New champions, the creation of legacies and plenty of hard hits - the Cowra Twilight Tens had a little bit of everything in its 30th year.
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Under the lights at Cowra on Saturday, teams from across the state took part in a day of entertaining rugby.
Tournament organiser, Ben Casey, said the event was a huge success.
"Thanks everyone for participating in the 30th annual Cowra Twilight Tens and thanks to all the spectators who came along today to see some fantastic running rugby," he said.
"Games [were] played in a fantastic spirit, great to see different clubs helping each other out, loaning players, particularly in the girls."
In the Cup final, the Chumdogs held off a fast finishing J Boars to take home the trophy.
Led by Fraser Robertson, the Chumdogs managed to secure a 17-14 victory over the J Boars, who were competing at the tournament for the first time.
Defending champions, Woy Woy, put on a dominant 29-0 performance over Wagga Ag to win the Plate final for the second consecutive year.
The Bathurst Bulldogs again showed why they are the benchmark of the women's competition with a 31-0 win over the Bungendore Mudchicks.
Filly of the tournament went to the Bulldogs' Mel Waterford.
Casey praised Waterford's efforts for her side.
"She had a bearing on every game, quietly went about her work," he said.
"A very accomplished player and great to see her still running around and having such a huge influence on the Bathurst Bulldogs team."
Waterford said it was a great competition.
"I just want to thank Cowra for putting on a really, really good day today," Waterford said.
"All the women teams played exceptionally well and it was a really fun day of rugby."
Will Nichols of the J Boars took out Colt of the tournament.
"He stepped up when it counted, very extremely consistent throughout the day," Casey said.
The John Thornett Team Medal went to Hawkesbury Ag, while the Tom Milner award went to Vittorio Travan.
Cooper Sullivan was named referee of the tournament.