The NSW Waratahs remain the premier women's side in Australia after a convincing 43-21 win over the Queensland Reds.
It adds to their dynasty with back-to-back wins and their sixth in the eight year history of the tournament.
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So what did we learn?
Desiree Miller has all but locked up a spot on the wing for the Wallaroos in 2025.
With all the attention on the Sevens stars, Miller seemed the most vulnerable to lose her spot given Maya Stewart’s 2024, but there’s no doubt the winger should start the first Test against Fiji if fit.
She looked deadly whenever she touched the ball, giving the Reds nightmares on the edge.
Miller even showed off the breakdown skills for the turnover to set up the second try.
But her try at the end was the best. She stepped past multiple defenders and went over untouched to seal the win.
Waratahs coach Mike Ruthven said he'll give the girls the night to celebrate but there's still a task at hand as they prepare for next week's Super Rugby championship against the Super Rugby Aupiki champion.
Both winners will get just five days recovery, with the NZ final at half-time at the time of publication.
It’ll leave plenty of battered bodies come Thursday but it’s an important game for the Aussie champions, who will definitely be without Maya Stewart after her head knock.
With talks of a combined comp on the way, they need to be competitive to make a statement that the Aussies can hang.
The Wallaroos will have the ultimate one-two punch in Eva Karpani and Faliki Pohiva at tight-head prop.
Pohiva is the breakout star for the Waratahs in 2025 and relished the big stage, throwing her body into contact.
Former teammate Karpani reminded her why she is the Wallaroos incumbent as she batted the Waratahs at scrum time before scoring herself.
But the emergence of Pohiva is a real ace up the sleeve for Jo Yapp, ensuring Karpani can empty the tank for 45-50 minutes, only for a similar threat to come on against tired forwards late in the game.
The Reds had a path to win this game but just failed to take their chances.
As mentioned, their scrum bullied the Waratahs all afternoon and won penalty after penalty with little to show on the scoreboard in the first half.
It allows the Waratahs to dictate the game despite the imbalance in the territory.
The drought continues for the Reds, with captain Ivania Wong showing the toil of another loss after the game with a teary post-match speech.
It was fitting that Emily Robinson sealed the win, given how much the prop has given to the Waratahs.
Each time, ’Horse’ tells the story, the metres she ran will increase but that goes with statue as one of the all-time characters in the Waratahs set-up.
Centre Katrina Barker also got her moment after the game, chaired off the field after an excellent afternoon shutting down Reds teenage sensation Shalom Sauaso.
