Touch Rugby is played in a weekly competition with Seniors in Term One and Juniors in Term Four. Juniors may be permitted to play in Term One if they have played representative level touch. In the past, Westlake Girls has competed at the New Zealand Secondary Schools Championships with their best finish being 2nd.
Touch Dates/ Events
| Mondays 13th Feb – 13th March | Auckland Premier Comp (Premier) |
| Tuesdays (Term 1) | College Sport Senior NH Comp (Senior) |
| April Tbc | Touch Prem qualifying comp (Premier) |
| 25th of August | Term 4 Junior Touch entries open (Junior) |
| Monday 18th Sept 3:30pm |
Premier pre-season training |
|
Monday 16th Oct 3:30pm |
Premier Touch Trials |
| Tuesday 4-6:30pm | College Sport Junior NH Comp (Junior) |
| Tbc | AKSS Junior touch champs (Junior) |
*Venues for the above competitions are TBC for 2023
Trials:
Premier/Senior: Early February date is tbc. Please check back in mid January for an update.
*Please note Juniors are welcome to trial for Senior touch
Junior: Will happen in Term 3. Please check in mid August
Premier term 4: Will happen at the end of Term 3 in mid August
Trainings:
Term 1
Senior trainings – Thursday starting on the 9th of Feb at WGHS Football field
Term 4
Premier Touch
Monday 18th of September
- Pre-season training starts
Monday 23rd of October
- Training at WGHS 3:30pm and Cox’s Bay Module.
Wednesday 25th of October
- Training at 7:45am at WGHS
Junior touch – Will be confirmed closer to Term 4
Fees:
Premier team: $50
Senior/social team: $40
Junior team $40
Please note that for tournaments, there are extra charges and this will be loaded onto student accounts.
All fees can be paid here
Uniforms
Students will be issued a playing singlet and all students need to wear black spanx when playing. The premier team will also be issued black playing shorts.
Competitions
Auckland Premier Touch comp – Term 1
Premier qualifying comp – Term 1 date tbc
College Sport North Harbour Senior Competition – Term 1
– Juniors can trial for Senior touch also
College Sport North Harbour Junior Competition – Term 4
*Both of the above competitions cater for social and competitive grades
CONTACT: Ria Nathu | Sports Manager | E. rnathu@westlakegirls.school.nz | Ph. +64 9 489 4196 Ext 764
