Whanganui rugby: Representative girls’ teams make strong statements ahead of development camps
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It was a strong weekend for the Whanganui representative girls’ teams as they prepared for their upcoming Hurricanes Youth Rugby Council development camps with victories on Saturday.
The Longrun Spouting Whanganui Under 18 Girls rebounded from their heavy defeat to Manawatū U18 by holding off King Country U18 Girls 29-24 at Memorial Park in Taihape.
Playing their near-Waikato neighbour on a travelling home ground should set the team up well for their Provincial Union Development Camp tournament, which starts on Wednesday and finishes on Sunday at Napier Boys High School.
After that, the Under 16s development camp will be held, and the Summit Electrical Whanganui U16 Girls made a big statement with their 80-5 win over Wairarapa-Bush U16 Girls at Spriggens Park.
Standout players included No 8 Violet Soverel and prop Cazna Vaetoru.
The AB Equipment Whanganui Under 16 Boys got a taste of how tough their Division 2 Saracens Cup competition could be after a 73-12 loss to Wairarapa-Bush U16 at Trust House Memorial Park.
The game was played as the curtain-raiser to the Steelform Whanganui match with Wairarapa-Bush, with the tournament now coming back to home grounds at Whanganui Collegiate on October 5.