Blues Women claim trans-Tasman title
- Dave Worsley
- 3 days ago
- 1 min read
Updated: 3 days ago
The Blues have claimed the Super Rugby Champions Final with an emphatic 36-5 win over the NSW Waratahs.
The hosts controlled the chaotic conditions better as 18-year-old fullback Braxton Sorensen-McGee crossed for a first half double with loose forward Elizabith MoMoi the other try.
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The Aupiki champions had a 19-0 lead at the break before kicking clear in the second spell with additional tries to Portia Woodman-Wickliffe and Cheyenne Tuli-Fale.
The Waratahs had something to celebrate when Desiree Miller crossed late for their lone points of the game.
But it was the Blues night as Krysten Cottrell capped off the win in the final two minutes of the game.
The result was a continuation of success for the Blues who had won back-to-back Super Rugby Aupiki titles.
The Waratahs had claimed their sixth Super W title with a 43-21 win over the Queensland Reds.
Auckland: Blues 36 (Braxton Sorensen-McGee 2 tries, Elizabith MoiMoi, Portia Woodman-Wickliffe, Cheyenne Tuli-Fale, Kyrsten Cottrell tries; Ruahei Demant 2, Cottrell con) Waratahs 5 (Desiree Miller try). HT: 19-0.