oamaru girls' rugby festival
Many people out there reckon that girls and rugby don’t go together. We think differently.
We are aiming to increase participation at the Oamaru South Island Rugby Festival. We recognise that many schools do not get the opportunity to attend the festival due to lack of staff availability, funding and recognition of the tournament.
We wanted to be able to plug this gap somehow – and so the Forward Foundation team was born. We threw together a group of girls from all over the region who didn’t have a team to play for, ran some trainings – and were stoked with the result. It really proved what passion and talent can become if the right people are given an opportunity. 2014 is our second year attending the tournament, and we aim to enter a team each year.
The Forward Foundation also have a team who play in a Canterbury school girls’ competition, again catering to those who don’t have a team to play for.
Key Benefits
- In consecutive years, girls will encourage their peers to attend given the success of the tournament
- More teams participating in the tournament
- Provide the opportunity for all girls to attend: nobody is left out or misses out
