Super Rugby 2016: Highlanders vs Brumbies – Live Game Article

Published 30 April 2016 | By grootblousmile

Highlanders (7) 23 / 10 (3) Brumbies (Final Score)

The Highlanders and Brumbies did battle in Super Rugby 2016 at

Rugby Park Stadium, Invercargill at 09:35 SA Time (07:35 GMT, 19:35 NZ Time, 17:35 AEST).

This was the live match discussion Article.

The match was broadcast LIVE on SuperSport 1 & CSN on TV in SA.

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Scorers:

Highlanders:

Penalties – Lima Sopoaga (3)
Drop Goals – 0
Tries – Lima Sopoaga (1), Ben Smith (1)
Conversions – Lima Sopoaga (2)

Brumbies:

Penalties – Christian Lealiifano (1)
Drop Goals – 0
Tries – Josh Mann-Rea (1)
Conversions – Christian Lealiifano (1)

Teams:

Highlanders	Brumbies
30 April at 09:35 SA Time
Team: 15 Ben Smith (Co-captain), 14 Jack Wilson, 13 Malakai Fekitoa, 12 Rob Thompson, 11 Patrick Osborne, 10 Lima Sopoaga, 9 Aaron Smith, 8 Liam Squire, 7 Shane Christie (Co-captain), 6 Elliot Dixon, 5 Tom Franklin, 4 Alex Ainley, 3 Josh Hohneck, 2 Ash Dixon, 1 Daniel Lienert-Brown Replacementss: 16 Greg Pleasants-Tate, 17 Craig Millar, 18 Siosiua Halanukonuka, 19 Joe Wheeler, 20 Dan Pryor, 21 Fumiaki Tanaka, 22 Hayden Parker, 23 Matt Faddes	Team: 15 Aidan Toua, 14 Nigel Ah Wong, 13 Tevita Kuridrani, 12 Matt Toomua, 11 Robbie Coleman, 10 Christian Lealiifano (Captain), 9 Tomás Cubelli, 8 Jarrad Butler, 7 David Pocock, 6 Scott Fardy, 5 Sam Carter, 4 Tom Staniforth, 3 Ruan Smith, 2 Josh Mann-Rea, 1 Allan Alaalatoa Replacements: 16 Robbie Abel, 17 Scott Sio, 18 Leslie Leulua’iali’i-Makin, 19 Rory Arnold, 20 Blake Enever, 21 Jordan Smiler, 22 Joe Powell, 23 James Dargaville

Referee: Nick Briant (New Zealand)
Assistant Referees: Brendon Pickerill (New Zealand), Kane McBride (New Zealand)
TMO: Aaron Paterson (New Zealand)

63 Responses to Super Rugby 2016: Highlanders vs Brumbies – Live Game Article

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grootblousmile on 30 April 2016 at 10:50 am

Landers penalty, Brumbies running obstruction on a chaser at a kick.
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grootblousmile on 30 April 2016 at 10:51 am

Highlanders 17 / 10 Brumbies
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grootblousmile on 30 April 2016 at 10:56 am

Brumbies penalty, 7m out… offside.
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grootblousmile on 30 April 2016 at 10:59 am

Brumbies throwing everything at the Landers… defence holding so far.
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grootblousmile on 30 April 2016 at 10:59 am

Try?

TMO
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BrumbiesBoy on 30 April 2016 at 11:00 am

grootblousmile wrote:

Try?

TMO

I sure hope so!
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grootblousmile on 30 April 2016 at 11:01 am

No clear grounding, Brumbies 5m scrum.
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grootblousmile on 30 April 2016 at 11:05 am

Landers penalty, pushing a player without the ball.
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grootblousmile on 30 April 2016 at 11:07 am

Highlanders 20 / 10 Brumbies
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BrumbiesBoy on 30 April 2016 at 11:07 am

grootblousmile wrote:

No clear grounding, Brumbies 5m scrum.

Hometown decision?
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grootblousmile on 30 April 2016 at 11:08 am

11 Minutes to go in the game
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grootblousmile on 30 April 2016 at 11:08 am

40 @ BrumbiesBoy:
No, I think it was quite correct… inconclusive from all angles.
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BrumbiesBoy on 30 April 2016 at 11:09 am

grootblousmile wrote:

Landers penalty, pushing a player without the ball.

That one also gets me, how many times do we see that in every game?
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BrumbiesBoy on 30 April 2016 at 11:09 am

42 @ grootblousmile:
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grootblousmile on 30 April 2016 at 11:11 am

Landers penalty, definate shot at goal… not difficult either.
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grootblousmile on 30 April 2016 at 11:12 am

Was for a high tackle.
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grootblousmile on 30 April 2016 at 11:12 am

Highlanders 23 / 10 Brumbies
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grootblousmile on 30 April 2016 at 11:13 am

7 Minutes to go… the hill is now bloody steep for the Brumbies!
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grootblousmile on 30 April 2016 at 11:14 am

Aaron Smith kicks out directly
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grootblousmile on 30 April 2016 at 11:15 am

Brumbies penalty, in their own half…
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grootblousmile on 30 April 2016 at 11:16 am

I need the Brumbies to score a converted try for my SuperBru pick…
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grootblousmile on 30 April 2016 at 11:16 am

Brumbies knock, advantage played… and then over.
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grootblousmile on 30 April 2016 at 11:17 am

Too little time left for the Brumbies to score twice??
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BrumbiesBoy on 30 April 2016 at 11:18 am

53 @ grootblousmile:
More than likely!
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grootblousmile on 30 April 2016 at 11:19 am

2 Minutes to go, Brumbies lineout on about the Landers 22.
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grootblousmile on 30 April 2016 at 11:19 am

Great Landers defence!
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grootblousmile on 30 April 2016 at 11:20 am

Forward pass to Dargaville…

Less than a minute to go in the game.
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grootblousmile on 30 April 2016 at 11:21 am

Game OVER!

Landers win, Brumbies come up totally empty!
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grootblousmile on 30 April 2016 at 11:22 am

Final Score: Highlanders (7) 23 / 10 (3) Brumbies
60

BrumbiesBoy on 30 April 2016 at 11:23 am

My hangover just took a turn for the worst.

Super Rugby 2016: Highlanders vs Brumbies – Live Game Article

Highlanders (7) 23 / 10 (3) Brumbies (Final Score)

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