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The Wellington Girls’ College First XI hockey team won Wellington’s P1 secondary school girls’ title in 2019 for the first time in almost two decades. On Friday night in the final at the National Hockey Stadium they won it for the third consecutive year. WGC beat Tawa College 7-1 in the final, to complete 14 straight wins in 2021 and to round out three seasons of winning every game. Year 13 player and recently selected Senior Wellington Women’s team squad member Ruby Baker has been in the team every year since 2019 and played a key role in the final. Read more HERE
Four years ago, the Onslow College First XI girls football team were languishing in Premier 2. On Wednesday night they won their first Wellington Premier title since 1993 with a victory on penalties against four-time reigning champions, Wellington Girls’ College. It was the first time since 2003 when Onslow lost to Samuel Marsden they had been involved in a decider. Onslow was seventh in the Premiership in 2019, jumping to third last year and then champions by holding their nerve in an 11-shot shootout. The Ross twins, Hannah and Nicola, have been at the forefront of the ascent. Together they have combined for an estimated 160 games. Read more HERE
In 1981 New Zealand was split over the Springboks tour as the All Whites commenced a giant killing spree which would see them qualify for the Football World Cup for the first time in 1982. Trevor Francis was the world’s richest player. In Christchurch, St Bede’s College were the Canterbury First XI champions, winning 17 of 20 matches and out-scoring opponents 71-25. It would take more than 2,000 weeks for St Bede’s to jump back inside a time machine, but last Wednesday the First XI emulated the feat of their 1981 side by defeating Christ’s College 2-1 in the final of the Connetics Mainland League. Christ’s topped the round-robin, winning all 11 matches and conceding a stingy three goals. They had beaten St Bede’s 3-0 previously but came unstuck against the gritty Catholics. Read more HERE
“I’m not usually a player that does a skill beforehand,” Charlotte Roche (Year 12) giggles when pondering her favourite goal in the Canterbury Premier Girls’ First XI football final. The striker scored a hat-trick as St Andrew’s College crushed Rangi Ruru Girls' School 5-0 to capture Sport Canterbury honours following two previous defeats in deciders. “I was super grateful to have a game coming out of lockdown, especially a final. It was quite surprising how well we played because everyone’s fitness during lockdown went down,” Roche said “It could have gone either way. Rangi played really well. We were lucky we got on top early otherwise we might have felt the pressure.” Read more HERE
The Canterbury Connetics Secondary Schools' Premier Girls Hockey Championship is one of the most competitive school sport competitions in New Zealand. On Thursday night Rangi Ruru Girls' School beat CGHS 2-0 in the final to be crowned this year’s champions. In front of a small vocal crowd at Christchurch’s Nga Puna Wai Sports Hub and a large viewing audience on the livestream, Rangi Ruru found the back of the net late in the second quarter and again at the tail-end of the third quarter and then hung on over a frantic 15 minutes. Read more HERE
The Wellington Girls’ College First XI hockey team won Wellington’s P1 secondary school girls’ title in 2019 for the first time in almost two decades. On Friday night in the final at the National Hockey Stadium they won it for the third consecutive year. WGC beat Tawa College 7-1 in the final, to complete 14 straight wins in 2021 and to round out three seasons of winning every game. Year 13 player and recently selected Senior Wellington Women’s team squad member Ruby Baker has been in the team every year since 2019 and played a key role in the final. Read more HERE
Four years ago, the Onslow College First XI girls football team were languishing in Premier 2. On Wednesday night they won their first Wellington Premier title since 1993 with a victory on penalties against four-time reigning champions, Wellington Girls’ College. It was the first time since 2003 when Onslow lost to Samuel Marsden they had been involved in a decider. Onslow was seventh in the Premiership in 2019, jumping to third last year and then champions by holding their nerve in an 11-shot shootout. The Ross twins, Hannah and Nicola, have been at the forefront of the ascent. Together they have combined for an estimated 160 games. Read more HERE
In 1981 New Zealand was split over the Springboks tour as the All Whites commenced a giant killing spree which would see them qualify for the Football World Cup for the first time in 1982. Trevor Francis was the world’s richest player. In Christchurch, St Bede’s College were the Canterbury First XI champions, winning 17 of 20 matches and out-scoring opponents 71-25. It would take more than 2,000 weeks for St Bede’s to jump back inside a time machine, but last Wednesday the First XI emulated the feat of their 1981 side by defeating Christ’s College 2-1 in the final of the Connetics Mainland League. Christ’s topped the round-robin, winning all 11 matches and conceding a stingy three goals. They had beaten St Bede’s 3-0 previously but came unstuck against the gritty Catholics. Read more HERE
“I’m not usually a player that does a skill beforehand,” Charlotte Roche (Year 12) giggles when pondering her favourite goal in the Canterbury Premier Girls’ First XI football final. The striker scored a hat-trick as St Andrew’s College crushed Rangi Ruru Girls' School 5-0 to capture Sport Canterbury honours following two previous defeats in deciders. “I was super grateful to have a game coming out of lockdown, especially a final. It was quite surprising how well we played because everyone’s fitness during lockdown went down,” Roche said “It could have gone either way. Rangi played really well. We were lucky we got on top early otherwise we might have felt the pressure.” Read more HERE
The Canterbury Connetics Secondary Schools' Premier Girls Hockey Championship is one of the most competitive school sport competitions in New Zealand. On Thursday night Rangi Ruru Girls' School beat CGHS 2-0 in the final to be crowned this year’s champions. In front of a small vocal crowd at Christchurch’s Nga Puna Wai Sports Hub and a large viewing audience on the livestream, Rangi Ruru found the back of the net late in the second quarter and again at the tail-end of the third quarter and then hung on over a frantic 15 minutes. 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.