The big dance has arrived in Brisbane and Canberra and it's semi-final time in Sydney, Melbourne and Perth.
Check out all of the lineups and fixtures for this weekend's club rugby.
QUEENSLAND PREMIER RUGBY
Grand final - Brothers vs University of Queensland, Ballymore, Sunday August 18
LIVE on redsrugby.com.au and on Foxtel.
A Hospital Cup win would mean plenty to all Brothers players but for Tom Moloney, it would be a trophy a lifetime in the making.
The Brothers captain started playing for the club at age four but will be playing in his first Hospital Cup final on Sunday when the Queensland Premier Rugby minor premiers line up against the University of Queensland.
When Brothers won their last premiership in 2016, Moloney was at Melbourne, toiling with the Rebels.
"I've been at Brothers since a junior, I started when I was four years old, so on and off for 21 years and getting an opportunity at a grand final will be very exciting," Moloney said.
"It's pretty hard to put into words what a premiership would mean. The club's been a big part of my life, a lot of family have been there.
"When they won in 2016, I was very happy for the boys and obviously very proud to be a part of the club but would have loved an opportunity to play with those guys.
"It's good that we get the opportunity with this group."
Brothers have had an extraordinary turnaround this season after finishing second-last on the ladder last year.
Prop Moloney put it down in part to the arrival of Queensland Country NRC coach Rod Seib, as well as blooding several youngsters who will play a massive part in the outcome of Sunday's match.
Among them are Junior Wallabies back-rowers Fraser McReight and Harry Wilson, as well as teen winger Josh Flook, who was named Premier Rugby's U19 player of the year earlier this week.
"Last year we finished second-last and there was a bit of a turnover of players," Moloney said.
"A few of these young guys had a bit of a taste last year and there were a few learnings from that, so it's good to come back with another year under their belt and give them the opportunity to have a crack at this level."
Brothers will face a buoyant UQ side after the Red Heavies beat defending premiers GPS last weekend to take their place in the grand final.
Unlike Moloney, UQ captain James Dalgleisjh will be playing his fifth Hospital Cup final, recognition of the Red Heavies' recent dominance of the competition.
But he knows Brothers will be no pushovers.
“We obviously lost to them the last time we played against them," he said.
“They’re going to field a pretty good side. I managed to watch the first half of them against Jeeps last week and it was pretty tightly contested.
“They’ve got a good backrow as well and they’ve also got Wilson playing at no.8.
“Their back three can offload and we’ll be looking to be really physical in defence so they can’t get those offloads away."
Brothers take on UQ in the Hospital Cup final at Ballymore on Sunday, August 18, kicking off at 3:05pm and broadcast LIVE on Foxtel and streamed via Redsrugby.com and the Reds' Facebook page.
TeamsBrothers
Tom Moloney (c), Matt Faessler, Garrath Ryan, Bradford Kapa, Ryan Smith, Criff Tupou, Fraser McReight, Harry Wilson, Reuben Wall, Rohan Saifoloi, Sam Hyne, Patrick James, Byron Ralston, Josh Flook, Lawson Creighton
Reserves: Liam Usher, Jake Lyon, Dustin Henegan, Michael Wood, Noah Nielsen, Isaac Tarabay, Kris Larosa, Mitch Felsman
Coach: Rod Seib
University of Queensland: Sam Mellor, Tom Mellor, Josh Nasser, Harry Hockings, Fergus Lillicrap, Adam Korczyk, Pat Morrey, Sam Wallis, Tate McDermott, James Dalgleish (c), Sam Edwards, Brad Twidale, Kye Oates, Clifton Setu, Jock Campbell
Reserves: Cameron Flavell, Pat Fepuleai, Singcho Tamala, Angus Scott-Young, Ben Paxton-Hall, James Wood, Jacobus van-Eeden, Alex Horan
Coach: Mick Heenan
JOHN I DENT CUP
Grand Final - Saturday August 17
Tuggeranong Vikings vs Royals, Viking Park, 3:25pm AEST
LIVE on John I Dent Facebook page.
The two fierce rivals of Canberra club rugby will go at it yet again on Saturday in the John I Dent Cup grand final.
The Royals downed Vikings 21-13 in the Qualifying final two weeks ago but Tuggeranong bounced back to beat Uni-Norths Owls last weekend and progress to the decider.
The teams will be littered with Brumbies players, with Darcy Swain, Ryan Lonergan, Vunipola Fifita and Angus Wagner turning out for Vikings and Connal McInerney and Andy Muirhead playing for Royals.
A handful of rising stars will also be on the pitch, with Junior Wallabies Lachlan Lonergan and Noah Lolesio playing for Vikings.
As usual, Royals will turn to halfback Pedro Rolando, who was named John I Dent's player of the year during the week, for inspiration.
To get an understanding of the history between the two clubs, have another read of Matt Cleary's excellent Vikings-Royals feature in the Rivalry Series.
Royals
1 Sione Havili Mau, 2 Connal McInerney, 3 Ryan Kotlewski, 4 Samual Von Blanckensee, 5 Hugh Cowan, 6 William Morrison, 7 Jack Farrell, 8 Rory Scott, 9 Pedro Rolando, 10 Craig McMahon, 11 Ben Johnston (C), 12 Jamie Bodman (VC), 13 Jason Swain, 14 Seth Going, 15 Andrew Muirhead
COACH: Wayne Southwell
Tuggeranong Vikings
Sione Taula, Lachlan Lonergan, Angus Wagner, Cooper Taekata, Darcy Swain, Jayme Field, Luke Gersekowski, Angus Allen Ryan Lonergan, Isaac Thompson, Ernest Suavai Noah LoIesio, Andrew Robinson, Maika Ravouvou, Dean Wilson.
COACH: Nick Scrivener
SHUTE SHIELD
The Shute Shield semi-finals will be played as a double-header at North Sydney Oval, with Eastwood taking on Warringah at 1pm, and Sydney University meeting Norths immediately afterwards at 3pm.
Saturday August 17.
TV fixture livestream available on 7Plus from 1 pm (AEST) on Saturday.
Eastwood
Dean Doumbos, Ed Craig, Rob Lagudi, James Neale, Rhys Allen, Michael Icely, Ikapote Tupai, Pat Sio, Mick Snowden, Tayler Adams, James Sarks, Enoka Muliufi, Barton Picone, Mark Nawaqanitawase, Jackson Bird
Warringah
Rory O’Connor, Robert Kelly, Faavae Sila, Matt Foulds, Sam Thomson, Ru MacKenzie, Boyd Killingworth, Sam Ward, Josh Holmes, Hamish Angus, Harry Jones, Tyson Davis, Ben Woolett, Ben Marr, Liam Windon
Sydney Uni v Norths, North Sydney Oval, 3pm
Sydney University
Harry Johnson-Holmes, Tom Horton, Chris Talakai, Lachlan Swinton, Dave McDuling, Nicholas Champion de Creispigny, Josh Kemeny, Rohan O’Regan, Jake Gordon, Ben Hughes, James Kane, James Dargaville, Guy Porter, Harry Potter, Tim Clements
Northern Suburbs
Andrew Tuala, Sam Kitchen, Lawrance Hunting, Hugh Sinclair, Nick Palmer, Michael Wells, Will Miller, Patrick Tafa, Michael Dowsett, Angus Sinclair, Lachie Creagh, Jack Lindsay, Nathan Russell, Richie Woolf, Harry Burey
DEWAR SHIELD
Brighton Renault Dewar Shield
Preliminary Final - Harlequins v Box Hill, Riviera Reserve, 2:45pm AEST
LIVE stream on the Melbourne Rebels Facebook Page and replayed on Channel 31 on Wednesday 8pm + Saturday 1pm
Harlequins
Jack Fitzgerald, Charlie Carter, Angus Arundel (C), Tom Blake, Angus Hamilton, Brandon Payn, Katinali Tai, Matia Vibote, Isaac Adams, Kemueli Valetini, Sunia Fine Batina, Philippe Mcconnell, Leo Owade, Melcom Kilifi, Taylor Acheson
Box Hill
Steven Palu, Lepani Naituku, Jack Wootton, Moses Haukinima, Onesema Hafoka, Joseva Tamani, Gerard Logan, Joeli Baleilovu, Delai Moto, Michael Moloney, Lolohea Loco, Mika Faamausili, Puni Aupuni, Nailati Ukalele, Alex Healey
FORTESCUE SENIOR RUGBY WA
Semi-Finals
Saturday 17th August
Nedlands (1) v UWA (4) - Premiership Division (Field 1), Nedlands Rugby Club - The Foreshore, 3.30pm
Associates (5) v Kalamunda (8) - Championship Division (Field 1), Rockingham Rugby Club - Lark Hill, 3.30pm
Sunday 18th August
Cottesloe (2) v Wests Scarborough (3) - Premiership Division 1 (Field 1), Cottesloe Rugby Club - Harvey Field
Wanneroo (6) v Palmyra (7) - Championship Division (Field 1), UWA Rugby Club - McGillivray Oval, 3.30pm
