18 Jun 2025
On Wednesday 18th of June, the 14s Girls team took part in the Country Cup Gala Day at the Wood Street fields in Port Macquarie. A number of recent injuries and a couple of late withdrawals left the girls with only 12 players to start the day,
The girls played three games in total, against Mackillop, Regional and Great Lakes Forster.
In the Mackillop match, we actually took the field with 10, with two of the girls still getting ready at kickoff. When Ruby came on, she ran 50 metres with her first touch to score under the posts, and Aaliyah converted. Fatigue sent in and Mackillop finally overcame us by two tries, 22-12. There was a blow in the last tackle of the game, with Peyton sustaining an injury that prevented her from playing for the rest of the day.
Taking the field with 11 against Regional, the girls played amazing football to take a 10-nil lead and completely shock their opponents. Although Regional came back and finally took the win by one try, the Wauchope girls never gave up and played tough.
The final game against Great Lakes College was a triumph for the Wauchope girls, showing both greater rugby league experience as well as pure toughness and will to win. The scoreline of 20-4 was amazing, considering the girls were playing 13 against 11 for the entire game.
A 3, 2 and 1 was announced at the end of the games played, with Ruby taking the 3 points by scoring 7 tries in the day, Shakiylah and Clancie 2 points each for their powerful ball-running and solid defence, and Lailani 1 point for her excellent service at dummy-half.
The girls were great to coach, and they all contributed strongly in some way in each of the games.