Brumbies

File:Brumbies Rugby logo.svg
Union	Australian Rugby Union
Founded	1996
Location	Canberra, Australia
Region	Australian Capital Territory and southern New South Wales
Ground(s)	Canberra Stadium (Capacity: 25,011)
Coach(es)	Jake White
Captain(s)	Ben Mowen
2012	13th
1st kit 2nd kit
Official website
www.brumbies.com.au

The Brumbies (for sponsorship reasons known as the University of Canberra Brumbies and formerly known as the ACT Brumbies) are a Super Rugby rugby union team based in Canberra, Australia and named for the wild horses which inhabit Canberra's hinterland. The team represents the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) and southern New South Wales (NSW) regions.

The Brumbies were formed in 1996 to provide a third Australian franchise for the newly formed Super 12 (now Super 15/Super Rugby) competition. It was predicted that the Brumbies, made up of so called 'rejects' — players not wanted by the other two teams — would perform poorly. Since then, they have enjoyed more success than all the other Australian teams combined, reaching five finals and winning two.

The Brumbies play in navy blue, white and gold kits. The team plays at Canberra Stadium (formerly known as Bruce Stadium) in Canberra and is currently coached by Jake White, who replaced Andy Friend after the 2011 season. The 2012 season will see a new captain, with Ben Mowen captaining the side.

History[link]

Brumbies Rugby Headquarters in Griffith, Australian Capital Territory.

Rugby union football has a long history in the ACT. The British Isles opened their 1899 tour of Australia with a match in Goulburn. However, it was not until 1938 that the ACT Rugby Union was finally established. Four clubs made up the first local competition; University, Easts, RMC and Norths. Also that year, a representative ACT side faced off against the All Blacks, losing 5 to 56.^{[citation needed]}

The first international victory for an ACT representative side was in 1973, when they defeated Tonga 17 points to six. In 1978 an ACT side defeated Wales, who were Five Nations champions at the time. ACT had trailed at half time, 6 to 16, but came back and won with a penalty kick in the final moments of the match.^{[citation needed]}

ACT defeated NSW 44 to 28 at Sydney's Concord Oval in 1994, which led the way for the ACT to become a franchise, and be included in the new professional international Super 12 competition, alongside the Reds and Waratahs. ACT became Australia's third provincial team in the new competition, known officially as the ACT Brumbies.^{[citation needed]}

In the inaugural Super 12 season, under coach Rod Macqueen, the Brumbies actually finished fifth on the table after the regular season, narrowly missing out on a finals position. The following season was even more successful as the Brumbies entered the 1997 Super 12 Final, but lost to the Auckland Blues.^{[citation needed]}

Eddie Jones took over as head coach in 1998, but the Brumbies fell to tenth place on the 1998 season ladder. However, the following season saw a big improvement, as they finished fifth for the second time in their Super rugby history, just missing out on the finals. In 2000, the Brumbies made it to the 2000 Super 12 Final for the second time, and were actually hosting it as well. They were however beaten by the Crusaders, by just the one point, losing 19 to 20.^{[citation needed]}

Brumbies vs Waratahs, April 2006

In 2001 they backed up their good performance in 2000 to again enter the final, this time against the Sharks from Durban. The Brumbies won the match, and in doing so, became the first team outside of New Zealand to be crowned Super 12 champions (and the only such team in the Super 12 era; the Bulls of South Africa won the 2007 Super 14). That year the British Lions also came to Australia, and played a match against the Brumbies. The combined strength of four nations was pitted against the Brumbies Second XV with the tourists winning by just two points, 30 to 28.^{[citation needed]}

David Nucifora took over as head coach at the Brumbies for the 2002 season. Under Nucifora the Brumbies entered their third Super 12 final in a row, again against the Crusaders who had defeated them in the 2000 final. The Crusaders won the match, 31 to 13. The following season, going for four straight final appearances, the Brumbies fell just short, being knocked out in the semi-finals by the Blues. They did however go onto to beat Fiji and Tonga later that year.^{[citation needed]}

In 2004 the Brumbies finished at the top of the Super 12 table, six points clear of the next best team. The Brumbies hosted the 2004 Super 12 Final as well, and were to face the Crusaders once again. Though this time, the Brumbies won, 47 to 38 in front of a record crowd at Canberra Stadium. During the off-season the ACT Rugby Union was renamed the ACT and Southern NSW Rugby Union, and the name of the team was changed to Brumbies Rugby.^{[citation needed]}

Laurie Fisher took over as coach for the 2005 season. After an undefeated run in the early stages of the season, injuries began to mount up and the Brumbies eventually finished fifth, missing out on the finals. The following year the competition was expanded to the Super 14, introducing one new team from Australia and South Africa.^{[citation needed]}

In 2006 the Brumbies finished sixth, missing out on the finals by 1 point, having never dropped out of the top four all season prior to the last round. Later that year the Brumbies played in the inaugural Australian Provincial Championship (APC). In their opening game they defeated the NSW Waratahs 14–13 at Viking Park. This win snapped a 3 game losing streak against their traditional rivals. They then went on to defeat the Western Force 25–10, again at Viking Park. Despite narrowly losing, 20–19, to the Queensland Reds on the road in Brisbane, the Brumbies won the right to face the Reds in the final back in Viking Park. They won this more comfortably, 42–17, securing the inaugural APC.^{[citation needed]}

The side were unable to make the playoffs between 2007 and 2011, during which time they finished between 5th and 13th on the ladder. After a succession of coaches over the same period, including Laurie Fisher, Andy Friend and Tony Rea, former South Africa coach Jake White will coach the side in 2012.^{[citation needed]}

Colours and name[link]

Brumbies and Southern Inland Rugby Union office in Wagga Wagga, New South Wales.

The Brumbies traditional colours are navy blue, white and gold. Their primary jersey is navy with gold trim, with navy shorts and socks. The alternate jersey is primarily white with navy sides and gold trim, generally worn for away matches. The Brumbies also have a traditional jersey which is used for games against fellow Australian Super 12 foundation teams NSW and Queensland, which reflects the original home jersey worn between 1996 and 2005. This features a navy 'saddle' across the shoulders and white below chest level, with gold trim. The primary jersey sposor is software company CA with DHL the sleeve sponsor and clothing sponsorship by KooGa.

The team is named after the wild horses which inhabit Canberra's hinterland. The Brumbies mascot is Brumby Jack. The Brumbies were originally known as the ACT Brumbies when they were accepted into the Super 12 for its inaugural season in 1996. Shortly after the 2004 season, two regional governing bodies in New South Wales – Far South Coast Rugby Union and Southern Inland Rugby Union, joined the ACT Rugby Union, which then renamed itself the ACT and Southern NSW Rugby Union.^[1] The team adopted a new name and logo for the 2005 season, dropping the "ACT" to become known simply as "The Brumbies". The name change identified that the team represented an area much larger than the Australian Capital Territory – with "Brumbies Territory" incorporating a number of regions through southern New South Wales including the Riverina, Shoalhaven, and Southern Highlands as well as the Sunraysia region incorporating parts of Victoria.^[2]

Stadium[link]

The Brumbies play all their home fixtures at Canberra Stadium, located adjacent to the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra. They share the ground with the Canberra Raiders rugby league team. Also, the Canberra Vikings, the Brumbies' affiliate in the short-lived Australian Rugby Championship, played one of their four regular-season home matches there. In 2003 matches from the 2003 Rugby World Cup were played at the stadium. Capacity is a nominal all-seated 25,011, however the largest crowd is actually 28,753, which was for the 2004 Super 12 Final. The Brumbies team did not use Canberra Stadium for their post-season APC games, instead taking their home fixtures to Canberra's Viking Park, which has a smaller capacity.

Rivalries[link]

The Brumbies have traditionally had a fierce rivalry with the NSW Waratahs. The original Brumbies team was formed of rejects from the Waratahs – ironically however the Brumbies have had more success over the duration of the Super 12/14. Brumbies v. Waratahs games are notoriously difficult for the away team to win – indeed the away team has only won on two occasions, including the Brumbies 51–10 humiliation of NSW in the 2002 semi finals. Brumbies/Waratahs games routinely attract sell out attendances.

Another notable rival of the Brumbies is the Crusaders. The two sides have met in three grand finals (The Brumbies winning one and the Crusaders two). In common with the Waratah rivalry the away side rarely wins in encounters between the two sides. The Brumbies are the only team to have scored 50 points against the Crusaders and have recorded the highest ever score in a grand final (48 points) against this side. The Brumbies remain one of few sides to have a competitive win/loss record against the Crusaders.

Season standings[link]

Super 12

Super 14

Super Rugby

Season	Pos	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	+/-	BP	Pts	Notes
1996	5th	11	7	0	4	306	273	+33	4	32
1997	2nd	11	8	0	3	406	291	+115	9	41	(lost final to Blues)
1998	10th	11	3	0	8	248	364	-166	6	18
1999	5th	11	5	0	6	278	195	+83	8	28
2000	2nd	11	9	0	2	393	196	+197	9	45	(lost final to Crusaders)
2001	1st	11	8	0	3	348	204	+144	8	40	(defeated Sharks in final)
2002	2nd	11	7	0	4	374	230	+144	10	38	(lost final to Crusaders)
2003	4th	11	6	0	5	358	313	+45	7	31	(lost semi-final to Blues)
2004	1st	11	8	0	3	408	269	+139	8	40	(defeated Crusaders in final)
2005	5th	11	5	1	5	260	266	-6	7	29
2006	6th	13	8	1	4	326	269	+57	4	38
2007	5th	13	9	0	4	234	173	+61	4	40
2008	9th	13	6	0	7	277	317	-40	6	30
2009	7th	13	8	0	5	311	305	+6	6	38
2010	6th	13	8	0	5	358	291	+67	5	37
2011	13th	16	4	1	11	314	437	-123	7	33
2012	TBD	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Players[link]

Current squad[link]

The squad for the 2012 season:^[3]

Transfers 2012[link]

Players In[link]

• Siliva Siliva (from Western Force)
• Ben Mowen (from Waratahs)
• Ian Prior (from Reds)
• Fotu Auelua (from NTT Shining Arcs)
• Kimami Sitauti (from Reds)
• Joseph Tomane (from Gold Coast Titans)

Players Out[link]

• Elvis Levi (to Béziers)
• Huia Edmonds (released)
• Salesi Ma'afu (to Western Force)
• Mark Chisholm (to Bayonne)
• Mitchell Chapman (to NTT-Docomo Red Hurricanes)
• Julian Salvi (to Leicester)
• Rocky Elsom (to Waratahs)
• Patrick Phibbs (to Exeter Chiefs)
• Josh Valentine (to Narbonne)
• Matt Giteau (to Toulon)
• Tyrone Smith (to Honda Heat)
• Ed Stubbs (released)
• Francis Fainifo (to Stade Français)
• Adam Ashley-Cooper (to Waratahs)
• Stephen Hoiles (released)
• Jono Owen (to Rebels)

Current internationals[link]

• Ben Alexander
• Peter Kimlin
• Stephen Moore
• Pat McCabe

Notable players[link]

• Owen Finegan
• Patricio Noriega
• David Giffin
• George Gregan
• Julian Huxley
• Stephen Larkham
• Jeremy Paul
• Joe Roff
• George Smith

100 Club[link]

• 136 – George Gregan
• 116 – Stephen Larkham
• 112 – Jeremy Paul
• 106 – George Smith
• 101 – Stirling Mortlock
• 100 – Bill Young

Note: Players in Bold are still playing Super Rugby.

Coaches[link]

Since Super 12 (Games-Win-Loss-Draw-Win%

• Rod McQueen – 1996–1997 (24-16-8-0-67%)
• Eddie Jones – 1998–2001 (48-28-20-0-58%)
• David Nucifora – 2002–2004 (38-24-14-0-63%)
• Laurie Fisher – 2005–2008 (50-28-20-2-56%)
• Andy Friend – 2009–2011 (28-17-11-0-61%)
• Tony Rea - 2011 (14-3-11-0-21%)
• Jake White - 2012-present (7-4-3-0-57%)

Team records[link]

• Highest point scorer in a career – Stirling Mortlock (994 points, 1998–present (round 13, 2009))
• Highest point scorer in a season – Stirling Mortlock (194 points, 2000)
• Highest try scorer in a career – Joe Roff (57 tries, 1996 to 2004)
• Highest try scorer in a season – Joe Roff (15 tries, 1997)

• Largest defeat – 44–10 – Waratahs (1995/1996 – Super 12)^[4]
• Largest Victory – 64–0 – Cats (2001), 79–15 – Bulls (1999)

See also[link]

• ACT and Southern NSW Rugby Union

References[link]

External links[link]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Brumbies

• Official site

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Clyde Rathbone

Personal information
Date of birth	(1981-07-23) July 23, 1981 (age 30)
Place of birth	Durban, South Africa
Height	1.8 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	97 kg (210 lb)
Club information
Position(s)	Centre, Wing
Current club	Brumbies
Super Rugby
Super Rugby 2002 2003-2006 Sharks Brumbies 3 21
Representative teams
2004-2006  Australia 26 (40)

Clyde Rathbone (born 23 July 1981 in Durban, South Africa), nicknamed "Rattlebones", is an Australian rugby union player. He previously played for the Brumbies in Super 14 and internationally for Australia. He began his Australia career as a centre, but now mainly plays wing.

Career[link]

He spent his entire childhood in Durban and played most of his rugby as a South African junior, representing South African Schools and even captaining the under-21 national team to victory in the 2002 U21 Rugby World Cup. In the same year, he made his debut in the then-Super 12 for the Sharks. However, at the end of 2002, he chose to move to Australia, for which he was qualified to play by virtue of having an Australia-born paternal grandmother.

Rathbone joined the Brumbies for the 2003 season. After considerable speculation in the rugby world over which country he would represent at Test level, he opted for the Wallabies, which resulted in Rathbone being heavily criticised in much of the South African press. Rathbone made his Test debut in June 2004 against Scotland, and went on to score a hat trick of tries against England the following week. His form in the June Tests earned him a starting wing position for that year's Tri Nations Series. During that competition, he rubbed salt into the South African wounds by scoring a match-winning try against his former countrymen in Perth. When the Wallabies went on tour that November, he scored a pair of tries against Scotland at Murrayfield, but suffered a groin injury that kept him out of the year's final Test against England.

In 2005,Rathbone was injured for most of the year, missing the Autumn series of Tests. In these tests, wingers Drew Mitchell and Mark Gerrard played well, and cemented the Wallaby wing spots ahead of the incumbent Rathbone.

In 2006 Rathbone has had a relatively quiet Super 14 season, but over the summer break of 2005-06 he got married to his long time girlfriend in their hometown of Durban.

In 2008, after 15 months out of rugby due to knee surgery for a torn patella tendon, Rathbone signed a Shute Shield contract with the east-Sydney based team, Easts.

In 2009, after many injuries that have seen him sidelined, he decided to retire.^[1]

References[link]

His playing for Australia now contradicts an IRB ruling involving Steven Shingler, a Welsh born player, who was due to play for Scotland, based on the fact he had a Scottish Mother. However as he had represented Wales U20 side the IRB had ruled he was only eligible to play for Wales.

External links[link]

• Brumbies profile
• Profile at official Australian Rugby Union site
• Rathbone signs for Easts

Vicky Hurst
Hurst at the 2009 LPGA Championship
Personal information
Born	(1990-06-19) June 19, 1990 (age 22) Andrews AFB, Maryland, U.S.
Height	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Nationality	United States
Residence	Melbourne, Florida, U.S.
Career
Turned professional	2008
Current tour(s)	LPGA Tour (joined 2009)
Former tour(s)	Futures Tour (joined 2008)
Professional wins	5
Number of wins by tour
Futures Tour	5
Best results in LPGA Major Championships
Kraft Nabisco C'ship	T11: 2012
LPGA Championship	T54: 2010
U.S. Women's Open	T41: 2010
Women's British Open	T28: 2009, 2011
Achievements and awards
AJGA Player of the Year	2007
Futures Tour Rookie of the Year	2008
Futures Tour Player of the Year	2008

Vicky Hurst (born June 19, 1990) is an American professional golfer currently playing on the LPGA Tour.

She turned professional as a 17-year-old in 2008, while still in high school. Playing on the Futures Tour that year, she won five times and set a Tour record for single season earnings with $93,107.

Childhood and family life[link]

Hurst was born to a golfing family. While pregnant with Vicky, her mother Koko, a native Korean, was completing a round of golf at Andrews AFB near Washington, D.C. when her water broke on the 16th hole.^[1][2] Although winning the round, Koko left to give birth to Vicky at the base's medical center.^[2] Her father, Joe, who met Koko while he was stationed in Korea in the 1980s, was a retired Air Force colonel.^[3] He died suddenly of a massive stroke in April 2006 while Vicky, age 15, was practicing for the LPGA Ginn Open to which she had received a sponsor exemption. Hurst withdrew from the tournament and said she would dedicate the rest of her career to her father's memory.^[4] Hurst was raised in Melbourne, Florida, where she attended Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy and graduated in June 2008, part-way through her Futures Tour rookie year.^[3] She has an older sister, Kelly, also an accomplished golfer, was a member of the University of Florida golf team, though she never played.^[5]

Amateur career[link]

Hurst had a standout amateur career. In 2005 she won the Florida Women's State Golf Association Junior Girls' Championship, was named the FWSGA Junior Player of the Year and finished second at the Florida high school girls golf championship. In 2006 she was runner-up at the U.S. Girls' Junior and tied for second at the FWSGA Junior Girls' Championship. Also in 2006, she qualified for the U.S. Women's Open, three weeks after turning 15.^[6] She was named Florida Junior Player of the Year in 2006-07 and qualified again for the U.S. Women's Open in 2007. In 2007 she won three American Junior Golf Association (AJGA) events, and earned spots on the 2007 U.S. PING Junior Solheim Cup Team and Canon Cup, representing the East Team. She ended 2007 as the top-ranked amateur in the Polo Golf Rankings and was named the 2007 AJGA Player of the Year.

Professional career[link]

In the fall of 2007 at the start of her senior year in high school, Hurst faced a choice between pursuing a college golf career, for which she was heavily recruited by coaches, and turning professional. She participated in, and won, the Futures Tour qualifying school in November. In December she announced that she would skip college and join the Futures Tour in 2008, while completing high school at the same time.^[7] She also received sponsor exemptions to three LPGA Tour events in 2008, missing the cut in two of the events and finishing tied for 21st in the third.

In 2008, she competed full-time on the Futures Tour, winning five times and setting a Tour record for single season earnings with $93,107. She was named Rookie of the Year and Player of the Year and automatically qualified for full playing status on the LPGA Tour for the 2009 season. Her first tournament as an LPGA member was the 2009 season-opening SBS Open at Turtle Bay at which she finished tied for 15th and led the field in driving distance. Hurst finished her rookie year leading the LPGA Tour in driving distance with an average distance of 272.5 yards.^[8]

Hurst's endorsement contracts include Callaway Golf and Under Armour.^[9][10]

Professional wins (5)[link]

Futures Tour wins (5)[link]

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	To par	Margin of victory	Runner-up	Winner's[11] share ($)
1	Apr 27, 2008	Jalapeno Golf Classic	67-67-64=198	-18	3 strokes	Ashley Prange	11,900
2	Jun 17, 2008	Michelob ULTRA FUTURES Players Championship	69-70-68-65=272	-8	4 strokes	Sarah-Jane Kenyon	16,100
3	Jun 29, 2008	Horseshoe Casino Classic at Lost Marsh Golf Course	70-76-67=213	-3	1 stroke	Jin Young Pak	12,600
4	Jul 13, 2008	CIGNA Golf Classic	68-73-68=209	-7	8 strokes	Natalie Sheary	11,200
5	Oct 19, 2008	Duramed Invitational	71-69-71=211	-8	1 stroke	Vikki Laing	21,0001

¹unofficial earnings
Futures Tour majors are shown in bold.

Results in LPGA majors[link]

DNP = did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Yellow background for top-10.

Futures Tour career summary[link]

LPGA Tour career summary[link]

• Official as of May 21, 2012^[12]

[edit] Solheim Cup record

[edit] References

External links[link]

• Vicky Hurst at the LPGA Tour official site
• Vicky Hurst profile on Seoul Sisters website

v t e United States Solheim Cup team – 2011 Paula Creamer  • Vicky Hurst  • Juli Inkster  • Cristie Kerr  • Christina Kim  • Brittany Lang  • Stacy Lewis  • Brittany Lincicome  • Ryann O'Toole  • Morgan Pressel  • Angela Stanford  • Michelle Wie Rosie Jones (non-playing captain)  • Juli Inkster (playing assistant captain)  • Sherri Steinhauer (non-playing assistant captain) Lost: 13–15

Joe Roff

Date of birth	(1975-09-20) 20 September 1975 (age 36)
Place of birth	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Weight	101 kg (15 st 13 lb)[1]
School	The Armidale School Marist College Canberra
University	University of Southern Queensland University of Oxford
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position	Wing / Fullback
Amateur clubs
Years	Club / team
	Tuggeranong Vikings
Professional / senior clubs
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
2001–2002 2005–2006	Biarritz Olympique Kubota Spears
Super Rugby
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
1996–2004	Brumbies	86	(285)
correct as of 25 May 2004.
National team(s)
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
1996–2004 1992–1993	Australia Australian Schoolboys	86	(244)
correct as of 25 November 2004.

Joe Roff (born in Melbourne 20 September 1975) is a retired Australian rugby union footballer and a product of the Tuggeranong Vikings Rugby Union Club in Canberra, who played on the wing or at fullback for Brumbies and Australia and played 5 tests as a centre in the early part of his test career. He also had a spell at the French club Biarritz and in 2005-6 at Kubota Spears in Japan's Top League Of his 86 caps, 62 were won in consecutive games from 1996 to 2001. His final game saw him captain Oxford against Cambridge in the 2007 Varsity Match.

Early life[link]

For a time, he attended The Armidale School in Armidale New South Wales. He was also a student at Marist College Canberra. Joe Roff's father, Glenn Roff, is Principal of St John's College, Woodlawn on the Far North Coast of NSW. Joe's older brother, Jake, who also works at St John's College, Woodlawn, is a musical collaborator with Rupert McCall, putting his iconic Australian poems to music.^{[citation needed]}

Rugby career[link]

After a successful junior career he was selected at age 19 for Australia's 1995 world cup squad, making his debut against Canada and scoring a try, followed by another 2 against Romania.

By 1996 he was a more regular feature in the starting test side before becoming a firm test player for the 1999 world cup win and the back to back tri nations wins of 2000 and 2001. He was also a capable goal kicker, kicking 18 penalties and 20 conversions in his test career.

Roff scored the intercept try in the second British Lions Test in 2001 which turned the test in Australia's before they went on to win the game, squaring the series. They went on to win the series. He was known for his blistering pace, deft touches, and work at the breakdown. Until March 2007 he was the top try scorer in Super Rugby before he was overtaken by Doug Howlett. He also holds the record for most tries in a Super 12 season, scoring 15 in 1997.

Midway through the super 12 season of 2004 he announced that he would retire at the end of the domestic international season. He was just 29 years old and had spent 10 years playing test rugby and amassed 86 test caps and 244 points. He farewelled the Brumbies in 2004 as the team took the Super 12 Final.

Oxford University[link]

Roff matriculated at the University of Oxford, UK in October 2006 to read a degree in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics at Harris Manchester College. He also made a return to amateur rugby by playing for the Oxford University (OURFC), colloquially known as the Dark Blues, representing the Blues in their traditional fixture against Cambridge at Twickenham Stadium on 12 December 2006. Oxford lost this match 15-6. On 6 December 2007, he captained the Blues to their third successive Varsity loss, losing 22-16 to Cambridge, before hanging up his boots for the last time.

Other[link]

In January 2007, he won the "United Kingdom-based Young Australian of the Year for 2007" for his services to Australian Rugby in general.^[2][3]

During his years with the Wallabies, the rhyming slang term "Joe Roffie" gradually worked its way into to the Australian vernacular, being an abbreviation for coffee.

References[link]

External links[link]

• Wallabies Profile
• University of Southern Queensland profile
• University of Oxford [1]
• Oxford University Rugby Football Club
• Rugby-Heroes.net
• Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum