NEW South Wales and Queensland claimed the first spoils of the Australian Polocrosse Nationals in Ballarat yesterday.
The interstate raiders secured respective victories in the masters men’s and masters mixed competition finals.
- IT’S MINE: New South Wales’ Bernadette Holtz picks up possession during the masters mixed final loss to Queensland. Picture: Lachlan Bence
New South Wales capped off an unbeaten campaign with a 22-19 win over Western Australia in the masters men’s decider, while Queensland secured a three-point win in the masters mixed competition against New South Wales.
The senior mixed team scored Victoria’s best win of the day, with a thumping 30-6 victory against Tasmania, while the under-24 women won by one point against Queensland, 16-15.
The host state lost the other five of its matches across all competitions.
Victoria’s senior men fell to a 27-19 defeat at the hands of Western Australia, while the senior women were outclassed by New South Wales, 19-9.
Day five starts at 8am today, but will not feature any finals.
Finals for the junior mixed, under-24 women and under-21 men will be played tomorrow, with the under-21 mixed, junior open, senior mixed, senior men and senior women decided on Sunday.
RESULTS
Senior men: NSW 21 d Queensland 16, WA 27 d Victoria 19, NSW 21 d Queensland 16
Senior women: WA 17 d Queensland 11, NSW 19 d Victoria 9
Senior mixed: Victoria 30 d Tasmania 6, Queensland 25 d SA 8, WA 16 d NSW 15
Masters 50+: NSW 22 d WA 19
Masters mixed: Queensland 20 d NSW 17
Women under-24: NSW 20 d WA 10 Victoria 16 d Queensland 15
Under-21 men: Queensland 19 d NSW 12, WA 18 d Victoria 16
Under-21 mixed: NSW 18 d SA 12, Northern Territory 18 d Victoria 14
Junior open: Northern Territory 16 d WA 12, NSW 18 d Queensland 14
Junior mixed: Queensland 21 d Victoria 6, SA 12 d WA 10
TODAY’S HIGHLIGHTS
8am: Victoria v Queensland (senior women)
10am: New South Wales v Victoria (senior mixed)
1pm: Victoria v Queensland (junior open)
3pm: Victoria v Queensland (senior men)