09/10/2026
There was a time when these girls didn’t have a place on this field. Now, year after year, they are making it their own. 🏉
Through KILT’s school rugby programme, girls from our local schools have the opportunity to play, train and develop their skills throughout the year. The annual Under-13 10s rugby tournament is one of the moments where all that hard work comes together.
And it has become about so much more than rugby.
It’s girls turning up.
Girls putting in the work.
Girls discovering that they are strong, capable and deserving of every opportunity to play.
This year, every school played five matches before the top four went through to the semifinals. The final between Smutsville Sedgefield Primary and Chris Nissen Primary School went all the way into extra time, with the Sedgefield girls ultimately being crowned champions.
But the trophy is only one part of the story.
The real story is watching girls step onto a rugby field that wasn’t always open to them and play with determination, joy and absolute commitment.
They are learning to tackle challenges, trust their teammates, get back up when they fall and keep going when things get tough.
And perhaps most importantly, they are learning that there is a place for them here.
On the field.
In sport.
In spaces where they were once underrepresented.
And in whatever comes next.
This is what happens when opportunity is made available, year after year: girls don’t just take their place. They grow into it.
And that is something worth celebrating. 💚
