Match Report

2019 WRL Women's Origin Series

25 August 2019 • KO 14:30

32 v 6

Memorial Ground, Ely, Cardiff

Attendance:

Referee : Kristoff Young

Match Stats
6   Tries   1
4   Conversions   1
0   Penalties   0
0   Drop Goals   0

Match Report

West Wales

By Ian Golden at Glamorgan Wanderers

East Wales won the first ever Wales Rugby League Women’s Origin game, beating West 32-6 in hot conditions.

It was a difficult game for both sides with onfield temperatures nearing 30 degrees. With the most important aspect of this game being it was the next step in the trial process to play for Wales, the decision was made to play the game in four 15 minute quarters.

East Wales took the lead on four minutes. Joeann Maguire getting an unconverted try in the corner.

Charley Mundy’s 24th minute try doubled the lead. Kathryn Salter added the extras this time to put East 10-0 up.

WRU international Raf Taylor ran in under the sticks for a try back for West Wales on the half hour. Leanne Burnell converted.

A fantastic 50 metre run from winger Zoe Lewis extended East’s lead three minutes into the second half. Shaunni Davies converted.

Carys Rhiannon soon stormed through for East’s fourth. Davies converted again.

Lewis ran in her second try early in the second quarter with Davies again converting.

Finally, Maguire set up Helena Michel for East’s sixth and final score that went unconverted.

Team Lists and Scoring Information

East Wales Tries Goals DGs Pts Cards
1 Kayleigh Smith
2 Zoe Lewis 2 8
3 Helena Michel 1 4
4 Charlie Mundy 1 4
5 Kathryn Salter 1 2
6 Kirsten Field
7 Shaunni Davies 3 6
8 Danyelle Dinapoli
9 Jess Pritchard
10 Carys Rhiannon 1 4
11 Shirey Webley
12 Joeann McGuire 1 4
13 Stacey Wright
Substitute
14 Cerys Hopkins
15 Sara Prosser
16 Louise Isaac
17 Kelsey Purchall
18 Sian Moore
West Wales Tries Goals DGs Pts Cards
1 Savannah Ledsam
2 Minnie Morgans
3 Rebecca Llewellyn Ennis
4 Ceri-Louise Wanklyn
5 Caitlin Jones
6 Leanne Burnell 1 2
7 Laura Keeble
8 Emily Jenkins
9 Em Jay
10 Sally-Anne Bird
11 Harriet Cooksey
12 Louise Telford
13 Rafiuke Taylor 1 4
Substitute
14 Karla Benjamin
15 Rhian Stephens
16 Charlotte Hadland
17 Sharon MacDonald
18 Ellis-Rae Gibbs
Time Score Player Team Action
3 4 - 0 Joeann McGuire East Wales Try
23 8 - 0 Charlie Mundy East Wales Try
25 10 - 0 Kathryn Salter East Wales Conversion
29 10 - 4 Rafiuke Taylor West Wales Try
29 10 - 6 Leanne Burnell West Wales Conversion
37 14 - 6 Zoe Lewis East Wales Try
37 16 - 6 Shaunni Davies East Wales Conversion
42 20 - 6 Carys Rhiannon East Wales Try
44 22 - 6 Shaunni Davies East Wales Conversion
54 26 - 6 Zoe Lewis East Wales Try
55 28 - 6 Shaunni Davies East Wales Conversion
63 32 - 6 Helena Michel East Wales Try
63 32 - 6 Shaunni Davies East Wales Missed Conversion