MACKILLOP College’s U16 Girls rugby league team has made history by winning the NSW NRL Schoolgirls Trophy.
In a tightly contested game against St John’s College Dubbo played at Bathurst on Wednesday, 24 September, the MacKillop girls fought hard to come away with a 12-10 win and be crowned State Champions.
Coaches Erin Denham and Kate Cowan said they are “incredibly proud of the girls and their achievement”.
“From the opening whistle, the match was a tight arm wrestle… with both sides displaying strong defence and hard running,” Ms Denham said.
The game was 6-0 at half-time with St John’s in the lead.
MacKillop struck back in the first five minutes of the second half with Darcie Gleeson taking on the line and scoring, before Lily Moseley’s successful conversion evened the score at 6-6 with fifteen minutes remaining.
St John’s soon hit back with another try but were unable to convert.
MacKillop then capitalised on a rare opportunity close to the line to score their second try three minutes from full time.
“A successful conversion by ‘Golden Boot’ Moseley gave the girls a slender two-point lead,” Ms Denham said.
The win secured MacKillop College the NRL Schoolgirls Trophy and cements the school’s reputation as a rising force in rugby league.
Darcie Gleeson was awarded the Most Valued Player Award.
By Pauline CAIN
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