Under new coach Ben McCormack, Brothers became the first side since Canberra in the early 2000s to win back-to-back Hospital Cups.

Rugby News started by asking McCormack if he thought this result was coming when he rejoined the club late last year.

Overview with Ben McCormack:

“I was probably more hopeful that we’d win it again this year more so than I expected to win it” McCormack told Rugby News.

“As a club, we always expect to do well, but winning first grade premierships is a bloody hard thing to do, so we were absolutely wrapped with the result”

“We cruised along well for the most part of the season but then from the outside, it probably looked like we lost our way a little for a month or so towards the end of the regular season, but internally, it was probably really only one or two games that we weren’t happy with.