Eastern Cape first XV

Union

No. 77 in South Africa for 2026 and No. 8 in Eastern Cape.

Updated 24 Oct 2026, with results to 22 Aug 2026.

Rating

1643

started 2026 at 1539

2026 record

8-0-5

13 matches

Points

347-282

+65 difference

Last 5

LLWWW

most recent on the right

Best result of 2026: 39-11 against Port Rex THS, a match Union had a 41% chance of winning before kick-off.

Rating through the season

Rating after each match this season. Season start is the left edge.

Date	Opponent	Score	Chance before	Rating	Source
08 Aug	Volkskool Graaff-Reinet	41-15	50%	+47	SA School Sports(one source)
01 Aug	Gill College	33-7	50%	+48	SA School Sports(one source)
25 Jul	Westering	35-17	80%	+15	SA School Sports(one source)
20 Jun	at Graeme College	10-51	11%	-17	SuperSport Schools SchoolBoyRugby Blog
30 May	Andrew Rabie	7-36	26%	-23	SA School Sports(one source)
23 May	Hangklip	34-15	82%	+14	SA School Sports(one source)
25 Apr	Oudtshoorn	12-35	44%	-40	SA School Sports(one source)
25 Apr	Langenhoven Gimnasium	34-49	74%	-64	SA School Sports(one source)
18 Apr	Cradock	24-10	75%	+18	SA School Sports(one source)
28 Mar	Somerset College	40-7	74%	+24	SA School Sports(one source)
28 Mar	Cambridge	19-7	81%	+13	SA School Sports(one source)
20 Mar	Port Rex THSGraeme Rugby Festival	39-11	41%	+99	SuperSport Schools SchoolBoyRugby Blog
07 Mar	DF Malherbe	19-22	66%	-28	SA School Sports(one source)

2025: played 10, won 6, drew 0, lost 4, points 218-170.

Date	Opponent	Score	Chance before	Rating	Source
16 Aug	Volkskool	7-0	38%	+38	SA School Sports(one source)
09 Aug	York	34-12	38%	+58	SA School Sports(one source)
21 Jun	vs Graeme College	19-14	15%	+87	SchoolBoyRugby Blog SA School Sports
07 Jun	Woodridge College	25-19	54%	+26	SA School Sports(one source)
31 May	Andrew Rabie	21-29	18%	-10	SA School Sports(one source)
26 Apr	Cradock	51-7	15%	+108	SA School Sports(one source)
19 Apr	Langenhoven Gimnasium	23-31	32%	-19	SA School Sports(one source)
29 Mar	Stirling	17-14	24%	+33	SA School Sports(one source)
21 Mar	Daniel PienaarGraeme Rugby Festival	7-24	33%	-43	SchoolBoyRugby Blog(one source)
08 Mar	Ooskus Gimnasium	14-20	60%	-35	SA School Sports(one source)

Season	P	W-D-L	Win rate	For	Against	+/-	Points a match	Conceded a match
2026	13	8-0-5	62%	347	282	+65	26.7	21.7
2025	10	6-0-4	60%	218	170	+48	21.8	17.0
2024	5	0-0-5	0%	42	158	-116	8.4	31.6
2023	7	2-0-5	29%	75	141	-66	10.7	20.1
2022	5	2-0-3	40%	73	130	-57	14.6	26.0

Also listed in results as: UNION HS, Union HS, Union High.