Otago's NPC season may be over after falling to Canterbury, but hooker Henry Bell will have the bragging rights over brother George at the next family dinner.
The hosts needed a bonus point win to keep their playoff hopes alive, but were defeated 27-21 in a seesaw affair at Forsyth Barr Stadium on Saturday.
However, it was the collision between the Bell brothers that had the fans and players sounding their appreciation.
After collecting a pass from lock Fabian Holland following a turnover, Henry lined up his brother George and bumped him off in a huge hit.
Despite being on the receiving end of the devastating blow, George could be seen smiling, whilst copping it from the Otago faithful in attendance.
Henry even had his hand in the first try of the game, sending captain James Lentjes over in the corner after Jona Nareki and Freedom Vaha'akolo split the Canterbury defence.
The visitors hit back through veteran lock Luke Romano, after he muscled his way through two tacklers to crash over next to the goal posts.
Canterbury would then take the lead, after a tremendous break from centre Braydon Ennor, beating three defenders on his way to the tryline.
But Otago's decision to turn down a penalty kick paid off, with centre Josh Timu darting from behind the ruck just a metre out to give his side the 14-12 lead at halftime.
The fixture would continue to seesaw in the second half, with Fergus Burke putting Canterbury back in the lead courtesy of a penalty kick, after prop Tamaiti Williams won the turnover.
Otago replacement Keiran McClea then scored his team's best try, after Nareki found space again, before grubbering through for Sam Gilbert to collect and find the halfback.
Burke struck back for Canterbury with a try of his own to go with his point-scoring tally off the boot, after a long cutout pass from Mitch Drummond.
Canterbury finally retook the lead after a brilliant piece of individual brilliance from winger Manasa Mataele down the right side.
Receiving the ball just in front of his own tryline, the flying Fijian beat three defenders, before linking up with Rameka Poihipi and gathering in the return pass to dive over.
Otago would have one last opportunity to hit back after hooter had sounded, but Canterbury captain Billy Harmon got over the ball at the breakdown and won the game-sealing penalty.
Harmon was pleased with the victory, after another yet another shaky start to the game.
"Canterbury versus Otago, it's always one hell of a match and this game was no different," he told Sky Sport post-match.
"We know what this game meant to them, but for us it was about setting a final playoff, we didn't want to give them anything, we wanted to go out there and find that momentum.
"They were desperate and we talked about that at halftime, we had to match them there and I felt like we definitely came out and did that.
"The start of the game has been a tussle for us all season, but we adjust well and we trust ourselves, and we know that we can build back that momentum"
Otago 21 (Lentjes, Timu, McClea tries; Millar 3 con)
Canterbury 27 (Romano, Ennor, Burke, Mataele tries; Burke 1 con, 1 pen, Fihaki 1 con)
