The Dunedin school finished second at the national secondary schools touch championships in Rotorua at the weekend.
Columba, making their third consecutive appearance in the national girls division final, lost 6-2 to Hamilton Girls’ High School to return home with silver.
They went through the round-robin and playoffs unbeaten in what was an impressive final tournament for 2025.
Earlier in the year, Columba were crowned the South Island secondary schools champions — their seventh South Island title in eight years — after beating St Hilda’s Collegiate 8-3 in the final in Christchurch.
St Hilda’s finished sixth at the national tournament, losing 10-3 to Manukura Girls’ in their playoff.
Hardly anything could separate cross-town rivals Otago Boys’ and King’s in their boys division playoff.
But Otago Boys’ eventually prevailed 7-6 to finish 11th, while King’s wrapped up their tournament in 12th.
John McGlashan finished 22nd.
In the mixed grade, Wakatipu High School finished fifth after beating Rolleston 7-6 in their playoff.
South Otago finished inside the top 10, returning home with a ninth-placed finish after beating Kaipara College 5-4. Taieri College prevailed over Cromwell in their playoff for 11th.
