2010 National Youth Competition season (rugby league)
| 2010 National Youth Competition | |
|---|---|
| Teams | 16 |
| Premiers |
 New Zealand (1st title) |
| Minor premiers |
 South Sydney (1st title) |
| Matches played | 201 |
| Points scored | 10734 |
| Top points scorer(s) |
 Aiden Sezer 281
|
| Top try-scorer(s) |
 Drury Low 22
|
| Winning streak still active |
| Losing streak still active |
The 2010 National Youth Competition was the third season of the competition. The Competition, known as the Toyota Cup for sponsorship purposes was solely for under-20 players. The draw and structure of the competition mirrors that of its first grade counterpart, the National Rugby League.
Three second-half tries in 10 minutes helped the Warriors run all over the Rabbits in Sydney.
After holding a slender 12-10 lead at the break, the Warriors turned on the after-burners with halfback Shaun Johnson leading the charge through an impressive kicking and running display.
Though for the first seven minutes after kick off it was a different story, with Souths’ halfback Adam Reynolds getting an early 40/20 and showing his chipping and kicking skills to force the Warriors to line drop out early.
But, despite the early pressure from the Rabbitohs, the Warriors taught them a lesson on how to turn pressure into points and they did so with their first foray into opposition territory.
A Shaun Johnson in-goal grubber was unable to be controlled by South’s fullback Malcolm Webster and Elijah Taylor was first on the scene to slap a hand on it. Johnson converted for the Warriors to lead 6-0.
Within seconds, Shaun Johnson was the architect of the Warriors second try, running the ball and offloading with an over-the-top pass for Siuatonga Likiliki to get his 19th try of the season. Johnson converted off the post from wide out for a 12-0 lead.
The Rabbitohs had their chances, held up within the first few minutes of the match and going close but for a knock on in the 20th minute, but struggled to adapt with the big warriors pack able to get 60 metres each set, skillfully followed up by the excellent kicking games of Shaun Johnson and five-eight Carlos Tuimavave.
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