{"id":376717,"date":"2024-03-16T10:10:31","date_gmt":"2024-03-16T11:10:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=376717"},"modified":"2024-03-16T12:04:15","modified_gmt":"2024-03-16T12:04:15","slug":"brumbies-snap-11-year-drought-with-upset-nz-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=376717","title":{"rendered":"Brumbies snap 11 year drought with upset NZ win"},"content":{"rendered":"

Jet heeled winger Corey Toole starred again as the \ufeffACT Brumbies snapped an 11 year drought by upsetting the Highlanders 27-21 in Super Rugby Pacific.<\/a><\/p>\n

The comeback win<\/a> was the Canberra club's first in Dunedin since 2013 and lifted them to fifth on the ladder with a 3-1 record.<\/p>\n

The Highlanders led 11-7 at halftime but Toole's electric strike early in the second half swung the match towards the Brumbies.<\/p>\n

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\"Battered<\/p>\n

\ufeff"It's a win that I'll remember for quite a long time," Brumbies captain Ryan Lonergan said on Stan Sport.<\/p>\n

"We had a good look at ourselves after the Force game. We got a win last week but we still weren't happy with the physicality in our breakdown.<\/p>\n

"I think in the first 20 minutes here we were still a bit lazy in that area. Then we started to muscle up and we started to play a bit of good footy."<\/p>\n

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\"Broughton<\/p>\n

It was the \ufeffthird win of the season by an Australian team over a New Zealand opponent.<\/p>\n

The Highlanders regained the lead in the 58th minute with a remarkable individual try to captain Billy Harmon.<\/p>\n

But the Brumbies rallied to retake the lead with a penalty to Noah Lolesio, then a match winning try to replacement Lachlan Lonergan.<\/p>\n

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Lolesio kicked five goals from five attempts for 12 points while Sam Gilbert kicked an injury time penalty to give the Highlanders a bonus point.<\/p>\n

The Brumbies lost 46-12 to the Chiefs in round two in their only previous match against a New Zealand team this season.<\/p>\n

They got their season back on track with a 22-19 win over the Western Force last weekend and reproduced the best aspects of the match in the second half against the Highlanders.<\/p>\n

"We spoke at halftime about getting a bit of control," Lonergan said.<\/p>\n

"That first half was a guide. There was some massive passages and a lot of fatigue in the game.<\/p>\n

"We felt we didn't really control it as well as we should have but come the second half we got a bit more ascendancy and were able to control the tempo a bit more through our set piece.<\/p>\n

\"Corey<\/p>\n

The Brumbies were taken out of their comfort zone in a first half which was played at extreme pace and with little structure.<\/p>\n

The first scrum of the match didn't come until the 37th minute and the Brumbies often found themselves under pressure at breakdowns.<\/p>\n

The first try of the match came in the fifth minute when Lonergan was sacked behind a breakdown and the Highlanders toed the ball through to score through Nikora Broughton.<\/p>\n

\"Corey<\/p>\n

Tom Wright scored the Brumbies' first try as they began to assert themselves late in the half and Toole put them ahead with excellent work in a left flank overlap just after the break.<\/p>\n

The Brumbies settled into a more structured game in the second half and made good use of contestable kicks and a strong scrum.<\/p>\n

They were hard hit by injuries and had to use three captains, finishing the match with James Slipper in charge.<\/p>\n

\"Sullivan<\/p>\n

In Sydney, t\ufeffhe Blues beat the Waratahs 12-10<\/a> in a dour encounter.<\/p>\n

NSW remain in ninth position with a 1-3 record which adds to the pressure on their off contract coach Darren Coleman.<\/p>\n

"We've had two really close losses that are really disappointing," Waratahs captain Jake Gordon said on Stan Sport.<\/p>\n

\"The<\/p>\n

"But we think we're getting closer and closer to where we want to be and that's a team that's going to be near the top of the ladder at the back end.<\/p>\n

"We're not far off."<\/p>\n

The 3-1 Blues h\ufeffave leapfrogged the Brumbies into third position.\ufeff<\/p>\n

\"Ratima<\/p>\n

In Hamilton, \ufeffDamian McKenzie kicked 16 points for the Chiefs who beat the Fijian Drua 46-29.<\/a><\/p>\n

McKenzie kicked seven consecutive goals before missing the conversion of the Chiefs' final try.<\/p>\n

He also had a hand in several of the Chiefs' six tries.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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