GRAAFF-REINET NEWS — Union High School's first rugby team lost 19-43 to a strong Graeme College side on Saturday, June 24.

Despite the bloated score line, it was an excellent spectacle with both sides playing quality rugby. The Union players were competitive throughout the match and scored two brilliantly constructed tries through Matthew Broeksma and Cohen Pieterse.

Matt Harpur kicked three penalties. The difference between the two teams was perhaps the fact that Union's opponents were ruthless on counter-attack each time they surrendered possession through an error.

If Union had just reduced their number of unforced errors in the opposition territory, they might have been able to convert their dominant possession into points. This is certainly a valuable lesson the team has learnt going into the next part of the season in the third term.

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