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.
Representing your school is always a major honour, but reaching the incredible milestone of 50 first team caps is something that does not come around too often.
Two members of the Union High School, Graaff-Reinet’s 1st hockey team received the incredible honour of taking to the field in their 50th match for their school!
Prior to their encounter against Woodridge College on Saturday, 20 May, ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ต ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ and captain ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ด๐ฒ๐๐๐ฒ ๐ข๐ฒ๐น๐ผ๐ณ๐๐ฒ๐ป were presented with their official 50 cap certificate as well as a small gift on behalf of the team in which they have so valiantly served over the past 3 years.
Leah and Brigette have been true ambassadors of the 1st XI and we could not be prouder of them.
