THE numbers have doubled in just one year of the women’s nines rugby league on the Mid North Coast.
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More than 20 teams took to the field last weekend in the under-13, under-15, under-17 and open women’s age groups.
The Macleay is represented by the Lower Macleay Magpies.
Port City Breakers, Port Sharks, Wauchope Blues, Beechwood and Lake Cathie all represented the Hastings.
They were joined by Old Bar, Taree Panthers, Taree Rovers, Forster and Wingham as the Hastings League and Group 3 competitions combined.
Hastings League chief executive Geoff Connor wasn’t surprised by the number of girls teams that took to the field.
“It was double from last year, but we rushed things a bit last year,” he said.
Connor admitted the winter competition had also helped the numbers swell.
“The girls really loved it and we’re hosting it to continue to get the game growing,” he said.
“At the end of the six-week competition we’ll have a North Coast side picked in the open girls age group who will compete at the Country Championships.”
Each team played two games each.
Lake Cathie were the surprise packets in the under-13s, winning both their games (14-12 over Wauchope and 16-6 over Port Sharks).
Kendall were the most impressive open women’s team and conceded just the one try and scored 52 points in their two games.
Old Bar also went through undefeated.
The action continues this Saturday from midday at Lank Bain Sporting Complex.
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