West Wyalong High School will be represented by both their under 14s and under 16s teams in the Katrina Fanning Cup state finals next month.
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Both sides won their division at the Riverina regional finals of the schoolgirls rugby league competition at Paramore Park on Friday.
South Wagga Public School proved too strong in the under 12s while Murray High School, in Albury, won through in the opens division.
The opens, who had the smallest number of teams competing, was decided by a final.
Murray High scored a 16-6 win over Wagga High, while the younger age groups needed to top their pool to progress to the finals at St Mary's.
Gala days were held at Wagga, Cootamundra, Albury and Griffith with winners progressing to the finals where 17 teams and over 170 girls competed.
NRL game development officer Simon Vanzanten was pleased to have so many schoolgirls wanting to play rugby league.
"We're trying to open up girls pathways and getting to play rugby league," Vanzanten said.
"I think a lot of girls will go down to play in the Albury nines in October and really look at their options to play as much rugby league as they can."
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