World Footy News

The opening day of competition got under way today at the U15 Kickstart and All Nations Cup with last year’s title holders in each competition getting off to impressive starts. Western Australia has won the Kickstart title for the past five years, and began today winning both of their matches. The reigning All Nations winners Queensland also had the perfect start winning both of their opening matches played today.

On a beautiful day in Townsville the cream of Under 15 indigenous and multicultural talent took to the fields for their respective teams. The crowds were treated to some of the most scintillating football imaginable as players displayed a combination of team discipline and outrageous individual skills.
By the end of the first day of competition, Western Australia lead the way in the Kickstart tournament with two wins, followed by Northern Territory, Queensland, Victoria/Tasmania and South Australia with one win each.

Queensland and Western Australia enjoyed two wins apiece in the All Nations Cup with the New South Wales/ACT and Victoria/Tasmania teams grabbing a win each.

Today’s results set the scene for another exciting schedule of matches tomorrow and Wednesday before the event moves into finals mode on Thursday. The grand finals for each competition will be played on Friday.

Photo: Victoria v South Australia All Nations Cup (Courtesy John de Rooy Photography)