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GMS was invited to sponsor the 2010 Australian Sudoku Championships, which was held in Perth on Friday 11 June, the day before the rugby union test match between the Wallabies and England.

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The Australian Sudoku Championships was a follow-up to the Third Sudoku World Championships which was held in Goa, India in 2008.  The Australian team was made up of “past their prime” UWA Rugby Club players, who were extremely proud to represent their country in Sudoku having never been selected to play rugby for the Wallabies.

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After the momentous occasion in 2008, Mick Colliss, poet, sport commentator and Vice-Captain of the Numbats (as the national team was called) wrote a book titled “Full Contact Sudoku”, which was further supported by a documentary “Colours by Numbers” on the ABC.  As a result of this exposure, Sudoku became a big hit in Australian rugby circles.

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After an attempt to send a team to the 2010 World Sudoku Championships in Philadelphia in April did not materialise, it was decided to hold an Australian “State against State” contest, made up of a select field of past rugby legends, including three Wallabies, representing Queensland, New South Wales and WA.

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Due to the popularity of the 2010 GMS Australian Sudoku Championships, with the participation of Wallabies legends John Eales, Phil Kearns and Mitch Hardy, a short documentary was shown on Fox Sports during a weekly edition of the Rugby Club.

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For Australian readers, please refer to the following link to view the Fox Sports documentary:

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http://www.foxsports.com.au/rugby/sudoko-championships-166/video-e6frf4pu-1225925742072?subcat=1225864525308

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A documentary was also screened on Channel 7 Today Tonight for Perth viewers, hosted by popular reported Mark Gibson.

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To view a general record of the event, please refer to the YouTube link prepared by Mick Colliss:

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9X-zgwJ2fE

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