Laerskool Unika hosted the combined rugby team of Lochinver House School and St Hugh’s School from the United Kingdom on the 17 April.
The match was part of the UK team’s South African tour that started in the Western Cape and continued to Durban before finishing off in Johannesburg.
In the match against Unika, the visitors were taught a rugby lesson as the hosts ran away 45–21 victors.
One of the visitor’s coaches, Chris Norton, said his team had a good time in South Africa and the young boys enjoyed visiting the different sites around the country.
“It is the sixth time we have toured South Africa and the boys enjoy every moment of it,” he said. “They have a wonderful time. One of the main reasons we keep on returning to the country is because of the people here.”
Unika’s coaches Stian van Dyk and Striker van Nieuwenhuizen were happy with the way their team played.
“We had a lot of fun on the field and the scores did not really matter,” said Van Dyk.
“It is always a nice experience for the young players and they imagine it’s an international rugby match and we add to the pageantry by singing the national anthems.”
After the match, the UK team travelled to Sun City for a two-day stay before going back home.
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