Northern and Cape teams dominant at Girls Weeks

WRAP: The Blue Bulls and Western Province were among the big winners in the second round of the Under-18 Girls Week in Johannesburg, while the Golden Lions made another statement in the Under-16 Girls Week.

The Lions, Boland, Bulls and WP remain unbeaten after two rounds of the U18 tournament, while Griquas, Free State and the Falcons 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 Falcons, 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 0-88 loss to WP in the opening round to beat the Falcons 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 Falcons 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, July 4.

U18 Girls Week day two results (Wednesday, July 2)

Griquas 17-7 Limpopo Blue Bulls

Pumas 5-20 Boland

SWD 5-27 Blue Bulls

EP 5-12 Golden Lions

Leopards 12-20 Free State

WP 36-5 Zimbabwe

Valke 22-12 Griffons

Border 6-0 Sharks

U16 Girls Week day two results (Wednesday, July 2)

Border Country Districts 17-14 Zimbabwe

Leopards 15-0 (10) Valke

KwaZulu-Natal 12-15 Pumas

Boland 5-22 Border

Griffons 0-22 Blue Bulls

Limpopo Blue Bulls 22-0 Griquas

Golden Lions 57-0 SWD

WP 14-7 EP