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Northern and Cape Teams Continue to Impress at FNB Girls Weeks

The Blue Bulls and Western Province were among the big winners in the second round of the FNB U18 Girls Week in Johannesburg, while the Golden Lions made another statement in the FNB U16 Girls Week.

The Lions, Boland, Bulls and WP remain unbeaten after two rounds of the U18 tournament, while Griquas, Free State and the Valke have opened their respective accounts, after securing important wins on day two.

Griquas rebounded from a 52-0 loss to Zimbabwe to beat the Limpopo Blue Bulls 17-7, while Free State showed similar determination, after they fought back from a 12-point deficit to down the Leopards 20-12.

Fresh off a 79-7 win against the Valke, WP turned in another emphatic performance against Zimbabwe, with No 12 Endinalo Fihla scoring four tries in the 36-5 victory.

Meanwhile, Border Country Districts, the Pumas, Border, the Lions and WP extended their winning runs in the U16 tournament.

The Leopards bounced back from their 88-0 loss to WP in the opening round to beat the Valke 15-0, while outside centre Sarrendar Chauke scored four tries in the Limpopo Blue Bulls’ 22-0 win against Griquas.

After putting 62 points past the Valke on day one, the Lions turned in another dominant display in their 57-0 hammering of SWD. Fullback Khanya Makhudu scored a hat-trick while flyhalf Alice Ncube kicked six conversions.

The third and final round of both tournaments will be staged at Queens High School in Johannesburg on Friday, 4 July.

FNB U18 Girls Week day two results (Wednesday 2 July):

Griquas 17 (0) Limpopo Blue Bulls 7 (7)

Pumas 5 (5) Boland 20 (5)

SWD 5 (5) Blue Bulls 27 (22)

EP 5 (0) Golden Lions 12 (12)

Leopards 12 (12) Free State 20 (0)

WP 36 (17) Zimbabwe 5 (0)

Valke 22 (7) Griffons 12 (0)

Border 6 (0) Sharks 0 (0)

FNB U16 Girls Week day two results (Wednesday 2 July):

Border Country Districts 17 (12) Zimbabwe 14 (14)

Leopards 15 (10) Valke 0 (0)

KwaZulu-Natal 12 (0) Pumas 15 (10)

Boland 5 (0) Border 22 (17)

Griffons 0 (0) Blue Bulls 22 (0)

Limpopo Blue Bulls 22 (15) Griquas 0 (0)

Golden Lions 57 (43) SWD 0 (0)

WP 14 (14) EP 7 (0)

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