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Coastal girls rule the roost

WRAP: Eastern Province, Western Province, the Sharks and South Western Districts were among the big winners in the first round of the Under-16 girls week staged at Jeppe High School in Johannesburg on Tuesday.

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The Golden Lions, the tournament hosts, started well in their battle against WP, and went to the break with a 14-10 lead.

WP upped the tempo in the second stanza, and eventually claimed a 29-21 victory, with centres Endinalo Fihla and Nichole Hartzenberg combining to score four of their team’s five tries.

Earlier in the day, EP scored six tries in a convincing 34-5 win against the Limpopo Blue Bulls, with flyhalf Nadelean Leeuwskieter contributing a hat-trick and a total of 19 points.

In other fixtures, South Western Districts produced a second-half blitz to down the Falcons 29-5, while the Sharks cruised to a 10-0 win over Griquas.

The Blue Bulls pulled a result back for the north when they edged Border 12-10 in one of the tightest contests of the day.

The Pumas and Free State claimed convincing victories, while Boland survived a late fightback by Border Country Districts to win 10-7.

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The U16 tournament will conclude at Jeppe High School on Thursday.

Under-16 results

EP 34 (24) Limpopo Blue Bulls 5 (0)
WP 29 (10) Golden Lions 21 (14)
Pumas 31 (12) Griffons 15 (10)
Leopards 0 (0) Free State 19 (12)
Sharks 10 (5) Griquas 0 (0)
Border 10 (0) Blue Bulls 12 (5)
Boland 10 (10) Border Country Districts 7 (0)
SWD 29 (5) Falcons 5 (5)

* Meanwhile, the second and final round of the tournament for U18 teams will be staged at Jeppe High School on Wednesday.

The Sharks will tackle the Leopards on the A Field, while the Pumas will face Free State on the B Field.

Under-18 fixtures

Wednesday 3 July:
10.00: Sharks v Leopards, A Field
10.00: Pumas v Free State, B Field
11.30: Griquas v Griffons, A Field
11.30: Falcons v Zimbabwe, B Field
13.00: Eastern Province v Limpopo Blue Bulls, A Field
13.00: Border v SWD, B Field
14.30: Western Province v Blue Bulls, A Field
14.30: Golden Lions v Boland, B Field

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