A record 10th defeat of the season for Crusaders, whose hopes of a quarter-final are fast disappearing.
THE BRUMBIES ENDED a 15-year winless streak against the Canterbury Crusaders on Saturday, posting a dramatic 31-24 win that left the defending champions with little hope of reaching the Super Rugby Pacific playoffs.
However, an 80th-minute penalty shot at goal from Brumbies fly-half Noah Lolesio struck an upright before Crusaders lock Quinten Strange illegally batted the ball over the dead ball line. ↳ Super Rugby Pacific, Brumbies v Crusaders. Every Match. Ad-free. Live & On Demand on the Home of Rugby, Stan Sport.#StanSportAU #SuperRugbyPacific #BRUvCRU pic.twitter.com/9L3ZUPoq2h
The Brumbies win means the top four teams to host quarter-finals have been determined with two rounds still to be played in the regular season. Reds winger Vunivalu was shown two yellow cards — both for foot-tripping — resulting in a red card that left the fifth-placed visitors one man down for much of the second half in heat-sapping Suva conditions.
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