Malet Lambert’s Year 7 Girls rugby team emerge victorious at the Inspire Sport National Champions final.

The team set off for the final fixture in Newcastle to face off against Archbishop Sentamu Academy on Friday 7th July.

Despite the long trip up to the final, the team was enthused and ready to play their best rugby against the opposition for the afternoon kick off.

The competition proved to be tough in the first half, with Archbishop Sentamu scoring throughout and bringing the score at half time to 14 -12 in their favour.

But it was during the second half when Malet Lambert was able to gain the lead, with a succession of tries and conversions, bringing the final score to 40-18 to Malet Lambert.

It wasn’t just the Year 7 team that has had a successful season. The Year 9 Girls Rugby team had also managed to reach their national final and were pitted against Castleford Academy.

Throughout both halves, Malet tried valiantly and made some great strides to advance up the pitch. Sadly, the opposition was incredibly strong, meaning that Malet Lambert ended their championship run at the respectable second place position, losing to Castleford 20-0.

Both of our teams played exceptionally well and the school is immensely proud of them for both reaching their respective finals.