It has been 14 long weeks getting to this point and at the end of regular season rugby both Arrowtown and Wakatipu have earned the right to at least one more week of footy.
The two local clubs go head-to-head in the semifinal of the Central Otago Premier Rugby Championship this weekend at Jack Reid Park in Arrowtown or, if the weather intervenes, at the Events Centre in Frankton.
It is always a cracker when these two go head-to-head, due in no small part to the divided loyalties that exist among the community with the clubs geographically so close.
With the season about to end for one of these teams, rest assured neither will be lacking commitment.
Both Wakatipu and Arrowtown had good hit-outs in the last round of the championship before their semifinal showdown on Saturday.
Even without several key players, Wakatipu breezed past cellar-dwellers Alexandra 55-12 to secure third spot on the points table.
After indifferent form in the past few weeks, the soft opposition gave the team a good chance to gain some momentum.
It will certainly need all the momentum it can muster to get past an Arrowtown side that seems to have found form just at the right time.
Arrowtown secured a resounding 41-5 victory over Cromwell and in the process claimed back the White Horse Cup which it had lost to Upper Clutha earlier in the season.
You won't hear too much complaining from Cromwell as Arrowtown's dominance was there for all to see.
It only took a few minutes to open the scoring with hooker Nathan Pullar claiming the first of his three practically identical tries, all from line-out drives.
Cromwell had no answer in the first half, constantly having to resort to illegal tactics just to compete.
The underhand efforts were to no avail however, as the referees' whistles rung out countless times giving Arrowtown territory and possession.
The Bulls didn't need a second invitation, piling on the points in a clinical manner.
Captain Aiden Winter and feisty halfback Nick Dunn both scored, and along with two from Pullar, a penalty and a few conversions, the visitors took a healthy 27-nil lead into the break.
Cromwell showed slightly more promise in the second spell but could not break an impressive Arrowtown defence.
And when it coughed up the pill, Arrowtown pounced with Pullar scoring his third try soon after the restart.
With a 34-nil lead, Arrowtown was content to sit back and protect its lead for most of the second spell, allowing Cromwell a little more ball.
In the final play of the game, Cromwell finally gave its fans something to cheer about with a consolation try.
The win means Arrowtown can etch its name on the famous prize for a second year running.
Now attention moves to that semifinal with Wakatipu.
Certainly a game not to be missed.
