Author: Baden West
Baden West
Passionate about all sports, Union in the winter, cricket in the summer, from the nations capital.
The Brumbies came crashing down to earth after a brutal visit to Palmerston North, losing 43-13 to the Hurricanes. The Canes’ Dane Coles pounced on an early David Pocock mistake within the 22m to score the opening try for the in the 9th minute, 7-0. A dubious forward pass call against Brumbies then led to the Canes’ second when Ngani Laumape strolled over for the first of his three to continue the early streak for the Canes, Barrett converted to make it 14-0 after 19. The Brumbies then hit back through Folau Fainga’a in the 20th in familiar style with a driving…