Senior Rugby vs Burgersdorp – Results

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 score to a try through a mistake and poor defense from the Union team. Union managed to once again slot two more penalty kicks and Burgersdorp scored one more try in the 1st half going into the half-time break 9-12 in favour of Burgersdorp. 

In the 2nd half the Union team managed to put the opposition under pressure through good structural play but we could just not get any more points on the board. Burgersdorp scored two more tries and won the match 9- 26.

Other Results:
U14: 0-10 
U15: 0-31
U16: 10-19

Celebrating 50 Caps!

Representing your school is always a major honour, but reaching the milestone of 50 first team caps is something that does not come around too often.

Five members of the Union High School, Graaff-Reinet 1st hockey team received the incredible honour of taking the field in their 50th match for their school!

Prior to their encounter against Framesby this afternoon, Friday, 10 May, 𝗔𝗺𝘆 𝗪𝗮𝗱𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗼𝘄, 𝗧𝗮𝗿𝗮 𝗙𝗲𝗿𝗿𝗲𝗶𝗿𝗮, 𝗧𝘆𝗿𝗮 𝗕𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗲𝘆, 𝗔𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗵 𝗦𝘁𝗲𝗲𝗹𝗲 and 𝗞𝗲𝗻𝘇𝗮 𝗡𝗲𝗶𝗹𝗹 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 for the past two years.

Amy, Tara, Tyra, Aaminah and Kenza have been true ambassadors of the 1st XI and we could not be prouder of them.

𝙒𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙠 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙢 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙞𝙧 𝙨𝙚𝙧𝙫𝙞𝙘𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙞𝙧 𝙩𝙚𝙖𝙢 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙞𝙧 𝙨𝙘𝙝𝙤𝙤𝙡.

Senior Hockey vs Framesby – Results

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 short with a 2-3 loss against Framesby.

However, it was the 𝟭𝘀𝘁 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺 that truly stole the show, proving themselves to be a force to be reckoned with. 𝙒𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙚𝙭𝙘𝙚𝙥𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙡 𝙩𝙚𝙖𝙢𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙠 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙨𝙠𝙞𝙡𝙡𝙛𝙪𝙡 𝙥𝙡𝙖𝙮𝙨, 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙮 𝙚𝙢𝙚𝙧𝙜𝙚𝙙 𝙫𝙞𝙘𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙞𝙤𝙪𝙨 with a commanding 4-1 win over Framesby’s 1st team.

𝘞𝘦 𝘦𝘹𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘧𝘦𝘭𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘪𝘳𝘭𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘺𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰𝘥𝘢𝘺. 𝘠𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘥𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘱𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘪𝘦𝘭𝘥, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘺 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶.

𝗔 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗸 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗴𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗙𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗲𝘀𝗯𝘆 for making the journey to Graaff-Reinet for this fixture. Your sportsmanship and competitive spirit added to the excitement of the day, and we are grateful for the opportunity to compete against such a talented team.

Junior Rugby vs Kingwood – Results

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!

Junior Hockey vs Kingswood – Results

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!

1st Hockey Team – Spar Challenge Results

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 start with a 3-0 victory.

They squared off next against 𝗩𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗮 𝗚𝗶𝗿𝗹𝘀, the intense match resulting in a hard-fought 1-1 draw.

The Union team then engaged in a riveting clash against 𝗞𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀𝘄𝗼𝗼𝗱, with both sides showcasing their mettle, ultimately concluding in a deadlock, with the scoreboard frozen at 0-0.

In what turned out to be their last match of the day – a valiant effort against 𝗗𝗦𝗚 in the semi-finals – saw the girls narrowly missing out on a spot in the final, the match concluding with a close 2-1 scoreline in favour of DSG, the eventual champions.

𝘞𝘦 𝘦𝘹𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘪𝘳𝘭𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘢 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘦 𝘸𝘦𝘭𝘭-𝘧𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵! 𝘞𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘺 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮!