Brumbies beat Highlanders in Canberra

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Article Published: Saturday 24 March 2012

The Highlanders travel to Canberra in the unfamiliar position of being Super Rugby leaders after four rounds of Super Rugby.

Match detail

We are waiting for the kick off. Both teams are on the field.

00.1: Colin Slade kicks off and we are underway.

1.00: Highlanders win the first scrum of the match but have to attack from deep.

3.00: Highlanders enjoying some good possesion and driving slowly but surely up the field. Out of the blue Joe Tomane gets an intercept and bolts downfield and scores TRY!! Boy Tomane is happy with that.

4.00: Christian Lealiifano takes the conversion and nails it. Brumbies have a dream start.

8.00: Highlanders plugging away at the Brumbies but they can't get through so Colin Slade goes for a drop goal and nails it. Possession at 73 % for the Highlanders.

11.00: Highlanders are keeping the Brumbies under pressure. They are clearly in control of the game. However they concede a penalty for offside.

13.00: Highlanders attack again but this time James Haskell knocks on. Thats his second error.

14.00: The last five minutes has been 98% Highlanders terrirtory.

15.00: Boy oh boy. The Brumbies get some very rare ball from the turn over and Andrew Smith breaks down the wing and passes to Joe Tomane who races away to score his second. TRY!! Totally against the play.

16.00: Christian Lealiifano takes the conversion and nails it.

19.00: The Highlanders are again all over the Brumbies but then the Brumbies get the ball and it looks like the Brumbies will score after Lealiifano breaks but this time they are caught. Three breaks in the game and two tries. Strange game.

20.00:Aaron Smith concedes a penalty so Christian Lealiifano takes the shot and nails it.

24.00: The Highlanders get a penalty so Colin Slade takes the kick and nails it. This is one of the strangest games yet. All the work has been done by the Highlanders but they have had so few scoring opportunities.

27.00: Brumbies starting to get more ball and they attack. They get to 5m out and concede a penalty.

30.00: Territory swinging back in favour of the Brumbies now. The Highlanders win the ball from a scrum though and kick it downfield.

35.00: Hosea Gear makes a break and he pops the ball up to Aaron Smith who darts over and scores. TRY!!

35.00: Colin Slade takes the conversion and nails it.

38.00: Penalty to the Brumbies, Jesse Mogg takes the kick but its just short.

39.00: Possession is at 33% for the Brumbies as they get a penalty. Lealiifano gets a shot at goal. He nails it.

Its half time.

The half time score was Brumbies 20 Highlanders 13

The second half is underway.

42.00: Penalty to the Highlanders. They kick for touch and set up the line out.

44.00: Another penalty to the Highlanders. Slade takes the kick and nails it to cut the lead a little.

46.00: Yet another penalty but this time for the Brumbies. Lealiifano takes the shot from 45 m out and nails it - thats five from five for him.

48.00:The Highlanders attack and Shaun Treeby is tackled but is not held so he gets back up and races away and scores. TRY!!

49.00: Slade adds the conversion and the scores are level.

52.00: Colin Slade goes down in a tackle and his hurt bad so we have a break in play. He is not well. Might be ankle. Slade's game is well and truly and possibly his season is over. He is being stretchered off to applause. The game resumes.

54.00: The game carries on for two minutes and then Peter Kimlin goes down and the game stops again. The Brumbies have a penalty though and Lealiifano takes the shot and nails it. Six from six.

58.00: Its a tight game and the Highlanders have a penalty. Chris Noakes takes the shot and nails it to level the scores.

61.00: Pat McCabe sparks the match into life with a break and the support comes quickly but it looks to have gone dead but Michael Hooper appears with the ball and races for the line and scores. TRY!!

62.00: Lealiifano converts the try and the game has some life again.

65.00: Tryscorer Michael Hooper concedes a penalty so the Highlanders kick for touch.

71.00: The Brumbies get another penalty but its 51 m out. Jesse Mogg takes the kick but misses.

75.00: The Brumbies are playing the game cleverly now and winding down the clock as much as they can. The loss of Slade has effected the Highlanders.

78.00: Brumbies playing the game in the Highlanders half. The Highlanders however turn the ball over and attack.

79.00: Brumbies not committing at the breakdown and focusing on defence instead. Highlanders going through the phases.

79.43: Penalty to the Highlanders. They kick for touch.

80.00: We have time for the line out even though the siren has gone. Its a mess but the whistle goes.

Thats it Brumbies win.

The full time score is Brumbies 33 (20) Highlanders 26 (13)

Scorers

Brumbies
Tries - J. Tomane 2, M Hooper
Pen - C. Lealiifano 4
Con - C. Lealiifano 5
Drop -
Cards -

Highlanders
Tries - A Smith, S Treeby
Pen - C Slade 2, C Noakes
Con - C Slade 2
Drop - C Slade
Cards -

Match Officials
Referee: Louren van der Merwe
Assistant Referee 1: Marius Jonker
Assistant Referee 2: Simon Moore
TMO: Steve Leszczynski

Teams

Brumbies

1. Ben Alexander ,2. Stephen Moore ,3. Dan Palmer ,4. Leon Power ,5. Sam Carter ,6. Peter Kimlin ,7. Michael Hooper ,8. Ben Mowen (c) ,9. Nic White ,10. Christian Lealiifano ,11. Henry Speight ,12. Pat McCabe ,13. Andrew Smith ,14. Joe Tomane ,15. Jesse Mogg

Replacements:16. Anthony Hegarty ,17. Ruaidhri Murphy ,18. Scott Fardy ,19. Ita Vaea ,20. Ian Prior ,21. Zack Holmes ,22. Tevita Kuridrani

Highlanders

1 Jamie Mackintosh (C) 2 Andrew Hore 3 Chris King 4 Josh Bekhuis 5 Culum Retallick 6 James Haskell 7 Doug Tietjens 8 Nasi Manu 9 Aaron Smith 10 Colin Slade 11 Hosea Gear 12 Shaun Treeby 13 Tamati Ellison 14 Kade Poki 15 Ben Smith

Replacements : 16 Jason Rutledge 17 Bronson Murray 18 Nick Crosswell 19 Elliot Dixon 20 Jimmy Cowan 21 Chris Noakes 22 Buxton Popoali'i

Brumbies beat Highlanders in Canberra

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