Brumbies v Waratahs - SUPER RUGBY Highlights | Round 12

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• published: 01 May 2015
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Waratahs win close encounter in Canberra Super Rugby: The Waratahs come from behind to seal a three point win over the ACT Brumbies The Waratahs earned a fourth straight victory over the Brumbies by beating the Canberra side 10-13 at the GIO Stadium on Friday. The Waratahs beat the Brumbies 13-28 in Round six earlier this season so the victory means that the Waratahs have done the double on the Brumbies for two years running. The result in front of a 17563 strong crowd provisionally moves the Waratahs up into the top six on 31 points while the Brumbies hold on to their second place with 32 points thanks to the losing bonus point. The fourth straight Waratahs victory is the first time in the New South Wales side's history having won three in a row on two occassions in the past. The result tightens up the Australian Super Rugby conference and heightens the pressure in the race for the top spot in the conference which guarantees a place in the play offs. Both sides scored a try each but it was the Waratahs' superior defence and goal kicking that earned them a crucial win over their fierce rivals following their stormy 28-13 win in Sydney earlier in the season. The Brumbies had their chances as they dominated possession and territory in the second half, but the Waratahs' defence was unyielding, even when they were reduced to 14 men late in the second term. Wallabies winger Rob Horne was yellow-carded for illegally attempting to disrupt a pressing Brumbies driving maul close to the Waratahs try-line in the 65th minute. Yet the Sydneysiders tenaciously thwarted the Brumbies, who threw away a couple of scoring chances by taking the wrong options. Winger Joe Tomane scored first for the Brumbies in the eighth minute off a long pass from Robbie Coleman which gave him a clear run to the left corner. Adam Ashley-Cooper levelled the scores six minutes later when he scored against his old club off a long pass from scrum-half Nick Phipps. The remainder of the points came from penalty goals. Christian Leali'ifano put the Brumbies in front 10-7 at half-time with a 28th minute penalty. But the Waratahs came from behind in the second half to claim victory with a long-range penalty from Kurtley Beale and another penalty goal from Bernard Foley. The Brumbies turned down the opportunity for Leali'ifano to kick for a draw in the final minute, electing instead to go for a lineout and a driving maul, which the Waratahs successfully defended. "We didn't get much flow in attack, but we defended really well, even with a man down, and that's where we won the game, we really fought hard together," Waratahs skipper Dave Dennis said. The Waratahs kept the ball in play for as much as possible to restrict the Brumbies using their potent driving maul. "That's our way of showing respect for their driving maul by keeping the ball in play and when it was in touch I thought we defended well as well," he said. Brumbies skipper Stephen Moore said his team had plenty of chances to win the game. "There wasn't much in it, but I'm proud of the effort the boys put in," Moore said. "We had a lot of chances in the second half and weren't good enough to take a few of them and that's disappointing." Next week the Brumbies face the Stormers in Cape Town and the Waratahs travel to Perth to take on the Western Force. Final Score Brumbies 10 (10) Waratahs 13 (7) Scorers Brumbies Tries - J.Tomane Pen - C.Lealiifano Con - C.Lealiifano Drop - Cards - Waratahs Tries - A.Ashley-Cooper Pen - K.Beale, B.Foley Con - B.Foley Drop - Cards -R.Horne (yellow 64th min) Match Officials Referee: Glen Jackson Assistant Ref 1:Matt O'Brien Assistant Ref 2:Frederico Anselmi TMO : George Ayoub Teams Brumbies 1. JP Smith , 2. Stephen Moore (C) , 3. Ben Alexander , 4. Jordan Smiler , 5. Sam Carter , 6. Scott Fardy , 7. David Pocock , 8. Ita Vaea , 9. Michael Dowsett , 10. Christian Lealiifano , 11. Joe Tomane , 12. Robbie Coleman , 13. Tevita Kuridrani , 14. Henry Speight , 15. Jesse Mogg Replacements: 16. Josh Mann-Rea , 17. Allan Alaalatoa , 18. Ruan Smith , 19. Blake Enever , 20. Jarrad Butler , 21. Joe Powell , 22. James Dargaville , 23. Nigel Ah Wong. Waratahs 1.Benn Robinson,2.Tatafu Polota-Nau,3.Sekope Kepu,4.Will Skelton,5.David Dennis (C),6.Jacques Potgieter,7.Michael Hooper (VC),8.Wycliff Palu,9.Nick Phipps,10.Bernard Foley,11.Rob Horne,12.Kurtley Beale,13.Adam Ashley-Cooper (VC),14.Peter Betham,1 5Israel Folau Replacements:16. Tolu Latu,17. Jeremy Tilse,18. Paddy Ryan,19. Mitchell Chapman,20. Stephen Hoiles,21. Pat McCutcheon,22. Brendan McKibbin,23. Matt Carraro,24. Taqele Naiyaravoro Source : FOX Sports