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Bulls Daisies put a century of points on opponents in WSL opener

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In the first weekend of the new South African Pick n Pay Women’s Super League competition (formerly known as the Premier Division), South Africa’s top women’s provincial teams returned to action in some style.

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In the eight-team league, three-time champions Bulls Daisies underlined their dominance with a 100–0 victory over Border Women, Boland Dames claimed a bonus point 36-5 win over Free State Women, Western Province recorded a 51-19 win over Sharks Women, while Eastern Province proved too strong for Golden Lions, with the Queens securing an unexpected 32-12 victory on the road.

In Boland Dames’ emphatic six-try win, tries were scored by Rufaru Tagarira, Arthea King, Tereska Kabuika, Chloe Adams, Felecia Jacobs and Buthle Sonamzi, with captain Aseza Hele leading from the front, her physical presence instrumental to their dominance upfront, giving their home crowd plenty to cheer about from their bonus point win.

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Western Province struck first against Sharks in Athlone with tries from Alicia Arries, Logan Wellman and Luchell Hanekom before Donelle Snyders showed quick feet to release Arries for her second.

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Sharks’ Tayla Kinsey finally broke the deadlock for the away team finding space to dive over before Western Province added four more tries to complete a convincing 51-19 victory.

It was a difficult day at the office for Border Women as the defending champions Bulls Daisies were in town. A superb performance from Libbie Janse van Rensburg in East London saw the vice captain awarded player of the match. The Daisies scored 16 tries in a record win over their Eastern Cape rivals.

 

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Finally, the EP Queens caused the first upset of the competition by outplaying and outscoring the Golden Lions Women in Alberton, showing plenty to offer in attack. Tries for the victors were scored by Lee-Jane Harris, Lukhanye Lolo, Julene Haas and Joanne Boesak.

Read more updates from the weekend’s action via Rugby 365.

Results:
Western Province 51-19 Sharks Women
Golden Lions 12-32 Eastern Province Women
Border Women 0-100 Bulls Daisies
Boland Dames 36-5 Free State Women


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New report details source of Ardie Savea's All Blacks frustrations

Yeah it’s hard to be critical of Razor but of choices in his first year of the loosies he constantly played Ardie at 8. It would seem that was always the plan and that Hoskins was surplas to requirements (7, with Dalton then Cane, as was fairly happy with but understand the calls to drop Cane for his last test, along with TJ, and 6 was shared around nicely I thought) and he didn’t have the alround game of Ardie to simply overtake him at 8 (and use Ardie elsewhere). Of course he did that exact thing next year, too late for HS. Then last year 7 was fine if though the same problem was brought about by using Ardie (always leaves a component of a back three missing) there so often stopping Dalton from getting opportunities. At 6 Parker just had one or two too many games for me but 8 was shuffled around nicely, even if I don’t know why Lakai was thought to be the key there.

Of course a lot of rotation was brought about by, you guesed it, injury, still. Now to be fair to Razor, in reality we have no idea if he had to manage Ardie this way, based on NZRs desires with his contract (we have seen them move heaven and earth to retain him), and if he benched him often whether that would have caused him to leave or not. Or even that Hoskins would have accepted a jersey unless it was with a single digit on it, and a regular pick, as he had had to work his way back to the team without a big bump in his contract (of loosing AB selection early on) of other people his standing, so he also might have still put his family and therefor more over the jersey.



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