Brumbies

Brumbies playmaker Noah Lolesio was initially awarded a 75th minute try that would have iced the win before referee James Doleman took the five points off the ...

So we're going to go back to the advantage for the penalty. "Unfortunately the comms have gone out when there's been a knock on by white (Brumbies), so we can't then play the advantage out for the try. It's good to just be fit." [stunning upset of the defending champion Crusaders.](https://wwos.nine.com.au/rugby/super-rugby-pacific-2023-fijian-drua-crusaders-highlights-scores-match-report/2277ebcd-830e-405b-90c5-4f8e4dea07c4) For a daily dose of the best of the breaking news and exclusive content from Wide World of Sports, subscribe to our newsletter by [beat the Queensland Reds 23-17 in Canberra on Saturday](https://wwos.nine.com.au/rugby/live-scores/act-brumbies-v-queensland-reds-super-rugby-pacific-2023/669205923) and maintain their unbeaten Super Rugby Pacific record.

The Queensland Reds have fallen 23-17 to the ACT Brumbies at Canberra's GIO Stadium in Round 3 of Harvey Norman Super Rugby Pacific.

O’Connor’s missed conversion saw the hosts maintain a 23-17 lead with 10-minutes to play. Petaia was the scorer, the fullback flying above the Brumbies defence to collect a deft O’Connor cross-field kick and score his third try of the season. A third Lolesio three-pointer extended the home side’s lead to 16-7 with half-an-hour to play, but Queensland hit back quickly with their second try in five-minutes.

It was a night of high drama, with a Noah Lolesio try disallowed due to a communications breakdown by the referees, while most of the 8501 fans at Canberra ...

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James O'Connor, one of two figures in Australian rugby along with Quade Cooper who remains a link between the old great generation and the burgeoning new one, ...

The quality of their side they were always going to come back and we knew that and I think we did pretty well to stick it out.” But we showed when we hold the ball we’re a very good side.” But with aerially gifted players like Petaia and Suliasi Vunivalu, as well as Mark Nawaqanitawase at the Waratahs, out wide, it’s a weapon Eddie Jones will want to see more. On Saturday, in the nation’s capital, the Reds lost them and return to Brisbane knowing a game perhaps slipped through their grasp as the Brumbies hung on to claim a 23-17 victory. For too long Australian rugby has been reluctant to use the kick as a weapon. “I just felt we lost a few moments there in the second half.