Super Rugby 2016: Quarterfinals – Brumbies vs Highlanders – Live Game Article

Published 22 July 2016 | By grootblousmile

Brumbies (6) 9 / 15 (10) Highlanders (Final Score)

The Brumbies and Highlanders did battle in a Super Rugby 2016 Quarterfinal at

Canberra Stadium, Canberra at 10:00 SA Time (08:00 GMT, 18:00 AEST, 20:00 NZ Time).

This was the live match discussion Article.

The match was broadcast LIVE on SuperSport 1 & CSN on TV in SA.

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Scorers:

Brumbies:

Penalties – Christian Lealiifano (3)
Drop Goals – 0
Tries – 0
Conversions – 0

Highlanders:

Penalties – Lima Sopoaga (1)
Drop Goals – 0
Tries – Waisake Naholo (1), Liam Squire (1)
Conversions – Lima Sopoaga (1)

Teams:

Brumbies	Highlanders
22 July at 10:00 SA Time
Team: 15 Aidan Toua, 14 Nigel Ah Wong, 13 Tevita Kuridrani, 12 Matt Toomua, 11 Robbie Coleman, 10 Christian Lealiifano, 9 Tomas Cubelli, 8 Jarrad Butler, 7 David Pocock, 6 Scott Fardy, 5 Sam Carter, 4 Blake Enever, 3 Ruan-Henry Smith, 2 Stephen Moore (Captain), 1 Scott Sio Replacements: 16 Josh Mann-Rea, 17 Allan Alaalatoa, 18 Leslie Leulua’iali’i-Makin, 19 Tom Staniforth, 20 Michael Wells, 21 Joe Powell, 22 Andrew Smith, 23 James Dargaville, 24 Lausii Taliauli	Team: 15 Ben Smith (Captain), 14 Waisake Naholo, 13 Matt Faddes, 12 Malakai Fekitoa, 11 Patrick Osborne, 10 Lima Sopoaga, 9 Aaron Smith, 8 Liam Squire, 7 Shane Christie, 6 Elliot Dixon, 5 Luke Whitelock, 4 Tom Franklin, 3 Josh Hohneck, 2 Ash Dixon, 1 Daniel Lienert-Brown Replacements: 16 Liam Coltman, 17 Aki Seiuli, 18 Siosiua Halanukonuka, 19 Mark Reddish, 20 Dan Pryor, 21 Te Aihe Toma, 22 Fletcher Smith, 23 Rob Thompson

Referee: Angus Gardner (Australia)
Assistant Referees: Ben O’Keeffe (New Zealand), Nic Berry (Australia)
TMO: George Ayoub (Australia)

115 Responses to Super Rugby 2016: Quarterfinals – Brumbies vs Highlanders – Live Game Article

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grootblousmile on 22 July 2016 at 11:19 am

Brumbies penalty, from about 5m inside their own half.
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grootblousmile on 22 July 2016 at 11:21 am

Brumbies now throwing the kitchen sink at the Highlanders…

2 players down, one from each side…. Landers scrum from a knock in a tackle.

TMO asked to check for foul play by Landers No 6…
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grootblousmile on 22 July 2016 at 11:21 am

No penalty, scrum it is…
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grootblousmile on 22 July 2016 at 11:22 am

Subs on thick and fast now for the Brumbies, Ennever off as is Ah Wong.

Stephen Moore has already been subbed a while ago.
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grootblousmile on 22 July 2016 at 11:23 am

Landers lineout, deep in the Brumbies 22, right side of the field
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grootblousmile on 22 July 2016 at 11:27 am

Landers scrum…
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grootblousmile on 22 July 2016 at 11:29 am

22m Drop out by the Landers…
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grootblousmile on 22 July 2016 at 11:29 am

10 Minutes to go in the game…
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grootblousmile on 22 July 2016 at 11:30 am

Landers penalty, man over the ball, holding on…
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grootblousmile on 22 July 2016 at 11:31 am

2 Landers subs… Dixon the hooker off, as is Matt Faddes.
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grootblousmile on 22 July 2016 at 11:32 am

Brumbies scrum, deep inside the Landers 22.

Very attacking chance…
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grootblousmile on 22 July 2016 at 11:32 am

7 Minutes to go… what will happen?
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grootblousmile on 22 July 2016 at 11:34 am

Try Brumbies?

Looks good to me!!

TMO
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grootblousmile on 22 July 2016 at 11:35 am

It was No 23…. Lausii Taliauli.

Now it looks short to me… and possibly lost forward.
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grootblousmile on 22 July 2016 at 11:36 am

No try, but they go back for the Brumbies penalty… about 10m out.
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grootblousmile on 22 July 2016 at 11:36 am

Brumbies opt for the scrum, only 5m out.
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grootblousmile on 22 July 2016 at 11:37 am

Scrum goes down, reset scrum.
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grootblousmile on 22 July 2016 at 11:38 am

4 Minutes to go…

Another reset scrum, both front rows went up.
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Scrumdown on 22 July 2016 at 11:38 am

Back in time to see the end of the game.
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grootblousmile on 22 July 2016 at 11:39 am

Another reset scrum, as both sets of front rows went down.
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Scrumdown on 22 July 2016 at 11:39 am

Landers under the cosh at scrum time?
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grootblousmile on 22 July 2016 at 11:39 am

Good defence…
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grootblousmile on 22 July 2016 at 11:40 am

Advantage is played…
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Scrumdown on 22 July 2016 at 11:40 am

Show ponies making a good fist of it here.

Expected the Kiwis to win it quite easily.
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grootblousmile on 22 July 2016 at 11:40 am

Penalty Brumbies… 10m out
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Scrumdown on 22 July 2016 at 11:41 am

Aussie side opting to scrum.
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grootblousmile on 22 July 2016 at 11:41 am

Brumbies opt to scrum in front of the posts, 10m out.
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grootblousmile on 22 July 2016 at 11:42 am

Brumbies ball under pressure…
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grootblousmile on 22 July 2016 at 11:42 am

Time already up on the clock.
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Scrumdown on 22 July 2016 at 11:42 am

Time up on the clock!

Super Rugby 2016: Quarterfinals – Brumbies vs Highlanders – Live Game Article

Brumbies (6) 9 / 15 (10) Highlanders (Final Score)

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