Mount Isa cowboy Donovan Rutherfurd claimed his second win of the PBR Australia season, emerging victorious at the 2026 Beaudesert Invitational thanks to a 3-for-3 performance across the weekend at the showgrounds.

The 26-year-old dominated the two-night event, winning two of the three rounds on his way to a total aggregate score of 247.40 points.

Rutherfurd won the opening round with an 85.70-point ride aboard Silver Bullet (CF7 Bucking Bulls) into his hand. He then declined a re-ride option in Round 2 to keep 75.50 points on the board after he made light work of Chappstick (ST Bucking Bulls).

With his aggregate total of 161.20 points, enough to narrowly earn him the top pick in the Championship Round draft, Rutherfurd drafted the 2024 PBR Australia Bucking Bull of the Year, Mr T (Dittmann Bucking Bulls).

The pick initially raised some eyebrows, given the bull holds the longest active buck-off streak in PBR Australia competition, which sat at 31 outs and dated back to the 2023 Grand Finals, but with Rutherfurd riding in close-to-career-best form, there were plenty of fans siding with the cowboy. It was a rematch from the 2025 Cairns Invitational, where Mr T won the bout in 6.49 seconds.

Mr T turned back to the right and away from Rutherfurd’s riding hand. The left-handed bull rider had a great seat until the closing stages of the ride, and as the whistle sounded, he was sent flying through the air. All eyes turned to the big screen where the clock read 7.83 seconds.

It looked very close to the naked eye, and there was no hesitation from Rutherfurd in asking the replay judge to review the time. After a handful of replays, the ride was given the thumbs up as a qualified ride, and he was awarded a score of 86.20 points.

Check out the Full Results from the 2026 Beaudesert Invitational.

Miriam Vale’s Ethan Coster continues his charge up the standings after he finished runner-up in Beaudesert with 160.50 points. The 18-year-old opened his account with 84 points aboard Dr Pepper (MC Bucking Bulls) in Round 1. Coster also declined a re-ride option in the second round, keeping 76.50 points after Vanilla Ice (MC Bucking Bulls) made him work for every point.

Kurt Shephard filled the final podium spot with an aggregate total of 154.80. The Mareeba talent kept 72 points in Round 1 after he made the whistle aboard Lil Thing (Ruhland Ranch/McNamara Partnership). He then produced a textbook ride aboard Blink 182 (MC Bucking Bulls) for 82.80 points in the second round of the competition.

Toora bull rider Kelsey Pavlou stayed hot, finishing in fourth place and recording his third top-five finish of the season, with a two-score total of 154.40 points. His scores came aboard Harley Boy (MJ/Keliher Bucking Bulls) and Dr Pepper (MC Bucking Bulls).

Thomas Triplett was the best bull rider with one score. The Bungundarra young gun took maximum points from Round 2 after he teamed up with Ambush (CF7 Bucking Bulls) for 86.50 points and the highest score of the weekend. Triplett was almost flawless in the matchup, recording a rider score of 45 points.

Rounding out the eight Championship Round qualifiers were Caiden Sandilands on 83.60 points, Thomas Hudson on 83.40 points, and Dawson Foden on 82.30 points.

Zane Hall and Ben Bode also made rides on a weekend where the cowboys finished with an 18.99% riding percentage, well short of the season average of 25.41%.

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Donovan Rutherfurd has now earned points and prize money at all six tour events held so far this season and with his win at Beaudesert, moves to the No. 1 spot in the 2026 PBR Australian National Standings. He earned $7,900 in prize money.

He earned an almost perfect haul of 312 points to take his total to 748.50 points.

Zane Hall slips back to second after he collected just 30 points across the weekend, and the Athol talent now trails Rutherfurd by 76.50 points.

Kurt Shephard remains in third place, 220 points adrift, with Kelsey Pavlou now a clear fourth a further 159 points back.

The big mover this week was Ethan Coster, who continues to leap his way up the standings off the back of some strong finishes and he now sits in sixth place and is the highest ranked rider on the Rookie of the Year leaderboard.

View the updated 2026 PBR Australian National Standings.

The YETI High Marked Bull of the Event buckle went the way of Dittmann Bucking Bulls in their first appearance of the season.

Stetsons Nirvana took out the award with his 43.50-point trip in the Championship Round. He turned back to the right and kept getting stronger as the 5.83-second ride progressed with Kelsey Pavlou aboard.

Penmate El Chappo finished runner-up with 43.20 points in Round 1. He bucked off Jake Swan in 4.73 seconds, and Winchester (MJ/Keliher Bucking Bulls) finished with the third-highest score of 43 points, with Tyson Smith giving the bull his all for 5.30 seconds.

Find all the event details and information on how to secure your tickets on the PBR Australia website.

PBR Australia competition now enters a long stretch of Touring Pro Division events, starting with Back to Greg’s Day at St Gregory's College in Campbelltown, New South Wales, on 21 March 2026. Events at Farm World in Victoria and Meatstock in Queensland, Victoria and New South Wales will follow.

Monster Energy Tour action resumes on 9 May 2026 with the Nowra Invitational, which serves as the final tour stop before the PBR Origin Series kicks off in Newcastle.

For the latest results, news and stats, stay tuned to PBRAustralia.com.au, follow the tour on Facebook (PBR Australia), Instagram (@PBRAustralia) and TikTok (@PBRAustralia), and subscribe to @ProBullRidersAust on YouTube for event replays and highlights.