The tournament involves all schools from New South Wales, Queensland and Victoria.

Coach Emma Tamblyn knew it would be a hard task to defeat the prestigious sports school.

“We knew they were going to be a good side and very hard to beat,” Tamblyn said.

“It was an amazing experience for all the students and I am very proud of their results.”

Melville finished in the top eight across the three states and Tamblyn has reason to believe the side will make a return next year.

“We will still have half the side available next year and they are quality players,” she said.

Melville had a slow start and mistakes lead to them trailing 4-0 at half-time.

Melville improved in the second half but Hunter were the better side.