In 2022, Union High School, Graaff-Reinet embarked on a mission to redefine the essence of the locker room for their 1st XV players. ๐๐ค๐๐๐ฎ, ๐ฉ๐๐๐ฉ ๐ซ๐๐จ๐๐ค๐ฃ ๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ฃ๐๐จ ๐ฉ๐๐ก๐ก ๐๐ฃ ๐ ๐จ๐ฅ๐๐๐ ๐ฉ๐๐๐ฉ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ข๐๐ค๐ก๐๐ฏ๐๐จ ๐ฅ๐ง๐๐๐, ๐๐๐ข๐๐ง๐๐๐๐ง๐๐ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฉ๐ง๐๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ.
๐น Watch a video here: https://www.facebook.com/unionhighschool/videos/401877121544870/
The revamped locker room is more than just a physical space; itโs a sanctuary for the players, equipped with top-of-the-line lockers that exude a sense of ownership.
๐๐ถ๐ต ๐ช๐ตโ๐ด ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ต ๐ซ๐ถ๐ด๐ต ๐ข๐ฃ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ต ๐ข๐ฆ๐ด๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ต๐ช๐ค๐ด. ๐๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ญ๐ฐ๐ค๐ฌ๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฎ ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ธ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต ๐ข ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ด๐ช๐ท๐ฆ ๐ฎ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ท๐ฆ๐ณ, ๐ช๐ฏ๐ค๐ญ๐ถ๐ฅ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ง๐ณ๐ฆ๐ด๐ฉ ๐ฑ๐ข๐ช๐ฏ๐ต, ๐ฑ๐ญ๐ถ๐ด๐ฉ ๐ค๐ข๐ณ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ต๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ด๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ข๐ญ๐ช๐ป๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ด๐ฑ๐ฆ๐น ๐ฏ๐ข๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐ฑ๐ญ๐ข๐ต๐ฆ๐ด, ๐ค๐ณ๐ฆ๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ข๐ฏ ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ท๐ช๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต ๐ธ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ฆ๐ท๐ฆ๐ณ๐บ ๐ฑ๐ญ๐ข๐บ๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ง๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ญ๐ด ๐ท๐ข๐ญ๐ถ๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ช๐ฏ๐ด๐ฑ๐ช๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฅ.
What truly sets this locker room apart, however, is its homage to the past. ๐ฆ๐บ๐ฎ๐น๐น ๐ฏ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ ๐ฝ๐น๐ฎ๐พ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐น๐ผ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐, ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ป๐ฎ๐บ๐ฒ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐จ๐ป๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ญ๐๐ ๐ซ๐ฉ ๐ฝ๐น๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐. These plaques serve as a bridge between the past and the present, honoring the legacy of those who came before while inspiring the players of today.
๐๐๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฑ๐ผ๐ฒ๐๐ปโ๐ ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ. These commemorative plaques arenโt just tokens of history; theyโre a lifeline for the future of Union rugby. Plaques are available for purchase, with proceeds going towards supporting the schoolโs rugby programme. Furthermore, Old Unionites and supporters are invited to immortalise their connection to the team by adding their names to the locker room walls, ensuring that their legacy lives on for generations to come.
๐ท Seen here in the accompanying photo stands young Murray Hope, a Grade 7 learner and aspiring 1st XV player. Representing Union as a u/13A player, Murray carries with him the dreams of following in his fatherโs footsteps onto the 1st XV team. ๐๐๐ฉ๐ ๐๐๐จ ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐๐งโ๐จ ๐ฅ๐ก๐๐ฆ๐ช๐ ๐ฅ๐ง๐ค๐ช๐๐ก๐ฎ ๐๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ก๐๐ฎ๐๐ ๐๐ฃ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ก๐ค๐๐ ๐๐ง ๐ง๐ค๐ค๐ข, ๐๐ช๐ง๐ง๐๐ฎ ๐๐ข๐๐ค๐๐๐๐จ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐จ๐ฅ๐๐ง๐๐ฉ ๐ค๐ ๐๐ฃ๐๐ค๐ฃ ๐ง๐ช๐๐๐ฎ โ ๐ ๐ฉ๐ง๐๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ ๐ค๐ ๐ง๐๐จ๐๐ก๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ช๐ฃ๐ฌ๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฅ๐๐จ๐จ๐๐ค๐ฃ.
To be a part of this legacy, contact the school at uhsmarketing@unionschools.co.za
