Author: Steve Lenthall

Canberra born and bred Rugby fan brought up on Canberra Kookaburra and ACT Brumbies Rugby.

The Brumbies have made it two from two on their magical mystery southern hemisphere tour after a 39-15 win over the Jaguares in Buenos Aires. It was a game where the forwards featured heavily but it was the Brumbies backs that shone brightly as they scored five of their six tries with Tom Banks and replacement back Andrew Muirhead securing doubles. The haul of nine competition points on tour has come at a crucial time as they have all but sewn up the Aussie conference. The Match The week off looked to have served the Jagaures well as they used…

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The Lions have claimed a 13-6 win over the Brumbies in a tough battle to make it three from three on their Australian tour. It was the Lions defence that won them this match despite only 40% of possession. It could have been called a lucky try from Kwagga Smith but they deserved it and it ended up being the difference in the end. The Lions forwards was where it was won and Franco Mostert was immense as his lineout stealing ability was crucial. He won a number of Brumbies lineouts to help leave the Brumbies tryless for the second…

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The Brumbies will be looking to get themselves back in the winner’s circle when they take on the Auckland Blues on Sunday afternoon. The last two matches have resulted in very disappointing losses to the Rebels and Hurricanes so a victory here will hopefully put some space between them and the chasing pack in the Aussie conference, particularly after the Waratahs win on Saturday night. The Brumbies showed glimpses of what they can do with some nice tries against the Hurricanes before getting blown away in the second half. If they are to break a long standing hoodoo against New…

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The ACT Brumbies take on the Highlanders on Saturday night in a rematch of last years Qualifying final with the home side out to get one back over the side they lost to in two close games in 2016. The Brumbies are leading the Australian conference and this match has added importance with the team urging fans to show up in numbers as the ongoing speculation regarding the future participation of an Australian team continues. It might rain on Saturday but so what? I’ve seen the Brumbies play the Highlanders in the wet before and they scored 70 points against…

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