Southern Comfort – Brothers Take Welsby Trophy, Women Dominate

Brothers First Grade survived a bruising encounter with Souths to win the Welsby Cup and retain the Bunter Bowl, edging the home side 29-26 in Round 12. Isaac Tarabay opened scoring from the back of a maul, Ben Dalle Cort found the corner, then a Souths intercept and red card to Alofa Alofa for striking Michael Wood swung momentum back and forth. Helaman Samuela's try gave Souths a 19-17 lead at halftime.

In the second half, Bradley Hemopo crashed over and Dom Fraser scored his twelfth try of the season to make it 29-26. With Hemopo sent off in the final seven minutes, Brothers' defence stood firm on their line to deny Souths' last gasp attempts and hold on for the win.

Premier Women dominated Souths Women 40-5, with Crystal Mayes and Jenai Inivale starring.

Other results: 2nd Grade: Won 52-20 | 3rd Grade: Won 45-5 | 4th Grade: Won 36-10