Zone Winter Sports Tournament Thursday 5th August

Well done to the 51 students from Ruru who completed in the Zone Winter Sports Tournament. We had two football teams, 1 rugby team, and 2 netball teams head to Hagley Park, while our hockey team headed off to Nunweek Park. Our Rugby Team had a tough first game against Burnside and only just lost 2-1. Their second game against Fendalton was a convincing 3-1 win. Hornby Primary the third match was a real surprise - they came out strong and got 4 tries to our 1. Our rugby team went on to play 3 friendly games and it looked like the boys were working really well as a team. Overall Wigram finished up in 3rd place. A big shout out to Jason Woods for coaching the boys and Cody for refereeing on our behalf.

The A football team was a strong group of skilled players. On the day they won 3 games and lost 4. We were very proud of the way they passed the ball around and moved into space and called out to each other. Alister got a stand out goal against Fendalton. The defenders worked hard in front of the goal. Great work boys and thanks Mr Williams fr organising our fun day out By Mahdi and the Team Our B football team played well as a team - the opposition was tough!! I was very proud of Blake A and Dayzharn's strong attack on the ball. Lathan and Bilal were stand out defenders under pressure and Tyler, Travis and Jayden worked well passing the ball up field. A big shout out to the amazing mums Michelle and Alysha for their support and encouragement from the sideline. By Cas and the Team Cas

Netball The Netball teams also played 6 small games each on the day it was fullon. Karaitiana, the Captain of the A team, was proud of her girls. Ofa was great at intercepting the ball and defending. Sofi was fantastic in the Centre, moving around the court quickly. Jaydah was also strong on attack and worked hard to get the ball down to our girls in the goal circle.

Victoria, the Captain of the B team, was proud of the way her team worked together. Her stand out players were Monica who shot really accurately and Soi who used the space on the court well. Ka pai girls. A massive thank you to Sarah and Sinead for being the amazing mums, coaching and supporting our netball teams. By Victoria and Karaitiana

Football Our A football team was a strong group of skilled players. On the day they won 3 games and lost 4 but were proud of the way they passed the ball around, moved into space and called out to each other. Alister got a stand out goal against Fendalton. Great work boys. Our B football team played well as a team - the opposition was tough!! Cas, the captain, was proud of Blake A and Dayzharn's strong attack on the ball. Lathan was a stand out defender under pressure and Tyler and Jayden worked well passing the ball up field. The team are very appreciative of the support and lots of encouragement from the sideline - the amazing mums Michelle and Alysha.

Netball The Netball teams also played 6 small games each. Karaitiana, the Captain of the A team, was proud of her girls. Ofa was great at intercepting the ball and defending. Sofi was a fantastic Centre, moving around the court quickly. Jaydah was strong on attack and worked hard to get the ball down to our girls in the goal circle. Victoria, the Captain of the B team, was proud of the way her team worked together. Monica shot really accurately and Soi used the space on the court well. Ka pai girls. A massive thank you to Sarah and Sinead for being the amazing mums, coaching and supporting our teams.

Hockey It was a freezing cold morning at Nunweek Park and the team had to play 6 games in total - 3 competitive games to start with and 2 friendly games to keep practising their ball skills and working together. Thanks to Adele and Nikayla for suppoting the team and encouraging the team. They were impressed with the sportsmanship and team work of all the players. Great job Ruru you represented your school with pride.