Gallery: Day three of Country Championships full of intriguing results

New South Wales breezed past South Australia 6-0, before it managed to edge out Queensland on Tuesday afternoon 3-1 at Shepparton’s hockey centre.

The win over Queensland elevates NSW to the top of the standings ahead of Wednesday’s schedule of matches.

In the women’s side of the fixture, Victoria dropped its second match of the campaign on Monday evening with a 5-1 defeat to Queensland.

Queensland and NSW occupied the top two places in the group ahead of their contest on Tuesday.

News photographer Rechelle Zammit attended the day three clash between NSW and SA and captured some of the action.