The main match, between the Boland and Eastern Province champions, will be preceded by the First Division final, to be contested between Potchefstroom Dorp and Titans.

SA Rugby also confirmed on Thursday that a Betway ‘Dream Team’ would be selected following the final match of the groundbreaking week-long event, which is taking place on the back of unprecedented growth in the women’s game following the Springbok Women’s quarter-final finish at the recent Rugby World Cup in England.

In Wednesday’s first match, Welkom bounced back from their 34-7 opening-day defeat to Titans with a 24-7 (half-time 7-7) victory over the University of Limpopo, who are now 0-2 for the Week following their 20-15 loss to Embalenhle on Monday.

Scrumhalf Lindiwe Masole opened Welkom’s account when she dived over for the opening try after 15 minutes and promptly converted it.

The University of Limpopo hit back on the stroke of half-time when loosehead prop Tshepiso Mulanda barged over for replacement scrumhalf Evelyn Mkhabele to add the extra points.

That, however, was the last time the students would bother the scorers, as Welkom asserted their dominance with three additional second-half tries, through outside centre Tshepiso Matelile, flyhalf Kele Madito and fullback Maki Molomosa.

The second match, between Raiders and Kempton Park, produced eight tries – all of them to the Longdale-based wildcards – as they ran out comfortable 48-0 (halftime 36-0) winners.  Kempton Park, meanwhile, are still searching for their elusive first points of the Week.

The Raiders rout began in the opening minute, with inside centre Evidence Tinoota going over for her first try in an opening half hat-trick. Not to be outdone, replacement flanker Sarah Mokwebo picked up three touchdowns of her own, with number eight Kgomotso Maisela and flyhalf Londeka Ntanzi also crossing the whitewash.

Scrumhalf Aviwe Kaduka succeeded with three conversions, with Ntanzi adding the fourth.

In the third match, Titans tighthead prop Anita Tom also hopped onto the hat-trick train to help her team to a 24-12 (half-time 7-5) win over Sol Plaatje University to remain unbeaten and qualify for the First Division Final, following their 34-7 victory over Welkom on the opening day.

This was Sol Plaatje’s first defeat, following their 24-17 win over wildcards Raiders on Monday.

Tom got her team onto the scoresheet in the 13th minute with the first of her three touchdowns, converted by flyhalf Odean van Wyk. But Sol Plaatje hit back on the stroke of half-time through a try to appropriately-named left wing Maserati Bangaza.

But it was all Titans after the break, Tom barging over for another two tries, in the 37th and 59th minutes, to go with number eight Mekyla Bennett’s 42nd-minute score.

Sol Plaatje had the last say on the day, a consolation try and conversion in stoppage time from flyhalf Juanine Jacobs, who on Monday had the honour of scoring the first points in this pioneering tournament.

In the final First Division match of Day 2, Potch Dorp registered their second win of the Week to book their place against Titans in the First Division Final, running out 24-17 victors over Embalenhle, who are now 1-1 for the Championship.

But the North West side did not have it their own way, as they did on the opening day when they beat Kempton Park 87-0. In fact, it was Embalenhle who opened the scoring by way of the first of two tries from number eight Nolubabalo Jokazi.

Potch Dorp hit back with three tries of their own before the half-time break, through flanker Magafeng Fodo, number eight Teddy Gatyana and flyhalf Abigail de Jager.

The rampaging Gatyana dived over for her second after the break – her fifth of the Championship – to give Potch a 24-5 lead, De Jager succeeding with her second conversion of the match and her 13th for the Week.

Embalenhle had no plans to throw in the towel but left their rearguard action just too late: Jokazi’s second try with five minutes left on the clock and flanker Blantina Tshoma’s touchdown on the stroke of full-time, converted by centre Ntombi Mhlongo, ultimately left the Mpumalanga side agonizingly short of what would have been a commendable comeback.

The afternoon’s Premier Division kicked off with a bang when Collegians Valkyries, who were soundly beaten by Walker Bay on Monday, chalked up their first win of the Week with a 40-7 (half-time 26-0) win over Durban University of Technology.

The students had pushed one of the pre-tournament favourites, Pretoria Harlequins, close on the opening day, but were no match for Collegians, who were full value for their six tries, including a brace to impressive lock Natasha Motlomelo.

Pirates had to come from behind to beat Mqanduli Sharks 17-12 (half-time 10-7) to register their first win of the Championship, following their nail-biting 10-5 loss to Van der Stel-Evergreens in the lightning-interrupted main match on Monday evening.

The Sharks, in turn, were a different team to the one who had lost 39-0 to Kwaru on the opening day, and when scrumhalf Nqatyiswa Lufutha went over after 37 minutes to give them a 12-10 lead, an upset looked on the cards.

But Pirates right wing Andiswa Maseko had other ideas, diving over with 15 minutes to go in what was the deciding score of a closely fought match.

In the day’s penultimate match, Walker Bay, the four-time defending Boland champions who had accounted for Collegians on the opening day, booked their place in the Premier Division final with a 22-13 (half-time 10-5) victory over Van der Stel-Evergreens.

VDE, who beat Pirates 10-5 in the main match on Monday, opened the scoring through the first of two unconverted tries – one in each half – from flyhalf Donelle Snyders.

Scrumhalf Claudine Bani gave Walker Bay a foothold in the match when she went over for a brace of her own, in the 11th and 29th minutes, to give the Western Cape side a narrow advantage at the break.

A Snyders penalty just after the break cut the deficit to two points, but Walker Bay centre Ropha Madyah’s try, converted by flanker Maxene Valentine, extended her team’s lead to nine points (17-8).

Snyders’ second score after 43 minutes made it 17-13 but Valentine had the final say for Walker Bay with a try late in the game, ensuring they advanced to Friday’s showpiece match.

There they will meet a combative Kwaru outfit, who underlined their championship credentials by scoring five tries to one to beat Harlequins 29-15 in the day’s main match.

A brace of tries from Kwaru number eight, Yolanda Ntibane, gave the Eastern Cape side a 12-3 lead at the break. Harlequins struck back shortly after the restart, flanker Sibonelo Letsela showing the opposition a clean pair of heels as she galloped away for a try under the posts.

But three further touchdowns, to full-back Lee-Jane Harris, replacement forward Sinovuyo Dunana and loosehead prop Bonga Mxokozeli, booked Kwaru’s place in what will be an all-coastal showpiece match on a day that, whatever the result, will go down in South African women’s rugby history.

Action from Day Two in Alberton.

Betway Women’s Club Championship – Day 2 Results

First Division:

University of Limpopo 7 (7), Welkom 24 (7)

University of Limpopo – Try: Tshepiso Mulanda. Conversion: Evelyn Mkhabele.

Welkom – Tries: Lindiwe Masole, Tshepiso Matelile, Kele Madito, Maki Molomosa. Conversions: Masole (2).

Raiders 48 (36), Kempton Park 0 (0)

Raiders – Tries: Evidence Tinoota (3), Kgomotso Maisela, Sarah Mokwebo (3), Londeka Ntanzi. Conversions: Aviwe Kaduka (3), Ntanzi.

Titans 24 (7), Sol Plaatje University 12 (5)

Titans – Tries: Anita Tom (3), Mekyla Bennett. Conversions: Odean van Dyk (2).

Sol Plaatje University – Tries: Maserati Bangaza, Juanine Jacobs. Conversion: Jacobs.

Potch Dorp 24 (17), Embalenhle 17 (5)

Potch Dorp – Tries: Magafeng Fodo, Teddy Gatyana (2), Abigail de Jager. Conversions: De Jager (2).

Embalenhle – Tries: Nolubabalo Jokazi (2), Blantina Tshoma. Conversion: Ntombi Mhlongo.

Premier Division:

Collegians 40 (26), DUT 7 (0)

Collegians – Tries: Angy Lesele, Bontle Moroke, Vuyelwa Mosala, Natasha Motlomelo (2), Lonele Fuzile. Conversions: Inge Sander (5).

DUT – Try: Amanda Zondi. Conversion: Sibongakonke Mavuka.

Pirates 17 (10), Mqanduli Sharks 12 (7)

Pirates – Tries: Sinalo Honono, Megan Faul, Andiswa Maseko. Conversion: Ratidzo Gurajena.

Mqanduli Sharks – Tries: Chuma Delubom, Nqatyiswa Lufutha. Conversion: Khanya Ketani.

Walker Bay 22 (10), Van der Stel-Evergreens 13 (5)

Walker Bay – Tries: Claudine Bani (2), Ropha Madyah, Maxene Valentine. Conversion: Valentine.

Van der Stel-Evergreens – Tries: Donelle Snyders (2). Penalty: Snyders.

Kwaru 29 (12), Harlequins 13 (3)

Kwaru – Tries: Yolanda Ntibane (2), Lee-Jane Harris, Sinovuyo Dunana, Bonga Mxokozeli. Conversions: Yandiswa Nobanda (2).

Harlequins – Try: Sibonelo Letsela. Conversion: Klarissa van der Linden. Penalties: Nelisiwe Mnguni, Van der Linden.

• The fixtures for Friday’s third and final day at Alberton Rugby Club have been confirmed (live on SuperSport channel 244):

B field – First Division:

08h30 University of Limpopo v Kempton Park

09h40 Sol Plaatje University v Embalenhle

10h50 Durban University of Technology v Mqandulu Sharks

A field – Premier Division:

08h30 Welkom v Raiders

09h40 Pirates v Collegians Valkyries

10h50 Van der Stel-Evergreens v Harlequins

A field – Finals:

12h00 Titans v Potchefstroom Dorp (First Division)

13h10 Walker Bay v Kwaru (Premier Division)