Wesley College win thrilling golden-point premier plate grand final


Wesley College won their first ever piece of SAS College Rugby League silverware last night, edging past Manurewa High School in a golden point grand final 17-16.

The match was evenly contested with both schools aggressive on the attacking side of the ball and tough on defence.

A perfect start for Wesley saw them score in the opening minutes.

Hooker Larenz Tupaea added the extras for an early 6-0 lead.

15 minutes later and they scored again with Tupaea finding space on the right edge.

Fullback Tuhi Pompey converted to double their lead 12-0.

Manurewa came out charging in the second half with a back door pass out to interchange hooker Lonnie Papani before finding standoff Daylee Dutton in field who scored between the sticks.

He converted his own to reduce the deficit to 6-12

Further tries to Manurewa prop Tyrone Siua and centre Faafili Faafili saw them get up 16-12.

With just three minutes remaining, Wesley hit back, scoring their first try in the second half out on the right edge.

Tupaea had the opportunity to get in front, but the conversion went wide leaving the score tied even on 16 all.

Two minutes into extra time and Wesley secured a golden-point victory with Tupaea making the winning kick to edge past Manurewa 17-16.

Watch the full match replay here.

Wesley College 17 (Apenisa Sailo, Mesa Saukuru, Larenz Tupaea tries; Tuhi Pompey, Larenz Tupaea goals; Larenz Tupaea x1 drop goal) Manurewa High School 16 (Faafili Faafili, Daylee Dutton, Tyrone Siua tries; Daylee Dutton x2 goals) HT: 12-0 at Mount Smart Stadium #2.

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