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FINAL HIT OUT FOR YOUTH WORLD CUP MENS 20'S

Friday, 3rd December 2004

For Australian Mens 20's Coach Sam Ayoub, the 2004 NSW State Cup is about more than some good Touch viewing, a great time at the function or a chance to catch up with Touch mates.

This is the final quality hit out his Australian 20 Years players will get before the 2004 Youth World Cup.

The Youth World Cup is being held from January 19-23 at Kawana Waters on the Sunshien Coast and the tournament is coming quicker than people realise.

With almost all of his players NSW based, Ayoub is pleased to see that a large proportion are representing Open sides in the State Cup.

"This tournament is fantastic conditioning for the boys, it's a great competition of Touch," Ayoub said.

"Playing in the Mens Open division exposes the boys to some quality opposition, something that will really challenge them and help with their preparation for the Youth World Cup."

With son Jai and also Troy Malcolm playing for the Parramatta Mens Open side, as well as Jay Miller playing for Western Suburbs, Mat Bird for Canterbury, Marc Kovacic for Penrith, James Harrington for Lismore and several others for Mens 23's sides such as Yass and Western Suburbs, Ayoub is guaranteed of the chance to see how a large majority of his players are shaping up for the Youth World Cup.

Not only is the tournament tough on fitness and skills, with each team playing around 10 or more games in three days, it is a great opportunity for the younger players to play alongside and against Australian Open representatives.

Having never won a Men's 20's tournament at International level, Sam and his side are keen to reverse their recent results against the New Zealand Mens 20's.

"It's really important for us to re-establish ourselves at that level and the Youth World Cup is that opportunity. It's not good enough for us to just win the Opens or Seniors, we want to dominate in every division," he said.

Ayoub is not one to shy away from how tough the Kiwi sides will be however.

"The New Zealand teams have been preparing for this for a long time, they are well drilled and well organized and are eager to maintain their dominance. We're eager to take that away."

By Rachel Moyle media@austouch.com.au

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