint or Team event and make the most of the beautiful natural terrain on one of the most anticipated events on the triathlon calendar.
But that’s not all – the event promises to be more than just a race. Union Schools has put together a fun and interactive atmosphere for all participants and spectators, with live entertainment, food, and drinks on offer.
Bring your friends and family along and cheer on your fellow athletes as they push themselves to the limit.
So what are you waiting for? Make 14 October 2023 a date to remember and join us for the first-ever ๐ง๐ฅ๐ ๐ง๐๐ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ข experience.
This weekend saw a thrilling set of hockey matches between the St Michael’s School for Girls and Union High School, Graaff-Reinet being played on Saturday, 27 May, at the Union High School AstroTurf.
The match between the two schoolsโ 1st teams, saw the Union side dominate the game from start to finish. The team demonstrated their skill and teamwork as they scored 3 fantastic goals, securing a well-deserved 3-0 victory.
๐๐ฃ๐๐ค๐ฃโ๐จ 2๐ฃ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐๐ข ๐๐ก๐จ๐ค ๐ฅ๐ช๐ฉ ๐ค๐ฃ ๐ ๐๐ค๐ข๐๐ฃ๐๐ฃ๐ฉ ๐ฅ๐๐ง๐๐ค๐ง๐ข๐๐ฃ๐๐, ๐จ๐๐๐ช๐ง๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ 4-1 ๐ฌ๐๐ฃ ๐ค๐ซ๐๐ง ๐ฉ๐๐๐๐ง ๐ค๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ค๐ฃ๐๐ฃ๐ฉ๐จ. The team displayed excellent coordination and teamwork throughout the game, with players supporting and encouraging one another, resulting in a deserved victory.
Meanwhile, Unionโs u/16A team enjoyed a tight match and managed to secure a 1-0 win. The team demonstrated exemplary sportsmanship and worked tirelessly to win, holding off their opponents to earn a valuable victory.
Despite a valiant effort, Unionโs u/14A team had a tough match and lost 3-0. The team showed admirable resilience and determination, but could not turn their efforts into a win.
We have just received news that Union High School, Graaff-Reinet u/13A rugby player, ๐ข๐๐ฒ๐ป ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ป, has been included in the 2023 Eastern Province u/13 Craven Week team.
Well done, Owen! ๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต๐ถ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐
๐๐ข๐ก๐๐ฅ๐๐ง๐จ๐๐๐ง๐๐ข๐ก๐ฆ to Sade May, Caytah-Leigh Koeberg and Ngomusa Zweni on being selected for the 2023 EP u/18B hockey side. ๐๐ฆ๐ญ๐ญ ๐ฅ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ฆ, ๐จ๐ช๐ณ๐ญ๐ด!๐๐ข๐ก๐๐ฅ๐๐ง๐จ๐๐๐ง๐๐ข๐ก๐ฆ to Chavenne Lamont, Leigh-Ann Murray and Leshay Fourie on being selected for the 2023 EP u/16B hockey side. ๐๐ฆ๐ญ๐ญ ๐ฅ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ฆ, ๐จ๐ช๐ณ๐ญ๐ด!
We are incredibly excited to be able to congratulate Grade 7 learners ๐ ๐ถ๐ฎ ๐๐ผ๐๐ต๐ฎ and ๐ข๐ป๐ถ๐ธ๐ฎ ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ท๐ถ๐ฒ๐ on being selected for the Eastern Province u/13A hockey team!
We also extend a word of congratulations to Antonia Adams on making the EP u/13B side!
Congratulations to all the teams on excellent results: the u/11A side won their match 4-0, the u/13B side won 1-0 and the u/13A side claimed a 3-0 victory!
It’s always a pleasure hosting Woodridge College & Preparatory School for the annual derby day between the two schools.
HOCKEY RESULTS
Union High School, Graaff-Reinet’s hockey teams were met with fierce opposition this morning (Saturday, 20 May) when they faced off against Woodridge College & Preparatory School at home.
๐๐ข๐ก๐๐ฅ๐๐ง๐จ๐๐๐ง๐๐ข๐ก๐ฆ to our 1st XI on winning their match 2-1, a great achievement, girls!
More Results: u/14A team lost 0-4 u/16B team lost 0-1 u/16A team lost 0-6 2nd team lost 0-2.
RUGBY RESULTS
The last match of the day, that of the two ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ง ๐ซ๐ฉ๐, saw the Union High School, Graaff-Reinet team get off to a flying start, converting a penalty within the first five minutes of the game.
The next penalty came through a break by Camran Swartz – although Union was unable to score, they were soon awarded another penalty, which was converted by Hlaki Skepe, taking the score to 6 – 0 in Union’s favour.
A great line-out maul once again led to a penalty, taking the score to 9-0 in Union’s favour. At that time, Union seemed to have control of the game and their confidence was high. Woodridge, however, managed to get themselves back in the game by scoring a try and successfully converting it, but through a massive break by Jude Langmead, Union once again extended their lead with a try, to have the points tally standing at 16-7 in Union’s favour at half time.
Union once again dominated the game at the start of the second half. The Union team converted another penalty, taking their lead to 19-7. Although it looked like Union had the game in the bag at that time, Woodridge stepped up to decrease Union’s lead with a try from their side.
Hlaki Skepe then converted another penalty for Union, but due to poor defense from the Union side, Woodridge slipped in another try, resulting in Union losing the match 22 points to Woodridge’s 26.
We can’t let this day slip by without acknowledging our ๐จ/๐ญ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฅ๐จ๐๐๐ฌ ๐ง๐๐๐ ’s superb 40-12 victory against Woodridge College this past Saturday, 20 May.
We’d like to extend a ๐ฆ๐๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ข๐จ๐ง to our u/15A rugby team and their coach on their two latest victories.
This team has been on the winning path since starting their high school rugby careers together in the u/14A side. They look to be continuing this winning streak this year and have recently enjoyed another two solid victories.
The team beat ๐ฆ๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ถ๐ด๐ต ๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ต๐ผ๐ผ๐น on Saturday, 13 May, 7 – 3, and then claimed a 34 – 14 victory against ๐ช๐ผ๐ผ๐ฑ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ด๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐น๐น๐ฒ๐ด๐ฒ this past Saturday, 20 May.
We’d like to conclude the reports about the weekend by congratulating the ๐ฎ๐ก๐ ๐ซ๐ฉ on their 15 – 11 win against their visiting counterparts.
The power of words, intonation and body language was unleashed during Union High School, Graaff-Reinetโs annual ๐ฆ๐๐ก๐๐ข๐ฅ ๐ฆ๐ฃ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ข๐ ๐ฃ๐๐ง๐๐ง๐๐ข๐ก.
Eleven speakers were brave enough to enter and certainly impressed the audience and adjudicators alike with excellent speeches.
We extend our grateful thanks to Grade 12 learner Anna Pringle for ensuring the smooth running of the programme.
๐๐ข๐ก๐๐ฅ๐๐ง๐จ๐๐๐ง๐๐ข๐ก๐ฆ to ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฒ๐น๐ฑ, who claimed third place, the eveningโs runner-up ๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฆ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ, whose intelligent approach and good preparation served her well, and the overall winner ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ด๐ฒ๐๐๐ฒ ๐ข๐ฒ๐น๐ผ๐ณ๐๐ฒ๐ป, who performed with confidence and flair.
