Dubbo Women crowned Hornets Champs
THE Dubbo Touch Women’s have brought home a cherished title from the Hunter Western Hornets Championships held on September 28 and 29.
The Women’s 30s had a strong start, racking up four comprehensive wins on day one to book a spot in the semi-finals against Newcastle.
They dominated the Novocastrians 9-2 and set up a showdown against Maitland.
The grand final was a hard fought game. Both teams having the opportunity to take home the championship title. Dubbo showed tremendous determination when they came from behind to win 5-3.
“It was a really super effort from all of the girls over the weekend. We’ve only had four training sessions leading into the tournament, so it was very satisfying to come away with such a great result,” Captain/ Coach Tracey Whillock said.
“Four team members hadn’t played representative touch for Dubbo before and they all played really well and have come home with terrific memories of their first tournament.
“The grand final was a tough game and coming back from Back, Serena Prout, Rebecca Smyth, Fiona Stuart, Shelley Darcy, Rosalie Prout, Bec May, Emma Fitzgerald, Amanda Cullen, front row, Katie Lyons, Jenna Howard, Tracey Whillock, Corrine Medlin, Lucinda Hardy, Krystal Laughton, Nic Grose. PHOTOS: SUPPLIED
being 3-1 down to claim the title 5-3 was an amazing team effort. It was really good to see everyone dig deep and stick to our structure to get the job done,” said Tracey.
Dubbo’s Shelley Darcy was named player of the grand
final.
The Dubbo Touch Men’s 30s team also attended the tournament making it through to the semi-finals.
The Women’s 30s now have their eyes on the NSW State Cup titles at Port Macquarie in
December.
“We will focus on training for State Cup and concentrating on the areas we need to improve on before meeting some of the best teams in NSW,” Tracey remarked with obvious relish.