A last gasp try in the dying seconds of the match gave the Chiefs a narrow 29-22 win in a tough arm-wrestle against the Brumbies in the Bay of Plenty in Super Rugby on Friday.
The match was neck and neck for the entire 80 minutes and a far tighter contest than many would have expected, but it is another victory for the Chiefs and a first defeat for Jake white's Brumbies.
More to follow...
Scorers:
For Chiefs:
Tries: Taumalolo, Willison
Cons: Cruden 2
Pens: Cruden 5
For Brumbies:
Try: Carter
Con: Lealiifano
Pens: Lealiifano 5
Teams:
Chiefs: 15 Robbie Robinson, 14 Richard Kahui, 13 Jackson Willison, 12 Sonny Bill Williams, 11 Tim Nanai-Williams, 10 Aaron Cruden, 9 Tawera Kerr-Barlow, 8 Liam Messam, 7 Sam Cane, 6 Tanerau Latimer, 5 Brodie Retallick, 4 Craig Clarke, 3 Ben Tameifuna, 2 Mahonri Schwalger, 1 Arizona Taumalolo.
Replacements: 16 Marcel Cummings-Toone, 17 Josh Hohneck, 18 Kane Thompson, 19 Scott Waldrom, 20 Augustine Pulu, 21 Andrew Horrell, 22 Maritino Nemani.
Brumbies: 15 Jesse Mogg, 14 Pat McCabe, 13 Andrew Smith, 12 Joe Tomane, 11 Henry Speight, 10 Christian Lealiifano, 9 Ian Prior, 8 Ben Mowen, 7 Michael Hooper, 6 Scott Fardy, 5 Peter Kimlin, 4 Leon Power, 3 Dan Palmer, 2 Stephen Moore, 1 Ben Alexander.
Replacements: 16 Anthony Hegarty, 17 Ruaidhri Murphy, 18 Sam Carter, 19 Ita Vaea, 20 Nic White, 21 Zack Holmes, 22 Cam Crawford.
Referee: Ian Smith (Australia)
Assistant referees: Vinny Munro (New Zealand), Nick Briant (New Zealand)
TMO: Shane McDermott (New Zealand)
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