Brumbies end Highlanders’ run
24 Mar 2012
SIMON BORCHARDT reports on the Brumbies’ 33-26 victory in Canberra that brought the Highlanders’ four-match winning streak to a halt.
Jake White’s side raced out to a 17-3 lead after 20 minutes, but the Highlanders fought back well to make it 26-26 early in the second half. However, the loss of flyhalf Colin Slade, who appeared to break an ankle, broke the visitors’ momentum and they conceded a soft try on the 60-minute mark that proved to be decisive.
The Highlanders will also regret the poor start they made to the game, when centre Tamati Ellison’s pass was intercepted by Joe Tomane, who ran 80m to score.
The winger struck again 10 minutes later when the Brumbies, who had been starved of possession, sent the ball wide from a turnover. Midfielder Andrew Smith was put into space on the left and found Tomane, who cut back inside for his double.
Slade, who had earlier kicked a drop goal, exchanged penalties with opposite number Christian Lealiifano, before a break from winger Hosea Gear led to a try for scrumhalf Aaron Smith that reduced the deficit to four.
But Lealiifano’s third penalty, on the half-time hooter, gave the hosts a 20-13 lead despite them having had just 33% of the ball.
It didn’t take the Highlanders long to level the scores when, following a penalty goal apiece, Shaun Treeby was brought to ground but not held by the tackler. The centre jumped back up to his feet and ran away to score next to the posts.
At that stage it looked as if the visitors were on track for win No 5. But then Slade left the field and they conceded that soft try after losing possession at a maul near their 22. Brumbies hooker Stephen Moore got boot to ball and flanker Michael Hooper picked it up to score what was ultimately the match-winning try.
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24 Mar 2012, 10:39 am
Nic White and James o’Connor ******* up my fantasy league.
24 Mar 2012, 10:43 am
dear dear dear
24 Mar 2012, 10:44 am
That is how you properly kak up a scoring chance. Easy 5 ahead to 5 behind in one forced pass.
24 Mar 2012, 10:47 am
was that try not reminiscent of Habana tries under JW?
24 Mar 2012, 10:49 am
brumbies are spoiling at the breakdown, slowing the ball down
24 Mar 2012, 10:50 am
Ja, show the opposition wide the whole way and then look for the intercept. We all know it can backfire too though.
24 Mar 2012, 10:58 am
Nice second try. Stole the ball, moved it wide quick and ran it in. Back to basics, simple stuff. JW has these guys playing above themselves just by playing percentages.
24 Mar 2012, 10:59 am
soo amazed how patterned JW’s rugby is, 2nd try again you’d think this winger is Habana! these are the try’s Habana used to score@will
24 Mar 2012, 11:00 am
I see Jake’s Brumbiew looking better than ever..
Still would expect Highlanders to slowly claw their way back in at some point..
24 Mar 2012, 11:01 am
Brumbies**
24 Mar 2012, 11:03 am
Go Boys!!!
Unfortunately working so I cannot watch the game.
24 Mar 2012, 11:06 am
shows you what Jake can do with not HAVING to pick quotas or have a quota backline coach in the way
24 Mar 2012, 11:16 am
Jakes boys are popping !!! 17/6 Brumbies…..such a loss to SA rugby.
24 Mar 2012, 11:20 am
Come on Brumbies, win so I can go 5/5 on Superbru. Please!
And if you don’t care about me (and why should you), then at least do it for yourselves and your fans!
24 Mar 2012, 11:28 am
hahaha this stream at half time – where you find the analysts never watched the match so far
24 Mar 2012, 11:51 am
Colin Slade down …………………………………………looks very serious. Leg or knee injury.
Stretchered off.
Colin has had a tragic run of injuries.
24 Mar 2012, 11:52 am
Never like to see that happen to anyone.
24 Mar 2012, 11:56 am
Serious left ankle fracture apparently.
24 Mar 2012, 11:58 am
Peter Kimlin…………………………………………………..also now off injured.
This game has lifted in intensity.
24 Mar 2012, 12:22 pm
To get any points out of this game,
the Highlanders need a Hurricanes type miracle.
1.30 to go
24 Mar 2012, 12:28 pm
So much for White being a kak coach – they’ve just chopped down the form side in the comp.
24 Mar 2012, 12:30 pm
@cab(cab)-21:
So hes not a useless coach any more?
Didnt Eddie Jones join him again this week?
24 Mar 2012, 12:33 pm
Wow, this is great news!
Well Done Guys!!!!!!!!!!!
24 Mar 2012, 12:35 pm
@Hurricane(Hurricane)-22:
The Eddie and Jake Show.
Eddie goes down on Jake.
Jake loves Eddie.
Jake goes down on Eddie.
Eddie love Jake.
Meantime……………………………………………………………Who the f….k is running rugby in Japan?
24 Mar 2012, 12:36 pm
Well whaddya know, I’m 5/5 on Superbru.
Maybe I should be a rugby writer here at Keo, LOL.
24 Mar 2012, 12:36 pm
Skopshyte, Prawn, Transgender and the usual moegoes on this site have always hated Jake White (even after the Boks won the RWC) and this is his up yours to those farkwits. Haaahaaahaaaa!!!
Get out your All Blacks jerseys for the next Stormers game moegoes.
24 Mar 2012, 12:36 pm
I’ve never said he was useless – few others have – JW may be an opportunist but he’s a very capable coach. Jones is his bumchum, but White has that team primed, talent-wise they completely outgunned by highlanders but he woulda neutralised hore at the bd.
24 Mar 2012, 12:36 pm
@cane(cane)-24:
Kaino
24 Mar 2012, 12:37 pm
@BrumbiesBoy(BrumbiesBoy)-23:
Yes BB.
A good win.
Brumbies still one of the very hardest to beat at home.
24 Mar 2012, 12:37 pm
@Hurricane(Hurricane)-28:
Classic.
24 Mar 2012, 12:37 pm
@cab(cab)-27:
You seem to forget SA were getting a beaten more often than not when Jake had the team. He needed Eddie to help,which also has been stated. Eddie won the RWC in 2007 just as much as JW did.
24 Mar 2012, 12:39 pm
I see the hurricanes are also doing pretty well after everyone was writing them off early on – pity they lost hore – what a hooker – literally.
24 Mar 2012, 12:40 pm
@Todd W(Todd W)-25:
You never get a Job here on Keo.
You would show up the other Journo’s.
8)
24 Mar 2012, 12:43 pm
31 hurricane
speaking of beatings ain’t eddie the fella in charge of reds when beaten by cricket score 96-2 vs bulls? Mackenzie takes over 2 seasons later and they win the comp. Hau?!
24 Mar 2012, 12:44 pm
@cab(cab)-32:
Yep, doing better than what was looking to be a horrid year.
But proves we have some good youngsters in Wellington
Still, dont like Hammett, he could have done things differently with the old players.
24 Mar 2012, 12:46 pm
This is one very well coached Brumbies team.
For a country with so many average refs we sure know how to piss off our best ones…
24 Mar 2012, 12:46 pm
@Hurricane(Hurricane)-31:
You seem to forget that Jake White is taking this team to back to back wins without Eddie Jones. This is White’s rebuilding phase…imagine what they’ll be like when he’s finished rebuilding…
24 Mar 2012, 12:48 pm
@cab(cab)-34:
Yeah i think he was. And so?
Wasnt jake white the coach that got the Boks best hammered by 49-0 against the Ozzie which included a few reds players?
We seem to be going no where here.
All i said was JW needed Eddie to win the RWC.
24 Mar 2012, 12:50 pm
@Shark(Predawn)-37:
All i said was JW needed Eddie and has asked for his help again.
I am not calling him a cr@p coach as alot do on here but i sure as hell not going to say hes the best around
24 Mar 2012, 12:52 pm
@PissAnt(PissAnt)-36:
**** I have refs on my mind…
For a country with so many average coaches we know how to piss our really good ones off…
24 Mar 2012, 12:57 pm
All those Jake Haters,
He’s a good coach. Period.
Not everyone’s cup of tea but he’s taken a really understrength team and made them play well above their predicted potential.
Just like he did with the 2007 Boks.
24 Mar 2012, 12:57 pm
@Hurricane(Hurricane)-39:
He’s getting better and that shows. Nothing wrong with calling in Eddie Jones. That’s a winning combo.
Unfortunately it hasn’t worked out that way with John Plumtree and Robbie Deans. Sometimes two heads can be better than one.
I still harp on about the coach of the Sharks XV, Sean Everitt, who should be assistant coach for The Sharks. The Sharks XV could teach the senior side how to pressure the opposition with effective defensive technique instead of that useless lazy drifting that they did today.
24 Mar 2012, 13:00 pm
JW is a shade too conservative too truly be the worlds best, but he’s damn good and probably one of the best technical analysts out there. He’s loyalty leaves alot to be desired, but that’s another issue. Brumbies to finish mud-table which will be an excellent result considering their depletion.
24 Mar 2012, 13:01 pm
Well done Jake – showing these idiots in SA that it was actually your coaching talents that built the Boks from the Rudolph years.
@Hurricane(Hurricane)-31: You seem to forget what base Jake started from. He made them a force in world rugby, from being 6th or 7th after Straueli destroyed their systems, their confidence, and their self respect. And it was not Eddie that “made” the Boks win 2007 – he just brought in some fresh backline ideas to supplement Alistair Coetzee, who was not a backline coaches a$$hole. The team stsill palkyed to the patterns set by Jake, and the forwards were the best in the world by far.
24 Mar 2012, 13:04 pm
Can you imagine what Jake could do with the talent base in the Free State instead of ACT? Or the Lions? But we have morons that hold grudges against him (for whatever reason – as he actually won the damn cup!) and an administration that allows his intellectual property to walk out teh door – no pushes it out the door. fu@kwits…
24 Mar 2012, 13:09 pm
Look at the great coaching combinations over the last decade – balance of analytical ability and creativity. White’s technical analysis also happened to coincide with one of the greatest runs of any bok side, ie under mallett. Mitchell was the counterpoint to woodwards English machine, tho I think Woodward’s strength was more organisation, professionalism and consistent player selection than technical know-how. Henry and smith, and so on. White and jones. Rassie practicality and stormer-natural gayness. Very few coaches able to combine both aspects.
24 Mar 2012, 13:12 pm
@SjamBok(SjamBok)-44:
Well we seem to have a few JW lovers here as well.
Its one of those things really isnt it. Its either you like him or hate him. Personally i think letting him go in 2007 was a mistake but thems the breaks.
But to think Eddie only gave a few ideas and didnt contribute to the RWC win in 2007 is a real shame. Did Jake ever get the Boks to #1 ranking before the RWC double points?
24 Mar 2012, 13:12 pm
Jake White certainly appears to be proving people wrong.
Nuff said.
24 Mar 2012, 13:13 pm
This cant be. Jake white is a terrible coach. The people on Keo have been telling us for years and they are never wrong
24 Mar 2012, 13:13 pm
Kitch – now that was the messiah of sa coaches – quite liked ian mac and solomons too but they had kak bokke results and with Northampton respectively. But ian mac pretty much made natal and sharks rugby – before that ep had a better rugby history.
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