Drua defeated Reds 38-30 to claim consecutive Super W titles, a victory captain Bitila Tawake said was ‘like winning the World Cup’
Captain Bitila Tawake says victory is ‘like winning the World Cup’Fijian Drua captain Bitila Tawake has likened consecutive Super W titles to “winning the World Cup” after her side beat the Queensland Reds 38-30 in a pulsating grand final in Townsville.
Queensland threatened down the left edge off a set-piece play that was coughed up cheaply and Drua flanker Sulita Waisega cracked the defensive line before finding Mereoni Nakesa to score under the posts. The Reds looked their best when centres Cecilia Smith and Elisaia combined but too many deep territory errors cost them a shot at any further tries in the opening 40 minutes. A breakaway run by skipper Tawake triggered a momentum shift early in the second half after Reds centre Alana Elisaia’s blindside beating of two defenders put Renae Nona over.
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