Khalsa U18 Girls Want To Go To The Next Level

Shiri Guru Nanak Khalsa College Under-18 girls team celebrated its first major win after beating Ratu Luke Secondary School 15-0 in the Northern Secondary Schools Zone One final at All Saints Secondary School ground, Labasa, last Saturday.

They now qualify for the Fiji Secondary Schools Rugby Un­ion Weet-Bix Raluve Trophy national quarterfinals where they'll face the second qualifiers from Eastern Zone.

The competition runs in par­allel with the Vodafone Deans Trophy.

Team coach Leone Savai is con­fident of another win to secure spot in the national semifinal.

Captain Semaima Tabua re­ceived the Best U18 Girls Player award.

Tabua and Taraivini Miliakere scored tries in their win.

"I thank the players for making us proud," Savai said.

He also thanked the school principal Dhirendra Lal, teach­ers and parents for their sup­port.

Lal said it was the first time such kind of competition was organised and he thanked the organisers for having the girls category.

"We believe in holistic devel­opment and women empower­ment.

"This was one of the reasons we had sent a team to partici­pate.

"The students have achieved way beyond our expectations and I wish them all the best in the next level of competition."

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