28 Aug 2025

Palmerston North first XV to play for fourth national title

From Checkpoint, 4:32 pm on 28 August 2025

A school girls' first XV rugby team is about to play for an unprecedented fourth national title in a row. The team, from Manukura in Palmerston North, are put through their paces every day at the college, which has a focus on te ao Maori and sport. They're under the watchful eye of coaches who know what it takes to make the grade. Jimmy Ellingham reports.