On Saturday the Union Schools’ rugby players traveled to Makhanda for their annual derby against Graeme College.
1st Team Report
Our 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 opportunity to put points on the board,ย Union through a penalty kick and Graeme through a converted try. It was a tough physical battle in the 1st half which Union dominated but couldn’t put the points on the board. We went into half time trailing by 26-10. Graeme could only manage to score one more try in the second half and Union couldn’t manage to put more points on the board. Lack of discipline and not taking our chances led to Union not being able to score more points. Graeme won the game by 31-10.
Other Results:
U14: 8-55
U15: 0-50
U16: 13-45
2nd : 6-55
U/13A
While the final score saw Union’s u/13As losing 12-17, the score doesn’t reflect their efforts on the field, with the boys delivering a truly impressive performance, leaving their supporters beaming with pride.
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐๐ป๐ด๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐จ๐ป๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ฎ๐น๐๐ผ ๐ณ๐ผ๐๐ด๐ต๐ ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ, with the u/7s delivering a fiery performance and securing a 20-10 victory. The u/9A and u/11A teams faced tough competition, ultimately losing 0-26 and 0-35 respectively.
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 remaining on the clock.
Other Results:
2nd lost 0-5
U16A lost 6-0
U14A won 1-0
14B lost 3-0
As the term winds down, Union High School, Graaff-Reinet is gearing up to host its 23rd annual Anne Beagley ๐๐จ๐ก๐๐ข๐ฅ ๐ฅ๐จ๐๐๐ฌ & ๐๐ข๐๐๐๐ฌ ๐๐๐ฆ๐ง๐๐ฉ๐๐, proudly sponsored by Bothaโs Garage and Astron Energy Eastern Cape.
This much-anticipated event is set to bring together hundreds of young athletes and their coaches for an exciting weekend of sport in Graaff-Reinet.
Union High School is proud to continue this tradition, fostering community spirit and sportsmanship in the Karoo. ๐๐๐ง๐โ๐จ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐๐ฃ๐ค๐ฉ๐๐๐ง ๐๐๐ฃ๐ฉ๐๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐๐ก!
๐จ๐ป๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ถ๐ด๐ต ๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ต๐ผ๐ผ๐น’๐จ ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ถ๐บ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐๐: ๐ ‘๐๐ฉ๐ณ๐ช๐ด๐ต๐ฎ๐ข๐ด ๐ช๐ฏ ๐๐ถ๐ฏ๐ฆ’ ๐๐ถ๐ด๐ช๐ค ๐๐ท๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ
Join us for a delightful evening of musical performances featuring our talented junior pianists, percussionists, choristers and vocalists.
๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ: Wednesday, 12 June
๐ง๐ถ๐บ๐ฒ: 18:00
๐ฉ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฒ: Union High School Hall
๐ง๐ถ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ฒ๐๐ are available at R30 each (non-reserved seating) from Ms Elsebรฉ Moos in the Union High School, Graaff-Reinet foyer.
๐๐ฐ๐ฏ’๐ต ๐ฎ๐ช๐ด๐ด ๐ต๐ฉ๐ช๐ด ๐ง๐ฆ๐ด๐ต๐ช๐ท๐ฆ ๐ค๐ฆ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ฃ๐ณ๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ด๐ช๐ค!
This past weekend saw Grade 10 learner ๐ง๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฒ 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.
The Union Schools are thrilled to announce the return of the ๐ง๐ฅ๐ ๐ง๐๐ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ข event, taking place this October.
๐๐ฉ๐ช๐ด ๐บ๐ฆ๐ข๐ณ, ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฆ๐ท๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต ๐ช๐ด ๐จ๐ฆ๐ต๐ต๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ข ๐ง๐ณ๐ฆ๐ด๐ฉ ๐ญ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฌ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ง๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ญ, ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ช๐ด๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ข๐ฏ ๐ฆ๐ท๐ฆ๐ฏ ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ฆ๐น๐ค๐ช๐ต๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ฆ๐น๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ช๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ค๐ฆ ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ฑ๐ข๐ณ๐ต๐ช๐ค๐ช๐ฑ๐ข๐ฏ๐ต๐ด.
With new challenges and a vibrant atmosphere, Tri the Karoo is set to be a major drawcard for athletes of all levels. ๐๐๐๐ฉ๐๐๐ง ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช’๐ง๐ ๐ ๐จ๐๐๐จ๐ค๐ฃ๐๐ ๐ฉ๐ง๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ก๐๐ฉ๐ ๐ค๐ง ๐ ๐๐๐ง๐จ๐ฉ-๐ฉ๐๐ข๐๐ง, ๐ฉ๐๐๐จ ๐๐ซ๐๐ฃ๐ฉ ๐ค๐๐๐๐ง๐จ ๐จ๐ค๐ข๐๐ฉ๐๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ค๐ง ๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐ฎ๐ค๐ฃ๐.
Keep an eye on the Tri The Karoo Facebook page for exciting updates and details on registration, which opens very soon! Don’t miss your chance to experience the thrill of racing through the beautiful Karoo landscape.
๐ช๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป’๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ฒ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ
๐พ๐ค๐ฃ๐๐ง๐๐ฉ๐ช๐ก๐๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ๐จ ๐ฉ๐ค 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.
๐๐ฅ๐๐๐๐๐ก ๐ข๐๐ฃ๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ ๐ข๐ช๐จ๐ฉ ๐๐ ๐ข๐๐๐ ๐ค๐ 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 17-7 at halftime.
In the second half, Union continued their impressive performance, adding one more try to their tally. Despite Queens’ efforts, they managed to score again but fell short. The game ended with a final score of 24-19 in favor of Union.
What a great win for Union against one of the big Eastern Cape schools! Congratulations to the team on their fantastic performance.
More results:
U11B: lost 3 – 49 lost
U11A: lost 50-5
U13B: lost 0-49
Union High School, Graaff-Reinet’s senior hockey teams faced off against a visiting Queenstown Girls’ High School on Saturday with the following results:
โข u/14B drew 0-0
โข u/14A won 7-1
โข u/16B won 3-0
โข u/16A lost 0-2
โข 3rd team won 1-0
โข 2nd team lost 1-2
โข 1st team won 3-1