PM Scott Morrison might not have been in his seat to see it but a six-try first half landslide led the Cronulla Sharks women's side to a 40-20 win over the South Sydney Rabbitohs on Sunday afternoon at PointsBet Stadium.
The Harvey Norman Womens Premiership Sharks team also got one up on the men after they were defeated in the Steve Rogers Cup by a defiant Manly team 24-14.
Women's Rugby League is the fastest-growing segment of the game - and the Harvey Norman NSW Women's Premiership is at the heart of it all.
First founded in 2005 and expanded into its current format in 2017, the former Sydney Metropolitan Women's Rugby League provides an elite competition for female players in NSW.
The Sharks team (formally Cronulla Caringbah Sharks) is joined by other proud Rugby League clubs such as Mounties and the Redfern All Blacks helping to progress the competition, it has seen more female players lace up the boots than ever before.
For the EISS super women ,winger Zali Fay, centre Tiana Penitani and lock Talei Holmes all scored doubles on gameday in an impressive Sharks performance .
Cronulla punished Souths early and often and earned a penalty in their opening set and capitalised immediately when Kiana Takairangi scored after three minutes.
Cronulla went back-to-back moments later with Talei Holmes going over next to the posts. Maddie Studdon landed the extras for a 10-0 scoreline.
The home team rode the wave of momentum all the first half and the Sharks were right on top with 30 points at half time.
Possession evened out in the second half and the Rabbitohs showed a much better account of themselves, outscoring the Sharks four tries to two in the final 30 minutes for a 40-20 scoreline.
Both teams embraced after the siren capping off an entertaining game played in great spirit.
They sit in fourth place on the competition ladder and now face back to back byes which isn't ideal in the lead up to their next match against fifth placed Wentworthville on June 8 at Ringrose Park.
