Earlier today, on Monday, 19 August, Union High School, Graaff-Reinet proudly announced its ๐ก๐๐ช ๐ฃ๐ฅ๐๐๐๐๐ง ๐๐ข๐๐ฌ for the upcoming academic year of 2024/25.
๐๐ฉ๐ช๐ด ๐ฅ๐บ๐ฏ๐ข๐ฎ๐ช๐ค ๐จ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฑ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ข๐ณ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ด, ๐ด๐ฆ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ค๐ต๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ช๐ณ ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ด๐ฉ๐ช๐ฑ ๐ด๐ฌ๐ช๐ญ๐ญ๐ด ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฎ๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ด๐ค๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ญ ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ช๐ต๐บ, ๐ธ๐ช๐ญ๐ญ ๐ฑ๐ญ๐ข๐บ ๐ข ๐ฑ๐ช๐ท๐ฐ๐ต๐ข๐ญ ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ญ๐ฆ ๐ช๐ฏ ๐จ๐ถ๐ช๐ฅ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ช๐ณ ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ด ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ญ๐ฅ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ท๐ข๐ญ๐ถ๐ฆ๐ด ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ช๐ฏ๐ด๐ต๐ช๐ต๐ถ๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ.
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ ๐ฏ๐ผ๐ฑ๐, ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฎ๐น๐ฝ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ, ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ถ๐๐๐ ๐ผ๐ณ: Muhammad Ahmed, Xavier Barlow, Farronique Booysen, Tara Ferreira, Erin Gedult, Trystan Hulleman, Sarah Jacobs, Shaakir Kazi, Kyle Liebenberg, Daniel Marais, Kenza Neill, Milano Pongoma, Ndodana Speelman, Aaminah Steele and Uyintando Ziswana.
As these young leaders step into their roles, we remind them of the words of John Quincy Adams: โ๐๐ง ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ ๐ข๐ค๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ด ๐ช๐ฏ๐ด๐ฑ๐ช๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ด ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ฅ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฎ ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฆ, ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ข๐ณ๐ฏ ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฆ, ๐ฅ๐ฐ ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฆ, ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ ๐ข๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ข ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ณ.โ This quote encapsulates the essence of leadership – the ability to inspire and uplift those around you.
With this new responsibility, the prefects are encouraged to serve the school with pride and dignity. ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ๐ถ๐ฟ ๐ท๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐ป๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ถ๐น๐น ๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐ผ๐ป๐น๐ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ถ๐ฟ ๐ผ๐๐ป ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฏ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐น๐๐ผ ๐ถ๐ป๐ณ๐น๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐๐น๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐จ๐ป๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ถ๐ด๐ต ๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ต๐ผ๐ผ๐น, ๐ณ๐ผ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฎ ๐๐ฝ๐ถ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐น๐น๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป, ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐น๐น๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ
This past Saturday sawย Union High School, Graaff-Reinetย hosting its first-ever social ๐ฒ-๐-๐ฆ๐๐๐ cricket tournament.
๐๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฅ๐ข๐บ ๐ด๐ข๐ธ ๐ต๐ธ๐ฆ๐ญ๐ท๐ฆ ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต๐ฉ๐ถ๐ด๐ช๐ข๐ด๐ต๐ช๐ค ๐ต๐ฆ๐ข๐ฎ๐ด ๐จ๐ข๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ข๐ต ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ ๐ด๐ค๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ญ, ๐ฆ๐ข๐ค๐ฉ ๐ฆ๐ข๐จ๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ด๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ค๐ข๐ด๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ช๐ณ ๐ด๐ฌ๐ช๐ญ๐ญ๐ด ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ซ๐ฐ๐บ ๐ข ๐ฅ๐ข๐บ ๐ง๐ช๐ญ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ธ๐ช๐ต๐ฉ ๐ง๐ณ๐ช๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ญ๐บ ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ต๐ช๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ.
A heartfelt ๐ง๐๐๐ก๐ ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ goes out to all the teams that participated, including our Old Boys and the various clubs from Graaff-Reinet who came out to support the day.
๐พ๐ค๐ฃ๐๐ง๐๐ฉ๐ช๐ก๐๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ๐จ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ฃ ๐ค๐ง๐๐๐ง ๐๐ค๐ง ๐๐๐ง๐๐๐๐๐ก๐, ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ก๐ก-๐๐๐จ๐๐ง๐ซ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ค๐ฃ๐จ ๐ค๐ ๐ฉ๐๐๐จ ๐๐ฃ๐๐ช๐๐ช๐ง๐๐ก ๐ฉ๐ค๐ช๐ง๐ฃ๐๐ข๐๐ฃ๐ฉ!
As we reflect on this wonderful day, we are already looking forward to next yearโs event.
We hope to see all of you return to enjoy another fantastic day of cricket in the beautiful Karoo.
๐๐ฉ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฌ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ค๐ฆ ๐ข๐จ๐ข๐ช๐ฏ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ฆ๐ท๐ฆ๐ณ๐บ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ฆ ๐ธ๐ฉ๐ฐ ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ต๐ณ๐ช๐ฃ๐ถ๐ต๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ฎ๐ข๐ฌ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ช๐ด ๐ฆ๐ท๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต ๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ด๐ด๐ช๐ฃ๐ญ๐ฆ. ๐ ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ ๐ด๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ต ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ฆ๐ง๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ๐ต๐ด ๐ข๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ธ๐ฉ๐ข๐ต ๐ฃ๐ณ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ช๐ต๐บ ๐ต๐ฐ๐จ๐ฆ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ญ๐ฑ ๐ถ๐ด ๐ค๐ณ๐ฆ๐ข๐ต๐ฆ ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ข๐ฃ๐ญ๐ฆ ๐ฆ๐น๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ช๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ค๐ฆ๐ด.
Hereโs to many more successful tournaments in the future!
๐๐ก๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ฆ๐๐๐ข๐ข๐๐ฆ is more than just an annual event; itโs a tapestry woven with deep emotions, fierce competition and unforgettable memories. Every year, this special occasion seems to draw out the very best and, at times, the worst in us. But this duality is not something to be feared or resented – it’s reflection of our deep passion and unwavering commitment to our children. We cheer with all our might when they excel and we feel every stumble as if it were our own.
The intensity of our emotions during Interschools stems from a place of love, pride and an earnest desire to see our children succeed. Itโs in these moments that our true selves are revealed, for better or for worse. We find ourselves in the joyous highs of victory, but also in the quiet moments of reflection after a loss.
This ebb and flow of emotions is not new. Interschools has always been this way – ๐ ๐ข๐๐๐ง๐ค๐๐ค๐จ๐ข ๐ค๐ ๐ก๐๐๐ ๐ฌ๐๐๐ง๐ ๐ฉ๐ง๐๐ช๐ข๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐จ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ค๐๐ฃ๐ฉ๐ข๐๐ฃ๐ฉ ๐ฌ๐๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ฃ ๐๐๐ฃ๐.
INTERSCHOOLS REULTS
Senior Rugby
While Volkskool’s 1st XV may have taken home the win (22-12), it was the Union team that truly captured our hearts! You fought valiantly, showing strength and determination that exceeded all expectations. We couldn’t be more proud of you! Your passion and spirit shone brightly today!
More Results
U/13B: 17 – 17
U/13A: 5 – 5
U/14: 0 – 53
U/15: 7 – 5
U/16: 8 – 25
3rd Team: 0 – 39
2nd Team: 6 – 24
Hockey
In a thrilling chapter of Union’s storied history, the 1st team hockey girls clinched a narrow yet glorious victory over Volkskool with a score of 1 – 0 during the ๐๐ก๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ฆ๐๐๐ข๐ข๐๐ฆ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฐ encounter.
๐๐ฐ๐ฏ๐จ๐ณ๐ข๐ต๐ถ๐ญ๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ด to our champions!
More Results
U/13B: 2 – 0
U/13A: 0 – 1
U/14A: 9 – 0
U/16A: 1 – 1
2nd Team: 8 – 0
Senior Tennis
Union’s 1st girls’ team showcased their talent by winning decisively with a score of 8 – 1. The 2nd girls also performed admirably, clinching a narrow victory with a score of 5 – 4. However, the 1st boys faced a tough challenge, ending the match with a score of 1 – 8 in favour of Volkskool.
The 2nd boys and 3rd teams fought valiantly, but ultimately fell short, with scores of 2 – 7 and 2 – 7 for the 3rd girls and 3 – 6 for the 3rd boys, respectively.
Junior Tennis
The first team girls fought valiantly, narrowly losing with a score of 4-5.
The second team girls, however, shone brightly as they clinched victory with a solid 6-3 win. Kudos to them on a stellar effort!
๐ข๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐’ ๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ, ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ฎ๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฒ. The first team boys faced a formidable challenge and, despite their best efforts, fell to their Volkskool counterparts with a score of 0-9.
The second team boys also put forth a commendable effort but ended with a score of 1-8. Both teams demonstrated great sportsmanship and tenacity and their commitment to the game is something to be proud of.
Quiz
Our quiz team put forth a stellar effort, narrowly missing out on victory in a nail-biting finale, finishing just one point shy with a score of 37-38 in the dying moments of the quiz.
Speeches
Our junior and senior speech learners also took centre stage, displaying eloquence and grace that left a lasting impression on everyone present. ๐๐บ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐ต๐ผ๐๐, ๐๐ฒ๐ป ๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ธ๐ฒ, ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฒ๐น๐ฑ (1st place) ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฒ comported themselves with remarkable poise, embodying the very essence of what it means to be wonderful representatives of our school.
Chess
The high school teams (Grades 8 to 12), saw the Union 1st team lose 5-9, with the 2nd team making a clean sweep with a point tally of 14-0 in their favour, to claim an overall victory of 19-9 in the division.
Meanwhile, the Primary School teams (Grades 5 to 7) dominated the board, with the 1st team winning 10-4 and the 2nd team winning 13-1, to claim an overall win of 23-5.
Not to be outdone, the Union Preparatory School, Graaff-Reinet team (Grades 1 to 4) fought valiantly to secure an 11-9 victory, contributing to Team Union’s overall triumph.
๐ช๐ถ๐๐ต ๐ฎ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฎ๐น ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฑ๐ฏ ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐จ๐ป๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ฏ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ถ๐ฟ ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ๐ป๐๐, ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ป๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ ๐๐ฒ๐๐๐ฎ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ฎ๐น๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐๐ผ๐๐ป๐ด ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ฝ๐น๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐.
The ๐ ๐๐ง๐ฅ๐๐ ๐ง๐๐๐ ๐ฆ engaged in a fun match that showcased the lighter side of competition, facing off against the Volkskool side. In a spirited encounter, the Matric players lost 7-13, but the camaraderie shared during the games proved that ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐ค๐ฎ ๐ค๐ ๐ฅ๐ก๐๐ฎ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฌ๐๐จ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ฉ๐ง๐ช๐ ๐ซ๐๐๐ฉ๐ค๐ง๐ฎ ๐ค๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ฃ๐๐๐๐ฉ.
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.
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐ป๐ฎ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐ฎ ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ฒ๐ป๐ด๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ฐ๐ต ๐ฎ๐ด๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ ๐๐ผ๐น๐น๐ฒ๐ด๐ถ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ, who ultimately emerged as the overall winners of the event.
Despite a tough 3-0 loss, the Union girls displayed resilience and determination. ๐๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ถ๐ฟ ๐ป๐ฒ๐
๐ ๐ด๐ฎ๐บ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ด๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ต๐ผ๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ข๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป๐ท๐ฒ ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ถ๐บ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐’๐ ๐/๐ญ๐ฏ๐ ๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ, the team faced another hard-fought battle, resulting in a 2-0 defeat. Despite these setbacks, the girls showcased incredible spirit and a never-give-up attitude, making us immensely proud of their fighting spirit.
The team then managed a well-earned 0-0 draw against Willem Postma and celebrated a 1-0 victory over Menlo Park, ๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฑ ๐ฝ๐น๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ถ๐ฟ ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ผ๐น.
The following day’s matches saw Union triumph with a 2-0 win over Vaalpark. The final showdown for 5th and 6th place against Willem Postma led to a tense sudden death shootout after a 0-0 draw, where Union narrowly missed out, ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐ป๐ฎ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฒ๐๐ต ๐ฝ๐น๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐น๐น ๐ผ๐๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐บ๐.
๐๐ฏ๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐๐ช๐จ๐ฉ ๐๐ค๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ญ ๐ช๐ด ๐ช๐ฏ๐ค๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฅ๐ช๐ฃ๐ญ๐บ ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฅ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ ๐จ๐ช๐ณ๐ญ๐ด ๐ธ๐ฉ๐ฐ ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ญ๐ฅ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ช๐ณ ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ฏ ๐ข๐จ๐ข๐ช๐ฏ๐ด๐ต ๐ด๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ด๐ต๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐จ๐ฆ๐ด๐ต ๐ถ/13๐ ๐ด๐ช๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ด ๐ช๐ฏ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ค๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ต๐ณ๐บ, ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ธ๐ฆ ๐ข๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ช๐ฏ๐ค๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฅ๐ช๐ฃ๐ญ๐บ ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฅ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ช๐ณ ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฎ๐ข๐ฏ๐ค๐ฆ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ด๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ต๐ด๐ฎ๐ข๐ฏ๐ด๐ฉ๐ช๐ฑ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ถ๐จ๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ต ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ๐ฏ๐ข๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต.
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฐ ๐๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ฐ๐ต๐ผ๐ผ๐น๐’ ๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ธ ๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ณ๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ!
Wishing all competitors from the Union Schools and Hoรซr and Laer Volkskool the best of luck.
As we engage in friendly competition, let us remember the words of John Wooden: “๐๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ต๐ด๐ฎ๐ข๐ฏ๐ด๐ฉ๐ช๐ฑ ๐ช๐ด ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ต ๐ซ๐ถ๐ด๐ต ๐ข๐ฃ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ต ๐ธ๐ช๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ. ๐๐ต’๐ด ๐ข๐ฃ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ต ๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ ๐ฑ๐ญ๐ข๐บ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐จ๐ข๐ฎ๐ฆ.”
๐ ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ธ ๐ฏ๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ถ๐น๐น๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ ๐บ๐ฒ๐บ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฝ๐น๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฑ๐ถ๐๐ฝ๐น๐ฎ๐๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐๐บ๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฝ!
MEET OUR 1ST TEAMS
L to R: Joy Merifield, Charlize Vorster, Katelyn Trollip, Amy Waddelow, Sarah Jacobs, Mia Botha, Leigh-Ann Murray, Caytah-Leigh Koeberg, Sadรฉ May (captain), Aaminah Steele, Kenza Neill, Mecoli Vorster, Amber Slater, Misha Newton, Tyra Binney and Tara Ferreira
L to R: Trystan Hulleman, Uyanda Tele, Bulela Zonke, Ababalwe Matutu, Joshua Swartland, Peter Michaels, Makukhanye de Beer, Asemahle Sakati, Na’eem Mahomed (captain), Shaakir Kazi, Xavier Barlow, Muhammed Ahmed, Kyle Liebenberg, Christopher Nqumashe, Jayden Odendaal and Nangawethu Macanda
Vincent Clarke, Joshua Neill, Peter-Daniel Clegg, Sobuhle Nyambali, Trystan Hope and Richard Murray
Nadine Murray, Cayla Newton, Tara Ferreira, Caytah-Leigh Koeberg, Misha Newton, Mia Botha
Lina Tadesse, Ben Kroon, Jasmine Abercrombie, Gerda Clarke, Stephan Vorster, Nina Japhta, Josh Arends and Kwakhanya Ntlonti. Absent: Neelon Fourie
Na’eem Mohamed, Shaakir Khazi, Trystan Hulleman, Tara Ferreira and Erin Gedult
Joy Merifield and Asive Dwane (seniors), as well as Amber Bezuidenhout and Zusange Phehlukwayo (juniors) will proudly represent Union in the annual Speech Competition during this year’s ๐๐ก๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ฆ๐๐๐ข๐ข๐๐ฆ’ week.
BACK: Murray Hope, Midange Nazo(VC), Jordan Maritz(C), Joubert Vorster, Lukhona Bulembu, Dante Mills, Mbuso Tini and Lwandle Dali
FRONT: Khwezi Molonga, Avethandwa Jack, Natneal Wakoyo, Khazimla Jantjies, Caleb Reid, Aidan Ferreira and Ryonn Naude
Miley Burger (Captain), Amelia King, (middle back) Klara van Jaarsveld, Kungawo Lisa, Maribel April, Hermon Wolde, Kari Stern, (middle front) Haley Krige, Chantรฉ Bezuidenhout, Abonani Matushe, Rachel Wenham, Logan Marais, Emma Burger and Taylor Jacobs.
Aidan Ferreira, Dante Mills, Jordan Maritz, Murray Hope, Ryonn Naudรฉ and Joshua Kingwill
Emily Marais, Taylor Jacobs, Miley Burger, Amelia King, Emma Burger and Lisa McEwan
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 did.
During the first two chukkas, we dominated the game, scoring goals that alleviated the scoreboard pressure. Our defense was robust, winning every 50/50 ball and imposing our presence on our opponents. However, in the second half, we experienced a loss of focus and appeared unfit and slow at times. This is an area we need to address and improve in the coming weeks.
This match was an excellent preparation for the interschools. Special recognition goes to Sarah Jacobs, Leigh-Ann Murray, Kenza Neill, and Aaminah Steele. I am very proud of my team. Thank you, girls, for giving 110 percent at practices and games. Your dedication to the sport is both admirable and greatly appreciated.
Fixture results:
1st team won 6-2
2nd team won 2-0
U16A lost 2-1
U14A lost 2-1
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.ย The 2nd half was a different story and Union came out guns blazing and then taking the lead through tries by Makukhanye de Beer and Peter Michaels. York however managed to put more points on the board but couldn’t catch up to Union. Union won the game by 33-22.
U14: 8 – 5
U15 vs Collegians: 36 – 0
U16: 26 – 7
2nd: 7 – 10
1st: 19 – 20