The SLE Laurie Daley Cup will have a new club name engraved on it in 2024 after the Monaro Colts and Greater Northern Tigers won through to the Grand Final next Sunday (24 March) at Cessnock.
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Neither club has won the title since the Under 18s Regional Reps competition began in 2018.
Northern Tigers 28 def Macarthur Wests Tigers 16
The second Semi-final was a see-sawing affair with Macarthur scoring three unanswered tries to five-eighth Jayden Innes, prop Lucas Rossi and lock Henare Reti in the opening 35 minutes.
That put them ahead 16-0 at the break, after two conversions by fullback Riley Oitmann, and looking in the box seat for next week's final.
The Macarthur forwards were relentless in their go-forward while havles Dion Williams and Jayden Lewis were doing a good job of better field position and greater possession.
But then Northern Tigers emerged from the Pirtek Park dressing sheds at Singleton and laid on five unanswered tries - doubles to second rower Dylan Keane and captain Jordan Hamlin at halfback. The fifth was scored by his halves partner, No.6 Jackson Smith.
Keane provided the backbone of Northern's come-from-behind win with a personal tally of 16 points - his two tries and four conversions.
To add salt into Macarthur's wounds, they had two players placed on report - winger Saint Fuatimau for a dangerous tackle and backrower Byronn Laupepa for a late tackle.
