ACT Brumbies U19s Match Report
The U19s would start red-hot as they looked to dethrone the Waratahs at home, in just one minute of play the Brumbies would manage to nab a beautifully executed five pointer as number 10 Joe Dillon floated a pass over to winger Silas Pilot for the opening score on the right touchline.
Following their opening try, the Brumbies would then camp themselves on their own defensive line having to withstand an attacking onslaught by the Waratahs. After countless brave efforts from the ACT side they finally turned away the home side to escape their own 22. After a relentless 10 minutes, the Brumbies finally would have a scrum penalty to get the ball in hand once again.
In the 22nd minute the Waratahs would break the stalemate through number eight Eamon Doyle crashing over the line just one phase after a line break up the right sideline. Following a conversion by Sid Harvey, Waratahs would take a narrow 7-5 lead.
The two point lead would be a short lived advantage for the Waratahs however as the ACT boys would respond almost immediately, heading up the other end of the field and setting up a long-lasting rolling maul. The effort would prove a perfect setup for Lipina Ata to show his brute strength and barrel over the line leaving multiple blue jerseys in his wake.
In the 31st minute, Lachlan Smith would put his pure pace to work, darting upfield 40 metres and looking certain to score before a Waratahs Brendan Palmer would make the tackle but fail to release the ball and receive a yellow card for his troubles. Capitalising on the advantage, the Brumbies would score in the very next play through
recently signed top-grader Shane Wilcox summing up a short side with a try of his own.
The visitors would continue to make the most of their one-man advantage with a second try to Wilcox in the 40th minute after slick hands in the mid-field sent the fullback away once again. Converted by Sam McLachlan the Brumbies would head into half-time with a 22-7 lead.
In the 47th minute the Waratahs would cross through winger Tom Klem in the right corner making the most of early possession from a scrum.
The 52nd minute is where the Brumbies tireless work would pay off once again, after pinning the Tahs' in their own end Bailey Buesnel would manage a charge down before recollecting the ball and strolling the remaining 15 metres to score. Converted again by McLachlan the ACT side would lead 29-14 after 53 minutes of play.
Buesnel's effort would prove the final blow in a 29-14 win in Sydney.
ACT Brumbies 29 (Tries: Silas Pilot, Lipina Ata, Shane Wilcox 2, Bailey Buesnel; Conversions: Sam McLachlan 2) def. NSW Waratahs 14 (Tries: Eamon Doyle, Tom Klem; Conversions: Sid Harvey 4)
