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It was the moment the Brumbies had to realise they have a problem. No matter how much work they’d been doing in the week leading up to the match with the Blues, trying to find the improvements they desperately needed to spark their trans-Tasman campaign, it had to have dawned on them that something bigger […]

The Brumbies have given up a promising lead to fall 38-10 to the Blues in Auckland, completing a tough month for the Canberra Super Rugby outfit.

Exciting Brumbies flanker Rory Scott has signed a new deal with the Canberra outfit, keeping him in the Aussie capital for the next two years.

Finally it was a win to not send the coach's heart rate through the roof, but there have been high standards set in this one-year gig.

Joe Allison/Getty Images Reds forward Seru Uru is tackled by Highlanders Hugh Renton, left, and Scott Gregory in Dunedin last Friday. 1. Highlanders (1-0) It’s clear the depleted Reds, who were still celebrating their Aussie title last Monday, were in no frame of mind to be playing the Highlanders in Dunedin on a six-day turnaround. 2. Blues (1-0) There should be more to come, too, given the Blues could well post a cricket score in round two against the Waratahs, who leaked 64 against the...

Their backs are against the walls after one round, but they're not as far off as some might believe.

The Crusaders needed a missed conversion attempt after the hooter to walk away with a win against the Brumbies.

“We havent collapsed a scrum all year, I think.That’s frustrating, the boys admitted they were a little bit frustrated, we were all frustrated and that just didnt allow us to get our rhythm.” Robertson and Brumbies counterpart Dan McKellar both pointed to varying scrummaging techniques from the Australians and Kiwis, with the former promising the Crusaders will undergo a “robust” debrief before they head to Brisbane to face the Reds next week. Having lost his patience, Williams pen...

The straight story: How scrum trumped lineout in the Super Rugby AU final A Set the default text size A Set large text size Replay A Set the default text size A Set large text size In the end, justice was done – probably. The Queensland Reds were the best team in Super Rugby AU over the course of the season, winning seven of their eight pre-final games and edging their closest rivals on all of the three occasions they played. At the post-match press conference on Saturday nigh...

The Wrap: Suncorp buzzes as Super Rugby final delivers three winners A Set the default text size A Set large text size Replay A Set the default text size A Set large text size Even for home viewers, there was a palpable sense of Brisbane’s Suncorp Stadium bristling with excitement right throughout Saturday’s Super Rugby final, before things reached a crescendo when James O’Connor sealed a thrilling, 85th minute, 19-16 title win to the Reds. It’s one of the oldest cliches...