The Bulls Daisies comprehensively outplayed 2024 runners-up DHL Western Province in ominous form at home in Pretoria; while the Sanlam Boland Dames, Sharks Women and Border Ladies were also victorious in their second-round clashes across the nation on Saturday, 1 February, 2025.
After back-to-back titles in 2023 and 2024, the Daisies seem to have stepped up a notch this year by dismantling the visitors 69-0 at Loftus Versfeld B in Pretoria, scoring 10 tries in addition to a penalty try awarded.
In a totally one-sided match, the home side proved too strong in all aspects of the contest and, at times, they seemingly scored at will, as injuries and fatigue hampered WP’s defensive effort.
Credit to WP, who tried attacking from all corners, but this was a brutal performance by the reigning champions, boding well for their charge to yet another final this season.
Sharks take Maximum Points
The Sharks Women secured their first win of the season by beating Free State Women 36-30 in an entertaining affair at Hollywoodbets Kings Park 2. The home side held a 22-15 lead at the break, and managed to keep that buffer for most of the game.
The visitors rallied in the second half and came within a converted try of an upset win, but the Durbanites’ game management was excellent, and they could walk away victorious.
Border Defend Home Pride
The Border Ladies scored a second win at home, this time by 27-12 over the visiting Golden Lions Women after holding a 10-7 lead at the end of a tight first half at Baysville High School in East London.
Both packs of forwards had their moments in the match and that created good attacking space for the respective backlines, who responded in kind.
Two early tries by Border gave them a perfect start, but when Thobile Msizazwe got the ball in space, the speedster finished a well-worked try in the right hand corner. A good conversion by Klarissa van der Linden cut Border’s lead to three.
The Ladies delivered a strong second half though, with usual suspects, Aphiwe Ngwevu and Eloise Webb, on the score sheet again.
Dames Delight in Wellington
Sanlam Boland Dames delivered another impressive performance to their faithful supporters at the Boland Stadium in Wellington, beating EP Queens 59-5 in a one-sided affair.
The Dames, boosted by a hat-trick scored by scrumhalf Felicia Jacobs, held a 26-0 lead at the break and continued in that vein in the second half.
A late change to their midfield partnership with the withdrawal of Veroeshka Grain hampered the Dames’ fluency in the backs, but once everyone settled in, it was one way traffic.
Ruzanne George scored a second-half try for the Queens to make their trip from the east coast a little more enjoyable.
Results for the Second Round of the 2025 Women’s Premier Division, on Saturday, 1 February
Bulls Daisies 69 (29), DHL Western Province 0 (0)
Bulls Daisies – Tries: Lusanda Dumke, Faith Tshauke, Ayanda Malinga, Chumisa Qawe, Patience Mokone (2), Xolelwa Diliza, Sophy Matshapa, Chuma Qawe, Shaunique Alexander
Penalty try
Conversions: Jakkie Cilliers (6)
Sharks Women 36 (22), Free State Women 30 (15)
Sharks – Tries: Nomonde Mbanjwa, Snethemba Mzimela, Kwanele Zungu, Ulender Khumalo (2)
Conversions: Anesipho Malgas (2), Mary Zulu (2)
Penalty goal: Malgas
Free State – Tries: Neidene Solomons, Bernice Strydom, Chante Olivier, Ziyanda Gqontshi
Conversions: Strydom, Inge Sander
Penalty goals: Sander (2)
Border Ladies 27 (10), Golden Lions Women 12 (7)
Border – Tries: Bridgette Coetzee, Eloise Webb, Aphiwe Ngwevu, Nombuyekezo Mdliki, Chuma Delubom
Conversion: Zintle Holofela
Lions – Tries: Tshegofatso Lekganyane, Thobile Msizazwe
Conversion: Klarissa van der Linden
Sanlam Boland Dames 59 (26), EP Queens 5 (0)
Boland – Tries: Felicia Jacobs (3), Theresa Ruiters (2), Lulu Tyibilika (2), Nomawethu Mabenge, Maceala Samboya
Conversions: Lara Schats (7)
Eastern Province – Try: Ruzanne George
First Round Results, on Saturday, 25 January
DHL Western Province 53 (22) – 13 (10) Free State Women
Border Ladies 17 (10) – 6 (6) Sharks Women
EP Queens 5 (0) – 90 (43) Bulls Daisies
Sanlam Boland Dames 57 (19) – 20 (6) Golden Lions Women
Original Copy: SA Rugby Communications, with editing by gsport
Main Photo Caption: Patience Mokone was one of nine Bulls Daisies players to dot down against DHL Western Province in a whitewash of ominous proportions, in the second round of SA Rugby’s Women’s Premier Division, in Pretoria on Saturday, 1 February, 2025. Photo: Bulls Daisies
Photo 2 Caption: A measure of Daisies vice-captain Byrhandre Dolf’s contribution was her Player of the Match award, without having scored a try herself. Photo: Bulls Daisies
Photo 3 Caption: The prolific points machine Jakkie Cilliers slotted six conversions to add the biggest personal tally to her team’s stupendous victory. Photo: Bulls Daisies
Photo 4 Caption: Sanlam Boland Dames scored nine tries in their home victory against the visiting Eastern Province Queens, in Wellington on Saturday. Photo: Ernest Kilowan
Photo 5 Caption: Border Ladies scored five tries to two by the Golden Lions Women to defend home pride at Baysville High School in East London. Photo: Bronwyn Claridge
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