Valley Black thrashed a hardworking City Sparkle 92-0 in the finale of the Women’s Premiership Super Saturday at Shek Kip Mei. Valley unbeaten in three seasons were on the front foot from the first minute pressing City deep in their own half creating a turnover at the ruck before spreading the ball wide to Rebecca Thompson to touch down, 5-0.
Three minutes later after another turnover Valley’s backline, which was in fine form through out the game, kept the ball alive before setting up Aroha Savage for the Black’s second try, which Zoe Smith converted, 12-0. City kicked the restart deep, but Smith collected the kick cleanly, turned on the afterburners and sprinted 70m before offloading to Jessica Eden to score in the corner, 17-0 after 12 minutes.
A strong run from City’s Wong Ka Ching sees the Sparkle in the Valley half for the first time as the their forwards work the ball before a turnover sees the Black backline again work the ball wide and City have no answer to Eden’s speed as scores her second try in five minutes, 22-0.
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City are working and tackling hard, but a forward pass inside their own 5m line gives the Valley a scrum. And the forwards respond with a strong surge that allows Savage to pick up and score her second of the game, 27-0.
Stephanie Cuvelier makes a beautiful line-break in the middle of the pitch before spreading the ball wide to give Karen So the easiest of finishes, which Smith converts, 34-0. Again straight from the City restart Valley pounce with Amelie Seure running 70m for her first try to of the game, 39-0.
As the half draws to a close City look to exert some pressure, but another error gives Valley player/coach Bella Milo the ball inside her own 22. The City defence force her to run across the pitch initially but eventually she spots a gap turns upfield and as the cover comes across offloads to Seure who touches down in the far corner on 36 minutes, 44-0.
City despite being down 44-0 at the half are playing well as a team and tackling hard. Valley though are purring, their backs handling, passing and offloads are slick and with the forwards working hard and drawing in the City defence there’s space and overlaps out wide which means tries…
The second half sees a rampant Black side repeatedly cut through the City defence. Seure completes her hat-trick early in the second half which Smith converts, 51-0. Eden hers a few minutes later – despite a poor pass from Kelsie Bouttle – 56-0. Cuvelier scores her first and Valley’s eleventh 66-0. Before Rebecca Thompson adds a twelfth, 66-0. Smith converts that before scoring one of her own with a run from deep in her own half 73-0.
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There’s a lot of sparkle in this City team, and they’re working hard deep in the Valley 22 looking for their first points only to see Cuvelier intercept the ball and sprint 80m for her second try of the match which Smith converts, 80-0. Smith again makes a fine run down the line before passing inside to Jade Birkby, 85-0.
It’s left for the Valleys forwards, whose hard work throughout the game has created so much space for their backline, to have the final word as Milo touches down after strong work from the pack, Smith converts, 92-0.
A rampant Valley Black turn their best performance of the season into a massive victory as Assistant Coach Ra commented “It’s lovely to see all those things we practice so hard on in training work on the pitch”.
City Sparkle
張天兒 Cheung Tin Yee, 張天兒 Cheung Tin Yee, 謝詠翹 Tse Wing Kiu, 劉芷瑩 Lau Tsz Ying, 王麗麗 Wong Lai Lai, 謝嘉汶 Tse Kar Man Hilary, 鄭文琼 Cheng Man King, 林珮恩 Lam Pui Yan, 符詩宇 Fu Sze Yu, 吳雋怡 Ng Chun Yi Annie, 黃愉廷 Wong Yu Ting, 張凱瑩 Cheung Hoi Ying, 吳筱菁 Wu Hsiao Ching, 吳汝夢 Wu Rumeng, 李綺芯 Lee Yee Sum
Reserve: 盧丹彤 Lo Tan Tung, 徐樂怡 Tsui Lok Yi, 馮子穎 Fung Tsz Wing, 丘佩燕 Yau Pui Yin, 彭曉藍 Pang Hiu, Lam Mila, 區舒韻 Au Shu Wan, 黃嘉程 Wong Ka Ching
Valley Black
Akanisi Au Yeung, Li Lai Mang, Becky, Wing Yan Leung, Ching To Cheng, Deena Ravi Thinakaran, Karen So, Amelie Seure, Aroha Savage, Shan Shan Sandra Pong, Bella Milo, Stephanie Cuvelier, Rebecca Thompson, Kelsie Bouttle, Jessica Eden, Zoe Smith
Reserve: KK Wong, Riva Brill, Caitlin Spencer, Jade Birkby, Laurel Chor, Nadia Cuvilier
Tries: Amelie Seure (3) Jessica Eden (3), Rebecca Thompson (2) Aroha Savage (2), Stephanie Cuvelier (2), Karen So, Zoe Smith, Bella Milo, Jade Birkby
Conversions: Zoe Smith (6)
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星期六是畢馬威女子欖球超級聯賽的”超級星期六”,賽事在石硤尾運動場舉行。法興銀行華利女子欖球會(華利)大敗康維他城市星光隊(城市欖球會)。
華利的三季不敗戰績已在比賽的數分鐘內表露無遺。城市欖球會被困在自己的半場內,一個遠傳球給Rebecca Thompson,順利達陣,5比0。三分鐘後,華利後防再次進攻,Aroha Savaga衝破防線,再次達陣,Zoe Smith踢入,12比0。現轉為城市欖球會開踢,Smith利落地把球接到,直跑70米並傳球給Jessica Eden達陣,17比0。此時,比賽才進行了12分鐘。
城市欖球隊的黃嘉程看到了反攻機會,擁球進入半場內。可惜遭到攔截,球輸給了華利。他們再次用遠傳策略,加上Eden的速度,他再次達陣,22比0。城市欖球隊雖努力防守和攔截,但還是給強勢的華利在此成功達陣,27比0。
Stephanie Cuvelier 進行了一次漂亮的進攻,在中場衝破了城市欖球隊的防守線,給Karen So製造了一個輕鬆的達陣,再由Smith踢入,34比0。城市欖球隊再次開踢,被Amelie Seure攔截,直奔底線70米,成功取得今場個人第一個達陣,39比0。
上半場完場前,城市欖球隊增加進攻壓力,可惜出現錯誤,再次給予華利機會,教練兼球員Bella Milo雖被逼持球跑到場邊,但還是看準了機會把球傳給Seure場角再次,達陣44比0。
城市欖球隊雖在上半場落後44分,但他們很有團隊精神,而且奮力攔截。華利有非常好的傳球和接球技術,加上順暢的後衛,穩妥的前鋒,如虎添翼。
下半場華利不斷衝破城市欖球隊的防線,Seure, Eden, Cuvelier, Rebecca Thompson and Smith均有入球,加上入球合的踢入,73比0。
城市欖球隊看準了機會,攻入華利的22米線內,但給Cuvelier截取了球並帶球跑了80米達陣,Smith踢入,80比0。最後兩個入球是由Smith傳給Jade Birkby和華利前鋒給Milo製造空間,均由Smith踢入, 92比0。
助理教練Ra在賽後言到:「我非常欣慰看到球員能把練習場上的技術用在真正的比賽場上。」
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