Players from Mudgee junior touch had their first taste of representative competition last weekend as they visited Dubbo for the Don Green Western Junior Championships.
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10 Mudcrabs teams took part in the tournament, squaring off against sides from Orange, Dubbo, Parkes, Wellington, Portland and Dunedoo.
It was a strong overall display from the Mudgee sides.
The competition was dominated by Orange as it won eight of the 10 grand finals, one of which was a comprehensive 5-2 win over the Mudcrabs under 18s boys.
Mudgee had the wood on Parkes throughout the weekend, twice defeating their division foe in the preliminary rounds.
It was a strong overall display from the Mudgee sides taking positives home ahead of December’s gala day in Wellington and February’s junior state cup.
Other noteworthy results from Mudgee squads included: boys under 10s 7-1 win over Orange B, girls under 12s 4-2 win over Parkes and girls under 14s 7-3 win against Dubbo.
Both the 12s and 14s boys had draws, coming against Portland and Orange B respectively.
Despite a strong tournament, the under 16s boys failed to reach the grand final after they drew 3-3 with defending champions Orange and lost a pair of games by one try to Parkes and Dubbo.
