Football Club (1900). At the turn of the 20th Century, Rugby was rapidly growing in popularity, with a combined Metropolitan vs Districts matches being played interstate matches including the Goldfields and a schools competition begun. From 1905, Perth, Pioneers and Swan competed for the Levinson Cup, the competition was able to gain access to play on Australian rules football grounds and crowds grew to thousands with some games rivaling the popularity of Australian rules. Decline and Hiatus: 1905-1927 Competition in Perth ceased around the end of 1905, though the game continued to be played in the Goldfields region, particularly by the Kalgoorlie Rugby Club. In 1907, a combined Goldfields team hosted the New South Wales team which defeated them 16 to 7 in front of a large crowd. The popularity of rugby faded slowly, with only sporadic competition. Though teams from Sydney continued to tour and promote the game Western Australia's rugby teams were not nearly competitive against New South Wales, however Western Australia's Australian Football team proved it could be competitive against Victoria taking out the Jubilee Australasian Football Carnival in 1908. While the school competitions were initially thriving, the code suffered substantially with the successful introduction of Australian Football into Western Australian schools with junior numbers virtually non-existent. As rugby in the remote mines also faded, Australian rules clubs were beginning to incorporate some of the rugby rules including vigorous tackling. In the face of dwindling numbers, in Perth only two clubs remained: Fremantle and Central. Matches were played at the Esplanade. A visiting Sydney side played Central in June 1909 in front of a large crowd at the Esplanade. Modern revival: 1928- Rugby had not been played in WA for 23 years however it was revived in June 1928 when two teams contested a match in Perth. It was followed by a restarted school competition and the formation of Perth and Fremantle clubs who played at Cottesloe. They were joined by a Northern Suburbs team. A state team was once again assembled in 1929 to compete against a visiting team from the HMAS Canberra. Rugby in 1930 was once again attracting record crowds, and a 4 team competition was in full swing. The competition was strong enough to field a West Australian team to compete against the touring Great Britain however they were beaten 71 to 3 in front of a crowd of 6,000. Rugby was relegated