Launceston was punching above its weight as arguably the nation's sporting capital in April.
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After years of NBL and A-League absence, the pair returned to the Silverdome and UTAS Stadium respectively, while the Supercars, the AFL and national under-18 hockey championships also visited in a busy month.
A month that became even busier when four of these happened in the same week.
Hosting four national competitions in the same week usually only happens in places like Melbourne or Sydney but little old Launceston with its population of more than 80,000 people took the honours during April.
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The New Zealand Breakers play their final Launceston game on Monday night, marking their sixth at the Silverdome since facing the Perth Wildcats on April 13.
A crowd of 1358 attended the first Tasmanian NBL game since 2005 (the first in Launceston since 1982), which saw two-time MVP Bryce Cotton send the match-up into overtime and break New Zealand's hearts.
A majority of the fans in attendance were in firm support of the Wildcats, but crowds of 1559, 1287 and 893 have since gotten around the Breakers and embraced them in their Tasmanian home.
Another national side embraced by Launceston's community was the A-League's Western United.
While the Tasmanian void is yet to be filled in the national soccer competition, a crowd of 3203 welcomed the A-League back to Launceston for the first time in eight years - many of them draped in green and black.
United became the first team to win on Tasmanian soil, defeating Central Coast Mariners 1-0 courtesy of Connor Pain's fifth-minute strike.
On the same day as the Mariners game, the Supercars made their Tasmanian return with Shane van Gisbergen writing his name in the history books.
Winning Saturday's race, the New Zealander recorded his seventh consecutive win and his sixth of 2021, equaling the record for the most successful start to a season.
Jamie Whincup would win his 13th race at Symmons Plains to stop his teammate from breaking the record outright but the state's revheads were certainly satisfied by the three SuperSprint races across the weekend.
While all of this was going on, the under-18 national hockey championships were being played at St Leonards as NSW and Queensland took the gold in front of sporting royalty Mark Knowles and Nova Peris.
The AFL waited until Anzac Day to join the Launceston party, attracting a crowd of 9007 as Hawthorn beat Adelaide by less than a goal in their second season win.
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