By Casey O'Connor
The Stanthorpe Gremlins club collected their first piece of silverware in the inaugural season of the Border Rivers Rugby League comepitition when the Ladies upset warm favourites Tenterfield in the grand final of the Ladies League tag competition last Saturday.
There was a good deal of uncertainty surrounding the grand final games to be played in Tenterfield as borders closed and COVID restrictions came back into play. Confirmation the games would be allowed to go ahead was only received on Thursday however spectators were confined to coaching staff and managers.
The Stanthorpe ladies trained well in the lead up to the game after defeating Inglewood 28-8 to book their place in the GF.
The team were unfazed by the uncertainty surrounding the game and played well to overcome the previously unbeaten Tenterfield girls 16-14 in a tight game.
The lead changing several times during the game, as both teams crossed for three tries, but the difference came down to successful conversions with Stanthorpe converting two tries and the Tigers just one in an exciting grand final.
The Stanthorpe team has grown in confidence over the course of the season, and it showed in their on-field performance in the game that mattered most.
