Luck, the Counties Manukau forward pack and Bay of Plenty coach Herb Schuler willing, tomorrow's Battle of the Bridge premier club rugby final will feature a clash of Shakespearean proportions.
In one corner, near faultless all year with title aspirations stiffened by recent defeats come finals time, stand top-seeds TaurangaSports of Tauranga Domain.
In the other, situated not far across the bridge down at Blake Park, is a Mount Maunganui side that looks to have finally found a way to win close games when it matters most.
Amongst it all is a tale of two brothers on opposite sides with slightly more than the Baywide premier trophy at stake.
Bay of Plenty Steamers and former New Zealand Under-20s No 8 Carl Axtens and his younger brother Matty Axtens will be on opposing sides, depending on how Carl came through yesterday's match between Bay of Plenty and Counties Manukau.
Carl, 21, is captain of Tauranga Sports while Matty, 19, plays blindside for the Mount. If the two meet, the result is sure to be different than it was in the old days when another brother ruled the backyard.
