There was no question who the favourite was in this year’s Kate Sheppard Cup final. Auckland United bossed their way to the NRFL Premiership title going undefeated through the entire campaign and that sort of form wins trophies

Western Springs AFC found themselves in a bit of a shambles earlier this year as an ongoing dispute between the women’s team and the club board made it into the national media. Now that very same women’s team are the Kate Sheppard Cup champions