Highlanders beat the Brumbies 15 - 11 (5p to 3p, 1t) in Queenstown. Even game from all accounts.
So just 2 penalties in the second half to the highlanders? Tight match.
How did Poey pull through his first match?
Highlanders beat the Brumbies 15 - 11 (5p to 3p, 1t) in Queenstown. Even game from all accounts.
Head knock is what Fox Sport is saying.I just saw a newsflash on ABC saying that McCabe was injured in the game. Any word on that?
It's hard to read too much into these kinds of games...
The Brumbies didn't play any of their Wallabies, while the Highlanders had a full strength side in the second half....
And apparently the Brumbies opted against penalties in the second half to focus on set plays.....
In the end it's just about testing combinations, plays, making sure guys get some proper contact before the season proper....
Personally, I'd like to know if any of the Canberra locals got a run and how they went?
Also the performances from our new recruits, including our new Japanese player?
One of the benefits of the new NRC will be that these kinds of players get a platform to show their worth....
Ruaidhri Murphy apparently off to Ulster next year.
http://wordinsport.com/index.php/ulster-swoop-for-brumbies-ruaidhri-murphy/
Ruaidhri Murphy apparently off to Ulster next year.
http://wordinsport.com/index.php/ulster-swoop-for-brumbies-ruaidhri-murphy/
Hope he goes well. But this:
"He left Exeter in 2011 to join the Canberra-based Brumbies to try and force his way into the Australian set-up, however he was left frustrated by the International Rugby Board’s residency rules which stated he needed to live in the country for three years prior to being capped."
... is rose-coloured IMO. Don't think he was in the frame.
International rugby rules ban him from being on the field, but ACT Brumbies mentor Stephen Larkham will use a loophole to become the first Super Rugby head coach to double as a waterboy.
Super Rugby's governing body SANZAR has cleared Larkham to become the most high-profile waterboy since Adam Sandler played Bobby Boucher in the 1998 Hollywood hit.
International Rugby Board protocols dictate head coaches are not allowed to run the water.
But because Laurie Fisher is the Brumbies' director of rugby, SANZAR has cleared Larkham to be on the field while Fisher is in the coach's box.
Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-union/union-news/brumbies-coach-stephen-larkham-gets-gig-as-waterboy-20140201-31u7z.html#ixzz2s4qXyY83
Bernie to become the first head coach/waterboy:
Super Rugby's governing body SANZAR has cleared Larkham to become the most high-profile waterboy since Adam Sandler played Bobby Boucher in the 1998 Hollywood hit.
International Rugby Board protocols dictate head coaches are not allowed to run the water.
Bernie to become the first head coach/waterboy: