AN old schoolyard rivalry has led to an unprovoked assault on a young Sunraysia man.

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Jacob Lawless will carry out 120 hours of community work after pleading guilty to charges before Mildura Magistrates' Court on Friday.

About 2.30am on January 20 last year, the victim was walking along Walnut Avenue near Ninth Street when he came across two men sitting on a natur...