Week one of the Women’s Premier League (WPL) is in the rugby books, and Berkeley, Colorado and New York all banked season-opening wins. Twin Cities Amazons had the first-round bye and will activate next Saturday.
The Battle of the Bay has become a fitting beginning to the WPL season, and Saturday’s match between Life West and Berkeley continued the showdown tradition. There were multiple lead changes, and it took two late tries for the All Blues to overcome the Gladiatrix 27-24. Heart-breaking though it was for Life . . .