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teams in rare touch
Air Force on top at Edinburgh
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Action
from the mixed clash between Air Force and Army during a
social interservice touch competition at RAAF Base Edinburgh.
Air Force won the match 8-1.
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AIR
Force teams showed a touch of class to outplay some of the best
Australian Defence Force touch football players from across South
Australia in a social interservice competition held at RAAF Base
Edinburgh.
In a tournament designed as a lead up to national selection trials
later this year, Air Force teams came out on top against skilled
and worthy opposition in both the mixed and over 30s divisions.
In the mixed competition, the Air Force side was simply too strong
for the Army team, recording an 8-1 win in surprisingly warm winter
conditions.
The Army’s over 30s team, made up of regular soldiers from
Keswick, Warradale and Woodside Barracks, gave the Air Force’s
over 30s a run for their money in the final, but couldn’t counteract
the skill of their highly trained opposition.
Other teams that participated in the competition included a side
from the Defence Science and Technology Organisation (DSTO) and
an Air Force over 35s team.
Meanwhile, Air Force touch football sides from RAAF Base Amberley
have finished second in the Invitational Trophy touch competition.
Air Force took on outfits from the South Queensland Police and Darling
Downs in men’s, women’s, over 30s and combined over 35/40s
divisions.
The South Queensland Police recorded a clean sweep in all games
to finish with 36 points, eight points ahead of runners-up Air Force.
RAAF Base Amberley then entered strong sides for an interservice
competition between the Air Force and Army.
Army won the over 30s match 4-3, but Air Force gained revenge in
the over 35s game, winning a very close, fast contest 5-4.
When Army took out the women’s match 4-3, it was left to the
clash between the men to decide who would be interservice champions.
In a quick and skilful game, both sides were evenly matched during
the opening 15 minutes as Army edged to an early 2-1 lead.
Army eventually kicked away to record a convincing 7-2 win and claim
the title again.
- By
LT Brooke Sawyer and
MAJ Michelle Breen
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