The Eden Tigers' reserve grade side have qualified for the Group 16 reserve grade grand final, beating the Candelo-Bemboka Panthers 34-20 on Sunday.
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It was a clash of the titans as Eden ran out six tries to four winners, exacting revenge for their only loss of the season so far, which came in the two sides' last encounter.
Both squads were on par and went to halftime deadlocked, but Eden soon overran their opposition as handling errors and penalties plagued both outfits.
The Tigers put on some rapid fire tries to take a solid win over the Panthers, with the Panthers now set to take on the Moruya Sharks in the preliminary final on Sunday, September 7.
The winner will tackle the Tigers in the decider, to be played at the Bega Recreation Ground on Sunday, September 14, with kick-off at 12.45pm.
Meanwhile, it was a case of fairytales and miracles for the Bega Roosters, who advanced directly to the grand final in all three grades the club contested.
The first-grade Roosters overcame an 16-point deficit to claim a 26-24 victory over the minor premiers and defending premiers, the Moruya Sharks.
Firing accurate kicks from Blake Robinson, twice in the final 20 minutes Adam Blacka was able to recover the ball from the restart, sending in a try on the first run, while setting the Roosters up on the second.
With just one minute left on the clock, the Roosters pulled off a massive upset when Ryan Apps broke through the Sharks' line, but was tackled 20 metres out.
The following set of six saw the Roosters shake off the Moruya defence to claim a 26-24 win.
Bega's under 18s met an intense and fit Merimbula-Pambula side, and both clubs traded tries in the first half of the earlier match.
The Roosters began to dominate play in the second half with both squads succumbing to injuries mid-match.
Bega gained a solid advantage before tempers boiled over in the dying minutes of the game.
In the league-tag match it was one penalty kick in a 2-0 win that saw the Chicks overcome the Cooma Fillies.
Full contact rugby league star Kezie Apps featured for the Bega outfit with solid runs and clever offloads, she also kicked the game winning penalty goal.
The Fillies did look the goods, creating some strong runs through Maree Ingram and the Cooma girls' kicking game was impressive to say the least.