By Holly Williams
The Premier Rugby 12s team played in the final of the North Harbour Girls Under-17 Youth Competition versus Rangitoto College on Sunday 8 August.
This final was the culmination of a successful season, which saw the team go through round robin play unbeaten scoring 328 points and having only 22 points scored against them. They then won a hard fought semi final against Massey High when six of the team were away on camp or out injured.
Making this final was a reward for the school rugby program which has been building for 4 years now. Many players had experienced defeat in the same final in 2019 or disappointment in having the season cut short due to Covid in 2020 and were determined to play well. And that is just what they did, representing Westlake proudly and winning the final 53-17 to earn the title of North Harbour Champions.