The finals were held at Lark Hill Sporting Complex in Port Kennedy, the home ground of Rockingham Rugby Union Football Club.
Parking was full and overflowing onto the outer streets of the venue by midday.
Hundreds of players and supporters filled out the fields throughout the day, with anticipation building for the three biggest games in the late afternoon.
Both the men’s Premier and Reserve Grade competitions ended in a clash between Palmyra and Wanneroo.
Palmyra Head Coach, Darren Reed, told RugbyWA Media this is what you work for all year.
“This is the game that all the players want to play in, it’s the pinnacle of the club season.”
Palmyra Reserve Grade player, Fraser Jones, said it was good to see everyone get down for a big day.
“It means a lot and reminds us there is more to fight for than just who’s on the field.”
Jones secured two of the teams six tries, and four of their conversions during the teams 40-14 win.
The Premier sides fought hard over the two halves, but Wanneroo ultimately walked away with the 2025 Premiership title, winning 55-31.
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This success follows a disappointing 2024 season which saw Wanneroo finishing on the bottom of the ladder.
For the Wanneroo senior women’s team, the Divaz, they went into the Grand Final for the Premier Grade’s competition defending their 2024 premiership victory.
Head Coach, Des Taurima, told RugbyWA Media, “we’re approaching with the respect, excitement, nerves, and preparation it deserves as we represent our club, community, families and ourselves.”
Their game against West Scarborough was hard fought with high spectator numbers for both sides, but at the final whistle it saw the Divaz walking away with victory, with a full-time result of 19-15.
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Fraser Jones believes WA women’s rugby is moving from strength to strength.
“It’s really good to see [them] develop and become better players week by week, year by year.”
“We’ve got some really good representatives [at a higher level].”
This trend is a positive for West Australian sport as research by the Western Australian Association for Mental Health suggests participation in community sport can have many positive benefits to mental health and social cohesion.
Peter is a Thinking Partner at local non-for-profit social enterprise, Befriend and says community is where people have each other’s backs and support one another.
“There can be no community without communing, it’s all about how we show up and commune in regard to each other,” he said.
“It’s about connection and collective support… There’s a solidarity and unity in that.”
Local sporting clubs like Wanneroo provide this, and an oppurtunity for players who want to further their sporting potential.
There are currently eight players representing the Western Force between Saturday’s women grand finalists.
Trilleen Pomare is one of those and has gone from Wanneroo all the way up to the Wallaroo’s, Australia’s national team, who are currently competing the Women’s Rugby World Cup.
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The tournament started on August 23, with this year’s competition being hosted in England.
Currently, Wallaroo’s are ranked second with eight points, in Pool A of the tournament.
Since the start of the competition, the team has faced Samoa and the USA, winning 73-0, and tying 31-31 respectively, with Pomare named as a substitute for the latter.
Australia will verse Pool A’s top-ranking team, the English Red Rose’s, on September 7 at Brighton and Hove Albion Stadium.
