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The CQ Capras were kept scoreless by the star-studded Valleys Diehards at Rockhamptonâs Browne Park on Saturday night.
The home side started with plenty of intent and were right in the mix for the best part of the first half before the visitors took charge in the second to run out 22-nil winners.
Kody House broke the Caprasâ resolute defence to score the first try in the 23rd minute, and Grace Griffin crossed for the first of her two tries to give them a 10-nil lead at half-time.
Valleys rode that ascendency through the second half, with their legendary skipper Ali Brigginshaw pulling the strings to help orchestrate the teamâs fourth win in the BHP Premiership.
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Rugby league big guns Chelsea Baker and Ali Brigginshaw will battle it out in a Browne Park blockbuster on Saturday.
A forced reshuffle will result in skipper Baker returning to her traditional role of fullback for the CQ Capras in the much-anticipated clash at 6pm.
The Capras will be looking for their second win in the BHP Premiership when they tackle the star-studded Valleys Diehards, led by Queensland Origin and Brisbane Broncos captain Ali Brigginshaw. Valleys Diehards captain Ali Brigginshaw wraps up North Queensland Gold Stars player Jasmine Peters in their BHP Premiership clash. Picture: Brendan Radke
Wests Tigers chairman Lee Hagipantelis has outlined his plans to turn the club s women s program into a powerhouse with Jillaroos star Botille Vette-Welsh set to be the face of their big ambitions.
The joint venture entered the Harvey Norman NSW Premiership in 2019 and have been consistent performers in the competition, led by Vette-Welsh and Kiwi Ferns playmaker Raecene McGregor.
Converting the current HNWP team into an NRLW side is the next step for the club with Vette-Welsh and McGregor among the priority retention targets, if they were to gain a licence.
Hagipantelis said 2023 was shaping up as the most realistic timeframe for when they d be ready to go but he would be guided by the ARL Commission on when the competition expanded.
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Mariah Storch will hit the field with the CQ Capras on Saturday, just 10 weeks after having her first child.
The hard-working second rower will come off the bench in the teamâs Round 2 clash against the North Queensland Gold Stars at 4.55pm.
The womenâs game features on a jam-packed program at Rockhamptonâs Browne Park.
Five Capras teams will be in action, starting with the under-19 women who are up against the Wide Bay Bulls at 10.55am.
The Intrust Super Cup XXXX Rivalry Round will pit the Capras against the Mackay Cutters in the last game of the day at 7pm.
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Rockhampton’s Browne Park will be abuzz on Saturday, with five CQ Capras teams in action.
They will play in the Harvey Norman under-19 women, Mal Meninga Cup, Hastings Deering Colts and the BHP Premiership competitions.
The Intrust Super Cup clash between the Guy Williams-coached Capras and the Mackay Cutters will round out the program at 7pm.
The Capras women are sitting third on the BHP Premiership ladder courtesy of their 10-point, come-from-behind win against the West Brisbane Panthers in the season opener last weekend.
They will be looking to make it two on the trot when they tackle the North Queensland Gold Stars at 4.55pm.