College wins

Te Awamutu College rugby action

Te Awamutu College celebrated some fine results in Waikato schools rugby last weekend.

The first XV travelled to Hamilton and beat St Paul’s Collegiate seconds 14-10 to be crowned Under-18 division 2 champions while the Under 15s beat Morrinsville 24-11 to claim third place in their competition.

The Under-14 White team beat Rototuna 41-31 and at Under-55kg level the school’s Blue team was pipped 3-0 in the final by Hamilton Boys’ High School.

The News camera was on hand to capture some of the Under-15s action.

 

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