After a narrow lead at the break, a resplendent second half gave the Bega Chicks a commanding win in their league-tag encounter with the Bears 44-10.

Meanwhile, a late fight-back from the first grade Roosters gave them a 22-22 draw with the North Canberra Bears after trailing in the second of three periods.

The Roosters were smaller across the park, but showed plenty of agility and speed against the big men from Canberra, but good structure from the Bears meant the defensive line was still incredibly hard to get past.

It was the Bears opening the account early with a left-side movement featuring a deceptive flick pass from behind out to the winger who dived into the pocket.

A neat line kick from the hooker put the visitors ahead 6-0 early. Later a last tackle bomb from the Bears was fumbled by Bega to allow the North Canberra outfit to recover and run in a try.

A similar effort later in the piece saw the Bears chip a neat grubber into the Bega goal square with the Canberra fullback diving on it for the four before the Roosters could clear it out.

However, the youthful Roosters started to hit their strides and it was Noah Murray opening the account for Bega with some good left-edge movement.

Earlier, the Chicks had been running 10-10 with the Canberra Bears before the Chicks began opening gaps and exploiting their immense speed to pile on points.

Alana Dummett was a key figure in the scoreline, stretching her legs the distance of the field a couple of times to extend Bega's advantage.

Madison Parbery proved influential in breaking some of those gaps, but always found inside support from Dummett.

Joccoaa Taylor was at her best, proving strong with the boot, while also running in a late try.

The Roosters thanked the North Canberra Bears for making the trip down with this being the third year the two clubs have met for a pre-season trial.

The two clubs are building a bit of tradition and said they were excited to continue the match for the 2021 season.

After the horrific start to the year with the bushfires hitting the Bega Valley, the Bears have also been fundraising for a number of weeks in the lead up to the weekend.

Hosting a special barbecue after play on Saturday to say thank you to local firies, the club presented a donation of around $1000 which will be used to support local firies.

While a number of national events are being suspended or cancelled due to coronavirus, including NRL games without crowds. Group 16 competition is expected to start as scheduled early in April.