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We’re excited to see senior women’s tackle rugby return to Northcote! We’re building on the momentum from our women’s 7s team, who played in the North Harbour and Glenfield Sevens tournaments in November 2023. Our coaching and management trio of Lyle Williams (Coach), Natasha Dallow (Player/Coach) and Anoushka Dallow (Manager) are all set for the 2024 season.
All players aged 17+ are welcome to register – whether you’re experienced, never played before, it’s been a while since you played, or you’re looking to step up from junior rip rugby. If you love the game, love hanging out with a good group of people and looking for that little something else, come and play rugby at the Cote this season.
Saturday was the local derby with our Northcote Women up against our Glenfield sisters. Northcote and Glenfield women have a long history of supporting one another and date back to the 'GlenCote' days, so we knew this match was going to be significant.
We went into the game feeling strong with 18 players; however, by kick-off, we were down to 15 due to injuries. In the 15 we welcomed sisters Shalom and Nissi Aleni on debut and welcomed back Drew Ellison. Did you know that there are 5 sets of sisters in the women's team?
The game kicked off with great speed and physicality and saw Northcote dominating the possession, however a turnover saw Glenfield speed down the line to cross over. From the restart, Northcote held onto possession and, after a couple of plays, got it wide to see Drew bust over for a try. Glenfield hit back with more physical play, and then a kick and chase down the field saw a foot race between them and Jessy, and Jessy did not give up and put in an awesome try-saving tackle that stopped Glenfield in their tracks. Northcote held Glenfield out for 10 minutes before they crossed over for try number two and converted this to make the half-time score 5-12.
In the second half, we came out with the energy and drive to really give it to Glenfield. We were competitive in the rucks, putting in the big hits to slow Glenfield down and getting the ball through many hands. This all resulted in a try to Julz. 10-12. Glenfield hit back quickly with a converted try 10 - 19. A number of very high and dangerous tackles resulted in Mac being injured and leaving the field and a Glenfield player yellow carded. Struggling with the flexibility of positions from the bench, we needed to play a few players out of position, which changed the dynamic and link-ups on the field, and the fire we had in our bellies just couldn't stop Glenfield from running over three more tries and a conversion. The game finished off with a brave charge down from Tash that stopped Glenfield from getting another two points.
Final score 10 - 36. Though a disappointing result on the scoreboard, as a team, we need to hold our heads up high. We played with passion and camaraderie and once again we played an experienced team who have come out off the back of the 15s season. We only have to look back to when we started training at the start of the year with just a handful of players and each week we have grown in numbers and confidence. We can only go up from here.
Player of the day: Tegen
Dick of the day: Tash
Thank you to the J3 Gold players who stepped in as water boys and girls today, we know you enjoyed watching your coach Tash on the field and even giving her some pointers. Thank you to Santi and Phillippe for being the touch judges today and to Ref Rebecca. Thank you to all our supporters, new and old.
