Day: 7 Aug 2023

Bulletin

The 𝗢𝗨𝗧𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗘 of the Interschools clash between Union and Volkskool has once again proven to be 𝗛𝗔𝗥𝗗-𝗙𝗢𝗨𝗚𝗛𝗧.
The two schools have been neighbours, friends and rivals for more than a 100 years and, irrespective of the outcome, this annual encounter always fosters an intense feeling of school pride while evoking a lot of emotion and excitement. This year was no exception.
𝗪𝗲 𝗲𝘅𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝗮 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗳𝗲𝗹𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝘂𝗻𝘄𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗲𝗳𝗳𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹𝘀 𝘃𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟯, 𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝟱𝟮 𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗩𝗼𝗹𝗸𝘀𝗸𝗼𝗼𝗹’𝘀 𝟰𝟲.
The cultural richness emanating from the unity between our three Union Schools and the school’s unwavering commitment to the spirit of diversity, inclusivity, participation and tradition resonated profoundly throughout the contest and we’d like to extend our grateful thanks to our exceptional senior role models who set a remarkable example for our entire community this Interschools, exemplifying the values ingrained within our institution.
𝘓𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘭𝘺, 𝘸𝘦’𝘥 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘦𝘹𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘥 𝘢 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘯𝘦𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘭 – 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘐𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘭𝘴’ 𝘳𝘪𝘷𝘢𝘭𝘴 – 𝘝𝘰𝘭𝘬𝘴𝘬𝘰𝘰𝘭, 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘢𝘳 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘴 𝘧𝘪𝘦𝘭𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘵 – 𝘢𝘴 𝘢𝘭𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴, 𝘪𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘯 𝘩𝘰𝘯𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶!
𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙬𝙚𝙚𝙠’𝙨 𝙨𝙘𝙤𝙧𝙚𝙨 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙖𝙨 𝙛𝙤𝙡𝙡𝙤𝙬𝙨:
𝗖𝗵𝗲𝘀𝘀:
• Union Junior 1st team lost 1 – 6
• Union Junior 2nd team won 5 – 2
• Union Preparatory School won 5 – 2
• Union Senior 1st team won 4 -3
• Union Senior 2nd team won 6 – 1
𝗤𝘂𝗶𝘇:
• Union won 12 – 10.
𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗲𝗰𝗵:
• 𝘚𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘰𝘳𝘴: Union High claimed first and second place
• 𝘑𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘰𝘳𝘴: Volkskool won first place, Union won second place
𝘂.𝟭𝟬 𝗧𝗲𝗻𝗻𝗶𝘀:
• Boys lost 0 – 9
• Girls won 7 – 2
𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗿 𝗧𝗲𝗻𝗻𝗶𝘀:
• 1st Girls Team won 7 – 2
• 2nd Girls Team won 8 – 1
• 1st Boys Team won 5 – 4
• 2nd Boys Team lost 4 – 5
𝗧𝗲𝗻𝗻𝗶𝘀 (𝗦𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗿𝘀):
𝘎𝘪𝘳𝘭𝘴
• Union 1st Team won 5 – 4
• Union 2nd Team won 8 – 1
• Union 3rd Team won 8 – 1
𝘉𝘰𝘺𝘴
• Union 1st Team lost 0 – 9
• Union 2nd Team lost 0 – 9
• Union 3rd Team lost 1 – 8
𝗛𝗼𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘆:
• Union u/7A lost 1 – 3
• Union u/7B lost 0 – 2
• Union u/7C lost 0 – 4
• Union u/8 B won 6 – 1
• Union u/8 A lost 0 – 11
• Union u/9 A drew 2 – 2
• Union u/9B lost 0 – 4
• Union u/10A won 5 – 0
• Union u/13B won 2 – 0
• Union u/13A drew 1 – 1
• Union u/14A drew 0 – 0
• Union u/16B won 1 – 0
• Union u/16A won 9 – 0
• Union 2nd team drew 1 – 1
• 1st team won 2 – 1
𝗥𝘂𝗴𝗯𝘆:
• Union u/7A won 50 – 5
• Union u/9B lost 0 – 29
• Union u/9A lost 5 – 43
• Union u/11B lost 5 – 53
• Union u/11A won 17 – 5
• Union u/13B lost 5 – 35
• Union u/13A lost 10 – 36
• Union u/15B won 22 – 10
• Union u/14A lost 5 – 21
• Union u/15A lost 12 – 18
• Union u/16A won 8 – 7
• Union 3rd XV lost 5 – 48
• Union 2nd XV won 19 – 17
• Union 1st XV lost 6 – 39

Bulletin

Each year at Interschools, there is a match that stands out from the rest – whether it’s a game that showcases the underdogs and their triumphant victory, or one in which a team claws their way back to victory after trailing by double-digit points for nearly the entire contest.

𝙏𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙮𝙚𝙖𝙧’𝙨 𝙄𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙘𝙝𝙤𝙤𝙡𝙨 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙣𝙤 𝙚𝙭𝙘𝙚𝙥𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣, as Union High School, Graaff-Reinet’s u/16A rugby team, led by their coach Mr. Hanno Sparrius, claimed an amazing 8-7 victory.

This is the first time that a Union u/16A side has won their Interschools’ encounter since 2013, making this a truly 𝙪𝙣𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙜𝙚𝙩𝙩𝙖𝙗𝙡𝙚 𝙖𝙘𝙝𝙞𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩 for all the boys and their parents!

𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘣𝘶𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘮𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘯, 𝘢𝘴 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘮𝘢𝘥𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘴𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘭 𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘥!