Author: Steve Lenthall

A Folau Fainga’a hat-trick has seen the Brumbies get home over the Blues

The Brumbies are back in Canberra after their two-match Southern Hemisphere tour but they won’t have time to settle in from their extensive travel schedule as they take on the Auckland Blues on Saturday who, in contrast, have had the week off. The Australian conference and overall ladder are congested with only four competition points separating the fifth place Bulls and these two sides in 11th and 12th place respectively so this is a crucial game in that context. It is also the first of three home games over four weeks for the Brumbies so now is the time for…

The Brumbies came up short of making it two from two on tour

The Brumbies round out their two-match magical mystery tour of the Southern Hemisphere when they take on the Jaguares in Buenos Aires on Sunday morning and looking to make it three wins in a row. After a massive win against the Stormers last week, the Brumbies have headed across the South Atlantic for an intriguing clash against a well-rested Jaguares side who are coming off their own successful tour of South Africa. They recorded a come from behind win over the Bulls in Pretoria and followed that up with a trouncing of the Sharks in Durban and racked up 50…

A huge defensive effort has seen the Brumbies beat the Stormers

The Brumbies are in Cape Town to take on the Stormers

The Brumbies season has received a boost with a win over the Lions

The Brumbies have a chance to get back in the winners circle when they take on the Lions on Saturday night. It hasn’t been a happy 2019 for the home side as they sit towards the bottom of the ladder but this a game they can win to give them some confidence before their two match overseas tour. The new look Brumbies were good in the first 40 minutes against the Crusaders where they kept them scoreless before a second half fade out and is something that has been tweaked to avoid any more lapses. The trio of Wallabies of…

Rugby Australia intends to terminate Israel Folau’s contract.

The Brumbies couldn’t get the job done in Christchurch

The Brumbies face a big task of knocking off the Crusaders

The Brumbies have knocked off the Waratahs in Canberra

The Brumbies take on their arch rivals, the Waratahs, on Friday night

The Brumbies are off to Palmy North to take on the Hurricanes on Friday

The Brumbies have opened their account in 2019 in emphatic fashion over the Chiefs

The Brumbies welcome the Chiefs from the ‘Tron on Saturday night in an early test of their squad depth after naming three new names in the starting side. Gone from last week are David Pocock, who is sitting out after he failed his head injury assessment and only played six minutes and both starting wingers in Toni Pulu and Henry Speight who miss what would be a special game for both as they have ties to the Hamilton based club. Fortunately for the Brumbies, they do have reasonable depth in both the back row and wing stocks and can call…

The Rebels have kicked off 2019 with a win over the Brumbies

The Brumbies and Rebels kickoff their 2019 season on Friday night

A look at the Brumbies in 2019

The Brumbies and Rebels kicked off their 2019 with a trial match in Canberra