You may remember our last edition when we highlighted our support of Ella Ransley and the 2015 New Zealand U19 Women’s Lacrosse team. The team needed some support to get to Edinburgh and approached us to see if we could lend a hand.

Their dedication, enthusiasm and commitment to perhaps a much overlooked and unsung sport amongst Kiwis helped us make the call to get behind this team. The World Cup played out in August with the best teams in the world vying for the top spot. Showing that inspiring Kiwi determination to beat the odds, this team moved from a previous ranking of 11th to being 5th in the World. The girls played hard but they played fair and the strong team bond and sportsmanship was noted by each of the game commentators.

Well done to Ella and the team – you did us proud – but more importantly, you did yourselves proud!