The Hoppers' side of Duane Crow, Norm Honey, Andrew Hirst and Brett Furze defeated Panther quartet Darcy Burge, Brian Jenkins, Ron Crosher and Ray Edwards, 32-11, on Sunday to reach the semi-finals.

Meanwhile, Riverina District finished overall winners of the Friendly Games at West Wyalong.

The women's event is played annually between the districts that make up regions 10 and 11 in NSW.

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Riverina, South Western, Southern Slopes and a group from the former Murrumbidgee District competed.

Teams from Riverina District were: Lyn Martin, Jeanette Tuckwell, Kaye Habermann and Marion Bruce (skip); Kay Pressnell, Barbara Brownfield, Heather Chaston and Hazel Sims (skip); Allison Scott, Laurel Brown, Helen Richards and Lynne Forck (skip); June Dod, Elaine Shipard, Pam Kaletta and Carol Hoffmann (skip).