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Underdog Brumbies ready for Reds boilover AAP 2 hrs ago Melissa Woods © Dan Peled/AAP PHOTOS The Brumbies hope to beat Queensland for the first time this season in Super Rugby AUs decider. Happy to claim the underdog status, coach Dan McKellar says the Super Rugby AU season has positioned the Brumbies perfectly to snatch the title from competition favourites Queensland on Saturday night. McKellar said when he looked at the draw pre-season he had concerns that if his team ha...

Brumbies beat Force for spot in decider AAP 3 hrs ago Darren Walton © Lukas Coch/AAP PHOTOS Tom Wright scores a try as the Brumbies beat the Force to advance to the Super Rugby AU title game. The Brumbies are already eyeing revenge after booking their place in another Super Rugby AU title decider with a tense and drama-charged 21-9 qualifying final triumph over the Western Force in Canberra. The defending champions will play the Queensland Reds in a rematch of last years ...

By Sam Worthington11 hours ago FShareTTweetQSMSWWhatsAppBEmailGJTumblrLLinkedIn11 hours ago Former Wallabies coach Michael Cheika has labelled the decision to red card Toni Pulu as an overreaction that spoiled the contest in the Super Rugby AU qualifying final. Western Force winger Pulu was sent off late in the first half of the Brumbies 21-9 win in Canberra on Saturday to set up a grand final rematch against the Queensland Reds in Brisbane next weekend. With a one man advantage, the Brumbies s...

Brumbies too good for Force in Super Rugby AU qualifying final. The Brumbies are already eyeing revenge after booking their place in another Super Rugby AU title decider with a tense and drama-charged 21-9 qualifying final triumph over the Western Force in Canberra. The defending champions will play the Queensland Reds in a rematch of last years final after being forced to pull out all stops to end the Forces Cinderella run on Saturday night. Making their long-awaited maiden finals appearance...

Naisarani in as Rebels target Super finals AAP 1 hour ago Melissa Woods © Scott Barbour/AAP PHOTOS Isi Naisarani (l) will play his first match of the season for Melbourne Rebels against the Brumbies. Melbourne Rebels have added some big bodies, including Wallabies No.8 Isi Naisarani in his first match of the Super Rugby AU season, as they look to firm up a finals berth in the penultimate round. Naisarani has been named on the bench for Sundays clash with the Brumbies at AA...

Brumbies seek revenge after Reds repeat AAP 3 hrs ago Murray Wenzel © Dan Peled/AAP PHOTOS Jordan Petaia, of the Reds, producing a moment of soaring brilliance to score against the Brumbies. Set piece frustrations will motivate Brumbies captain Allan Alaalatoa as he sets his sights on a Super Rugby AU grand final rematch with the Queensland Reds. The skipper returned from a three-game suspension in Saturdays 24-22 loss to the Reds at Suncorp Stadium, the hosts rallying from...

Skippers backs for Reds, Brumbies showdown AAP 2 hrs ago Murray Wenzel © Lukas Coch/AAP PHOTOS Brumbies captain Allan Alaalatoa will return for the Super Rugby AU clash with the Queensland Reds. Queensland Reds captain Liam Wright and Brumbies counterpart Allan Alaalatoa will return from injury and suspension in Saturdays top-of-the table Super Rugby AU clash in Brisbane. Wright has missed his sides unbeaten six-game run after hurting his ankle in their only preseason clash...

The Wrap: Super Rugby AU and Aotearoa anxiously hovering on the bubble A Set the default text size A Set large text size Replay A Set the default text size A Set large text size In recent times it feels like there have been many watershed moments for Australian and New Zealand rugby. Tomorrow, with the anticipated announcement of a trans-Tasman travel bubble potentially giving the green light to a cross-over Super Rugby round, is one of those moments. The competition that only A...

Why the Brumbies still have reason to smile after their defeat in Canberra A Set the default text size A Set large text size Replay A Set the default text size A Set large text size Sometimes you can lose a game, but there are still reasons aplenty to make you smile. That was certainly the impression created by the interviews after the conclusion of the best advertisement for Super Rugby AU so far. From body language alone, it was hard to tell the winning from the losing coach....

The Wrap: Reds twist the knife for epic win over ailing Brumbies A Set the default text size A Set large text size Replay A Set the default text size A Set large text size A month ago my season preview article ‘Injuries and depth to determine Super Rugby AU’ looked at the potential difficulties in store for Australia’s franchises should they be forced to mine the depths of their rosters. It’s taken only four rounds for that sore to be uncovered, although it’s fair to s...