Sport Results

We are excited to share that Union High School, Graaff-Reinet’s young equestrian 𝗧𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻 𝗛𝗼𝗽𝗲 recently participated in the 𝗖𝗮𝗺𝗱𝗲𝗯𝗼𝗼 𝗦𝗮𝗻𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗸𝘀 𝗘𝗻𝗱𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗥𝗶𝗱𝗲 in Graaff-Reinet. This event took place over the weekend of 17 and 18 October, where Tristan not only demonstrated his passion for riding but also marked significant milestones in his equestrian journey. On […]

Term 4 commenced with a beautiful display of athleticism and perseverance at our annual 𝗖𝗥𝗢𝗦𝗦-𝗖𝗢𝗨𝗡𝗧𝗥𝗬 event. Held on a picture-perfect Tuesday afternoon, 1 October, the event brought together the school’s learners from Grade 5 to 12, all competing fiercely for their houses in this whole-school tradition. 𝘈𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘶𝘯 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘣𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘭𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢 𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘭𝘦 𝘣𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘻𝘦 […]

Union High School, Graaff-Reinet’s junior cricketers took the field today against their Laer Volkskool counterparts. The 𝘂/𝟭𝟭𝗔 Volkskool side, having won the toss, chose to bat first but struggled against Union’s bowling attack. Union’s captain, Edwin Holmes, led from the front with an exceptional performance, taking 5 wickets for a mere 3 runs in his […]

𝗪𝗘𝗟𝗟 𝗗𝗢𝗡𝗘 to Union High School, Graaff-Reinet’s u/13A cricket team who started their season off with a bang in a T20 against Queen’s College Boys’ Primary School this afternoon. The Union side won the toss and elected to bowl first. The bowlers put on an excellent performance, restricting Queen’s to 103 for 3 in their […]

Hoërskool Pearson High School in Gqeberha hosted its 16th annual 𝗖𝗥𝗜𝗖𝗞𝗘𝗧 𝗙𝗘𝗦𝗧𝗜𝗩𝗔𝗟 over the past weekend. The 2024 edition once again saw some of the top cricket-playing schools in the province in action. 1st T20 Match: 2nd T20 Match: Declaration Game: 50 Over Game:

Congratulations to our talented senior music students, 𝗟𝗶𝘀𝗼 𝗦𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘂 (Grade 9) and 𝗝𝗼𝘆 𝗠𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗲𝗹𝗱 (Grade 12), for their outstanding performances in the 2024 SASMT Annual Music Competition held in Gqeberha this past weekend. Liso showcased his skills on Friday, August 23, competing in the High School Music Grade 4 – 6 categories with a captivating […]

This past weekend saw Union High School, Graaff-Reinet’s senior tennis players, 𝗩𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗖𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲, 𝗣𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗿-𝗗𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗲𝗹 𝗖𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗴, 𝗧𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻 𝗛𝗼𝗽𝗲, 𝗥𝗶𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗠𝘂𝗿𝗿𝗮𝘆, 𝗦𝗮𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗵𝗮 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗹𝗲𝘀, 𝗠𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗮 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘁𝗼𝗻, 𝗖𝗮𝘆𝗹𝗮 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘁𝗼𝗻, 𝗡𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗠𝘂𝗿𝗿𝗮𝘆 and 𝗧𝗮𝗿𝗮 𝗙𝗲𝗿𝗿𝗲𝗶𝗿𝗮, participating in the annual Marco Wasserman tennis tournament, contested in Middelburg. Over the course of the two days, the players competed in a Round Robin […]

1st Team Match Union High lost the toss and chose to bat first.Pearson High’s Innings: 443 runs in 50 overs.Union High’s Innings: 63 runs in 23.3 overs.Result: Pearson High School won by 380 runs. U15 A Team Match Pearson High’s won the toss and chose to bowl first.Union High’s Innings: Bowled out for 42 runs.Result: […]

𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗚𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗨𝗟𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗦 to Union High School, Graaff-Reinet Grade 6 learner, 𝗟𝘂𝗸𝗵𝗼𝗻𝗮 𝗕𝘂𝗹𝗲𝗺𝗯𝘂, who has been selected to represent the Eastern Province at the u/12 Southern Regional Rugby Tournament to be hosted in Riversdal. This tournament forms part of the u/12 talent identifications process in aid of identifying talent for the 2024 u/13 Craven Week side. (𝘓𝘶𝘬𝘩𝘰𝘯𝘢’𝘴 […]

This past Saturday saw Union High School, Graaff-Reinet hosting its first-ever social 𝟲-𝗔-𝗦𝗜𝗗𝗘 cricket tournament. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘢𝘺 𝘴𝘢𝘸 𝘵𝘸𝘦𝘭𝘷𝘦 𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘩𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘤 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘮𝘴 𝘨𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘵 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘴𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘭, 𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘦𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘸𝘤𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘴𝘬𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘯𝘫𝘰𝘺 𝘢 𝘥𝘢𝘺 𝘧𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘧𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘭𝘺 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯. A heartfelt 𝗧𝗛𝗔𝗡𝗞 𝗬𝗢𝗨 goes out to all the teams that participated, including our Old Boys and the various […]

Union High School, Graaff-Reinet‘s u/13A hockey team had the privilege of participating in the annual Pietie Coetzee u/13 hockey tournament in Bloemfontein this past Friday and Saturday. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗮 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗲, who ultimately emerged as the overall winners of the event. Despite a tough 3-0 loss, the Union girls displayed […]

Congratulations to the first team on their impressive 6-2 victory! This match was undoubtedly one of the most challenging and physical encounters we have faced this year. St Michaels proved to be very physical and fit ,maintaining relentless pressure throughout the game. Our players had to dig deep and perform with immense determination, which they […]

On Saturday the 3rd of August Union’s 1st XV rugby team made their last away travel for the 2024 season down to George to play against York High School. The 1st half was a easily contested affair with York taking the lead into the half-time break by 15-12 after each team scored two tries.  The […]

U14: 8 – 5U15 vs Collegians: 36 – 0U16: 26 – 72nd: 7 – 101st: 19 – 20

The matches against Aliwal North were equally impressive, with the u/14A team winning 5-0, the u/16A team winning 3-0 and the 1st team delivering a spectacular 12-0 victory. 𝗜𝗻 𝗮𝗱𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘀, we’d also like to report on our senior hockey B-sides’ matches on Friday afternoon. The teams travelled to Kariega, where they faced […]

Our junior hockey teams also had a stellar day on the field. Against Cradock Primary, the u/7A team dominated with an 11-1 victory, and the u/7B team followed with a 2-0 win. Although the u/8A and u/8B teams narrowly lost with identical 3-4 scores, the u/9A team secured a 3-1 win, and the u/9B team […]

This Saturday’s home derby against Cradock Primary School was another 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸𝘀. The rugby matches against Cradock saw a mix of challenging encounters and remarkable victories. While our u/7A (0-15), u/9A (0-21), u/9B (14-19), u/11A (15-26), u/11B (0-50) and u/13B (0-34) teams faced tough defeats, the u/7B team emerged victorious with a commanding […]

The senior rugby teams delivered thrilling performances against Aliwal North on Saturday, 20 July 2024. The u/14A team faced a tough 3-14 loss, while the u/15A and u/16A teams secured impressive victories, with scores of 17-12 and 50-5, respectively. The 2nd XV narrowly lost 6-10, but the 1st XV team triumphed with a decisive 24-3 […]

𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗚𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗨𝗟𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗦 𝗧𝗢 Union High School, Graaff-Reinet’s junior rugby players 𝗥𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗻 𝗡𝗮𝘂𝗱é (𝗻𝗼. 𝟵), 𝗗𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗲 𝗠𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀 (𝗻𝗼. 𝟱), 𝗟𝘂𝗸𝗵𝗼𝗻𝗮 𝗕𝘂𝗹𝗲𝗺𝗯𝘂 (𝗻𝗼.𝟭𝟮) 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗟𝘄𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗹𝗲 𝗗𝗮𝗹𝗶 (𝗻𝗼. 𝟭𝟵), who were selected for the Karoo Sub Union u/12 rugby team. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘰𝘺𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘒𝘢𝘳𝘰𝘰 𝘳𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘵 𝘢 𝘴𝘶𝘣 𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘳𝘶𝘨𝘣𝘺 𝘵𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘯𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘧𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦.

Tara Ferreira and Caytah-Leigh Koeberg, members of Union High School, Graaff-Reinet’s 1st team tennis, reached a remarkable milestone today as they proudly earned their 𝟱𝟬𝗧𝗛 𝗖𝗔𝗣 for the school’s tennis team. Their commitment to the sport have not only brought them personal success but have also significantly contributed to the legacy of tennis at Union. […]

On Saturday, 13 July, Union High School, Graaff-Reinet’s junior sports teams competed against their Woodridge counterparts in an intense series of matches. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗵𝗼𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘆 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺𝘀 𝗽𝘂𝘁 𝘂𝗽 𝗮 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲, with the u/13C team battling to a 1-1 draw against Woodridge’s u/11A side. The u/13B team faced a tough challenge and ended up losing 0-1, […]

On Saturday, 13 July, Union High School, Graaff-Reinet had the pleasure of welcoming Gill College to our campus for a set of hockey and rugby matches. On the hockey field, Union’s u/14A team faced Gill’s second team, securing a 12-0 victory, while the match between the two first teams saw Union emerging victorious with a […]

Union High School, Graaff-Reinet’s junior hockey and rugby teams faced off against visiting Laerskool Gill / Gill Primary today. 𝘉𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘪𝘦𝘳𝘤𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘶𝘯𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘥, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘭𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘴 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘰𝘭𝘶𝘵𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘨𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘢𝘭𝘭. 𝗛𝗼𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘆 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘀:• u/13B triumphed 8-0• u/13A secured a 7-0 victory 𝗥𝘂𝗴𝗯𝘆 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘀:• u/11A fell 7-27• u/11B was […]

U/13A Hockey Team 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘪𝘳𝘭𝘴 𝘥𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘯 𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘦𝘦-𝘥𝘢𝘺 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵, 𝘮𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘤𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘯 𝘴𝘩𝘦𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘤𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘷𝘦 17 𝘨𝘰𝘢𝘭𝘴 𝘪𝘯 6 𝘨𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘴. Their formidable defense and dynamic offense led them to victories against several strong opponents: Gonubie (2-0), Stirling (5-0), Charlo (2-0), Clarendon (4-0) and Cambridge (4-0). The team’s only draw […]

Union High School, Graaff-Reinet’s 𝗖𝗵𝗹𝗼𝗲-𝗔𝗻𝗻𝗲 𝗙𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗲, a 14-year-old martial arts prodigy, garnered significant recognition on Saturday, 8 June, by winning a silver medal at the Eastern Cape MMA Classics. 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘨𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵, 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘩 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘸𝘤𝘢𝘴𝘦𝘴 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘮𝘪𝘹𝘦𝘥 𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘴 (𝘔𝘔𝘈), 𝘴𝘢𝘸 𝘊𝘩𝘭𝘰𝘦-𝘈𝘯𝘯𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘦𝘹𝘤𝘦𝘱𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘴𝘬𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘥𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯. Her performance […]

On Saturday the Union Schools’ rugby players traveled to Makhanda for their annual derby against Graeme College. 1st Team ReportOur last fixture for the 2nd term was against our arch rivals Graeme College from Makhanda, as to be excepted it was a tough task at hand. The match started off by both teams taking the […]

Union High School, Graaff-Reinet’s 1st team hockey girls faced off against their Kingswood College counterparts today, with the match ending in a 1-1 draw. Although the Union girls held a 1-0 lead for the majority of the match, the Kingswood team rallied and in a heart-stopping moment, managed to equalize with less than a minute […]

This past weekend saw Grade 10 learner 𝗧𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻 𝗛𝗼𝗽𝗲 competing in the Lormar Endurance Ride in the Middelburg district, where he completed the 80km race to successfully qualify for the Fauresmith International Endurance Ride taking place in the Free State during July this year.

𝘾𝙤𝙣𝙜𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙪𝙡𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝙩𝙤 Nina Japhta who claimed third place in the u/18 Girls’ category and Neelon Fourie who claimed third place in the u/18 Boys’ category. 𝙎𝙥𝙚𝙘𝙞𝙖𝙡 𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙢𝙪𝙨𝙩 𝙗𝙚 𝙢𝙖𝙙𝙚 𝙤𝙛 Sarah Wilmot who won the Open Section for women – Sarah received a cash prize for being the best female player of the day.

Match Report: Union U/13A vs Queens Junior The U/13A team played brilliant rugby in their match against Queens Junior. Union started strong, getting onto the scoreboard first. Queens quickly replied with a try and converted it to take the lead at 7-5. However, Union showed their resilience and skill by scoring two quick tries, leading […]

Union High School, Graaff-Reinet’s senior hockey teams faced off against a visiting Queenstown Girls’ High School on Saturday with the following results: • u/14B drew 0-0• u/14A won 7-1• u/16B won 3-0• u/16A lost 0-2• 3rd team won 1-0• 2nd team lost 1-2• 1st team won 3-1

On Saturday the 25th of May 2024, Union’s 1st XV travelled to Uitenhage ( Kariega) to play against Bergsig.  Bergsig got off to a flying start by scoring the first try and taking the lead. Union got a penalty and decided to take the three points. Bergsig however managed to break the Union defence on […]

Union High School, Graaff-Reinet’s junior sports teams faced off against a visiting Herbert Hurd side this past Saturday. The 𝘂/𝟭𝟯𝗕 𝗿𝘂𝗴𝗯𝘆 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺 secured a hard-fought victory with a final score of 15-10. The 𝘂/𝟭𝟯𝗔 𝗿𝘂𝗴𝗯𝘆 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺 gave it their all until the very last minute but, despite their impressive efforts, they narrowly lost to the […]

Fourteen junior and senior chess players from Union High School, Graaff-Reinet are representing their school with pride at the 2024 𝗙𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘀 𝗠𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗖𝗵𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗧𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 being held in Jeffrey’s Bay this weekend. 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘦𝘹𝘤𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘩 𝘉𝘢𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘮𝘢𝘯 𝘋𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘵 𝘊𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘜𝘯𝘪𝘰𝘯. The Union team is composed of some of the school’s top chess […]

Union High School, Graaff-Reinet’s rugby teams traveled to Woodridge College in Gqeberha this past Saturday for their annual rugby derby, a much-anticipated event following last year’s narrow defeat. 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙥𝙤𝙩𝙡𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙤𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 1𝙨𝙩 𝙓𝙑 𝙢𝙖𝙩𝙘𝙝, 𝙖𝙨 𝙐𝙣𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙨𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙧𝙚𝙙𝙚𝙢𝙥𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙖𝙛𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙒𝙤𝙤𝙙𝙧𝙞𝙙𝙜𝙚’𝙨 𝙡𝙖𝙨𝙩-𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙪𝙩𝙚 𝙫𝙞𝙘𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙮 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙫𝙞𝙤𝙪𝙨 𝙛𝙞𝙭𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚. The match started with Woodridge College taking […]

Union High School, Graaff-Reinet extends heartfelt congratulations to u/13 hockey players Logan Marais, Abonani Matushe and Maribel April for their outstanding achievement of being selected to represent the 𝗘𝗣 𝗛𝗢𝗖𝗞𝗘𝗬 𝗦𝗜𝗗𝗘𝗦. Logan and Abonani have earned their places in the A side, meanwhile, Maribel’s selection for the B team underscores her prowess on the field. […]

On Saturday 11 May Union High School’s 1st XV rugby travelled to Burgersdorp for our annual rugby fixture against Hoërskool Burgersdorp. It is always a tough game against the hosts and Saturday’s game proved it again. Union took the lead by converting a penalty kick after applying pressure on Burgersdorp. The opposition then managed to […]

Union High School, Graaff-Reinet was buzzing with excitement on Friday afternoon as we welcomed Framesby’s hockey girls to our campus for an afternoon of fierce competition. In a closely contested encounter, the 𝘂/𝟭𝟰𝗔 teams drew 1-1, while the 𝘂/𝟭𝟲𝗔𝘀 match was equally intense, with the Union side putting up a valiant effort but ultimately falling […]

Union High School, Graaff-Reinet’s junior rugby teams had an outstanding morning as they faced off against Kingswood Junior School at home. The 𝘂/𝟭𝟭𝗔 team enjoyed a 37-5 victory, while the 𝘂/𝟭𝟯𝗔 team also delivered a strong performance, securing a 33-5 win. 𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘰𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘮𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘸𝘦𝘭𝘭-𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘶𝘮𝘱𝘩𝘴!

𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗚𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗨𝗟𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗦 to Union High School, Graaff-Reinet’s u/13 hockey teams for their impressive wins against Kingswood Junior School today. The u/13B team secured a fantastic 2-0 victory, while the u/13A team put on an impressive display, to beat their opponents 3 – 0. 𝘞𝘦𝘭𝘭 𝘥𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘺𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘪𝘯𝘷𝘰𝘭𝘷𝘦𝘥!

Today saw Union High School, Graaff-Reinet’s 1st hockey team participating in the regional leg of the 2024 𝗦𝗣𝗔𝗥 𝗦𝗖𝗛𝗢𝗢𝗟𝗚𝗜𝗥𝗟𝗦’ 𝗛𝗢𝗖𝗞𝗘𝗬 𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗟𝗟𝗘𝗡𝗚𝗘 contested at Kingswood College, South Africa in Makhanda. Facing formidable opponents, the girls showcased their prowess right from the onset. Their first encounter of the day against 𝗖𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗼𝗰𝗸 got them off to a good […]

This past Sunday, 5 May, saw Union High School, Graaff-Reinet learners Jenelle and Shana Theron participating in the Nelson Mandela Bay School District Series mountain bike league. 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗮 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗼𝗻, competing in the Sprog u/11 category, pedaled her heart out on the challenging course. Her focus, agility and sheer determination propelled her to an impressive second-place […]

Union High School’s 1st XV rugby was privileged to be invited to the first rugby festival hosted by Hoër Volkskool from 1 – 4 of May 2024.  On the first day of play, Union faced Hoër Middelburg from Middelburg (Eastern Cape). Poor defence and a lack of energy allowed Middelburg to put points on the board. […]

Union High School, Graaff-Reinet’s senior hockey girls enjoyed a fun morning on the AstroTurf earlier today, as they triumphed over visiting Victoria Girls’ High School, in a series of exciting matches. 𝘋𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘤𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘣𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘤 𝘧𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘸𝘦𝘭𝘭 𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘯𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵, 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘬𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘨𝘪𝘳𝘭𝘴 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘥 𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘭𝘦 𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘯𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘧𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘨𝘶𝘦, 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘥 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 […]

1St XVI MATCH REPORT On Saturday 27 April 2024 Union’s 1st XV played against Muir College in our annual derby day. Union playing with the wind in the first half looked good on attack but could not get any points on the scoreboard in the first half. Muir however scored two tries just before half-time, […]

In a fun home fixture earlier this week, Union High School, Graaff-Reinet’s 2nd junior tennis team took to the courts against Middelburg’s Karel Theron Primary School. The Union players dominated the court, securing victories in 11 out of the 12 matches played. 𝘈 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘣𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘜𝘯𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘦 𝘦𝘹𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘒𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘭 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘰𝘯 […]

First Team match report: Unfortunately, our team struggled to adapt to this defensive approach, resulting in numerous 50/50 ball situations. Within the first 5 minutes, Stirling was awarded a penalty stroke due to poor defence. The girls demonstrated resilience, bouncing back with a beautiful team goal. The half-time score stood at an even 1-1.  Second and Third Chukka: Despite creating numerous […]

In a highly anticipated annual rugby fixture, Union High School, Graaff-Reinet’s 1st XV clashed with Stirling this past Saturday, 20 April, in East London. 1st XV vs Stirling:The match kicked off with Union’s 1st XV showing immense vigour and determination, eager to secure a victory. However, a costly mistake early on allowed Stirling to pounce, […]

Saturday, 20 April marked an early start for Union High School, Graaff-Reinet’s junior hockey teams as they hit the road to compete against Lorraine Primary in Gqeberha.U/13 A  won 1-0U13 D drew 0-0U13 B won 2-0U/13 C won 1-0 𝘈 𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘬 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘨𝘰𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘓𝘰𝘳𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘗𝘳𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘚𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘭 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 […]

U/11A drew 12-12U/11 B lost 47-0U/13B lost 12-5U/13A lost 29-5

𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗚𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗨𝗟𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗦 to junior rugby players 𝗝𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗮𝗻 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘇 and 𝗦𝗶𝗽𝗵𝗼 𝗠𝗽𝗲𝘁𝘀𝗵𝗲𝗻𝗶, on being included in the 2024 u/13 Karoo rugby team that will be participating in the Sub-Union Rugby Tournament (𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵 𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘭𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘌𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘯 𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘦) being held in Kariega as from tomorrow, Friday, 19 April.

This past Sunday, 14 April, Union High School, Graaff-Reinet Grade 5 learner 𝗥𝗲𝗲𝗰𝗲 𝗚𝗶𝗯𝗯𝗼𝗻𝘀 participated in the 2024 Nelson Mandela Bay School District Series mountain bike league. Cyclists competed on a challenging track, aiming to complete the 7 laps as swiftly as possible. The demanding terrain tested their endurance, technical skills and mental fortitude. Reece’s […]

𝗨𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝘄𝗶𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗦𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗮𝘁 𝗦𝗔 𝗟𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹 𝟮 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗚𝗮𝗹𝗮 The recent South African Level 2 Regional Championships Gala held in Oudtshoorn, witnessed an outstanding display of talent and determination from the Union High School, Graaff-Reinet swimming contingent. 𝘋𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘧𝘢𝘤𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘥𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘦 𝘸𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘧𝘧 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘴𝘸𝘪𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘸𝘤𝘢𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘥𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘬𝘪𝘭𝘭, 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 […]

Our senior hockey teams travel to Cradock for a hockey fixture against Cradock High School. 𝗪𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝟭𝘀𝘁 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗲𝗻𝗷𝗼𝘆𝗲𝗱 𝗮 𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗹-𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗸, 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗿𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗼𝗰𝗰𝗮𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗼𝗰𝗸’𝘀 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺. Despite displaying excellent hockey, they couldn’t convert their opportunities into goals, ultimately falling short with a 0 – 3 loss. Congratulations […]

In our matches against Cradock High School, Union’s senior rugby teams experienced a mix of results. The u/14A side faced a tough challenge, falling to a 12 – 38 defeat. However, the u/15A side managed to secure a thrilling victory with a 14 – 10 win. Continuing the winning streak, the u/16A team dominated with […]

Union High School, Graaff-Reinet’s junior hockey teams’ matches against a visiting Sunridge Primary School today, delivered a mix of outcomes. In the match between Union’s u/13D side and Sunridge’s u/11A team, the Union team faced a tough challenge and unfortunately lost with a final score of 0 – 4. 𝘿𝙚𝙨𝙥𝙞𝙩𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙡𝙤𝙨𝙨, 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙩𝙚𝙖𝙢 𝙙𝙞𝙨𝙥𝙡𝙖𝙮𝙚𝙙 […]

Union High School, Graaff-Reinet’s senior sports teams enjoyed a successful day in their respective sporting codes today. The 𝗛𝗢𝗖𝗞𝗘𝗬 girls travelled to Gqeberha to compete against Westering High School, recording the following results: U/14A won 5 – 2U/16A drew 0 – 02nd team won 8 – 01st team won 2 – 1 𝘈 𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘧 […]

Union High School, Graaff-Reinet’s senior sports teams enjoyed a successful day in their respective sporting codes today. Our 𝗥𝗨𝗚𝗕𝗬 teams faced off at home against Spandau Secondary School, achieving the following results: U/14A won 10 – 5U/15A won 36 – 7U/16A won 26 – 192nd XV won 5 – 01st XV won 20 – 15: […]

Union High School, Graaff-Reinet’s u/13A rugby team enjoyed an eventful tour to Durban to attend the 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰 𝗗𝗛𝗦 𝘂/𝟭𝟯𝗔 𝗥𝘂𝗴𝗯𝘆 𝗙𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗹. They faced a tough loss against Penzance on Day 1 of the festival (Monday, 18 March), but quickly turned things around the next day by defeating Glenwood Preparatory’s u/13B side 17-10. 𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘵𝘩 […]

This past Saturday, 23 March, Union High School, Graaff-Reinet learner Ben Lemke participated in the NMB Bellbuoy Challenge in Gqeberha. 𝗔𝘁 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝟭𝟱, 𝗕𝗲𝗻 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿’𝘀 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁, 𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗽𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘀𝘄𝗶𝗺𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗲𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘀. The NMB Bellbuoy Challenge, a 5km Indian Ocean swim event, is […]

Union High School, Graaff-Reinet’s u/16A hockey team recently had the opportunity to participate in Pearson High School’s annual 𝗨/𝟭𝟲 𝗛𝗢𝗖𝗞𝗘𝗬 𝗙𝗘𝗦𝗧𝗜𝗩𝗔𝗟 in Gqeberha. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘢𝘭 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘥 𝘢 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘨 𝘩𝘰𝘤𝘬𝘦𝘺 𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘩𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘸𝘤𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘴𝘬𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘴𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱. The team kicked off the festival with some tough competition, facing off against Collegiate and DSG. Although […]

𝗪𝗘𝗟𝗟 𝗗𝗢𝗡𝗘 to Union High School, Graaff-Reinet learners, sisters Jenelle and Shana Theron, as well as little Reece Gibbons, who participated and did exceptionally well at the recent 𝗦𝗻𝗲𝗲𝘂𝗯𝗲𝗿𝗴 𝗖𝗿𝗮𝘄𝗹 𝗠𝗧𝗕 𝗥𝗮𝗰𝗲. The 25km Girls’ category, saw Jenelle, a Grade 11 learner, emerging as the frontrunner, securing the 1st place position. Not far behind was […]

The Union High School, Graaff-Reinet u/13A hockey team returned from Bloemfontein today, after participating in the 𝗘𝗖𝗛𝗦 𝘁𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 over the past four days. On 𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝟭, the girls got off to a great start by defeating Paarl’s Panorama Primary School u/13B side with a score of 6-0. 𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝟮 brought an exciting match against Laer […]

𝗪𝗘𝗟𝗟 𝗗𝗢𝗡𝗘 to Union High School, Graaff-Reinet’s 1st hockey team who emerged as the champions of the highly-anticipated ECHS hockey tournament held in Bloemfontein this past Easter weekend. 𝘖𝘶𝘵 𝘰𝘧 12 𝘧𝘪𝘦𝘳𝘤𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘮𝘴, 𝘜𝘯𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘴, 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘰𝘯 𝘛𝘶𝘦𝘴𝘥𝘢𝘺 𝘢𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘰𝘰𝘯, 𝘵𝘰 𝘸𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘰𝘨𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳. During the 𝗽𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗲𝘀, they […]

𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗚𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗦 to Union High School, Graaff-Reinet’s 1st XV on their 24 – 3 victory against Hoërskool Dirkie Uys today on Day 1 of Union’s 2024 𝗦𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗿 𝗥𝘂𝗴𝗯𝘆 & 𝗛𝗼𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘆 𝗙𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗹! Our 1st XV wrapped up their festival with a 17-10 victory over Elspark High School from Germiston this afternoon! 𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗚𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗨𝗟𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗦 to the boys on their […]

Union High School, Graaff-Reinet’s 1st hockey team delivered an outstanding performance at the school’s 35th annual 𝗦𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗿 𝗥𝘂𝗴𝗯𝘆 & 𝗛𝗼𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘆 𝗙𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗹, contested from 21 to 24 March. This year’s 𝗦𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗿 𝗥𝘂𝗴𝗯𝘆 & 𝗛𝗼𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘆 𝗙𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗹 is truly unique and special as, for the first time ever, the hockey side of the festival has adopted a tournament […]

Last week, at the start of the March school holiday, the Union Schools’ u/11A rugby team took part in the annual 𝗔𝗹𝗮𝗻 𝗟𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘀 𝗛𝗼𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘆 & 𝗥𝘂𝗴𝗯𝘆 𝗙𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗹 hosted by Clarendon Park Primary School in Gqeberha. 𝘈𝘭𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘮 𝘧𝘢𝘤𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘯 𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘴𝘦𝘵𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘢 𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘊𝘭𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘰𝘯, 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘤𝘬𝘭𝘺 𝘳𝘦𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘱𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘸𝘤𝘢𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘥𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘣𝘺 […]

Union High School, Graaff-Reinet’s u/13A hockey side participated in the annual 𝗔𝗹𝗮𝗻 𝗟𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘀 𝗛𝗼𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘆 & 𝗥𝘂𝗴𝗯𝘆 𝗙𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗹 hosted by Clarendon Park Primary School over a span of three days last week. 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙛𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙖𝙡 𝙛𝙚𝙖𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚𝙙 𝙖 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙗𝙞𝙣𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙤𝙛 𝙛𝙪𝙡𝙡 𝙛𝙞𝙚𝙡𝙙 𝙖𝙣𝙙 7-𝙖-𝙨𝙞𝙙𝙚 𝙢𝙖𝙩𝙘𝙝𝙚𝙨, 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙫𝙞𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙥𝙡𝙖𝙮𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙖 𝙙𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙚 𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙥𝙡𝙖𝙮𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙚𝙭𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚𝙨. In their first […]

The past Friday, 16 March, was a day filled with excitement and determination as Union High School’s senior rugby players travelled to Makhanda to participate in the annual Graeme Day. The u/16A team kicked off the day’s proceedings with a challenging match against Daniël Pienaar. Despite their best efforts, the Union side faced a tough […]

Union tennis player John-Henry King represented the u/15 Eastern Cape Schools Tennis Team at the 𝗦𝗬𝗡𝗘𝗥𝗚𝗬 𝗖𝗨𝗣 (𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘩 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘷𝘴 𝘞𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘯 𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘦, 𝘉𝘰𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘕𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘯 𝘊𝘢𝘱𝘦), contested in Cape Town this weekend. 𝘑𝘰𝘩𝘯-𝘏𝘦𝘯𝘳𝘺 𝘨𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘢 𝘨𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘩𝘪𝘮𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧 𝘪𝘯 𝘣𝘰𝘵𝘩 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘭𝘦𝘴’ 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘥𝘰𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘦𝘴’ 𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘺 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘩𝘪𝘮.

Our 1st senior hockey girls participated in the annual 𝗚𝗥𝗘𝗚 𝗕𝗘𝗟𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗛𝗢𝗖𝗞𝗘𝗬 𝗙𝗘𝗦𝗧𝗜𝗩𝗔𝗟 in East London over the weekend. vs Clarendon Girls’ High School: 0 – 0vs Hoërskool Sasolburg: 2 – 1vs Duineveld: 1 – 0 vs Witteberg: 2 – 1

Union High School, Graaff-Reinet’s junior hockey girls enjoyed a fantastic start to their season with impressive results against DSG in Makhanda. The 𝗨/𝟭𝟯𝗖 side put on a captivating performance, gaining confidence as the match progressed, and emerged victorious with a score of 3-0. 𝗪𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝗱𝗼𝗻𝗲 to goal scorers Mellissa Marais (2) and Luphiwo Maloyi (1). […]

Congratulations to Union High School, Graaff-Reinet cricketer Leander Kraai who was acknowledged during a recent assembly for a stellar performance in a match against Cradock High School, during which he claimed 𝟱 𝗪𝗜𝗖𝗞𝗘𝗧𝗦 in 6.2 overs, conceding only 20 runs.

𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗚𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗨𝗟𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗦 to Grade 6 learner 𝗔𝗺𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗮 𝗞𝗶𝗻𝗴 (Union’s top-seeded junior girls’ tennis player) who, alongside her u/12 team, emerged victorious at the Synergy Cup, a prestigious interprovincial tournament held in Cape Town over the last few days. 𝙍𝙚𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙀𝙖𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙣 𝘾𝙖𝙥𝙚, 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙩𝙚𝙖𝙢 𝙙𝙞𝙨𝙥𝙡𝙖𝙮𝙚𝙙 𝙚𝙭𝙘𝙚𝙥𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙡 𝙨𝙠𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙚𝙖𝙢𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙠, 𝙩𝙧𝙞𝙪𝙢𝙥𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙤𝙣𝙜 𝙤𝙥𝙥𝙤𝙣𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙨. They secured an […]

On Tuesday morning, 5 March, a group of 11 swimmers from Union Preparatory School, Graaff-Reinet and Union High School, Graaff-Reinet proudly represented the Karoo at the annual Inter-Districts Gala held at DSG in Makhanda. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭 𝘰𝘧 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘶𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴, 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘸𝘤𝘢𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘹𝘤𝘦𝘱𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘥𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘣𝘰𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘵’𝘴 𝘴𝘸𝘪𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘴 […]

On Friday, 1 March, Union High School, Graaff-Reinet’s u/13A team faced off against Summerwood Primary School at the Botanics Sports Grounds. 𝙐𝙣𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙬𝙤𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙩𝙤𝙨𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙚𝙡𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙗𝙖𝙩 𝙛𝙞𝙧𝙨𝙩. With a collective effort from Union’s batters, they were able to accumulate a respectable total of 80 runs. The bowlers from Union displayed their brilliance, […]

On Monday, 2 March, Union High School, Graaff-Reinet hosted Gqeberha’s Hoërskool Pearson High School for a very competitive hockey fixture. The afternoon kicked off in blustery weather conditions with the u/14A and u/16A matches, setting the stage for an exciting showdown. Right from the start, it was evident that the Pearson sides were determined to […]

Learners were acknowledged at this morning’s Assembly for achievements in cricket. Josh took 𝟱 𝗪𝗜𝗖𝗞𝗘𝗧𝗦 for 19 runs in 8 overs in a match against Frans Conradie while representing the u/13A team, he then claimed another 𝟱 𝗪𝗜𝗖𝗞𝗘𝗧𝗦 in a match against Laer Volkskool. 𝗦𝗛𝗢𝗨𝗧𝗢𝗨𝗧 to junior cricketer Sintayo Kaitro who claimed 𝟱 𝗪𝗜𝗖𝗞𝗘𝗧𝗦 for […]

In a fun showdown earlier this afternoon, Union High School, Graaff-Reinet hosted Gill Primary School for a set of junior cricket matches. First up, it was Union’s u/11B side taking on Gill’s u/11A side. Gill won the toss and decided to bat. They made 8 runs and with the 21 wides conceded, Gill’s innings came […]

Earlier this afternoon, the Top 6 junior boys and girls of Union High School, Graaff-Reinet and Laer Volkskool converged for an exciting afternoon of tennis. In a very close finish, 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙐𝙣𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙜𝙞𝙧𝙡𝙨’ 𝙩𝙚𝙖𝙢 𝙚𝙢𝙚𝙧𝙜𝙚𝙙 𝙫𝙞𝙘𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙞𝙤𝙪𝙨 with a score of 5-4 against their Volkskool counterparts. On the boys’ side, despite a valiant effort, the 𝙐𝙣𝙞𝙤𝙣 […]

This past Saturday, 24 February, Union High School, Graaff-Reinet’s junior cricketers travelled to Komani to compete against Laerskool Hangklip Primary. In the 𝘂/𝟭𝟭𝗔 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺’𝘀 match, Union won the toss and decided to bat first. 𝘜𝘯𝘪𝘰𝘯’𝘴 𝘣𝘢𝘵𝘴𝘮𝘦𝘯 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘺𝘦𝘥 𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘮𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬, 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘣𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘮’𝘴 𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘴𝘤𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘰𝘧 144. Hangklip, despite losing an early wicket, […]

On Monday, 26 February, our Top 6 boys’ and girls’ tennis players traveled to Middelburg for an afternoon fixture against Hoërskool Middelburg. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀, 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗮 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝟭𝟵-𝟱. In the girls’ singles matches, Union dominated, winning 5 out of 6 matches. The girls’ doubles matches also […]

On Friday, 23 February, Union High School, Graaff-Reinet’s rugby boys participated in Hoër Volkskool’s 2024 𝘋𝘳𝘪𝘦ë 𝘋𝘳𝘶𝘬 𝘈𝘢𝘯𝘥 – a pre-season tournament that allows rugby teams the opportunity to effectively finalise their pre-season preparations in a competitive yet relaxed and accommodating environment. While some of our players had to sit this one out due to […]

A total of 80 swimmers represented the Union Preparatory School, Graaff-Reinet and Union High School, Graaff-Reinet at the annual 𝗞𝗔𝗥𝗢𝗢 𝗚𝗔𝗟𝗔 held at Hoër Volkskool on Wednesday, 21 February. In addition to Union’s spirited participants, teams from Gill, Cradock, Volkskool, Marlow and a group of dedicated home-schoolers showcased their skills in the pool. The high […]

Congratulations to Union High School, Graaff-Reinet’s 1st XI captain, Shaakir Kazi, for reaching his 𝟱𝟬𝗧𝗛 𝗖𝗔𝗣 with the first team! The milestone was marked by Headmaster, Mr William Pringle, as he presented Shaakir with this well-deserved achievement before their match against a visiting Graeme College this afternoon.

This past Saturday, 24 February, Union High School, Graaff-Reinet’s junior cricketers travelled to Komani to compete against Laerskool Hangklip Primary. In the 𝘂/𝟭𝟭𝗔 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺’𝘀 match, Union won the toss and decided to bat first. 𝘜𝘯𝘪𝘰𝘯’𝘴 𝘣𝘢𝘵𝘴𝘮𝘦𝘯 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘺𝘦𝘥 𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘮𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬, 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘣𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘮’𝘴 𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘴𝘤𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘰𝘧 144. Hangklip, despite losing an early wicket, […]

𝗪𝗘𝗟𝗟 𝗗𝗢𝗡𝗘 to Union High School, Graaff-Reinet biathlete 𝗕𝗲𝗻 𝗟𝗲𝗺𝗸𝗲, who participated in this past Sunday morning’s EP Biathlon Championships in Gqeberha. 𝘋𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘦𝘹𝘩𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘱𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘌𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘯 𝘊𝘢𝘱𝘦 𝘚𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘭𝘴’ 𝘛𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘭𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘢𝘺 𝘣𝘦𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦, 𝘉𝘦𝘯’𝘴 𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘩𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘢𝘴𝘮 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘦 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘢𝘴 𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘰𝘯 𝘺𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘦. Ben claimed a commendable […]

Three talented swimmers from Union High School, Graaff-Reinet – Ben Lemke, Zoë Mills and Gerda Clarke – made their mark at the SA Schools’ Swimming Trials in East London this past Saturday, 17 February. Representing the Sarah Baartman District Team, these athletes competed against formidable opponents, with two of them clinching well-deserved medals. 𝗕𝗲𝗻 𝗟𝗲𝗺𝗸𝗲, […]

𝗨/𝟭𝟱 𝗖𝗥𝗜𝗖𝗞𝗘𝗧 team faced off against Muir College this past Saturday, 17 February. Despite losing the toss at Muir College, our young team displayed tenacity and determination on the field. 𝙈𝙪𝙞𝙧 𝘾𝙤𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙜𝙚 𝙨𝙚𝙩 𝙖 𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙣𝙜𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙖𝙧𝙜𝙚𝙩 𝙤𝙛 152 𝙧𝙪𝙣𝙨, 𝙗𝙪𝙩 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙗𝙤𝙬𝙡𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙧𝙤𝙨𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙤𝙘𝙘𝙖𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣. 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗞𝗿𝗮𝗮𝗶 stood out with a remarkable performance, bowling […]

Union High School, Graaff-Reinet’s young cricket talents made their school very proud this weekend in matches against Saint Andrew’s School, Bloemfontein and Laerskool Frans Conradie. In the u/11A team’s match against St Andrew’s, Union opted to bat first but faced a disciplined bowling attack, managing to score only 65 runs. 𝙉𝙤𝙩𝙚𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙝𝙮 𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙢𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚𝙨 𝙘𝙖𝙢𝙚 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙀𝙙𝙬𝙞𝙣 […]