Yep. Peace has most definitely broken out between the two oval ball codes.
Switching from one to the other was once a little like trying to migrate from Moscow to California during the Cold War.
There was a strong chance even your own family would stop sending you Christmas cards.
But it is not the big betrayal it was once considered.
The two codes have matured.
In Dunedin they no longer compete as fiercely for players and the seasons barely overlap.
It makes sense to share resources.
But Alhambra-Union have picked the ball up and carried it a little further.
They will join the Kia Toa Tigers, University, the South Pacific Raiders and the Waitaki Warriors in a shortened club league season this year.
The move was player-led. Otago Whalers prop Israel Otunuku came up with the idea.
AU premier coach Scotty Opetaia played a key role as well and Otago Rugby League chairwoman Melanie Piri was instrumental in helping smooth the passage for AU to enter the fray.
Together they helped engineer what was previously unthinkable and convince a 151-year-old rugby union club to break with tradition.
"To be honest it was led by the players," Ms Piri said.
"Israel just had this big group of friends that wanted to have their own team.
"He approached me a couple of months ago ... so I have been working alongside him to work out the logistics of that with the support of the Otago Rugby League board."
