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Jordan Petaia scored a stunning late try as the Queensland Reds snatched a 40-38 win over the Brumbies in Super Rugby AU in Canberra.

From gym salesman to Champions Cup star - rugbys Rocky story Darragh Fanning went from selling gym equipment to getting called up by Joe Schmidt’s Ireland in a whirlwind year. Garry Doyle By Garry Doyle Sunday 7 Mar 2021, 10:09 AM Mar 7th 2021, 10:09 AM 40,536 Views 11 Comments Darragh Fanning lived the Leinster dream. Image: Rya...

Brumbies prop James Slipper will miss the Super Rugby AU clash with Melbourne after a training mishap left the veteran Wallabies prop in a knee brace.

Mack Hansen scored three tries in the victory over NSW Waratahs. Photos: ACT Brumbies THE brewing animosity that has bubbled on the surface for more than 25 years strangely spilled over into sympathetic words from Dan McKellar’s own lips.  “I feel plenty of sympathy for them,” the ACT Brumbies coach said after the game. “Them” he spoke about was bitter enemies New South Wales and the sympathy arose from the home side’s record-breaking 61-10 result on Saturday night (February 27). I...

Having made the mistake of retaining Daryl Gibson for four years, Waratahs bosses will be less inclined to give their head coach the benefit of the doubt should the losses keep coming.

If the Waratahs thought last week’s heavy defeat to the Reds was bad, Saturday’s 61-10 defeat to the Brumbies was even more shambolic.

Permanent artwork for an ACT Brumbies mural. Photo: Brumbies Media/Lachlan Lawson THE spirit of the ACT Brumbies will roam freely on Saturday (February 27) night onto Canberra Stadium in not just anticipation of their return to the surrounding hinterland. The pride of Australia’s most successful professional rugby union team that has won three Super Rugby titles including last year’s inaugural domestic competition has been captured for posterity ahead of their first home game of the season....

The Wrap: More ticks than crosses in bright Super Rugby opening A Set the default text size A Set large text size Replay A Set the default text size A Set large text size The results may have been predictable, with last year’s finalists scoring convincing wins over last year’s two bottom sides, but there was something for everybody to take away from a breezy opening to the 2021 rugby season on Friday night. The Waratahs jumped out of the blocks, and Jake Gordon’s energy ha...

Brumbies centre Issak Fines crosses the line. Photo: Planet Rugby ACT Brumbies have spoiled a Perth homecoming of the Western Force after sitting out much of the past four years of the game on the sideline. The reigning champions never relented over the opening 80 minutes of its Super Rugby AU campaign to convincingly win 27-11 on Friday night. The West Australian side had been dumped at the end of the 2017 Super Rugby season and only returned to the fold last year for the new Australian compet...

Force struggle with whistle-happy ref A Set the default text size A Set large text size Replay A Set the default text size A Set large text size Western Force coach Tim Sampson was left to bemoan a “whistle happy” referee after watching his side crash to a 27-11 loss to the Brumbies in Perth on Friday night. The Force conceded a whopping ten penalties during the first half, with the home side giving up vital field position time and again to set the platform for the Brumbies�...