Brumbies vs Crusaders

One can only wonder what kind of difference injured Brumbies stars Rob Valetini [hamstring] and Noah Lolesio [concussion] would have made, but that will matter ...

My passion for journalism can be traced back to Mighty Ducks match reports and reading the Sunday paper with my old man. My passion for journalism can be traced back to Mighty Ducks match reports and reading the Sunday paper with my old man. They were plagued by uncharacteristic errors and made to pay for turning over far too much ball against a side that dominated the collision. What's clear is next week's clash with the Blues looms as an enormous ask. Iona's confidence seemed to take a hit. First Codie Taylor went over after Scott Barrett charged down a Rod Iona kick deep inside the Brumbies' 22.

As the Crusaders began to find momentum, first with a try to Codie Taylor then one to Sevu Reece set up by a deft Taylor grubber kick in behind the line, the ...

But the Crusaders went right back at their rivals, and the Brumbies staggered. It was an indication of how the Brumbies wanted to play and after four minutes midfielder Irae Simone had opened the scoring – albeit unconvincingly. Having only lost once this season before Friday night's game, there was always going to be a lot of interest in how the Brumbies reacted when matched up against one of the top two Kiwi teams.

The Brumbies were slapped with a reality check as their three-game winning streak against Kiwi opposition ended at the hands of the Crusaders in Canberra on ...

Just individual errors, including myself." Tom Wright's brilliant intercept try - in which he turned Richie Mo'unga inside out on the way to the line - gave the Brumbies some late hope but the Crusaders always looked in control in a clash between teams two and three on the Super Rugby Pacific ladder. The Brumbies were slapped with a reality check as their three-game winning streak against Kiwi opposition ended at the hands of the Crusaders in Canberra on Friday night.

The Crusaders travelled to Canberra to take on the Brumbies on Friday evening knowing that a win could see them jump into second place on the overall Super ...

On in 50th minute. On in 57th minute. On in 61st minute. Off in 63rd minute. Wasn’t able to get his hands on the ball. Had a couple of yips very early in the match but came alive in the seventh minute with a break that eventually led to the Crusaders’ first score and grabbed one of his own late in the game off a Havili offload. Was brushed aside by Simone on the way to his second try and was then penalised for infringing at the breakdown shortly after. One lovely offload out of the tackle close to the tryline in the 65th minute handed Will Jordan his try. Stripped while trying to carry the ball out of the Crusaders 22 early in the match, which handed the Brumbies a great attacking platform. Off in 70th minute. Nailed all seven of his attempts on goal and became just the seventh player to eclipse 1,000 points at Super Rugby level with his second penalty of the night. Pinged once at the breakdown and once for bringing down a maul.