Wests Tigers have fallen to a 20-4 NSW Women’s Premiership defeat to the Knights on Saturday afternoon at the Newcastle Centre of Excellence.
Match: Knights v Wests Tigers
Round 9 -
home Team
Knights
away Team
Wests Tigers
Venue: Newcastle Permanent Centre of Excellence, Newcastle
After scoring two wins in seven days last week, the visitors couldn't secure a third successive victory.
Darcy Eade opened the contest’s scoring after 22 minutes, as the teenage winger continues her impressive try-scoring streak since joining Wests Tigers from Illawarra.
Eade’s try put the only points of the first half on the board, with Wests Tigers leading 4-0.
The second half though, was a blue and red wave, with Elizabeth Montgomery’s try and Jessica Gentle’s conversion putting Newcastle ahead 6-4 after 40 minutes.
NSW Under 19’s representative second-rower Evah McEwen was next to cross for the Knights before Tamika Bull grabbed a third for the home team.
Rugby union convert Grace Kukutai scored the final try of the afternoon, with the full-time score in Newcastle reading 20-4 in favour of the Knights.
