One try enough for Union High

Published: Thursday, 11. August, 2011 in category Southern Hemisphere

Union High scored the only try of their FNB Classic Clash with near-neighbours Volkskool to win 16-6 at Botanics on Saturday, a cool day that became cold.

For Union High it was, of course, a 'great match".

Scrumhalf David Olivier scored the try that really counted.

Scorers:

For Union High:
Try: David Olivier
Con: Jason Vers
Pens: Jason Vers 2, James Moore

For Volkskool:
Pens: Ewan Gouws 2

Teams

Union High: 15 F van Heerden,  14 M Mathiale, 13 J Moore, 12 K Hector, 11 A Zwelonke,  10 J Vers,  9 D Olivier,  8 M Bedula,  7 D Hobson,  6 Cwenga Mbinda (captain), 5 B Hector, 4 F Kotze,  3 L Maya,  2 D Anderson,  1 S Koeberg

Coach: Gert van Wyk

Volkskool: 15 T Mabitsela, 14 T Basson, 13 E Gouws, 12 C Janse van Vuuren, 11 J Afrika, 10 E Koeberg, 9 T Scholtz, 8 L George, 7 D van der Merwe, 6 J de Klerk, 5 R Grebe, 4 A Niemand, 3 MC Marais  (captain), 2 T van Rensburg, 1 R Jacobs

Coach: N Schreuder

Referee: Rodney Bonaparte (Eastern Province Referees' Society)

Results Down the Years

1922: Draw 0-0
1926: Volkskool won 53-3
1928: Volkskool won 15-0 and 22-7
1931: Union High won 14-6
1932: Union High won 17-12 and 3-0
1933: Volkskool won 15-7 and 3-0
1934: Volkskool won 8-0 and 12-6
1935: Volkskool won 12-3 and Draw 0-0
1936: Volkskool won 14-3 and Union High won 13-8
1937: Volkskool won 6-0 and 6-0
1938: Draw 3-3 and Volkskool won 17-0
1939: Union High won 7-3 and 13-3
1940: Union High won 19-3 and 11-0
1941: Volkskool won 8-6 and Union High won 6-0
1942: Union High won 3-0 and 6-0
1943: Volkskool won 8-0 and 18-0
1944: Volkskool won 38-6 and 21-0
1945: Volkskool won 20-3 and 18-3
1946: Volkskool won 14-0 and 8-0
1947: Volkskool won 31-0 and 14-3
1948: Draw 3-3 and Volkskool won 3-0
1949: Volkskool won 8-3 and 6-3
1950: Draw 3-3 and Volkskool won 3-0
1951: Draw 14-14 and Union High won 6-3
1952: Draw 8-8 and Draw 3-3
1953: Volkskool won 8-3 and 9-6
1954: Volkskool won 12-0 and Draw 0-0
1955: Volkskool won 6-3 and 9-6
1956: Volkskool won 12-3 and Union High won 3-0
1957: Draw 0-0 and Union High won 19-5
1958: Union High won 6-0 and 6-0
1959: Union High won 3-0 and Volkskool won 9-0
1960: Union High won 14-9 and 14-3
1961: Volkskool won 13-6 and Union High won 16-8
1962: Union High won 6-5 and Draw 3-3
1963: Volkskool won 19-6 and Union High won 8-6
1964: Draw 8-8 and Draw 6-6
1965: Draw 6-6 and Volkskool won 14-6
1966: Union High won 14-0 and Volkskool won 16-0
1967: Volkskool won 8-3 and 9-0
1968: Union High won 6-0 and Volkskool won 11-6
1969: Union High won 17-3 and 14-6
1970: cancelled for flu
1971: Union High won 22-0
1972: Volkskool won 4-3
1973: Union High won 18-6
1974: Volkskool won 10-0
1975: Union High won 9-6
1976: Union High won 10-6
1977: Volkskool won 31-3
1978: Union High won 14-3
1979: Draw 16-16
1981: Volkskool won 18-3
1982: Volkskool won 4-0
1983: Draw 11-11
1984: Volkskool won 14-6
1985: Volkskool won 16-4
1986: Volkskool won 6-3
1987: Union High won 9-6
1988: Volkskool won 22-7
1989: Union High won 10-9
1990: Volkskool won 6-4
1991: Volkskool won 9-7
1992: Volkskool won 15-6
1993: Volkskool won 23-3
1994: Volkskool won 31-16
1995: Volkskool won 22-7
1996: Volkskool won 36-0
1997: Union High won 10-3
1998: Volkskool won 18-15
1999: Union High won 13-10
2000: Union High won 13-0
2001: Volkskool won 18-5
2002: Volkskool won 19-18
2003: Union High won 26-14
2004: Draw 16-16
2005: Volkskool won 32-27
2006: Union High won 30-3
2007: Union High won 18-16
2008: Volkskool won 32-8
2009: Draw 12-12
2010: Union High won 25-15
2011: Union High won 16-6