Golden Lions among standout performers as Day 2 delivers thrilling contests at FNB Girls Rugby Week
Northern and Cape teams continue to shine at U16 and U18 Girls Rugby Week.
Day two of the 2025 FNB U16 and U18 Girls Rugby Week saw dominant performances from Cape and northern-based unions, with Western Province, the Blue Bulls, and the Golden Lions extending their unbeaten runs in Johannesburg.
@caxton.schools Piwokuhle Nyanda leading the charge 💪 Passion, purpose & progress on full display at Day 2 of the 2025 FNB U16 & U18 Girls Rugby Week 🏉🔥 #WomensRugby #GoldenLions #FNBYouthRugby #RugbyWeek2025 #GirlsInSport #QueensHighSchool
In the U18 division, the Lions, Boland, Bulls, and WP remained undefeated heading into the final day on July 4.
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Griquas and Free State recorded spirited wins to bounce back after opening-round defeats, while the Valke registered their first points of the week.
Western Province again impressed with a commanding 36–5 victory over Zimbabwe, highlighted by Endinalo Fihla’s four-try performance.
@caxton.schools Captain of the U16 Golden Lions Invitational team, Nicole Ogbu, leading with pride on day 2 of the 2025 FNB U16 & U18 Girls Rugby Week 🦁🏉 #GirlsRugby #FNB2025 #FutureStars #GoldenLions
Griquas stunned the Limpopo Blue Bulls 17–7, while Free State came from 12–0 down to edge the Leopards 20–12.
The U16 section continued to deliver exciting rugby.
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The Golden Lions underlined their form with a 57–0 demolition of SWD, with fullback Khanya Makhudu scoring three tries and Alice Ncube adding 12 points from the tee.
The Limpopo Blue Bulls and Border also celebrated convincing victories.
The tournament concludes on Friday, July 4, with the final round of fixtures set to cap an action-packed week of development rugby.
@caxton.schools Coach Gustavus Tekane breaks down the Leopards’ 15-0 victory 💥 “Discipline and structure won it for us!” 🏉🔥 #FNBYouthRugby #LeopardsRugby #GirlsRugbyWeek #RugbyHighlights #WomenInRugby
Results U18:
Griquas 17–7 Limpopo Blue Bulls
Pumas 5–20 Boland
SWD 5–27 Blue Bulls
EP 5–12 Golden Lions
Leopards 12–20 Free State
WP 36–5 Zimbabwe
Valke 22–12 Griffons
Border 6–0 Sharks
@caxton.schools Leopards captain Lumia Mtebele led from the front 💪🔥 Player of the Match after a standout performance vs Valke! 🏉👏 #FNBGirlsRugby #LeopardsRugby #PlayerOfTheMatch #YouthRugby #GirlsInSport
Results U16:
Border Country Districts 17–14 Zimbabwe
Leopards 15–0 Valke
Sharks 12–15 Pumas
Boland 5–22 Border
Griffons 0–22 Blue Bulls
Limpopo Blue Bulls 22–0 Griquas
Golden Lions 57–0 SWD
WP 14–7 EP
Golden Lions Invitational 10–5 Free State.
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