Harlequins vs Trailfinders Women

Trailfinders Women defeated Harlequins Women 42-31 in the Allianz Cup 7th Place Playoff to secure their first-ever win in a London derby.

A brace from Rowena Burnfield and tries from Vicky Laflin, Abi Burton and Liz Musgrove, along with 17 points off the boot of Ellie Green, secured 7th for Trailfinders over their West-London rivals.

This concludes the 23/24 Allianz Cup campaign, with Trailfinders hosting Exeter in the Allianz PWR next up.

The game began at break-neck speed, with Quins conceding consecutive penalties at the breakdown. This gave Trailfinders the ball deep in the hosts’ red zone, and Burnfield converted the opportunity from the pick-and-go.

The pace of the match continued. Laflin made a break down the left wing, forcing Quins out of their defensive organisation. As a result, they were pinged for offside. This gave Green her first penalty kick of the game, taking the score to 10-0 in as many minutes.

Laflin continued to exert herself on the occasion in the following play. Liz Musgrove pounced on turnover ball and broke through the Quins line, finding the new England call-up, who scored from 40 metres out.

Quins then answered back with a try of their own through Rosie Dobson.

The hooker’s score was somewhat of a catalyst for the home side’s fight back, as they scored again through Aseza Hele.

However, Trailfinders had the final act of the first half, as Burnfield dotted down at the back of a thunderous scrum to make the score 24-14 at the break.

The second term started even faster than the first. Quins kicked a Trailfinders kick-off back to the travellers and right down the throat of Laflin, who produced an extraordinary mazy run through the on-coming Harlequins defence only to be dragged down inches from the whitewash. Burton capitalised on Laflin’s break, diving over from short range to score.

It then went from bad to worse for the hosts as Emily Scott was yellow carded for a high tackle on Burton, giving Green the chance to convert another shot at goal.

Musgrove then made Quins pay for the yellow card, as Ella Amory recognised a poor kick chase and found the Scottish winger in acres down the left wing to go over the whitewash.

A final Green penalty followed, leaving the final score 42-31 to Trailfinders, who took the bragging rights home to their part of West London.

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Trailfinders Women vs Leicester Tigers

Trailfinders Women put in a brilliant performance in their return to action as they beat Leicester Tigers Women 54-5 in their Allianz Cup clash at TFSC.

A hat-trick of tries from Abi Burton and scores from Lindelwa Gwala, Shya Pinnock, Rosie Inman, Liz Musgrove and Emma Swords secured a finish of at least 8th in the competition.

Trailfinders started the game off strongly and got on the scoreboard eight minutes in through Gwala, as she crashed over the whitewash off the rolling maul. Ellie Green’s conversion was good.

Pinnock was next to get on the scoresheet as she powered her way over the line, after a brilliant kick in behind by Green into Liz Musgrove put Trailfinders in great attacking territory. Green added the extras.

Tigers then answered back with 25 minutes on the clock through Zoë Evans as she burst down the left wing to score following some swift hands in the midfield. The conversion was unsuccessful.

Whilst Trailfinders were the better side throughout, it was not until the second half that they showed how good a team they are, running in six tries.

Burton scored the first of her hattrick of tries three minutes into the second half, as she drove her way over from five metres out after Pinnock had made a brilliant breakaway through the Tigers defence. Green’s conversion was successful.

The rampant Trailfinders scored again seven minutes later via a brilliant solo try from Inman, who ran coast to coast to dot down after some slick hands left her in space on the right wing. Green’s conversion clattered back off the post.

The tries kept coming as Green continued to use her boot to exploit the space in behind the Tigers defence, setting up Musgrove for an easy score in the corner only three minutes later. Green’s conversion was successful.

Swords added her name to the scoresheet after sustained pressure left Trailfinders just outside the Tigers try line, which she took full advantage of with a brilliant snipe finish under the posts. The conversion was good.

The Team GB 7’s star Burton finished the game off with two tries in quick succession to complete her hat-trick.

With just under ten minutes to go, Burton burst through the Tigers defence on the halfway line and could not be stopped, cruising her way through to score the home side’s seventh try. Green nailed the conversion.

Not content with two tries, Burton broke through the Tigers defence again after a great run from player of the match Megan Barwick, who popped the ball up for Burton to score. Green’s seventh conversion from eight left the final score 54-5.

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Loughborough Lightning vs Trailfinders Women

Trailfinders Women ended the first stage of the Allianz Cup with a 31-12 defeat at the hands of the Loughborough Lightning.

A brace from Ellen Scantlebury, along with tries from Abby Duguid, Bo Westcombe-Evans and Lucia Linn, gave the home side the victory. The try scorers were Rowena Burnfield and Rosie Inman.

Trailfinders now look forward to the Allianz PWR and their first game against Harlequins on the 18th of November.

The first half was a tense affair, but it did not start that way.

Straight from the kick-off, the Lightning won the ball back and almost instantly scored through lock Duguid.

After the setback, Trailfinders found their footing in the match, and from then on, it would be a bit-part occasion.

The ball rarely stayed off the floor for sustained periods, and the half became characterised by the set pieces.

Loughborough struggled to win their own ball off the lineout, and the away side were able to win the territory battle as a result of the home side’s inaccuracy.

This would eventually lead to their first score of the game. Burnfield charged down an Amalia Green kick in unison with Shya Pinnock, regathering to dot down with ease.

That would lead to the end of the first half, after which the Lightning would run away with it.

Trailfinders suffered injury after injury, and the substitutes bench could not deal with the sheer number of players needing treatment.

The effect on the squad would leave players out of position, resulting in a number of Lightning tries. Scantlebury went over in the corner twice in quick succession to take the game away, and Westcombe-Evans and Linn would finish off the job.

The time was not up, however, and Trailfinders carried on pushing forward. Liz Crake broke the line and produced a stunning out-the-back offload to Ella Amory, who fed Inman in at the corner.

That consolation score would bring us to full-time and leave Trailfinders Women looking forward to The Takeoff on the 18th of November.

 

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Trailfinders Women vs Saracens

Trailfinders Women fell to a 45-10 Allianz Cup defeat as Saracens Women piled on seven tries in a dominant display.

A frantic period of play followed a cagey first 10 minutes, with Saracens bundling over the try-line after some gritty Trailfinders defence to lead 5-0.

Jessica Cooksey instantly replied for Trailfinders after a sustained period of pressure from the home side, with a rampaging run and dummy equalling the scores.

Saracens lock Emma Taylor powered over the whitewash less than five minutes after, with a quick tap-and-go from 5m out.

A nice passage of play from Trailfinders backs almost resulted in another instant reply, with Courtney Pursglove’s foot just in touch down the right-hand side after a fluid move.

But it was Liz Crake who capitalised on the following overshot lineout to equal the scores again at 10-10.

Saracens finished the half on a high – Sydney Gregson first of all carving through the Trailfinders defence with a punishing line to restore Sarries’ advantage.

A length-of-the field attack from the following kick-off led to Chloe Flanagan racing through from 20m out to finish under the posts – the visitors heading into the break 24-10 up.

Heavy rain had a big role to play in the second half, with both teams struggling with the wet ball in hand and Sarries dominating at the scrum.

Saracens scored their first points of the second-half on the hour mark, with Mica Gooding touching down at the back of a marauding 30m driving maul.

The visitors added their sixth-try five minutes later – another powerful surge from close range extending their lead to 38-10.

As the final whistle neared, Sarries completed a comprehensive victory with May Campbell touching down and Jemma-Jo Linkins adding the extras.

A disappointing defeat for Trailfinders, but many positives to take after fielding a side with 12 players under the age of 22, and Liz Crake taking home the Arnold Hill Player of the March award.

The result leaves Saracens second in the table, with Trailfinders heading to Loughborough next weekend in the search for their first victory.

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