Friends became rivals on the footy field when Royals took on Trinity in semifinals of the u16s ACT Junior Rugby Union competition on Saturday, August 31 at the North Curtin playing fields.
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Emma Barclay, Louise Story, Sarah Walker and Krystal Bridgeford played for the Royals while Claire Petit played for her school Trinity.
The Royals were behind for most of the game, but some last minute tries helped them to come away with the win.
Mother of Louise, Georgeanna Story said the four girls used to be a part of the Braidwood Spiderlings and grew to love the sport.
"A couple of years ago, there were a group of Braidwood girls that were interested in giving rugby a go," Story said.
"We formed a Braidwood 'Spiderlings' girls 7s team that played in a series of gala days around South East New South Wales.
"From that, a few of them decided to continue with the sport and for the last couple of years, have played in the junior competition run in the ACT.
"Unfortunately, we didn't have enough interest to form a Braidwood team."
The Royals go on to play the Wests in the grand final this weekend.
Royals were behind for most of the game and it was only through some last minute tries that managed to come away with the win.