Round 7 Saturday wrap: Bears deliver Cutters first loss

Temara said the scoreline did not reflect how hard the game was.

"They were bloody hard, the Cutters, and they deserve to be on top," Temara said.

"We take a lot of learnings from them. They bloody gave it to us... the score doesn't reflect that but it was bloody close out there, with them coming back, and they had all of the momentum, and that's where we stayed calm.

"Of course, we still had a few errors but we never felt like we were losing it and that's what we haven't had this year. I think everyone put their hands up at certain moments... the backs were on fire and so were the forwards. 

"I give it up to (Sophie) Buller, she had massive impact, and she was playing out of position today at hooker, and Sarina (Masaga), our young girl from under 19s, they were awesome."

Temara said it was hit-out for everyone in contention to play Origin.

"I got a lot of confidence out of that so if I am selected, I'll take that with me," Temara said.

Cutters captain Tahlulah Tillett said "it was a bit disappointing" to miss out on the two points, but her side would take learnings from the game into the next round.

"We let Burleigh come out to a really good start and they're a quality team so it was hard to come back... I was proud of our efforts in the second half, we fought our way back into the game, but we gave Burleigh that headstart in the first half and it was a bit too hard to come back," Tillett said.

"I think the biggest thing for us is we just need to make sure we control the ball and make sure we get to the end of our sets.

"We found ourselves in some really good positions early in the first half but we just gave away silly penalties and piggybacked them around the field. The great team that they are, they executed off the back of those. 

"I think going into next week, at the back end of the season, we just need to be more disciplined and making sure we're completing and executing our sets."

Elsewhere, Norths Devils' Annetta-Claudia Nu'uausala scored a double as her side beat Tweed Seagulls at Piggabeen Sports Complex. 

Sunshine Coast Falcons scored six tries the Central Queensland Capras' four to secure the two points.

And finally, Souths Logan Magpies flyer Evania Pelite scored a double in her side's win over Brisbane Tigers. 

Wynnum Manly Seagulls and Western Clydesdales will clash tomorrow in the final game of the round.

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