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SOUTHS CLAIM FIRST WIN FOR 2018 IN NEWCASTLE RUGBY LEAGUE

Returning to league and in round four of the Newcastle competition, Central beat the Bulldogs 26 points to 16, while in a major upset, Souths scored their first win this season, beating the Rosellas by the same score.

Wests made a cracking start, as former Lions captain Matt Shipway drew first blood against his old team.

It didn’t take long for the visitors to edge further in front..

Before South’s hit back.

And they weren’t finished yet.

The Lions looked unstoppable as they powered towards the break.

Producing a little bit of magic before half time.

Souths held Wests scoreless in the final forty, while locking down their first competition points this season.

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Mitchell Hughes

Mitchell Hughes started as a tape editor in Newcastle in 1999. He became a reporter in 2004, working in Lismore and on the Gold Coast. Since moving back to the Newcastle office in 2006, he's taken on various roles, such as producer and chief of staff. He became the head sport reporter in 2011 and the main sport presenter in 2015.

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