Wellington Wolf Pack maintain top form despite trials of COVID lockdown

Despite COVID cancelling much of the regional and state based competitions that the squad regularly competes in year after year, and the loss of their most experienced talents in the likes of Lilly Clarke, the young guns haven't missed a step when it comes to preparation.

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"It's been a pretty tough year with COVID, but my boys and girls teams are pretty keen, so we've been training all year around, or as close to it as possible," Thompson said.

"Once COVID jumped in, it pulled us up, but we went straight back in once we were able."

While this time of the year, the Wellington based attacking powerhouse would likely be wrapping up representative duties for NSW, the cancellation of much of the school-based cross-region sport and other competitions put a damper on their usual goals.

"It's been a real test of their resilience to keep training with nothing in sight, but it helped a lot with a lot of development," Thompson said.

"We lost Lilly Clarke last year, she was the NSW captain, so it really gave a chance for, and helped a lot of, the juniors to come through and also made our senior girls step up a bit."

While a trial game against Dubbo's St Johns earlier in the year seemed to be the only chance for the team to get any game-time in this year, more games opened up as the year rolled on.

"Here at school we had the Rumble in the Jungle against Molong central School, both teams got wins in that, which was great to see," Thompson said.

"In between we had the Western primary competition, a lot of my kids play up a division, so we were pretty lucky to win the Western championships."

"That's pretty unreal."

The squad have capped off the year with resounding victories over Kinross and Bathurst All Saints, who would usually play in Sydney in the ISA competition.

"They were trying to work out a weekly competition with the other Anglican schools, but not all of them were able to sign on," Thompson said.

"We got involved and took our junior girls team and played their seniors and juniors teams."

Kinross, which become the home of many former St Mary's Wolf Pack alumnus like Lilly Clarke, was beaten 9 - 0 by the fast-starting Wolf Pack outfit.

Bathurst All Saints scored a solitary consolation try on the way to being defeated 16 - 1.

"It was pretty good, especially because we didn't think we'd get much game this year with all the regional and state competitions getting called off, but things are looking good at the moment," Thompson said.