Do these mean the same?
He started to date Fergus Kearney ( Paul Ellis ) , but competed with Minnie Crozier ( Katrina Devine ) and Mackenzie Choat ( Ingrid Park ) .
He started to date Minnie Crozier ( Katrina Devine ) but clashed with both Fergus Kearney ( Paul Ellis ) and Mackenzie Choat ( Ingrid Park ) .

Possible answers:
A). no
B). yes
A).