Author: Steve Lenthall

The Brumbies will head into the June International break on top of the Aussie conference after they belted a disappointing Sunwolves side 66-5 in Canberra. The home side ran riot with ten tries to one to secure only their second try scoring bonus point of the season with the younger members of the squad impressing as the Brumbies scored their most points in a game since 2010. The Match The Brumbies enjoyed the better of the possession and territory in the opening ten minutes but had little to show for their wide attacking game plan. It took a grubber from…

The Brumbies have a chance to close the gap on the Waratahs when they take on the Sunwolves on Saturday night in Canberra. Fresh off the bye, the home side will be looking to put in a strong performance before the June Internationals break before the short sprint to the Super Rugby finish line. With 10 players named in the Wallabies squad this week, it will be important to put that in the back of their mind and focus on this weeks game as they attempt to claw their way back to the top of the Aussie conference. Standing in…

The Brumbies have their season back on track with a 23-6 win over the Bulls in Canberra and put and end to the Bulls seven match unbeaten streak. The Match The Bulls brought their big scrum and didn’t take long to assert their authority and gain an early penalty to Francois Brummer after three minutes. That continued throughout the half with Scott Sio having a torrid time against Francis van der Merwe and was penalised often by Ben O’Keefe. The forward battle was always going to help decide this game and the Brumbies forwards were keen to show they were…

The Brumbies and Bulls face off in Canberra

The Brumbies hoodoo against the Crusaders continues following a heavy 40-14 loss at home. The Crusaders put on a counter attacking clinic running in six tries to two to put a dent in the Brumbies title chances after conceding more than 40 points for the second home game in a row. The Match It didn’t take long for Nemani Nadolo to make his presence known after barging over off a scrum with just six minutes gone after an error from Tomas Cubelli in attempting to clear a kick that went straight into the back of Scott Sio’s head. The Brumbies…

The Brumbies welcome the Crusaders to Canberra on Sunday afternoon and will be looking to break a seven year hoodoo against the Cantabrians. The home side are in the middle of a crucial stretch of games and will be looking to build on last weeks win over the Waratahs if they are to knock off the Crusaders and put an end to their six match winning streak. The Crusaders are notoriously slow starters but have reversed that trend in 2016 with six wins in a row following a first round defeat to the Chiefs, which as the Brumbies found out…

It was first versus third on the ladder but it was the Chiefs who put on an outstanding exhibition of running rugby to run out 48-23 bonus point winners. The Match The Brumbies opened the scoring with two penalties within the opening ten minutes with and seemed an interesting call as they steered away from the potential of using their rolling maul. The Brumbies learnt the hard way that the Chiefs love to counter attack, and a turnover from Aidan Toua in midfield was snapped up and then speedster Toni Pulu was on his way to the line for the…

The Brumbies and Chiefs face off in Canberra

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Brumbies CEO Michael Jones has been stood down by the club board tonight. The news caps an eventful 48 hours after an interview Jones conducted on the weekend where he addressed rumours about his future and discussed attempts from external parties to undermine his tenure. Jones also addressed the potential defamation case brought against him by University of Canberra Vice-Chancellor Professor Stephen Parker. The Brumbies are currently located on the University’s campus after moving from their former base at Griffith. The sale and subsequent move raised eyebrows with Jones saying anomalies were found in the sale transaction and referred them…

The Brumbies unbeaten start to the season has ended after going down to the Stormers 31-11 in Cape Town. The Brumbies didn’t help themselves with ill discipline including a red card to Josh Mann-Rea not helping their cause. The Match The Brumbies had a set back before kick off with Jarrad Butler ruled out and was replaced by Jordan Smiler. It was a frantic opening five minutes with both sides prepared to run the ball from anywhere before the Stormers opened the scoring with a Kurt Coleman penalty. The Brumbies had their chances to hit back making metres down the…

The Brumbies have headed to South Africa to try and maintain their unbeaten start to the season when they play the Stormers in Cape Town on Sunday morning (4:15am KO AEDT). This is the third trip to the Cape for the Brumbies in two seasons after a regular season game and the qualifying final in 2015 at Newlands with a close loss and a dominant win out of those two games so won’t be intimidated by the crowd or venue. That last game will be hot on the minds of the Stormers this week with the home side embarrassed in…

The Brumbies and Waratahs faced off in Canberra and it was another arm wrestle type of game with the Brumbies coming out on top 32-15 with the final scoreline not reflecting how close it was at times. The Match The Brumbies got off to quick start all on the back off Waratahs indiscretions in the opening minutes with five penalties racked up, Will Skelton in the bin after just five minutes and a Christian Lealiifano penalty goal thrown in. All the possession in those early minutes had the Waratahs on the back foot and eventually Lealiifano found a gap to…

Preview of the Brumbies and Waratahs game

The Brumbies have put the Hurricanes to the sword in Canberra with a 52-10 demolition of last years finalists. The home side scored seven tries in total to secure a bonus point with tries spread right across the team. There was the usual rolling maul efforts mixed in with some new tricks. The Match The Brumbies took their time to get into the game following a knock on right of the kick off. The Hurricanes attempted to use their new midfield combo with a number of crash balls from new inside centre Ngani Laumape but the Brumbies defence held them…

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