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Queen Margaret College (QMC) has had the team on paper to deliver a maiden Sharp Trophy Wellington girls basketball championship for a handful of seasons. In 2018 and 2019 they were beaten in the final by Hutt Valley High School and last year they were top four finishers. On Friday night at the ASB centre the Presbyterians finally broke the glass ceiling, narrowly defeating Sacred Heart College 75-72 in the decider. Captain Lilly Taulelei stressed two prior defeats to Sacred Heart earlier in the season were vital in the triumph. “We lost to them twice in the regular season, which really attests to what a great side they are. The game was really close. The biggest lead for any side was ten points which is nothing in basketball. It felt so great to play such a competitive game after lockdown. Read more HERE
She is known by her middle name, and Manukura’s captain took centre stage for her rugby First XV last week when they completed an unbeaten season by beating St Mary’s College, Wellington, in the Hurricanes region final.bManukura defeated St Mary’s 19-12 in a hard-fought final in Palmerston North and Elinor-Plum King was in the thick of the action as captain, openside flanker and turnover terrier, as well as her team’s leading lineout jumper. Elinor is her first name and Plum her middle name, hence Elinor-Plum on teamsheets. “Growing up, and still today, people always call me Plum, so that has stuck,” she told College Sport Media last week after the Hurricanes final. Elinor-Plum is one of two players in the current Manukura team who are in this year’s Manawatu Cyclones Women’s NPC rugby squad, alongside Holly-Rae Mete-Renata. Read more HERE
“We could see it coming. We never got too far ahead of ourselves but we had such a good season last year expectations were high,” Thomas Walters of the St John’s College, Hamilton First XI revealed when asked about prospects for 2021. With nine Year 13’s returning, St John’s achieved something they hadn’t done since 2002 - win the Waikato Secondary Schools Premier Division football title. St John’s topped the first round of the competition, outpacing eight teams and were then front runners in the second round top four series. A 3-1 victory over perennial winners Hamilton Boys’ High School secured the title. Read more HERE
“I was scared when I saw it hit the post. We’d already had a couple of near misses. I struck it where I wanted, but I honestly thought it had missed,” Zander Edwards recalls of his first goal in the Trevor Rigby Cup final for Wellington College against Scots College. Down 1-2 at halftime, Wellington leveled after an hour when Edwards swiftly latched onto a swirling ball and shot between two defenders from 20 yards.
“When it went in I was like this could be our day. It didn’t feel like that earlier.” Wellington tumbled behind again when Rory Best turned George and netted a third for Scots but Wellington had unflinching faith in their attacking methodology. Read more HERE
Nelson College are South Island First XV rugby champions for the second time in three years. Ollie Inch is captain and centre in 2021. He has featured in just about every game the past three seasons. Saturday’s 27-19 victory over Otago Boys’ High School in the South Island final at Dunedin’s Forsyth Barr Stadium was his 50th appearance for the First XV. “We had one job to do and we were pretty excited coming off last week’s big win. It’s been a long season, Covid slowed things down a bit, but I couldn’t be prouder of the boys,” Inch said.
“We had to trust our skills and stick to the game plan to beat Otago. We have got a big pack and if we execute our plan then it makes it tough for the opposition.” Read more HERE
Queen Margaret College (QMC) has had the team on paper to deliver a maiden Sharp Trophy Wellington girls basketball championship for a handful of seasons. In 2018 and 2019 they were beaten in the final by Hutt Valley High School and last year they were top four finishers. On Friday night at the ASB centre the Presbyterians finally broke the glass ceiling, narrowly defeating Sacred Heart College 75-72 in the decider. Captain Lilly Taulelei stressed two prior defeats to Sacred Heart earlier in the season were vital in the triumph. “We lost to them twice in the regular season, which really attests to what a great side they are. The game was really close. The biggest lead for any side was ten points which is nothing in basketball. It felt so great to play such a competitive game after lockdown. Read more HERE
She is known by her middle name, and Manukura’s captain took centre stage for her rugby First XV last week when they completed an unbeaten season by beating St Mary’s College, Wellington, in the Hurricanes region final.bManukura defeated St Mary’s 19-12 in a hard-fought final in Palmerston North and Elinor-Plum King was in the thick of the action as captain, openside flanker and turnover terrier, as well as her team’s leading lineout jumper. Elinor is her first name and Plum her middle name, hence Elinor-Plum on teamsheets. “Growing up, and still today, people always call me Plum, so that has stuck,” she told College Sport Media last week after the Hurricanes final. Elinor-Plum is one of two players in the current Manukura team who are in this year’s Manawatu Cyclones Women’s NPC rugby squad, alongside Holly-Rae Mete-Renata. Read more HERE
“We could see it coming. We never got too far ahead of ourselves but we had such a good season last year expectations were high,” Thomas Walters of the St John’s College, Hamilton First XI revealed when asked about prospects for 2021. With nine Year 13’s returning, St John’s achieved something they hadn’t done since 2002 - win the Waikato Secondary Schools Premier Division football title. St John’s topped the first round of the competition, outpacing eight teams and were then front runners in the second round top four series. A 3-1 victory over perennial winners Hamilton Boys’ High School secured the title. Read more HERE
“I was scared when I saw it hit the post. We’d already had a couple of near misses. I struck it where I wanted, but I honestly thought it had missed,” Zander Edwards recalls of his first goal in the Trevor Rigby Cup final for Wellington College against Scots College. Down 1-2 at halftime, Wellington leveled after an hour when Edwards swiftly latched onto a swirling ball and shot between two defenders from 20 yards.
“When it went in I was like this could be our day. It didn’t feel like that earlier.” Wellington tumbled behind again when Rory Best turned George and netted a third for Scots but Wellington had unflinching faith in their attacking methodology. Read more HERE
Nelson College are South Island First XV rugby champions for the second time in three years. Ollie Inch is captain and centre in 2021. He has featured in just about every game the past three seasons. Saturday’s 27-19 victory over Otago Boys’ High School in the South Island final at Dunedin’s Forsyth Barr Stadium was his 50th appearance for the First XV. “We had one job to do and we were pretty excited coming off last week’s big win. It’s been a long season, Covid slowed things down a bit, but I couldn’t be prouder of the boys,” Inch said.
“We had to trust our skills and stick to the game plan to beat Otago. We have got a big pack and if we execute our plan then it makes it tough for the opposition.” Read more HERE
Secondary School Sport – June and July 2021 updates:
College Sport Media thanks the One Foundation for its recent grant to assist us in covering secondary school sport in New Zealand throughout the remainder of this year.
If you have a sports news story, a team or individual profile or an event you want to promote to the wider audience please get in touch with us on editor@collegesportmedia.co.nz -
Since 2015, the College Sport New Zealand Charitable Trust, through this website, College Sport Media, has covered New Zealand secondary school sport through profiling young sportspeople and teams and event coverage. Visit our Index of Articles page for more or search the 'Articles' tab in the menu bar here.
We have an ongoing and positive relationship with College Sport Wellington, assisting CSW and the schools it administers in promoting their secondary school sports athletes and teams. So check out our profiles and stories there at https://collegesport.org.nz/
To keep up with all current news and key secondary sports information visit the School Sport New Zealand website here: http://www.nzsssc.org.nz/
Kia kaha!
The team at College Sport Media.
College Sport Media thanks the One Foundation for its recent grant to assist us in covering secondary school sport in New Zealand throughout the remainder of this year.
If you have a sports news story, a team or individual profile or an event you want to promote to the wider audience please get in touch with us on editor@collegesportmedia.co.nz -
Since 2015, the College Sport New Zealand Charitable Trust, through this website, College Sport Media, has covered New Zealand secondary school sport through profiling young sportspeople and teams and event coverage. Visit our Index of Articles page for more or search the 'Articles' tab in the menu bar here.
We have an ongoing and positive relationship with College Sport Wellington, assisting CSW and the schools it administers in promoting their secondary school sports athletes and teams. So check out our profiles and stories there at https://collegesport.org.nz/
To keep up with all current news and key secondary sports information visit the School Sport New Zealand website here: http://www.nzsssc.org.nz/
Kia kaha!
The team at College Sport Media.