Three first half tries from their devastating wing duo of Ceulyn Davies and Oliwia Bakowaka steered Burry Port to a stunning WRU Women’s Cup Final triumph at Principality Stadium.
Having been knocked out at the semi-final stage last season, and being beaten in the 2023 Plate Final, the west Wales side went all the way this time in #RTP25 as they led from start to finish to beat Bonymaen 34-243.
Right wing Davies scored twice and Bakowaka once as Burry Port went into the break with a commanding 27-5 lead against a team that had already beaten them once in the WRU Premiership this season.
Davies galloped over in the corner for the first of her side’s six tries in the seventh minute and then centre Darcy Thomas made it 12-0 as she crossed for a try that she also converted. Bonymaen got back into the game with a 14th minute score from prop Tyler Tipene, but that wasn’t enough to stem the tide.
By half-time Burry Port had plundered a further three tries with Davies’ second, a corner effort confirmed by the TMO from Sophie Delaney and then Bakowaka’s sprint finish.
Bonymaen were done yet and actually won the try count in the second half 3-1, but they were always playing catch-up after falling behind by 22 points. Ffion Clarke turned on the after burners to score Bony’s second try, but Rhiannon Griffin snapped up an interception score for Burry Port that Thomas improved to make it 34-10 after 55 minutes.
Bonymaen staged a grandstand finish that included tries from centre Lucy Rees and No 8 Tili Hopkins, both of which were converted by full back Rhian Jenkins, but it was too little, too late to stop them from falling to defeat.
WRU WOMEN’S CUP FINAL
Burry Port: Rhian Jenkins; Ceulyn Davies, Mari Jenkins, Darcy Thomas, Oliwia Bakowaka; Rhiannon Griffin, Keely Evans (captain); Ebony Bennett, Brooke Kerry, Sophie Jones, Roxanne Perego, Sophie Marsh, Kathryn Joseph, Catrina Williams, Ffion Jones
Reps: Carlie Reardon, Carla Giannini, Carys Lewis, Ellie Gravell, Rhyanne O’Hara, Sophie Delaney, Charlotte Stallard, Alice MorganBonymaen: Lily-Anne Roberts; Cerys Beynon, Lucy Rees, Angharad Jones (captain), Seren Croydon; Lauren Smyth, Sophie Moore; Tyler Tipene, Sianon Nolan, Tegan Rumming, Amy Thomas, Cherry Morris, Natalie Murphy, Amy Price, Tili Hopkins
Reps: Bethan Rickard, Taylor Briggs, Karis Stevens, Charlotte Peters, Ffion Clarke, Kirsten FieldGO.COMPARE ‘STAR OF THE MATCH’ – AMY PRICE (BONYMAEN)
