St George Illawarra Dragons under-20s Holden Cup team have advanced to the preliminary final with a 30-22 victory over Newcastle Knights on Saturday at Allianz Stadium.
The young Dragons outplayed the minor premiers with the performance pleasing co-coaches Dean Young and Ben Hornby.
The Dragons scored five tries to four.
Centre Jack Bird scored a double in the victory and the Dragons have the week off before the preliminary final at a venue and time to be announced.
Dragons 30 (Jack Bird 2, Adam Clune, Matt Dufty, Izacc Thompson tries; Shannon Crook 5 goals) defeated Newcastle 22.
Can the young Dragons take the next step and make the grand final in the Holden Cup?