The Brumbies will be aiming for back-to-back victories against the Queensland Reds in Super Rugby for the first time since August 2020, following their 16-12 win in their most recent meeting (18 March 2022).
The Queensland Reds have won their last six Super Rugby home matches on the bounce against the Brumbies, after winning only two of all their 12 previous meetings (D1,L9).
- The Brumbies have won their last six Super Rugby matches on the trot; the last time they enjoyed a longer winning run in the competition, was a seven-match span from February to August in 2020.
- The Reds have won their last 12 Super Rugby home matches against fellow Australian teams, their longest winning run in such fixtures; their last defeat at home in an Australian derby was a 40-32 loss to the NSW Waratahs (18 May 2019).
- Only the Crusaders (23) have retained possession on more kicks in play than the Brumbies (21) and Queensland (17) in the 2022 Super Rugby Pacific season.
Match detail
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1.00: PEEEP! We are underway in Brisbane, Queensland.
4.00: The atmosphere is electric as this modern-day Australian rivalry grows in intencity, especially after Queensland’s thrilling 19-16 Super Rugby AU final win vesrus the Brumbies at Suncorp Stadium last season.
7.00: a lot of reset scrums in Aussie derbies, something that has been a blight on the game down under.
9.00: Some big hits so far: Filipo Daugunu on Andy Muirhead and Jordan Petaia on Jesse Mogg
12.00: A big scrum leads to a Reds penalty. James O’Connor sends the ball to the corner, but the Brumbies hold off the attack thanks to Darcy Swain’s intervention causes a knock-on.
14.00: PENALTY! O’Connor opens the scoring after his forwards won a kickable scrum penalty. 3-0
17.00: Irae Simone’s penalty does not go out, and Petaia returns with interest.
20.00: MISS! Ryan Lonergan pulls his long-range penalty past the left post. 3-0
22.00: Queensland give away another penalty, this time the Brumbies kick to the 22.
23.00: TRY! Cam Clark, on for Jesse Mogg, dummies Filipo Daugunu, and cuts inside Hamish Stewart to score. 3-5
25.00: CONVERSION! Ryan Lonergan slots the conversion. 3-7
28.00: The Brumbies are stretching the Reds, but keep getting isolated after running down a blind alley. Possession and territory is pretty even, while only one set-piece has been lost by the Brumbies (scrum).
31.00: Hands in the ruck called by the ref; however, a forward pass by Ryan Smith to Harry Wilson somehow goes unpunished, despite the TMO review. O’Connor calls for the tee.
32.00: PENALTY! The 31-year-old standoff slots the kick. 6-7
34.00: RED CARD! Tuaina Tualima flies into the breakdown from an angled run, and cleans out James Slipper with a wild swing of the arm to the head. 6-7
36.00: Brumbies kick to the corner, they always do, but with the extra player, expect tries.
37.00: HELD UP! How did the Reds keep the Brumbies up, that was superb from Taniela Tupou, Angus Blyth, and Ryan Smith.
39.00: Jordan Petaia’s stunning solo run – from inside his own 22 – comes to nothing because Fraser McReight’s pass to Tate McDermotte, is lost forward by the halfback.
41.00: Rod Iona clears to touch.
The halftime score was Queensland Reds 6 Brumbies 7
41.00: PEEEP! We are back underway down under.
43.00: TRY! Petaia claims O’Connor’s speculative up-and-under to set up Fraser McReight, who breaks of the ruck, and burrows through the opposition to score from close-range. 11-7
43.00: CONVERSION! O’Connor adds the extras. 13-7
46.00: A poor lineout throw by Folau Fainga’a gives away possession before the Reds win an attacking linout.
49.00: YELLOW CARD! Rob Valetini is harshly sent off for a shot to McDermott’s head, but the number eight could not duck out because Mcdermott ducked under at speed. 13-7
51.00: The Reds lose their attacking lineout, and the Brumbies cleared before launching a counter-attack, and winning a kickable penalty.
55.00: Both teams struggling to find any attacking rhytym as the mistakes mount.
59.00: PENALTY! O’Connor punishes the visitors. 16-7
62.00: YELLOW CARD! Cam Clark is off for a deliberate knockdown; that looked harsh as well. 16-7
65.00: All Reds at the moment.
68.00: TRY! A Valetini mistake from a defensive scrum leads to Filipo Daugunu scoring his first try against the Brumbies in his 50th Super Rugby match. O’Connor found the winger with a floated pass over Rod Iona, and Daugunu made no mistake. 21-7
70.00: MISS! the kick is not good. 21-7
74.00: Brumbies looking for a late bonus-point.
7600: YELLOW CARD! Taniela Tupou is off for tripping Nic White after the halfback took a quick-tap penalty near halfway.
79.00: McDermott knocks on near the line, scrum visitors as the hooter is sounding.
81.00: Iona kicks out of his in-goal, game over!
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The final score is Reds 21 (6) Brumbies 7 (7)
Scorers
Reds
Tries – McReight, Daugunu
Pen – O’Connor (3)
Con – O’Connor
Drop –
Cards – Tualima (Red, 34′), Tupou (Yellow, 76′)
Brumbies
Tries – Clark
Pen –
Con – R. Lonergan
Drop –
Cards – Valetini (Yellow, 49′), Clark (Yellow, 62′)
Match Officials
Referee: Angus Gardner
Assistant Ref 1: Damon Murphy
Assistant Ref 2: Graham Cooper
TMO: James Leckie
Teams
Queensland Reds: 15 Jordan Petaia, 14 Josh Flook, 13 Hunter Paisami, 12 Hamish Stewart, 11 Filipo Daugunu, 10 James O’Connor, 9 Tate McDermott, 8 Harry Wilson, 7 Fraser McReight, 6 Tuaina Tualima, 5 Angus Blyth, 4 Ryan Smith, 3 Taniela Tupou, 2 Josh Nasser, 1 Harry Hoopert.
Replacements: 16 Richie Asiata, 17 Feao Fotuaika, 18 Zane Nonggorr, 19 Connor Vest, 20 Matt Faessler, 21 Kalani Thomas, 22 Isaac Henry, 23 Lawson Creighton.
Brumbies: 15 Jesse Mogg, 14 Tom Wright, 13 Len Ikitau, 12 Irae Simone, 11 Andy Muirhead, 10 Rod Iona, 9 Ryan Lonergan, 8 Pete Samu, 7 Jahrome Brown, 6 Rob Valetini, 5 Nick Frost, 4 Darcy Swain, 3 Allan Alaalatoa (captain), 2 Folau Fainga’a, 1 James Slipper.
Replacements: 16 Lachlan Lonergan, 17 Scott Sio, 18 Sefo Kautai, 19 Tom Hooper, 20 Ed Kennedy, 21 Nic White, 22 Hudson Creighton, 23 Cam Clark.
