After an impressive first-up win over the Tigers, the Harvey Norman NSW Women's Premiership Sharks are back in action at PointsBet Stadium on Sunday against the Wentworthville Magpies.
Five-eighth Nakia Davis-Welsh's double propelled Cronulla to a 24-18 victory at Henson Park, however the Sharks will be without the NRLW player this week.
The Magpies also began their campaign on a positive note, making a statement with seven tries in a 36-0 triumph against St George.
The Sharks ran in five tries in a strong maiden display under new coach Rob Capizzi, beginning with a bang when NRLW development player Joy Levy scored in the first minute. Davis-Welsh touched down to give the Sharks a 10-4 halftime lead before Jaydika Tafua and Roisin Crowe crossed the line after the break.
Davis-Welsh then went over again for what ultimately proved the winning try as the Sharks held on despite the Tigers scoring twice in the final 10 minutes.
With the Harvey Norman competition acting as a reserve grade competition, the Sharks are getting miles into the legs of NRLW training squad members like centre Levy, second-rower Tafua and lock Stephanie Faulkner.
Excitingly, ex-Black Ferns rugby union star Pia Tapsell, a hard-running forward, will pull on a Sharks jersey for the first time after being named on the bench.
See the two teams for Sunday's match below, with kick-off at 11am. Cronulla's NRLW squad will face the Roosters in a trial at the same venue later in the day.
Match: Sharks v WV Magpies
Round 2 -
home Team
Sharks
away Team
WV Magpies
Team Lists
Backs
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Fullback for Sharks is number 1 Koolee HarbourFullback for WV Magpies is number 1 Caitlin Turnbull
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Winger for Sharks is number 2 Roisin CroweWinger for WV Magpies is number 2 Hope Schuster
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Centre for Sharks is number 3 Joy LevyCentre for WV Magpies is number 3 Belinda Gwasamun
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Centre for Sharks is number 19 Taylor MapusuaCentre for WV Magpies is number 4 Carly Abbott
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Winger for Sharks is number 5 Keilamarita Pouri-LaneWinger for WV Magpies is number 5 Danielle Seckold
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Five-Eighth for Sharks is number 22 Luisa YaranamuaFive-Eighth for WV Magpies is number 6 Anneka Wilson
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Halfback for Sharks is number 7 Annika PickerHalfback for WV Magpies is number 7 Cassie Siataga
Forwards
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Prop for Sharks is number 10 Ahlivia IngramProp for WV Magpies is number 8 Naomi De Bruine
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Hooker for Sharks is number 14 Seli MAILANGIHooker for WV Magpies is number 9 Sarah Colman
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Prop for Sharks is number 17 Pia TapsellProp for WV Magpies is number 10 Rosaline Aumale
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2nd Row for Sharks is number 12 Jaydika Tafua2nd Row for WV Magpies is number 11 Chantel Tugaga
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2nd Row for Sharks is number 18 Canditah Edmonds Brown2nd Row for WV Magpies is number 12 Leilani Wilson
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Lock for Sharks is number 13 Stephanie FaulknerLock for WV Magpies is number 13 Breanna Eales
Interchange
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Interchange for Sharks is number 8 Lavinia KitaiInterchange for WV Magpies is number 14 Aaliyah Soufan
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Interchange for Sharks is number 9 Sienna StewartInterchange for WV Magpies is number 17 Lily Mock
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Interchange for Sharks is number 16 Kirra SmithInterchange for WV Magpies is number 18 Gloria Kaupa
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Interchange for Sharks is number 20 Lahtia SioneInterchange for WV Magpies is number 19 Zali Waihape
Reserves
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Replacement for Sharks is number 6 Angie TuckerReplacement for WV Magpies is number 16 Alofa Schuster
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