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EP Queens coach Deon Jordaan (The Herald) <\/p>\nA clinical second-half display carried the EP Queens to a vital 29-19 win over the Sharks Women in an exciting Pick n Pay Super League clash in Gqeberha on Saturday, coach Deon Jordaan said.<\/p>\n
After trailing 14-7 at halftime, the Queens ran in four sizzling second-half tries to clinch a memorable win at Otto Du Plessis High School.<\/p>\n
EP\u2019s try scorers were Hlomla Puzi (2), Joe-Anne Boesak, Sinoxolo Soga, and Olwethu Kasiba.<\/p>\n
After three rounds the Queens are third on the log and handily placed to clinch a berth in the final.<\/p>\n
With only a single round of matches leading into the final, the margin for error is small, and the Queens cannot afford to drop any points on home soil.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis was a good outing for us against the Sharks, and the ladies really played well after some honest and hard conversations after the Free State loss,\u201d Jordaan said.<\/p>\n
\u201cOne of the things we spoke about was discipline in terms of our breakdown and our tackle height.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe heart that the ladies took to the field really helped.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn the second half the Queens were more clinical, and we knew exactly what we wanted to achieve.<\/p>\n
\u201cA big up to our fly-half Julene Haas and our fullback Sipenathi Yeko, who really controlled things and created opportunities for our try scorers.\u201d<\/p>\n
EP Queens coach Deon Jordaan (The Herald) <\/p>\n
Next up for the Queens is a pivotal clash against a strong Boland Dames team in Gqeberha on Saturday.<\/p>\n
Defending champions the Bulls continued to set a hot pace at the top of the log when they beat the Boland Dames 47-8 at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday.<\/p>\n
Last week five yellow cards proved to be fatal for the Queens when they slipped to a 21-12 defeat against the Free State women in a second-round fixture in Bloemfontein.<\/p>\n
EP Kick, who kicked off their campaign with an impressive 32-12 win over the Golden Lions in Alberton two weeks ago, returned to winning ways on home soil.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe result against Free State was very disappointing, but we highlighted a few key areas where we needed to improve against the Sharks,\u201d Jordaan said.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhile our commitment and effort were evident in Bloemfontein, our discipline let us down, and five yellow cards cost us our game.<\/p>\n
\u201cMoving forward, we knew we needed to reinforce our discipline standards.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe reviewed the Free State loss honestly.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Border Ladies team remained rooted at the bottom of the log when they were beaten 24-7 by Western Province.<\/p>\n
Scorers:<\/p>\n
EP Queens 29: Tries: Hlomla Puzi (2), Joe-Anne Boesak, Sinoxolo Soga and Olwethu Kasiba. Conversions: Siphenathi Yeko (2).<\/p>\n
Sharks Women 19: Tries: Xoliswa Mbatha (2), Sinenhlanhla Luthuli. Conversions: Mary Zulu (2).<\/p>\n
Results:<\/p>\n
EP Queens 29 Sharks Women 19, Golden Lions 48 Free State Women 32, Bulls Daisies 47 Boland Dames 8, Border Ladies 7 Western Province 24.<\/p>\n
Saturday\u2019s fixtures: Golden Lions Women vs Border Ladies, Western Province vs Bulls Daisies, EP Queens vs Boland Dames, Free State Women vs Sharks.<\/p>\n