Ioramo Lagaali and John Blackmore were sent to the sin bin for repeated infringements, handing Tumut a golden oppurtunity to claim the first division title.

Leading 12-3 when both were dismissed by referee Mark Del Gigante halfway through the first half, the floodgates could have opened in the hot conditions.

Instead the Boiled Lollies remained strong, conceding one try when out numbered and didn't let Tumut score again until the last ten minutes of the game.

In that time, City scored another three tries and established a 19-point lead and when Christino Manuolevao scored his second it was hardly anything more than a consolation.

Running out of the legs in the latter stages, the Bulls crossed the try line again when Rodney Lucas crashed over, but that was the last play of the game.

Being outnumbered hurt the team at the end, but when the match was there to be one there wasn't the same affect.

Instead of being rattled by losing two men, coach Michael Kanck said his team handled the situation perfectly.

"The boys were calm even down to 13 with scrums under pressure and we had the right talk on the field," he said.

"It just showed the boys were ready for it as they were cool and composured."

Wanting to take on premier division team Tumut in the decider, Kanck was expecting a tough game, but couldn't have been prepared for what unfolded.

"Playing with 13 guys for 10 minutes makes it even tougher so it was a well deserved victory," he said.

"It wasn't the best rugby we've played all year - we still have any too many penalties - but in the end it was enough."

Tumut's Will Reynolds and Wagga City's Zac Archer were also given yellow cards in separate incidents late in the game.

IT wasn't the way coach Tim Graham wanted Tumut's amazing year to end.

In a remarkable turnaround from last year, Tumut have gone from near the bottom of the ladder to making the premier division.

Dropping back to first division for finals, Tumut's hopes of grand final success were dashed by Wagga City.

Despite the 32-23 loss, Graham said his team can be proud of the year.

"We will look back after a few beers and be happy with the season," he said.

"We can look at it as a platform for next season and bigger and better things hopefully."

Trailing by two points at half time, the inability to control possession and mount pressure hurt the Bulls.

"We were in it, but I I think our handling errors let us down," Graham said.

"We didn't control possession well enough, when we did control it we made good metres and put on some points, but credit to them they controlled it better and their kicking game was outstanding.

"It put us back in our own half a lot and made it difficult."