Wests Tigers women cruise to first win of the season

Author: Caitlyn Grant
Timestamp: Sun 15 Mar 2020, 02:46 PM

In their first match of the 2020 season, Wests Tigers Harvey Norman NSW Women’s Premiership side have claimed their first victory with a dominant 36-4 win over Brothers PJRLC.

The first win of their season follows a superb 2019 campaign that saw the side finish agonisingly short of a maiden Grand Final berth, with today's performance setting the standard for what will hopefully be another strong campaign.

New recruit Teagan Toa Toa kicked off the day with the first try of the day, before tries to young gun Tyler Pelligra and Ana Fekeila saw the visitors lead 14-0 at the break.

Captain Botille Vette-Welsh continued the try-scoring shortly after the break, before Fekeila and Toa Toa both grabbed doubles to blow the scoreline wide open.

With Emily Curtain kicking well despite the wet and windy conditions, the visitors would dominate to lead 30-0 late on before Simone Karpani's late effort extended the lead to 36.

Brothers PJRLC would grab a late try through Christine Pauli to get on the board, but it mattered little in the end as a big win for Wests Tigers moved them to second on the ladder ahead of next week's first home game of the year at Campbelltown Sports Stadium against the Central Coast Roosters.

Round 1 - Round 1 - Sunday 15 Mar

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Brothers

Wests Tigers

Team Lists

Backs

Fullback for Brothers is number 1 Regina Lui-Toso

Fullback for Wests Tigers is number 1 Botille Vette-Welsh
Winger for Brothers is number 2 Sela Masila

Winger for Wests Tigers is number 2 Ana Fekeila
Centre for Brothers is number 8 Moesha Muna

Centre for Wests Tigers is number 3 Rachel Simpson
Centre for Brothers is number 10 Faliki Pohiva

Centre for Wests Tigers is number 4 Simone Karpani
Winger for Brothers is number 5 Shannon LEGGE

Winger for Wests Tigers is number 5 Teagan Toa Toa
Five-Eighth for Brothers is number 14 Cheryl Varga

Five-Eighth for Wests Tigers is number 6 Raecene McGregor
Halfback for Brothers is number 7 Litiana Tuifua

Halfback for Wests Tigers is number 7 Emily Curtain

Forwards

Prop for Brothers is number 3 Lea VITO

Prop for Wests Tigers is number 8 Awhina Akuhata
Hooker for Brothers is number 9 Julianna Tevaga

Hooker for Wests Tigers is number 9 Tyler Pelligra
Prop for Brothers is number 22 Oni SOAKAI

Prop for Wests Tigers is number 10 Tangikina Hanisi
2nd Row for Brothers is number 11 Isabella Lealaiauloto

2nd Row for Wests Tigers is number 12 Taylor Osborne
2nd Row for Brothers is number 19 Christine Pauli

2nd Row for Wests Tigers is number 17 Teleah WAITOA
Lock for Brothers is number 13 Mary AHOFONO

Lock for Wests Tigers is number 13 Jackie-Anne Tahu

Interchange

Interchange for Brothers is number 15 Sela PALU

Interchange for Wests Tigers is number 14 Naomi Kara
Interchange for Brothers is number 17 Lynnette Karika

Interchange for Wests Tigers is number 15 Mereana McManus-Ta'ase
Interchange for Brothers is number 18 Mahina-Maara Manapori

Interchange for Wests Tigers is number 16 Sophie Curtain
Interchange for Brothers is number 20 Talia CROSS-TAATEO

Interchange for Wests Tigers is number 19 Stephanie Wilson