On Saturday Queens Women travelled the short distance to Deramore Park to play Queens in a Women’s Premiership league game.
Report and pictures by Bob Given Photography
Queens started the game, as they meant to continue. After a series of phases Ellen Patterson scored under the posts for Shannon Buller to convert to give Queens a 7-0 lead after 2 minutes.
Queens continued to press denying Quins the ball and on 11 minutes Buller converted her own try to double Queens lead at 14-0.
The pressure on the Quins line continued and after 16 minutes Anna Patterson touched down for an unconverted try to move the scoreboard on to 19-0.
Quins tried to respond but Queens shut down any attacks.
A Victoria Jackson try plus Buller conversion after 30 minutes and a Diane Ramsey try on the stroke of half time gave Queens a comfortable 31-0 lead at the break.
Queens made a series of substitutions and the new formation didn’t have quite the same dominance. Quins worked their way back into the game gaining territory and possession.
However it was Queens, who increased their lead after 62 minutes when Nicole Watterson scored an unconverted try to increase the lead to 36-0.
Quins grafted to the end and were rewarded when Jordanne Booth scored an unconverted try on the left.
Queens deservedly won 36-5 but Quins showed a lot of character in their 2nd half display.
