Brumbies put boot into Canes

Brumbies put boot into Canes

18 May 2012

JON CARDINELLI writes that great goal-kicking was the difference in the Brumbies’ 37-25 victory over the Hurricanes in Wellington.

How did the Hurricanes conspire to throw this match away? They scored their fourth try in the third quarter and looked to be cruising to an important win, but faded badly in the last 20 minutes and allowed the visitors to score 19 unanswered points.

It will be regarded as an ugly win for Jake White’s team even though they bagged five log points from a difficult visit to Wellington. It was also ironic that some form of kicking would propel the Brumbies to a fantastic result, as their kicking from hand was nothing short of aimless.

They controlled the earlier periods of play and shot to a 10-0 lead, but were subsequently punished for some poor tactical punts. Too often the high balls or tactical probes were too long, allowing a dangerous Hurricanes back three to collect and counter-attack with damaging results.

The Hurricanes forwards also came back strongly, and TJ Perenara scored in the 17th minute after the heavies had set a great platform. Victor Vito added the hosts’ second from a neat set-piece move, and the Hurricanes looked to have seized the initiative right before half-time.

Perenara snatched his second after the break, finishing an opportunity that was rooted again in strong forward play and poor kicking by the Brumbies.

Rookie flyhalf Zack Holmes managed to goal a penalty during this period, but the Canes kept on coming, and another strong drive from the lineout had the Brumbies defence stretched. Reserve prop Jeffrey Toomaga-Allen barrelled over from a subsequent surge, and at 25-16 the Canes were set for a fine finish.

But while the Canes had done well to win the battle for territory and punish Brumbies errors, they had failed to capitalise via an accurate goal-kicking performance. Following Toomaga-Allen’s try, they were nine points ahead, but wayward goal-attempts meant they had left a further nine points out on the field. It was this inaccuracy, as well as an unforgivable lapse in the last quarter, that would result in them losing the game.

The Brumbies were guilty of poor kicking out of hand, but they stuck to their tactics and began to enjoy the benefits in the dying stages. Their forwards also came back strongly, and it was some neat inter-passing between the visiting tight forwards that resulted in a try by lock Sam Carter.

They looked to have botched a scoring opportunity when they knocked on five metres out from the Canes’ tryline, but won a tighthead at the ensuing scrum. Michael Hooper swooped on the loose ball and emerged from a pile of bodies. The accurate goal-kicking boot of Holmes ensured that they made the lead five points instead of three.

The Brumbies flyhalf completed a memorable first start with a seven pointer moments later, and at 37-25, the game was over. The Canes attempted to close the gap in last 10 minutes but coughed up possession at the critical moment. In the end, a determined Brumbies defensive effort denied the Canes a losing bonus point.

The result sees the Brumbies consolidating their place at the top of the Australian conference and keeping the Reds at arm’s length. Following such a gutting loss at home, the Hurricanes should struggle to stay in the play-off race.


364 Comments

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  • 51.Sasuke: Reply to this comment
    18 May 2012, 10:14 am

    @poppa69(poppa69)-50: ok cool. Hansen doesnt need to reinvent the wheel.

  • 52.Te Rangatira: Reply to this comment
    18 May 2012, 10:16 am

    @poppa69(poppa69)-50:
    Kia ora….e pehea ana koe? Yes…..Cheats

  • 53.poppa69: Reply to this comment
    18 May 2012, 10:18 am

    @Sasuke(Sasuke)-51: exactly… but I think the inclusion of so many young guys (a lot from the U20s champs from the past few years) signals that he does have an eye to the future too…

  • 54.sharks_lover: Reply to this comment
    18 May 2012, 10:19 am

    @poppa69(poppa69)-50: @Te Rangatira(Te Rangatira)-52: Is it not amazing how a few in here have turned most Kiwi supporters into Sour Krauts??? ***** teeth, surely you guys are bigger then that,

  • 55.poppa69: Reply to this comment
    18 May 2012, 10:20 am

    @Te Rangatira(Te Rangatira)-52: all good here bro..enjoying the rugby, Canes have actually done well, after first 10/15 minutes thought it may have been a long day for them.. .

  • 56.sharks_lover: Reply to this comment
    18 May 2012, 10:21 am

    @Te Rangatira(Te Rangatira)-52: and if it helps any?? most sharks supporters think lawrence is rubbish, the Kiwi version and the SA one :lol:

  • 57.logie_Jumpbuck: Reply to this comment
    18 May 2012, 10:22 am

    @Sasuke(Sasuke)-36: Naah, they’ll reduce the squad but they won’t add to it though. I wasn’t that impressed either. Too be honest, I think Aus and SA have more talent coming through the ranks than NZ at this stage.

  • 58.Te Rangatira: Reply to this comment
    18 May 2012, 10:22 am

    @sharks_lover(sharks_lover)-54:
    Ae…your right….Interesting half…Go Hurricanes

  • 59.poppa69: Reply to this comment
    18 May 2012, 10:24 am

    @sharks_lover(sharks_lover)-54: us sour? you mean with all the constant NZ cheat calls? the references to domestic abuse (when SA has far worse stats), the whole anti-SA conspiracy angle that many cite, often?

    do you like it when Kiwis constantly degrade your country? two way street mate… we kiwis wont back down to the bully saffa…

  • 60.sharks_lover: Reply to this comment
    18 May 2012, 10:24 am

    @Te Rangatira(Te Rangatira)-58: good on ya mate

  • 61.Te Rangatira: Reply to this comment
    18 May 2012, 10:24 am

    @poppa69(poppa69)-55:
    50/50 this game…Brumbies fatiguing possibly.

  • 62.sharks_lover: Reply to this comment
    18 May 2012, 10:26 am

    @poppa69(poppa69)-59: hell dude, some of the peeps in here have gotten under ur skin bad

  • 63.sharks_lover: Reply to this comment
    18 May 2012, 10:27 am

    Poppa i reckon you must be having nightmares of HG and skoppie etc at night

  • 64.stormersboy: Reply to this comment
    18 May 2012, 10:29 am

    @sharks_lover(sharks_lover)-63: Morning T howzit?

  • 65.poppa69: Reply to this comment
    18 May 2012, 10:29 am

    @sharks_lover(sharks_lover)-62: good on them… if it means I have to continue to post stats on SA rape, murder and the like for them to stop, then I will continue..

    no skin off my nose, I can post rubbish about SA forever…

  • 66.poppa69: Reply to this comment
    18 May 2012, 10:32 am

    @sharks_lover(sharks_lover)-63: lmfao? Skop Ive never had a problem with..

    HG is scum of the earth, and if he is indicative of SA people, then it explains why your country is in such a complete mess..

    once he decided that family wasnt off limits, especially when one had just died, that was it for me.,.. now, I HATE SA with a passion..and will never ever assist a SA in any walk of life…

  • 67.sharks_lover: Reply to this comment
    18 May 2012, 10:33 am

    poppa maybe this will tell you something, and help ease your stress levels,

    I know you might not agree and you may,

    SA won the WC with Jake as Coach, and no it is not about why NZ were robbed or not, Boks won it same as last year, Kiwi’s won it,

    Does Jake get the respect he deserves in SA?? for the most NOT

    You think he will get the acalades for his change around of this Brumbie team? again not i tell you it will be said someone else did the job.

    Thus learn to take a lot of what you read in here with a pinch of salt :wink:

  • 68.Heavens Game: Reply to this comment
    18 May 2012, 10:34 am

    @poppa69(poppa69)-66: Dont you get tired of being a perpetual victim, sweetie? :lol:

  • 69.sharks_lover: Reply to this comment
    18 May 2012, 10:35 am

    @poppa69(poppa69)-66: I just mentioned some, i have no clue as to all those you have mares about lol

  • 70.Te Rangatira: Reply to this comment
    18 May 2012, 10:35 am

    Hurricanes very dangerous side…Most improved side

  • 71.sharks_lover: Reply to this comment
    18 May 2012, 10:36 am

    @stormersboy(stormersboy)-64: GOOD MORNING YOUNG MAN, THE COFFEE IS READY LOL

  • 72.poppa69: Reply to this comment
    18 May 2012, 10:37 am

    @sharks_lover(sharks_lover)-67: whose stressed? I just return the hate with equal levels of hate..

    apparently SA’s are great hosts? wouldnt think so if you visit this site…

    lol the reaction I get and the number of people who cant wait to jump in means I get under the skin of quite a few as well..

  • 73.viewer: Reply to this comment
    18 May 2012, 10:37 am

    Jake’s teams hit a deep slide at some point. He’s a first two seasons type of coach

  • 74.Heavens Game: Reply to this comment
    18 May 2012, 10:41 am

    Heres some quotes on Victimhood, Poops69.

    “If it’s never our fault, we can’t take responsibility for it. If we can’t take responsibility for it, we’ll always be its victim.”
    Richard Bach

    “Self-pity is easily the most destructive of the nonpharmaceutical narcotics; it is addictive, gives momentary pleasure and separates the victim from reality.”
    John W. Gardner

    Dont say I dont care… :lol:

  • 75.sharks_lover: Reply to this comment
    18 May 2012, 10:42 am

    @viewer(viewer)-73: Well that normall is a great coach as he is taking over a team in *****

  • 76.poppa69: Reply to this comment
    18 May 2012, 10:44 am

    @Heavens Game(Heavens Game)-74: I dont, just like you dont with your bad Aids..

    Im surprised youve lived this long mate? has the Banshee been told shes probably infected too?

  • 77.Bagel: Reply to this comment
    18 May 2012, 10:44 am

    @poppa69(poppa69)-72: Just leave this site already? Seriously your bitching an moaning is beyond irritating when all you have to do is not enter the site.

    We all know Heavens Game is a doos, get over it? It’s an anonymous blog what do you expect?

  • 78.Te Rangatira: Reply to this comment
    18 May 2012, 10:44 am

    Awesome try

  • 79.Bagel: Reply to this comment
    18 May 2012, 10:45 am

    Hurricanes are the biggest threat to the Sharks at the moment…

  • 80.Heavens Game: Reply to this comment
    18 May 2012, 10:46 am

    @poppa69(poppa69)-76: Hehehe Definition of a victim: a person to whom life happens… :podgywink:

  • 81.BrumbiesBoy: Reply to this comment
    18 May 2012, 10:47 am

    C’mon boys, I know u can do it.

    Make us proud again.

  • 82.Bagel: Reply to this comment
    18 May 2012, 10:47 am

    How many kicks has Taylor missed?

  • 83.poppa69: Reply to this comment
    18 May 2012, 10:50 am

    @Heavens Game(Heavens Game)-80: hehehe definition of a victim? any person living in SA

    *dutchnaziwink* :)

  • 84.Heavens Game: Reply to this comment
    18 May 2012, 10:50 am

    @Bagel(Bagel)-77: Farken hole with a bit of bread around it…Whosyourfarkendoos?

  • 85.Fern is not a stud,he is merely no19: Reply to this comment
    18 May 2012, 10:51 am

    Poppa hate only poisons the hater
    HG is a champ at the kinghit

  • 86.grant10: Reply to this comment
    18 May 2012, 10:52 am

    what is kia ora? part of the NZ atnhem??

    kia ora atupa, kia tapu atu wa! jamblikke visbikke drie by drie, ons is, ons is weet julle wie, ons is ons is kan julle raai, ons is ons is New Zeeland!!!

  • 87.Heavens Game: Reply to this comment
    18 May 2012, 10:53 am

    @poppa69(poppa69)-83: Yeah right… :lol: “Don’t become a victim of yourself. Forget about the thief waiting in the alley; what about the thief in your mind?”

    :fatmaorismiley:

  • 88.Hurricane: Reply to this comment
    18 May 2012, 10:53 am

    This is a good game so far.
    Very close at the moment. Both team look dangerous from anywhere on the field.

  • 89.Fern is not a stud,he is merely no19: Reply to this comment
    18 May 2012, 10:54 am

    HG is not a d oos.
    I will buy him a beer any day.

  • 90.poppa69: Reply to this comment
    18 May 2012, 10:56 am

    @Heavens Game(Heavens Game)-87: mate, perhaps you could try some of the local cures for your bad aids…

    *infectedsmiley*

  • 91.Fern is not a stud,he is merely no19: Reply to this comment
    18 May 2012, 10:56 am

    Retraction
    HG is a d oos as am I
    You are what you eat.

  • 92.Todd W: Reply to this comment
    18 May 2012, 10:56 am

    Go Brumbies!!!!!

  • 93.Hurricane: Reply to this comment
    18 May 2012, 10:56 am

    @Fern is not a stud,he is merely no19(Fern)-89:
    Well there we go.
    If ferny says then…….. phhhht

  • 94.Heavens Game: Reply to this comment
    18 May 2012, 10:57 am

    @Fern is not a stud,he is merely no19(Fern)-89: Good man…two against two thousand… overwhelming odds… theyre shitting themselves :lol:

  • 95.Great White Shark: Reply to this comment
    18 May 2012, 10:57 am

    Many underestimated the Brumbies for todays match. White’s Winning Ways…

  • 96.stormersboy: Reply to this comment
    18 May 2012, 10:57 am

    This Brumbies team is a really good outfit.

    Jake’s got them working well, considering there are very few big names in this team.

  • 97.sharks_lover: Reply to this comment
    18 May 2012, 10:57 am

    @Fern is not a stud,he is merely no19(Fern)-89: If HG isd A Doos?? the he is good as a DOOS is usefull :lol:

  • 98.Hurricane: Reply to this comment
    18 May 2012, 10:58 am

    Hurricanes seem to be trying to hand the Brumbies the game.

  • 99.Soxsi: Reply to this comment
    18 May 2012, 10:59 am

    @poppa69(poppa69)-76:

    You are a very sad, sad person. In fact, you should be locked away in a tiny cage and the key thrown away. You have no idea what AIDS does to families especially to households where children are left behind to fend for themselves. This is a rugby site and not the appropriate forum to vent your inept garbage on. Get a life.

  • 100.Heavens Game: Reply to this comment
    18 May 2012, 10:59 am

    @poppa69(poppa69)-90: Apparently one of the cures is to make some jiggy with a cadaver…

    :cocosmiley:

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