College Girls Rugby. Photo suppliedThe AshHutt 1st XV girls have continued their impressive run of form in the Aoraki School Girls’ Competition with a win against Timaru Girls’ High School on Wednesday evening.

The combined side picked up five tries on their way to a 29-17 win.

Coach Grant Elvines said he was pleased with his side’s performance in a tough game on what was a challenging pitch to play on.

“It was quite heavy underfoot which made it difficult to play running rugby, but the girls did well,” he said.

Elvines said apart from struggling with Timaru Girls’ “Richie McCaw-like” No.7 and protecting the ball at the breakdown, the side had played very well.

“It was the first time with contested scrums and that went well.

“The lineouts were good and there was a lot of good catch and pass rugby,” he said.

The Te Moananui triplets were a main attacking outlet for the combined side, with Erana picking up a double, while Jaimee scored one.

Fullback Kate Donald accounted for nine of the team’s points, scoring a try as well as notching up two conversions.

The side has played six matches so far this season, winning all six along with a default victory.

Elvines said that he expects it will be Timaru Girls’ they will be facing this year in the final.

“Based off who we have played I can’t really see anyone getting past them,” he said.

By Jaime Pitt-MacKay © The Ashburton Guardian - 30 June 2017