Valerie Beatson, 11, of Anderson’s Bay School, tries to beat the Strath Taieri defence. PHOTOS: GERARD O'BRIEN : Dunedin metropolitan rippa rugby tournament

Mason Holden (10, Elmgrove School) tries to zip past Outram School defenders Evan Woodhouse (left), 10, and Hudson Ferguson, 8. Mason Sanderson, 9, runs in to support. : Dunedin metropolitan rippa rugby tournament

Marcel Rewha, 9, of Pine Hill School, tries to evade Grant’s Braes School defender Josef Lippross, 9. : Dunedin metropolitan rippa rugby tournament

Chloe Hore, 9, of Waikouaiti School, has the tryline in sight. : Dunedin metropolitan rippa rugby tournament

Lewis Anglemyer (Wakari School) takes off. : Dunedin metropolitan rippa rugby tournament

Heidi Campbell, 10, of Elm Grove School looks to duck past the Palmerston School defenders. : Dunedin metropolitan rippa rugby tournament

Hayden Joyce, 9, of Palmerston Primary School tries to catch Mason Jenkins, 11, of Grant's Braes School. : Dunedin metropolitan rippa rugby tournament

Ria Heckler, 9, of Palmerston Primary School, looks for a way past Elmgrove School defenders Maisie Aitken (left), 11, and Tayla Mokotupa, 10. : Dunedin metropolitan rippa rugby tournament

Harrison Tapp, 11, of Silverstream School tries to avoid Kaikorai School defenders Hugo Scott, 10, and Jordan Bradley, 9. : Dunedin metropolitan rippa rugby tournament