The Bulls Daisies and Sanlam Boland Dames extended their winning streaks on Saturday to retain their positions at the top of the Women’s Premier Division table with maximum points. Meanwhile, the Free State Women secured their first victory of the season, and DHL Western Province maintained their third-place standing.
Despite missing key players currently at the Rugby Africa Women’s Cup, where South Africa defeated Cameroon 55-0, these teams managed to secure impressive wins. The Bulls Daisies dominated the Sharks Women, winning 43-5 with seven tries to one. Notable performances included Patience Mokone scoring a brace for the Pretoria side.
Sanlam Boland Dames faced a tough Border Ladies team but emerged victorious with a 20-12 win, while DHL WP dominated Golden Lions Women for a 42-0 victory. The Free State Women also broke their losing streak with a convincing 55-17 win over EP Queens.
Individual match results and scorers are as follows:
Sharks Women 5 Bulls Daisies 43 – Tries: Owami Zikhali. Bulls: Doreen Mkhabela, Surprise Baloi, Patience Mokone (2), Zintle Nonkasana, Xolelwa Diliza, Klarissa van der Linden. Conversions: Nonkosana (4).
DHL WP 42 Golden Lions Women 0 – Tries: Anuchka Ekron, Bronishia Hess (2), Shaunique Hess, Raeeqah Hendricks, Doney Filies. Conversions: Alicia Willemse (6).
Sanlam Boland Dames 20 Border Ladies 12 – Boland: Meg Mambe, Lulu Tyibilika, Ondela Lungisa, Nobuhle Tshabalala. Border: Sese Mbodli, Mado Mdliki. Conversion: Pinkie Touto.
Free State Women 55 EP Queens 17 – Free State: Natasha Motlomelo, Anacadia Minnaar, Robyn Strydom (2), Bernice Strydom, Rivonia Leslie, Nomfundo Pampiri (2), Amber Olivier. EP: Zintle Nini, Shaunique Alexander, Hlomla Puzi. Conversion: Nini.
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