Valerie Beatson, 11, of Anderson’s Bay School, tries to beat the Strath Taieri defence. PHOTOS: GERARD O'BRIEN
Mason Holden (10, Elmgrove School) tries to zip past Outram School defenders Evan Woodhouse (left), 10, and Hudson Ferguson, 8. Mason Sanderson, 9, runs in to support.
Marcel Rewha, 9, of Pine Hill School, tries to evade Grant’s Braes School defender Josef Lippross, 9.
Chloe Hore, 9, of Waikouaiti School, has the tryline in sight.
Lewis Anglemyer (Wakari School) takes off.
Heidi Campbell, 10, of Elm Grove School looks to duck past the Palmerston School defenders.
Hayden Joyce, 9, of Palmerston Primary School tries to catch Mason Jenkins, 11, of Grant's Braes School.
Ria Heckler, 9, of Palmerston Primary School, looks for a way past Elmgrove School defenders Maisie Aitken (left), 11, and Tayla Mokotupa, 10.
Harrison Tapp, 11, of Silverstream School tries to avoid Kaikorai School defenders Hugo Scott, 10, and Jordan Bradley, 9.
The annual Dunedin metropolitan rippa rugby tournament was held at Logan Park yesterday.
About 1300 children representing 107 teams in years 3 to 8 competed for the honours across 18 fields.
Otago and Spirit players helped Otago Boys’ High School and Queen’s High School students referee the games.
Unbeaten teams were Balaclava Breakers, Elmgrove and Strath Taieri (boys years 3-4), George Street Normal and East Taieri Pink (girls years 3-4), St Clair, East Taieri Black and Elmgrove Thunder (boys years 5-6), Musselburgh, Elmgrove Hawks, East Taieri and St Clair (girls years 5-6), Balmacewen (boys years 7-8) and Tahuna Albatross (girls years 7-8).
Gerard O’Brien captured the action.
