After two hard-fought contests, a lot of laughs and over $100,000 raised for charity, it all comes down to this: the final test.
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Orange Emus and Knox Old Boys will come together for what the two clubs are labelling the final test this year for BrothersIVBrothers, and to spice up what would otherwise be a dead rubber, the series has been put back on the line - with the final try to decide the overall victors for the three years of charity games.
Knox Old Boys has taken the first two tests - the inaugural match in 2017 resulting in a landslide to the visitors and the second in 2019 a tight contest until the final minute until Knox snared a 26-19 victory.
Although the rugby on the field is hotly contest, charity will again remain the focus.
The BrothersIVRecovery effort has raised well over $100,000 in its two years in Orange, and with every cent of that being split between Western Care Lodge and Orange hospital's clinical trial program it means the real winners of the series are cancer patients in the region.
The Robertson brothers - Bryn, Jason and Scott - formed BrothersIVRecovery in 2012 and continued since in honour of Lachlan Robertson and Tim Cussell - who passed away from esophageal and bowel cancer, respectively.
The charity has raised more than half a millions dollars for Sydney's Chris O'Brien Lifehouse before it expanded to regional NSW to improve quality of life of cancer patients in Orange and the Central West.
Emus' 2019 manager Grayden Staniforth will be back in green in 2020 and said if the club could get another $40 or $50,000 for charity it would be "fantastic".
"Everyone enjoys the day and gets around it, outside of finals it's become the biggest day on our calendar each year," he said.
The date has been locked in for July 11, with the exhibition game to again be played under lights following the club's Blowes Clothing Cup clash with Forbes from 3pm, who Staniforth was glad to have as part of the day.
"We have a good rivalry with Forbes and our supporters get along well off the field, too, and they've got a connection with the (Knox) Old Boys too," he said.
Staniforth knows the club will need to up its game after "we did absolutely everything we could" to claim victory last year, including bringing on first-graders who'd played beforehand, but still not getting over the line.
"We might see what we can do with with getting ex-high level players in through some of our contacts," Staniforth said slyly.
"Or maybe they might let us have the last try."
Tickets are already on sale from knoxrugby.com.au.
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