Wagga City Wanderers were well represented at the 2019 Ultimate Fiji Soccer Cup which wrapped up earlier this month.
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Wanderers William Shuttleworth, Lachlan Cook, Patrick Mason and Luke Stevens played for the IFG NSW side who took out the boys senior (under 18s) title with a 2-0 win over Fiji West.
Illawarra Premier League player Sean Molloy opened the scoring in the final with a free kick before Cook sealed by finishing off a quick counter attack.
The Wagga influence extended to the bench with Wanderers under-18s coach and incoming technical director Andrew Mason coaching the side with Dylan Piper-Bye, who was injured in the back end of the NPL season, acting as team manager.
Stevens' exploits saw him selected in the Ultimate Fiji Soccer Cup All-Stars team.
Mason said the group excelled in Fiji and felt it was a great way to finish off 2019, a year which saw the Wanderers claim grand final wins in the under 18s and under 20s.
"I think the NPL season was very good for them," he said.
"To go over to Fiji and play the way they did was a really good way to finish of the season.
"Two grand finals and two wins is not bad and (Shuttleworth) walked away with with three grand final wins because he also played in the under 20s (for Wagga)."
Piper-Bye was initially going to play in Fiji before injuring his ACL in Wagga's last game of the regular season.
Mason said he was of good assistance over the week-long tournament and explained how he wants to stay involved with football during his recovery.
"He really enjoyed it and he is looking at helping out reserve grade next year so it was good insight for him as to what you have to do," Mason explained.
"Unlike most people who stay away from the game when they are injured (he wants to stay involved) and I think he will get a lot out of it."
Wagga prospects Conrad Eyles and Samson Lucas also featured in Ultimate Fiji Soccer Cup for IFG South Australia in the boys youth (under 15s) division.
South Australia finished with a win and a draw from their five matches, with the 2-1 victory coming against Fiji North.
Eyles impressed onlookers enough to earn a place in the All-Stars teams.
Mason said the duo acquitted themselves well and is hopeful more Wagga players will feature at next year's tournament.
"They really enjoyed it," Mason said.
"They looked at it as a warm up and they will be looking to come back next year.
"We are looking to bring a larger Wagga squad from that age group with Michael Lucas as coach."
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