South West land Boys' U18 Inter Regional crown

South West raced to an impressive victory in the Boys’ U18 Inter Regional Water Polo Championships in Blackpool.

Recording four wins from four matches, South West lifted the E Harding Payne Trophy, breaking North East Steelers’ two-year reign as champions.

A 10-7 victory over the Steelers proved the catalyst for the title push as they handed the North East side their first defeat in this age group since the 2015 Championships.

South West closed day one of the Championships with a victory over Ireland before sealing gold with further wins against North West Tigers and London Sharks.

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  Water Polo action

  Action from Division Two of the Boys’ U18 Inter Regional Championships 2018
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  Tom Hunt (South West)

  Tom Hunt of South West was named Overall MVP after helping his team to the Division One title at the Boys’ U18 Inter Regional Water Polo Championships 2018.
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  Tom Manley (South West)

  South West region’s Tom Manley was named Top Goalkeeper at the Boys’ U18 Inter Regional Water Polo Championships 2018.
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  Joe Hubble (South West)

  Joe Hubble was named South West’s Team MVP at the Boys’ U18 Inter Regional Championships 2018.
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  North East Steelers

  North East Steelers won silver in Division One of the Boys’ U18 Inter Regional Water Polo Championships 2018.
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  North West Tigers

  North West Tigers won bronze in Division One of the Boys’ U18 Inter Regional Water Polo Championships 2018.
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  Matthew Kendall (North West Tigers)

  Matthew Kendall was North West Tigers’ team MVP at the Boys’ U18 Inter Regional Water Polo Championships 2018.
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  Caleb Bowden (Ireland)

  Caleb Bowden was named Ireland’s Team MVP at the Boys’ U18 Inter Regional Championships 2018.
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  Stefanos Stathis (London Sharks)

  Stefanos Stathis received the Team MVP award for London Sharks from Division One of the Boys’ U18 Inter Regional Water Polo Championships 2018.
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  East Region

  East Region won Division Two of the Boys’ U18 Inter Regional Championships 2018.
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  Tom Yates (North West Ravens)

  North West Ravens player Tom Yates was top goalscorer in Division Two of the Boys’ U18 Inter Regional Water Polo Championships 2018.
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Tom Hunt – who helped the South West cause with 13 goals – was named tournament MVP while South West’s Tom Manley was awarded top keeper.

Steelers ultimately finished second while Tigers, whose only defeat came against the champions, were third.

The Division Two title went to the East region, who narrowly defeated Wales in both their opening group match on Saturday and the playoff final on Sunday.

Results and Group Table

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