WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2015 THE DOMINION POST dompost.co.nz B13 with Liam Hyslop email: [email protected] COLLEGE SPORT (04) 474-0279 Wainui flier races into Ferns squad Chilton Saint James year 12 pupil Jayme-Lee Hunter, right, with Wellington United team-mate Michaela Robertson during their trip to Dutch football club PEC Zwolle. RUGBY LEAGUE ‘She’s got the natural SIENI MOSE will be part of the ability to go far, now Hunter goes Dutch Kiwi Ferns setup in just her first year of women’s rugby league. she’s just got to keep at The Wainuiomata High School year 13 student has played rugby it and keep a cool head union for the past few years, but so that she can go down in bid to improve had a serious crack at league this year, making the Wellington Or- the right path.’ FOOTBALL in their mid 20s and flatting and cas women’s team. all had bikes, every road had a Acacia Te Iwimate on Sieni Mose She scored seven tries in as JAYME-LEE HUNTER has her bike lane and there was more many matches playing on the eyes set on the under-20 football traffic in the bike lanes. wing at nationals a few weeks ago, World Cup after a six-week spell ‘‘We wanted to blend in, but ap- including a hat-trick in the Orcas’ with a Dutch professional club. parently we stood out and [the 28-10 win over Wai-Coa-Bay ‘‘She’s got the natural ability to The Chilton Saint James year locals] thought we were from Stallions in the fifth and sixth go far, now she’s just got to keep at 12 student recently returned from America, which wasn’t great,’’ she playoff. it and keep a cool head so that she the Netherlands, where she and said with a laugh. Her form led to Ferns coach can go down the right path.’’ Wellington United team-mate Returning to Wellington just in Alan Jackson picking her in his Her development, even from Michaela Robertson trained with time for school exams had been training squad with a view one game to the next, had been the PEC Zwolle women’s team as tough, as had trying to readjust to towards next year’s Anzac test phenomenal, Te Iwimate said. part of an exchange between the the New Zealand style of play, she against Australia. ‘‘She’s quite young still and two clubs. said. But at 17, her role within Mose said she never expected to coming to terms with understand- It proved an invaluable experi- Capital’s national league side had make the team after such a short ing the game, but she knew what ence, where Hunter learned the become that of the teacher. time in the game. she needed to do through watching Dutch way of Total Football. ‘‘We have a young squad at ‘‘I was just shocked because it a couple of her earlier games,’’ Te ‘‘It’s such a different style over Capital this year, so Michaela and was my first nationals this year. Iwimate said. there to what we play in New Zea- I are trying to teach them [the ‘‘I’m still getting my head Mose is the only female nomi- land. A lot of the time we’re Dutch] style and how to be patient. around it a bit, to be honest.’’ nated for rugby league player of always gunning forward and fail ‘‘I’m 17 and one of the more ex- She labelled her pace as her the year in the College Sport Wel- to see the option might not be on, perienced now. It’s quite strange – biggest asset on the field, while lington awards. but still try force it,’’ she said. realistically the older players her Orcas coach, Jason Tangi- Meanwhile, St Pat’s Silver- ‘‘But in Holland they circulate should be the experienced ones.’’ anau, said she was deceptively stream hold a strong hand in the the ball a lot more and try to keep The attacking midfielder/ strong. Wellington boys’ rugby league possession and then when the time winger missed an under-20s camp ‘‘She’s very elusive, very quick, tournaments. is right they will go forward.’’ while on a school trip to France but very strong too for a girl that Their under-15s will square off It took a while to get used to, and then missed the team’s World is quite small in size. A couple of against St Pat’s Town for the but after five weeks (one week was Cup qualifiers in Tonga while her opposition were shocked by Johnny Lomax Cup at Rugby spent getting over jetlag) of train- away, but still has the goal of mak- her strength and power.’’ League Park on Saturday after go- ing five days a week she said she ing the team for the World Cup in Tangianau gave her a run at ing through pool play undefeated. had adapted to their way of Papua New Guinea in October. wing, fullback and centre during They are coached by year 13 playing. ‘‘Hopefully I can play well in nationals and said she adapted to Tarquinn Alatipi, who has signed The training was intense as the the national league, it’s the pinna- each change with ease. with the South Sydney Rabbitohs team started their new season, but cle of the year. That’s where you ‘‘She’s transferred really well and will join the NRL club in De- all the players had been great in are scouted and need to impress – from rugby to league, because she cember. helping her understand what was I really need to do well.’’ was playing in the backs it was His senior team host a Stephen going on. Hunter is nominated for girls’ really easy for her to fit in. Kearney Cup semifinal today ‘‘All of the girls were really cool footballer of the year at the College ‘‘If she sticks to league she will against Porirua College following to learn from and really welcom- Sport Wellington awards, but will definitely go far.’’ a decisive 64-28 win over St Bern- ing. They translated the coaching face strong opposition from the Her high school coach and men- ard’s in their quarterfinal. from Dutch, although the drills likes of under-20s squad member tor, Acacia Te Iwimate, said if she Former Melbourne Storm re- were football drills and they don’t Emma Main (St Oran’s) and New focused on her training for the cruit and Wellington Lions player change that much so it was easy to Zealand under-17 representative next few months then she could Jo Apikotoa has been giving back pick up on.’’ Hope Gilchrist (St Mary’s). make the team for the Anzac test. to his old school (Silverstream) by One of the hardest tasks was In the boys’ category, Noah Bil- ‘‘If she puts herself in the right coaching the senior team. adapting to the country’s favourite lingsley is the leading contender mindset and wants to go for it, Wainuiomata High School will Wainuiomata High School year 13 student Sieni Mose is training with the Kiwi Ferns after just her first year of women’s rugby mode of transport. after an outstanding under-20 she’ll do it. travel to Bishop Viard today. league. Photo: KEVIN STENT/FAIRFAX NZ ‘‘The majority of the girls were World Cup earlier this year. NOMINATIONS FOR COLLEGE SPORT WELLINGTON AWARDS ALLROUNDER OF THE YEAR Stowers (Newlands), Ryan Davies Chrissalina Sak (Wellington East), (Upper Hutt), Alexander Faifailoa Dawson (Upper Hutt), Kelsey Forman FUTSAL Tara Hegarty (St Mary’s), Shannon Girls: Syntache Maiava (Aotea), Ruby (Onslow), Louis Edwards Lauren Phang (Wellington Girls’). (Wainuiomata) (Wellington East), Izzy Hegan Girls: Grace McRobie (Chilton), Sian English (St Oran’s), Sarah Pihema Heath (Chilton), Jemima Jansen (Paraparaumu), KJ Dayal (Rongotai). Boys: Sam Latham (Aotea), Kris (Wellington Girls’). Feeney (Hutt Valley), Sophie (Taita), Danielle Watson (Tawa), (Hutt Valley), Lucy White (Kapiti), Singh (HIBS), Lik De Chun (Hutt BIKE Boys: Henry Gautrey (HIBS), Richard Armitage (Wellington Girls’). Boys: Olivia Dobbs (Upper Hutt), Paris Marama Elkington (Mana), Valerie ATHLETICS Valley), Jeffrey Tong (Hutt Valley), Girls: Isla Day (Kapiti) Lucy Fleming Evans (Hutt Valley), Nicolas Cecioni John Hlawn Ching (Bishop Viard), Coleman (Wainuiomata High), Whena Taito (Naenae), Dalen Pilitati Girls: Monique Sears (Chilton), Yu-Jen Chen (Kapiti), Jeremy Loo (Otaki), Grace Saywell (Kapiti), Seamus Kane (Onslow), Jack Leitch (Paraparaumu), Fraser Munn (Wellington East). (Newlands), Daisy Davis (Otaki), Taylor Green (Heretaunga), Phoebe (Newlands), Caleb Syman (Paraparaumu), Caitlin Georgantas Stefan Przychodzko (Paraparaumu), Norrington (Rongotai), Tiahn Manuel Boys: Aniruddh Kirtikar Ailish Akavi (Paraparaumu), Sarah McKnight (Hutt Valley), Lucy White (Paraparaumu), Sebastian Va’auli (Upper Hutt), Martine Barnes Thomas Newman (Rongotai), James (St Pat’s Town), Nimish Gounder (Heretaunga), Troy Johnson (HIBS), Christie (Queen Margaret), Grace (Kapiti), Rosi Lomani (Mana), Diana (Porirua), Henry Hollis (Rongotai), (Wellington Girls’). Preston (Scots), Joshua Anderson (Wainuiomata High), Luc Saker Allan Carson (Hutt Valley), Alex McLean (Queen Margaret), Jahnay Oloapu (Naenae), Kushla Smith Baramey Kadeth (St Pat’s Town), Boys: Jordan Lewis (HIBS), Ryan (Silverstream), Rusi Jagose-Dickens (Wellington College). Rollander (Kapiti), Josh Bond Pirihi (Sacred Heart), Selestina (Newlands), Alisha Gilchrist (Onslow), James Hendrikx (Tawa), Jason Gardner (Paraparaumu), George (St Pat’s Town), Joel Carman (Naenae), Casey Norman Hamlin (St Catherine’s), Abbey Amelie Prentice (Otaki), Zoey Lockwood (Upper Hutt). Jackson (Rongotai), Liam Sherlock (Wainuiomata). GOLF (Newlands), Andrew McNaughtan Russell (St Oran’s), Danielle Watson Gilmore (Paraparaumu), Jossie (Scots), Eden Cruise (St Pat’s Town). Girls: Glennie Hayward (Onslow), Warwick West (Tawa), Sieni Mose (Wainuiomata Tosime (Porirua), Phoebe van BASKETBALL FOOTBALL (Paraparaumu), Gabrielle Palado (Paraparaumu), Arnie Lowe High), Marcelle Parkes (Wellington Boheemen (Queen Margaret), Emma Girls: Sarah Talbot (Aotea), Grace CRICKET Girls: Makenzie Lindsay-Connolly (Samuel Marsden).