THE Jindabyne Bushpigs have capped off arguably the most dominant era in the club’s history with its third straight premiership and second grand final win at home in as many years.

With hundreds of Bushpigs supporters lining John Connors Oval for the grand final clash, the men’s side delivered a performance fitting of the occasion, winning 42-25 over Bungendore.

The Bushpigs running game proved too much for Bungendore defence with the home side finishing its season as premiers, minor premiers and undefeated.

Both sides met in the 2022 grand final at Bungendore, where the Bushpigs secured the first of their three premierships.

On a fine Saturday for attacking rugby, the Bushpigs obliged. The side attacked from the onset and produced the first try of the match just six minutes in.

Prop and crowd favourite, Isaac Maw, barged his way over for the Bushpigs after the men in green were awarded a penalty five metres out.

The Bushpigs crossed for their second try only four minutes later when a nice backline move was finished by outside centre Brock Freeburn.

With captain Dylan Johnson and inside centre Jackson Stewart delivering early ball to the backs, the Bushpigs stretched Bungendore’s defence during the early stages.

Working through their forwards, Bungendore hit back 16-minutes in when their number eight crashed over from a five-metre scrum.

As they have done all season, the Bushpigs were not fazed and replied with a try a few minutes later. Bushpigs stalwart and number eight Jake Roarty latched onto a long ball from Stewart to score out wide.

With Johnson’s boot on song, the Bushpigs opened up a 19-5 lead. A fourth Bushpigs try, this time to second-rower Matt Jones, took the side to a 26-5 lead with only 25-minutes of the decider gone.

Bungendore showed plenty of fight to hold the Bushpigs scoreless for the remainder of the half, and cross for their second on the siren and head into half time trailing 26-10.

The visitors started the second half in style, regathering the ball off the kick-off. Bungendore rolled towards the tryline and produced their third try.

In the phases leading to the try, Bushpig fullback Ryan Goodall received a yellow card for a high tackle. Bungendore soon had a player sent off for the remainder of the match for a second yellow card infringement.

Bungendore’s forwards laid a strong platform, testing the Bushpigs through the middle. A fourth try brought Bungendore within just a converted try, when they scored in the 50th minute.

One of the hallmarks of the Bushpigs this season has been their willingness to continue attacking. With plenty of trust in the style of rugby, the side returned serve from the kick off.

Goodall snatched the ball out of the air and two phases later, Freeburn broke the defence to score his second. A nice Stewart pass found the centre who stormed through Bungendore line.

With the successful Johnson conversion, the homeside led 33-20 with 24-minutes remaining.

Buoyed on by the large crowd, the Bushpigs chargers showed their class to close the grand final out.

A strength of the Bushpigs side is their playing depth and when Deon Becker, Matt Want and Tui Samoa all came on, they had instant impact.

Stewart sealed the win with a show and go to stretch the lead to 20-points. Bungendore scored once more for a 42-20 score.