Sports News

Year 10 Basketball star Kyra Tuihalangingie-Midson was recently selected to represent Tonga in their historic debut at the FIBA U15 Oceania Cup.

Kyra captained the side and came away with Bronze following a number of tough matches against their Oceania opposition. 

Year 11 Yandri Fourie was included in the NZ Track and Field Team representing NZ at the Oceania International Track and Field Championships in Fij this year. Yandri placed 5th overall in the U18 Women's 5000m Race Walk. Yandri was also awarded the Junior athlete of the year award by NZ race walking. 

In October, Yandri also competed at the Road Nationals in Timaru where she won the U18 Women's Road Race. 

Congratulations to Emily Rope and Olivia Bates who recently represented New Zealand at the 2024 Tri Series Swimming Meet. The girls swam a demanding race schedule over the three day event, with their team finishing 3rd overall.  As the youngest swimmer on the team, Emily Rope cemented her reputation as an impressive junior athlete. Olivia also impressed, swimming the greatest distance (excluding relays) with a total of 3900metres over just two days of racing. Olivia was also one of just five swimmers to get skill points in all of her races.

Emacyn Ieremia and Delilah Tuihalangiegie were named in the Pacific Island U18 Rugby Team that took on the NZ Barbarians U18 Girls in October. Delilah was also honored with the role of captaining the team and led a stoic performance against tough opposition. 

In September this year, cycling superstar Elena Worrall  competed as part of the Cycling New Zealand National Team at the 2024 UCI Road Cycling World Championships in Switzerland. This race followed an insanely impressive year with multiple Oceania Track Titles as well as podiums across a variety of road events and a big ride at her first UCI race Gravel and Tar Femme. Elena is a phenomenal role model and an inspiration for other students looking to excel in sport whilst balancing the demands of study. 

Year 10 student, Emily Rope (centre) has secured bronze at the Women's 15&U Australian National State Water Polo Championships where she competed as part of the New Zealand Team. The NZ 15&U women delivered a dominant performance, coming away with seven wins from nine games over the course of the championships.

Olivia Yang has been named in the New Zealand Junior Badminton Team who will compete at the 2024 World Junior Championships. Olivia will travel to Nanchang. China in September to represent New Zealand in the Junior Mixed Team Championships and Individuals.

Congratulations to Iris Feng, our legendary Softball and Sports Committee Leader,  who has recently been selected for the U18 New Zealand Junior White Sox squad tour in California.

Following a second place finish at the National Junior Curling Championships in Dunedin, and a stellar secondary schools season, Epsom Curlers Trinity Cowie and Isobel Day have just been named in the New Zealand Junior Women's Curling Team!

The NZ Junior Team will head to Finland in December to compete at the World Junior B Curling Championships, vying for a top three finish in order to qualify for the World Junior Championships in 2025.

Netball Leader Shayla Nepia has had an outstanding season, achieving a number of regional and national selections and accolades, and most recently, getting named in the 2024 NZ Secondary School Squad.

The NZSS Squad is made up of 24 of the most promising secondary school netball players from across the country and has resulted from rigorous observation at key events, development camps, NNZ U18 Champs and the regional secondary school championships where EGGS finished in 6th Place. 

The selected players will come together for a four day camp in October which will serve as both a development opportunity and a final trial for the NZSS Team.

Congratulations to the current EGGS students (top row) and EGGS Old Girls (bottom row) who were selected in the New Zealand Under 20 Women’s Lacrosse Team, to compete at the Under 20 Lacrosse World Championships in Hong Kong in August. The team delivered some outstanding performances, showing determination, team work and effort to finish 15th overall against an incredibly strong international field.

Rosie Gunn, Head of Physical Education at EGGS, led the team as Head Coach. Through Rosie's guidance, New Zealand fielded a team that showed heart, mana and skill. 

Congrats to Head Prefect Stevie Mabey who was selected into the New Zealand U19 Rowing Team to compete in the coxless four at the 2024 U19 World Championship Regatta in St Catharines, Canada. The young crew delivered a strong performance in the repecharge to make it into the A final, finishing 6th place overall.

Congrats to Waka Ama Leader Abigail Liufalani who was selected to represent New Zealand as part of the Waka Ama NZ Elite J19 Women's Team competing at the IVF Va'a World Elite Spring Championships in Hilo, Hawai'i. Abigail had an impressive regatta, finishing 1st Place in the U19 Girls W6 500m Champ Final!

Across her other races, Abigail also came away with a 2nd Place in the U19 Girls W6 1000m Champ Final, 3rd Place in the U19 Girls W12 500m Champ Final and 8th in the U19 Girls W1 500m Champ Final.