eBike wrote: ↑Sat Feb 14, 2026 6:51 pm
What a difference from last week. Rigoni was in everything and everywhere. Young Lizzie Duffy at 10 looks full of potential. Hogan-Rochester was a real handful in both attack and defence but the standout and Player of the Match, was Hogan at 8 who had a huge impact.
Discipline remains an issue too many pens and cards to be comfortable.
Quins up next week
And a huge howler from the officials that, for once, worked in Sale's favour. I watched the match on replay last night, and Sophie Benavent got away with one. The officials changed their minds over who was upright in the tackle and decided it was Tysh, but that there was mitigation because Sophie had pushed the Ealing player across. Watch the replay: it was Sophie who was upright, and Tysh comes in later, low and legal. Tysh took one for the team there; Sophie was looking at a two-yellow-red card.
Also, re: Lizzy Duffy. I remember a couple of seasons ago when kicking was what let her down. All her kicks seemed to whiffle through the air like an arthritic duck. Now, though, she's nailing difficult conversions and easily clearing halfway from the 22. I don't know who took on improving her kicking technique, but well done, whoever you are.
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