Selwyn Times: May 30, 2018

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• By Jacob Page
Wednesday May 30 2018
Lincoln footballer nets
national schools call-up
LINCOLN HIGH School student
Zoe McMeeken is making the
right impression in her Halswell
14 premier boys football team,
with both national selectors
and the Mainland Pride taking
notice.
Zoe has been named in the
under-15 secondary schools team
to travel to Sydney from July
8-14.
The team will play three games
against New South Wales age
group teams.
She is also part of the Mainland
Pride wider-training squad.
The 14-year-old winger has
been outflanking the boys for the
past three years and said playing
against them had only positive
effects on her game.
“I really enjoy it because they’re
a lot more physical when they go
in to challenge you and I think it
forces me to match it and protect
the ball more,” she said.
She first started playing at age
five in a Rolleston ‘first kicks’
event.
A talented runner and crosscountry
athlete, it wasn’t until
year 9 when football became her
focus.
“I did enjoy running and crosscountry
and it’s helped me in my
position in football, but I enjoyed
IMPACT: Zoe McMeeken (right) looks to have a bright future in
the sport after making the New Zealand under-15 football team
and the Mainland Pride wider-training squad.
the team aspect of football more
than being an individual in running,”
she said.
Zoe said she has aspirations to
become a Football Fern in the
future but she wanted to make
the most of every opportunity
given to her,
She said training alongside
players she looks up to and who
are twice her age has been a great
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experience.
“I’m realistic that I don’t expect
to make the Pride squad this year
since I’m so young but I know
the trainings are making me a
better player,” she said.
As for the boys, they know
what to expect “I’ve been playing
for Halswell long enough that
I think they are used to me by
now,” she said.
Combined country rugby
moves into quarter-finals
• By Jacob Page
RAKAIA WERE the big
winners as the quarter-finalists
were found in the Luisetti Seeds
combined country division one
rugby competition on Saturday.
Rakaia were sitting third in
section B before the weekend,
but their bonus point 33-29 win
over Kaiapoi propelled them to
the top by the end of the day.
Prebbleton and Springston
were both ahead of Rakaia but
a 17-12 win to Prebbleton saw
them earn a home quarter-final
against Lincoln.
Wet grounds made expansive
play difficult in many games
and acted as a leveller.
Springston face a tough trip
to Southbridge who finished
second in pool A after a 28-21
win over West Melton.
PREBBLETON’S Jack Milligan
was recognised at
the MotorSport New
Zealand awards for
winning the Toyota 86
championship.
The 21-year-old won
the series with a race to
spare after a commanding
season which saw
him race across the country.
It caps a stellar couple of years
in the class for Milligan. He won
Jack
Milligan
SELWYN TIMES
Waihora booked a home
quarter-final with a solitary try
in their 10-6 win over Glenmark.
Darfield, who had a bye
in the final round, will be their
opponents.
Saracens will face the tough
task of travelling to Rakaia
after their 33-22 loss to Lincoln
meant they clung on to fourth
in section A.
Southern, Celtic, Glenmark
and Kaiapoi will battle for the
Canterbury Rugby Supporters
Club Trophy. BDI, Oxford, Ohoka
and Methven will compete
for the NCRSU Plate. West Melton,
Hornby, Hurunui, Ashley,
Rolleston and Hampstead will
be in the Plaque section.
Quarter-finals: Waihora v
Darfield; Prebbleton v Lincoln;
Rakaia v Saracens; Southbridge
v Springston.
Milligan recognised for 86 win
a scholarship to compete in the
class in 2016 and earned
rookie of the year status.
He has also joined the
Mike Racing 96 team for
the North Island endurance
series.
Electrical issues hampered
his first race at Hampden
Downs in the first round a
fortnight ago. The series continues
on June 15 at Pukekohe
Park.
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