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The Perth XV and WA State U20’s have enjoyed a successful campaign at the Southern State Championships held in Adelaide having gone undefeated against opponents from Tasmania, Victoria and South Australia.
The U20’s kicked things off on Friday with a 61 point victory against Tasmania with Michael Lees scoring three of the side’s 11 tries. RugbyWA Academy player Kyle Godwin crossed for a five pointer and booted four conversions.
The Perth XV kick started their tournament on Saturday and replicated the U20’s scoring threat by plundering 69 points against Victoria with 2010 PG Hampshire winner Dave Cloete registering two tries, seven conversions and a drop goal.
Both the U20’s and the Perth XV were in action on the final day of the tournament and both rounded out their matches in style.
The U20’s scored five tries to defeat Victoria by 17 points while in the open division the Perth XV recorded the most emphatic victory of the championships with a 78-0 victory against the host state.
2010 KWIK Premier Grade leading try scorer, Nathan Hunt, plundered five tries as the West Aussies crossed 12 times while keeping the South Australian’s scoreless.
Friday, 1 October
U20’s
Western Australian 69 (Tries: Michael Lees 3, Bruce Smith-Wright, Nick Haining 2, Kyle Godwin, Eric Vasukicakau, Stefan Cooper, Olivier Bassaic 1; Conversions: Kyle Godwin 4, Dane Jobe 3)
Tasmania 8.
Saturday, 2 October
OPEN DIVISION
PERTH XV 69 (Tries: Dave Cloete, Nathan Hunt, Zac Holmes 2, Keiran Stringer, Anare Koliavu, JP Pretorius, Ammon Matuatu 1; Conversions: Dave Cloete 7; Drop goal: Dave Cloete 1
Victoria 5
Sunday, 3 October
U20's
Western Australia 29 (Tries: Bruce Smith-Wright, Ash Mullen, Troy Skiba, Eric Vasukicakau, Dane Jobe 1; Conversions: Kyle Godwin 2)
Victoria 12
OPEN DIVISION
PERTH XV 78 (Tries: Nathan Hunt 5, Lance Hamilton, Zac Holmes 2, Ryan Hodson, JP Pretorius, Ammon Matuatu; Conversions: Dave Cloete 7, Anare Koliavu, Zac Holmes 1)
Adelaide 0
2010 Southern State Championships
Friday, 1 October
11:00 Game 1 U/20 WA 69 Tas 8
12:30 Game 2 U/20 SA 25 Vic 32
14:00 Game 3 Open SA 27 Vic 64
Saturday, 2 October
11:00 Game 4 Open Vic 5 WA 69
Sunday, 3 October
11:00 Game 5 U/20 SA 13 Tas 0
12:30 Game 6 U/20 WA 29 Vic 12
14:00 Game 7 Open SA 0 WA 78
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