The DHL Western Province Girls Under-18 and Under-16 teams on Monday took top honours in the North Section of SARU’s Youth Training Centre Women’s Day celebrations, while the Border Under-18 team won the South Section.

Results aside, DHL Western Province also walked off with various awards this past weekend.

Coaches Rodger Smith (Under-16) and Janine Felix (Under-18) were rewarded with Coach of the Tournament awards, whilst Shanique Hess (Under-16) and Felicia Jacobs (Under-18) walked off with the Player of the Tournament honours in their respective age groups.

Meanwhile, in the South Section U16 tournament, Eastern Province were crowned the champions against Border on points’ difference after the teams played to a 5-5 draw in the final.

The South African Rugby Union celebrated Women’s Day this past weekend by demonstrating their passion for rugby with two special tournaments featuring a new generation of Under-16 and Under-18 female players, sponsored by the National Lottery Distribution Trust Fund.

Teams from six SARU-run Women’s Youth Rugby Training Centres from across the country competed in North and South Sections, with three Under-16 and three Under-18 teams participating in each tournament.

The DHL Western Province Under-18 team were in fine form from the outset as they registered an emphatic 88-0 victory against the Limpopo Blue Bulls and backed this up with a 67-7 victory against the Blue Bulls in the pool rounds at Hoërskool Warmbad in Bela-Bela.

The Pretoria side, meanwhile, also came out tops against the Limpopo side as they worked their way to a convincing 56-0 victory. These results booked a north-south final in the Under-18 competition.

Province wasted no time making their presence felt in the final and they earned the rewards with a memorable 42-0 victory.

The DHL Western Province Under-16 team, meanwhile, opened up their tournament with a 19-0 victory, but stumbled against the Limpopo Blue Bulls as they suffered a narrow 14-10 defeat. The Blue Bulls, meanwhile, bounced back from their defeat with a convincing 34-14 victory against the Limpopo side to book their place in the final on Monday against the Cape side.

DHL Western Province, however, completely dominated the final as they cruised to a 67-5 victory against the Blue Bulls to take the title.

In the South Section, hosted at Hoërskool Grens in East London, the Border Under-18 team worked their way into the final against Eastern Province compliments of 34-0 victory against their Eastern Cape rivals and a 10-0 victory against KwaZulu-Natal. Eastern Province, meanwhile, also got the better of KwaZulu-Natal as they secured a 17-0 victory.

Border, however, dominated the final as they capitalised on their point-scoring chances, which earned them a 27-10 victory.

The South Section Under-16 competition proved to be a humdinger as Border and Eastern Province both stamped their authority. Border registered a 27-0 victory against KwaZulu-Natal in their opening pool game, but they managed to defeat the Port Elizabeth side only 5-0. In the other pool match Eastern Province thumped KwaZulu-Natal 37-0.

The final, however, was a tense affair as both teams threw everything at one another, which resulted in the teams playing a 5-5 draw. With a favourable points’ difference in the competition favouring Eastern Province, however, the Port Elizabeth team took the honours.

RESULTS (AUGUST 8&10):

UNDER-18 GIRLS – NORTH SECTION:

Saturday, August 8:
Western Province 88 Limpopo Blue Bulls 0
Blue Bulls 56 Limpopo Blue Bulls 0
DHL Western Province 67 Blue Bulls 7

Monday, August 10:
DHL Western Province 42 Blue Bulls 0

UNDER-16 GIRLS – NORTH SECTION:

Saturday, August 8:
Blue Bulls 0 DHL Western Province 19
DHL Western Province 10 Limpopo Blue Bulls 14
Blue Bulls 34 Limpopo Blue Bulls 14

Monday, August 10:
DHL Western Province 67 Blue Bulls 5

UNDER-18 GIRLS – SOUTH SECTION:

Saturday, August 8:
Eastern Province 17 KwaZulu-Natal 0
Eastern Province 0 Border 34
KwaZulu-Natal 0 Border 10

Monday, August 10:
Border 27 Eastern Province 10

UNDER-16 GIRLS – SOUTH SECTION:

Saturday, August 8:
KwaZulu-Natal 0 Border 27
Eastern Province 37 KwaZulu-Natal 0
Border 5 Eastern Province 0

Monday, August 10:
Border 5 Eastern Province 5