Category: Sport Results

Sport Results

𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗚𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗨𝗟𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗦 𝗧𝗢 Union High School, Graaff-Reinet‘s 2025 u/13A rugby captain 𝗟𝘂𝗸𝗵𝗼𝗻𝗮 𝗕𝘂𝗹𝗲𝗺𝗯𝘂 and vice-captain 𝗗𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗲 𝗠𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀 as well as 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗠𝘂𝗿𝗿𝗮𝘆 on being selected for the Karoo Sub Union u/13 Rugby Team.

𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘰𝘺𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘒𝘢𝘳𝘰𝘰 𝘳𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘵 𝘢 𝘴𝘶𝘣 𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘳𝘶𝘨𝘣𝘺 𝘵𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘒𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘨𝘢 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 24 𝘵𝘰 25 𝘈𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘭

Sport Results

This past weekend saw Union High School learner 𝗧𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻 𝗛𝗼𝗽𝗲 participating in the Graaff-Reinet Camdeboo SANParks Endurance ride.

On Friday, 21 March, he took on the challenging 𝟭𝟮𝟬𝗸𝗺 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲 aboard SMP Bella May, marking her first attempt at this distance. 𝘋𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘶𝘮𝘪𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴, 𝘛𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘪𝘥𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘢𝘯 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘰𝘧 7 𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 44 𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘶𝘵𝘦𝘴, 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘩𝘪𝘮 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘺 𝘵𝘸𝘰 𝘳𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘩.

The following day, he continued to excel, riding Henarstep Willow for an 𝟴𝟬𝗸𝗺 𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗸, where he not only finished in a stellar time of 4 hours and 30 minutes but also earned the title of first junior rider and placed 4th overall.

𝗪𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝗱𝗼𝗻𝗲, 𝗧𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻!

Sport Results

Our 1st senior hockey girls participated in the annual 𝗚𝗥𝗘𝗚 𝗕𝗘𝗟𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗛𝗢𝗖𝗞𝗘𝗬 𝗙𝗘𝗦𝗧𝗜𝗩𝗔𝗟 in East London over the long weekend.

The team started their campaign off strong against Cambridge High School on Thursday evening, claiming an 8-1 victory.

The team’s second match of the festival was against GHS, drawing 3-3. The girls followed it up with a solid 2-0 win against Jim Fouché on Friday evening.

Our 1st senior hockey girls concluded their 𝗚𝗥𝗘𝗚 𝗕𝗘𝗟𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗙𝗘𝗦𝗧𝗜𝗩𝗔𝗟 campaign with a challenging match against Hoërskool Sasolburg that ended in a 3-1 loss, and a hard-fought 1-all draw against Hoërskool Duineveld.

Well done on a stellar effort, girls!

Sport Results

On Saturday, 22 March, the Union High School rugby boys faced a challenging day at the Graeme College Rugby Fesitval in Makhanda.

Union High School’s U/13 A rugby team delivered an exceptional performance, triumphing 52 – 5 against St Andrew’s Preparatory School. The standout player of the match was 𝗟𝘂𝗸𝗵𝗼𝗻𝗮 𝗕𝘂𝗹𝗲𝗺𝗯𝘂, who scored an impressive five tries.

The U/11A  team also faced off against St Andrew’s Prep, demonstrating grit and perseverance in a challenging match that ended 27 – 10 in favour of their opponents.

The u/14A team fought valiantly against Port Rex but ultimately ended up on the wrong side of a tough match, with a score of 0 – 48.

The u/15A team put up a spirited effort against Port Rex, yet fell just short with a final score of 3 – 19.

The u/16A squad faced a fiercely competitive Port Rex as well, narrowly missing victory with a close score of 0 – 5.

Finally, the 1st XV team battled hard against Daniël Pienaar, but were edged out with a score of 14 -24.

The first half of the game proved to be quite a struggle as our opposition managed to put 24 points on board by half- time by scoring three tries, converting them and a penalty conversion. The Union team however did get their opportunities to get points on the board but could not do so up until the end of the first half where we managed to score a try through Peter- Daniel Clegg and convert it, taking the score to 7-24 in favour of Daniel Pienaar.

The second half proved to be much like the first half as we put the Daniel Pienaar defense under great pressure, the times that we did break their defense our boys struggled to finish off, we were eventually rewarded right at the end of the game where we got a penalty try.

𝘞𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘤𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘣𝘰𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘮𝘢𝘺 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘳𝘦𝘧𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘧𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘱𝘶𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘩 𝘣𝘺 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘣𝘰𝘺𝘴, 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘴𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘣𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘭𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘢𝘺.

Sport Results

This past Saturday, 15 March, saw five Union High School swimmers participating in the 𝗦𝗦𝗔 𝗟𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹 𝟭 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗔𝗴𝗲 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗽 𝗚𝗮𝗹𝗮. This event marked the culmination of a busy and challenging swimming term, and our learners rose to the occasion with outstanding performances that truly exemplified the rewards of hard work and perseverance.

● Leading the charge was 𝗥𝗲𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗰𝗮 𝗖𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗻, competing in the 15-16 age category. 𝘙𝘦𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘤𝘢 𝘥𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘯 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘢𝘤𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘴 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘦𝘴, 𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘣𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘴 (𝘗𝘉𝘴) 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘦𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴: she clinched 3rd place in the 50m Breaststroke, 4th place in the 50m Backstroke and 5th in both the 100m Freestyle, significantly improving her time by 3.39 seconds, and the 50m Freestyle with a commendable 3.07-second improvement.

● 𝗖𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗲 𝗗𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗻𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 also shone brightly, earning herself four medals: 1st place in both the 50m and 100m Breaststroke, 2nd place in the 50m Backstroke and 3rd in the 13&U 100m Freestyle, alongside a 5th place finish in the 50m Freestyle.

● 𝗞𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗦𝗰𝗼𝘁𝘁 made a splash with her debut in the 100m Breaststroke, securing 3rd place. She also placed 5th in the 50m Backstroke, 6th in the 50m Breaststroke and 7th in the 50m Freestyle, showcasing her versatility and tenacity in the pool.

● 𝗨𝘇𝗶𝗮𝗵 𝗪𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗺𝘀𝗲 put forth a solid effort as well, finishing 5th in the 100m Freestyle and 6th in the 50m Breaststroke. He also secured 7th place in both the 50m Backstroke and 50m Freestyle, demonstrating his competitive spirit and commitment to improvement.

● However, the standout swimmer of the day was undoubtedly 𝗚𝗲𝗿𝗱𝗮 𝗖𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲. Gerda’s talents shone through as she garnered an astonishing four 1st place ribbons, including a phenomenal 4.99-second PB in the 50m Butterfly, an 8.35-second improvement in the 100m Freestyle, a 7.55-second PB in the 50m Freestyle and a new personal best of 1:44.93 in the 100m Backstroke. She also claimed two 3rd place finishes in the 50m Breaststroke and 50m Backstroke, solidifying her status as a top competitor.

● Additionally, Union Preppie swimmer 𝗝𝗮𝗺𝗼𝗻 𝗣𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗮𝗮𝗿 made his mark by placing in the top 10 for the 50m Breaststroke and achieving 12th place in the 50m Freestyle, with a notable 2.26-second time improvement.

𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘴𝘸𝘪𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘦𝘧𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘴, 𝘥𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘳𝘪𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘴𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘦𝘹𝘩𝘪𝘣𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘢𝘭𝘢.

Sport Results

Union High School is bursting with pride following Grade 7 learner Angelique Kyanda-Kaboza’s stellar performance at the 𝗧𝗢𝗣 𝟴 𝗜𝗡𝗩𝗜𝗧𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗔𝗟 𝗚𝗔𝗟𝗔 in Gqeberha.

Angelique secured 1st place in the Girls u/12 50m, a 3rd place finish in the 50m Backstroke and a commendable 4th in the 50m Butterfly.

Transitioning to the Girls u/13 category, she captured 3rd place in the 100m Freestyle while triumphantly clinching 1st in the 100m Backstroke.

Sport Results

𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗚𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗨𝗟𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗦 to Union High School Grade 7 learner 𝗗𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗲 𝗠𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀 on winning a silver medal in the Boys u/13 Shotput event at the Eastern Cape Provincial Primary Athletics Championships, held this past weekend at Queen’s College in Komani.

𝘞𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘩 𝘉𝘢𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘮𝘢𝘯 𝘗𝘳𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘈𝘵𝘩𝘭𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘴 𝘛𝘦𝘢𝘮 𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵, 𝘋𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘦’𝘴 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘸 𝘰𝘧 10.7 𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘩𝘪𝘮 𝘢 𝘸𝘦𝘭𝘭-𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘦𝘥 𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘵 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘰𝘥𝘪𝘶𝘮

Sport Results

Saturday, 15 March, saw Union High School’s senior rugby teams facing off against their counterparts from St Andrew’s School in Bloemfontein.

In the 𝘂/𝟭𝟱𝗔 match, Union fought hard but ultimately fell to St Andrew’s with a score of 10-37. The 𝘂/𝟭𝟲𝗔 team enjoyed a great game, holding St Andrew’s to a scoreless game, finishing at 12-0. The 𝘂/𝟭𝟰𝗔 team battled valiantly but ended the day with a 12-29 loss.

The day saw excellent performances from the 𝟮𝗻𝗱 𝗫𝗩, who dominated their match with a resounding 44-0 victory,

Our 𝟭𝘀𝘁 𝗫𝗩 triumphed over St Andrew’s with a strong 41-10 win. In the first half the Union boys got off to a very good start and we managed to put the first points on the board through a try by Ronan Ewers. St Andrew’s then got a penalty which they converted taking the score to 5- 3. Another try by Christopher Nqumashe extended our lead to 12-3. The boys put pressure on the St Andrew’s defense and this lead to a brilliant individual try by Elvandre Meyer extending our lead even further by 17-3. St Andrew’s then scored a try and we went into half time leading 17-10. 

The second half the boys came back even more fired up as we broke the defense line of the opposition and scored once again through Yonela Wana, the scored 24- 10. Union then received a yellow card but that did not put us on the back foot as we managed to score two more tries through a second try by Elvandre Meyer and Shaakir Kazi, taking our lead to 41-10.

Overall, we are incredibly proud of our boys’ efforts and sportsmanship on the field today. 𝗚𝗼 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗻!

Sport Results

𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗚𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗨𝗟𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗦 to Union High School swimmers Daniel Marais, Kyle Liebenberg, Zoë Mills, Gerda Clarke, Esethu Mabula, Alyssa Trollip and Angelique Kyanda-Kaboza who were selected to compete at this year’s Top 8 Invitational Gala in Gqeberha.

The 𝗧𝗢𝗣 𝟴 𝗚𝗔𝗟𝗔 – which will be held this evening, Wednesday, 12 March, at the Newton Park Swimming Pool – is the culmination of the season’s ‘B’ Age Group Galas where the top 8 swimmers in each age group and each stroke are selected to participate

Sport Results

Saturday: EP Open

One-Way 30-Min Matches
The true test of a team is not how they perform when things go their way, but how they respond when faced with adversity. After a tough Friday, They walked back onto the field with a determination that could not be measured by the scoreboard. They played for each other, stood tall in the tough moments, and proved that setbacks do not define them but how they rise does.

Drew vs Pearson. Players of the Match: Tara Ferreira & Sarah Jacobs
Won vs Westering. Players of the Match: Ferronique Booysen & Mia Botha
Lost vs DSG. Players of the Match: Leigh-Ann Murray, Nadine Murray & Katelyn Trollip
Won vs Framesby (a game where we dominated and could have easily scored more). Players of the Match: Kenza Neill & Misha Newton

Sunday: U14 EP Trials

Our U14s ended the weekend on a high note at the EP Trials, showcasing their talent and teamwork. Won vs Victoria Girls.
Drew vs Victoria Park
They played structured, disciplined hockey and represented Union with pride. Their performance at trials was a testament to their hard work and dedication.

Final Thoughts
This weekend embodied everything we stand for as the hockey first team. Mind over matter—we refused to let setbacks define us. Compete to conquer—every game, every moment, we fight to be better than we were before. Heart of a champion—we played with passion, resilience, and a belief in each other.

We are not just playing hockey; we are changing the story. We are stepping onto the field with purpose, commanding the moment, and proving that we have the strength to conquer the mind. This weekend was another step in the right direction and I have no doubt that this team is capable of great things.

Well done, girls