Author: L. Crankshaw

Sport Results

Union High School, Graaff-Reinet’s 𝟭𝗦𝗧 𝗫𝗩 traveled to Oudtshoorn over the Easter weekend to participate in the Langenhoven Gimnasium Sports Festival.

𝗜𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗵𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺, Langenhoven Gimnasium, the boys faced an early challenge as the hosts secured the first points with a try, leading 7-0.

However, Union quickly responded with a try from 𝗬𝗼𝗻𝗲𝗹𝗮 𝗪𝗮𝗻𝗮, leveling the score. Union then took the lead with two penalty kicks, bringing the score to 13-7.

𝗞𝘆𝗹𝗲 𝗟𝗶𝗲𝗯𝗲𝗻𝗯𝗲𝗿𝗴 further extended the lead with another try, making it 18-7. Unfortunately, a lapse in concentration allowed Langenhoven Gimnasium to narrow the gap to 18-14. 𝗟𝗶𝘀𝗼 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗶’s try ensured that Union went into halftime with a comfortable 23-14 lead.

𝘐𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘧, 𝘜𝘯𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘥𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘪𝘯𝘫𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘬𝘦𝘺 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘦𝘦 𝘴𝘰𝘧𝘵 𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘧𝘪𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘶𝘵𝘦𝘴. 𝘜𝘭𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘺, 𝘜𝘯𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘤𝘩 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘢 𝘴𝘤𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘰𝘧 31-23.

Union’s second game was against Brighton Secondary School, also from Oudtshoorn.

Brighton struck first, scoring a try and taking a 5-0 lead. A well-executed line-out and maul set the stage for Union’s first try, scored by 𝗜𝘀𝘀𝘆 𝗔𝗵𝗺𝗲𝗱.

Brighton then capitalized on defensive lapses from Union, regaining the lead at 12-7. 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀 𝗡𝗾𝘂𝗺𝗮𝘀𝗵𝗲 made his mark by scoring a try, which, along with a conversion by 𝗠𝗮𝗸𝘂𝗸𝗵𝗮𝗻𝘆𝗲 𝗱𝗲 𝗕𝗲𝗲𝗿, put Union ahead 14-12. A penalty try pushed the score to 21-12 in favour of Union at halftime.

However, the second half mirrored earlier struggles, as costly mistakes, including a red and yellow card, allowed Brighton back into the game. They narrowed Union’s lead to 21-19 before 𝗘𝗹𝘃𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗿𝗲 𝗠𝗲𝘆𝗲𝗿 scored again, bringing the tally to 28.

𝘜𝘯𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘶𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘺, 𝘉𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘰𝘯 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘤𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘸𝘰 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘶𝘯𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴, 𝘤𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘯𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘰𝘸 𝘷𝘪𝘤𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘢 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘴𝘤𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘰𝘧 29-28.

Sport Results

This past Saturday, 12 April, saw several Union High School participate in another round of trials for the Sarah Baartman Chess Union.

𝘖𝘶𝘳 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘦𝘹𝘤𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘤𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘴 𝘷𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘨𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴, 𝘣𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘩𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘮𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘪𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘮𝘦𝘥𝘢𝘭𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘳𝘦𝘧𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘤 𝘴𝘬𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘴.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗲𝗱𝗮𝗹 𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝘀:

• 𝗨𝟭𝟴 𝗕𝗢𝗬𝗦: Neelon Fourie (Gold) and Stephan Vorster (Bronze).

• 𝗨𝟭𝟴 𝗚𝗜𝗥𝗟𝗦: Lina Tadesse (Gold).

• 𝗨𝟭𝟲 𝗚𝗜𝗥𝗟𝗦: Gerda Clarke (Gold) and Isabella Tadesse (Bronze).

• 𝗨𝟭𝟰 𝗕𝗢𝗬𝗦: Caron Goliath (Gold) and Keith Hudson (Bronze).

• 𝗨𝟭𝟰 𝗚𝗜𝗥𝗟𝗦: Gia Scheepers (Silver) and Shana Theron (Bronze).

𝘜𝘯𝘪𝘰𝘯’𝘴 𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘺𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘶𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘣𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘶𝘦𝘥 𝘴𝘶𝘤𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴

Sport Results

On Saturday, 12 April, Union High School’s rugby teams enjoyed a great day on the field as they faced off against Kariega’s Bergsig at home.

The 𝗨𝟭𝟯𝗔 team delivered an outstanding performance, winning decisively with a score of 53-5. The 𝗨𝟭𝟱𝗔 team also put in a commendable effort, narrowly winning 7-5.

The 𝟮𝗻𝗱 𝗫𝗩 faced a tough challenge, finishing with a score of 7-37 against Bergsig.

The 𝗨𝟭𝟰𝗔 team triumphed over Bonzai with a solid 24-0 victory.

The 𝗨𝟭𝟲𝗔 squad followed suit, securing a 14-7 win against Bergsig.

Lastly, the final match of the day saw the 𝟭𝘀𝘁 𝗫𝗩 battling to a dramatic 29-29 draw. Union got off to a good start but ill-discipline led to Bergsig getting he first points on the board through a penalty kick, taking the lead by 0-3. Union then managed to score a try by Elvandre Meyer and Makukhanye de Beer converted it, taking the score to 7-3 in favour of the Union side. A mistake on a attack led to Bergsig scoring and taking the lead by 7-10. A brilliant try by Liso Booi allowed Union to take the lead taking the score to 12-10. Bergsig then scored two more tries before half time and taking the lead by 12-22 going into the half-time break. 

The second hald proved to be much like the 1st half where the Union boys didn’t take the opportunities on hand. Bergsig scored once again and extended their lead to 12-29. The Union boys fought back and scored tries through Yaaseen Kazi, Yonela Wana and Janathen van den Berg. The game ended in a hard fought draw 29-29. 

Sport Results

Despite an early start this morning, the Union Schools’ 𝗝𝗨𝗡𝗜𝗢𝗥 𝗛𝗢𝗖𝗞𝗘𝗬 players had an outstanding day in Gqeberha against Sunridge Primary School.

The u/7A team secured a 2-1 victory, while the u/7B side followed suit with a solid 2-0 win.

The u/8A players enjoyed an impressive 7-2 triumph and the u/8B team added to the winning streak with a 3-0 victory.

The u/9A team dominated the game, finishing with a score of 13-0 and the u/9B team also celebrated a resounding 9-0 win.

As the day continued, the u/10A team achieved a commanding 10-0 victory and the u/10B team capped off an incredible performance with a 7-1 win.

The u/13 teams were equally impressive, with the u/13A and u/13B teams each winning 2-1, while the u/13C team secured a 2-0 victory and the u/13D team triumphed with a 5-0 win.

𝗪𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝗱𝗼𝗻𝗲, 𝗴𝗶𝗿𝗹𝘀!

Sport Results

Rugby Report

Our 1st Rugby Rugby team was scheduled to play against opposition from East London, namely Stirling High School and Cambridge High School. 

The first match against Stirling High School was also our first home game for the 2025 season and proved to be one of our toughest games of the year so far but the boys managed to be put on a good performance and claim victory by 17-14. 

Our second game was against Cambridge, Union dominated the early phases of the game but lack of discipline put us on the back foot and we couldn’t continue from where we left off from the previous game. Cambridge won the game by 27-24, a battle that was fought right up until the end of the game. 

Hockey Report

Union’s 1st Team delivered a dominant performance at our home festival, winning all our pool games: – vs Lilyfontein: Won 6 – 1
– vs Langenhoven: Won 6 – 0
– vs Nico Malan: Won 3 – 0
– vs Clarendon 2nd: Won 10 – 0
Semi-final – vs Sasolburg: 0 – 0 (lost 3-2 in 8-sec shootout)
3rd/4th Playoff: – vs Fichardtpark: Won 3 – 2 Union finished 3rd overall.

The second team/Invitational team also took part in the Senior Hockey Festival from 28 March to 31 March.  They faced some tough 1^st team sides in their pool – three of the four teams in their pool placed in the Top 10 of the festival.  The girls showed a lot of grit and resilience and fought back with a positive attitude in every match.  Their results were as follow:

Vs Stellenbosch: 0-5
Vs Sasolburg: 0-8
Vs Victoria Girls: 0-6
Vs Brandwag: 0-3
Vs Claredon 2: 0-6
Vs ZastronL:4-0

Special mention must be made regarding their match against Sasolburg, who played in the final of this tournament.  During half time the 2^nd team had 7 goals against them.  The girls decided on a new strategy, played like true Unionites and Sasolburg only scored 1 goal in the second half.