Canterbury School Girls Rugby Teams Announced

Credit - CRFU.co.nz

Canterbury will play host to the South Island’s best school girl rugby talent in September, with teams from Otago, Southland, Tasman and Hanan Shield Districts heading to Canterbury to take on the defending champions in the South Island Seconday School Girls Rugby Tournament.
 
Canterbury will actually field two teams in the competition, with the South Island Junior and Teenage Rugby Board agreeing to a second “Development” team from Canterbury.
 
The Canterbury A team will be coached by Tevita Siulangapo and Katie Stanton, and coaches are yet to be appointed for the Development team.  Suilangapo says the inclusion of two local teams is great news for the women’s rugby in the region.
 
“A tournament like this allows players to develop their game under different coaches and against some really tough opposition, so this means that even more Canterbury school players will get that opportunity this year and hopefully that results in more of the girls choosing to carry on with the game after secondary school,” Suilangapo said.
 
The South Island Secondary School Girls Rugby Tournament will be held from 25 to 27 September.  Players are selected out of the UC Cup schools competition.

Canterbury School Girls- A
 
Latai Kaufusi – Burnside
Tineka Wanoa – Forward Foundation
Harmony Simaile – Avonside
Isabella Carter – Rangi Ruru
Pip Pendergrast – Forward Foundation
Kaylee Tavendale – Rangiora
Lucy Jenkins – Forward Foundation
Gemma Thornley – Lincoln HS
Julie Briden – Forward Foundation
Laura Thomas - CGHS
Georgie Goodworth – Rangiora
Cheyenne Ranga-Pokere - Avonside
Bella Digby – Avonside
Freya Aldridge - Burnside
Grace Brooker – CGHS
Easter Savelio – Linwood
Islay Fowler – Forward Foundation
Skye Taylor – Forward Foundation
Mel Puckett – Forward Foundation
Rosie Kelly – CGHS
Issy Waterman – Riccarton
Lupe Manu - Riccarton
 
 
Canterbury School Girls- Development
Rosa Samuelu - Burnside
Sarah Hanrahan - Burnside
Daisy Sekai – Catholic Cathedral College
Sammy Moore - CGHS
Kezia Fowler-Blyth - CGHS
Bailey Avei - Avonside
Jayda Siyakurima - Catholic Cathedral College
Brianna James - CGHS
Jaidyn Busch – CGHS
Lucy Cahill – Forward Foundation
Sarita De Gouw – Rangi Ruru
Ester Mariner – Linwood
Brooke Mitchell
Michaelee McDonald - Papanui
Alice Dalzell – CGHS
Chloe McManus – Forward Foundation
Molly Simpson – CGHS
Zoe Levien – CGHS
Paige Hunter – Forward Foundation
Angelina Reason – Lincoln HS
Naia Toaolani-Holden - CGHS
Salome Naiku - CGHS

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