Australia and England took their storied sports rivalry to another level, and another century, this weekend as the two nations faced off in a jousting tournament, won by the Australian side Sunday.

Dubbed the "Ashes" of jousting - a reference to the historic cricket Test matches between the two countries - three Australian "knights" bested a trio of English counterparts over two days of competition in a small town in rural Victoria state.

Dressed head-to-toe in medieval-style armor and mounted on steeds sporting skirts in team colors, the competitors charged one another on opposite sides of a barrier, scoring points if they could break their wooden lances against the opponent's torso.

Australia took top honors in the inaugural version of the tournament with 89 points to 75 for England.

Hoping this weekend's joust will become a tradition, organizers modeled their trophy on cricket's Ashes urn.