Four young players from Cowra Junior Rugby League, Halle, Payden, Maddon and Janarah, proudly pulled on the Group 10 colours at the NSWRL Blues Tag Representative Gala Day, held on Saturday, 27 September, at St Marys Leagues Stadium.
The representative event brought together the best junior NSW tag players from across the state, giving the girls a chance to compete at a high level and showcase their skills against some of NSW’s teams.
All four players were selected from the three Group 10 teams that competed in Dubbo earlier this year.
The girls said the experience of being chosen for the representative squad was both exciting and unexpected.
“We didn’t expect to be picked for it,” they said.
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“It was exciting but we were nervous.”
Group 10’s Under 16s team impressed throughout the day, finishing second in their pool with three wins from four games.
They opened their day with a confident 6-0 win over Group 16 South before sitting out Round 2 with a bye.
In Round 3 they fell just short in the game against the CRRL Under 16s representatives, losing 10-2.
Their strong form came back in Round 4 with a hard-fought 14-6 win over North Sydney League Tag.
In Round 5, they continued their momentum with a 10-0 victory over Group 11.
That performance still secured them a place in the elimination finals, where they faced the Group 7 Bulls.
Despite a determined effort, Group 10 went down 16-0 in a tough game that brought their gala day to a close.
While they didn’t come away with the win, the girls said the day was full of highlights and learning experiences.
“We got tired at the end,” they said.
“The highlight was definitely knocking out the best team, which was North Sydney.”
The chance to play alongside teammates from across the region made the event even more special.
“It was really fun being part of Group 10,” they said.
“We played hard.”
For the Cowra players, it was also a chance to see their improvement and test themselves on a bigger stage.
“It was good, we did better than what we thought we would,” they said.
