Brumbies, Hurricanes stay alive
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May 2, 2010, Sunday
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PROP Ben Alexander scored two tries and his fellow ACT Brumbies forwards shut down the dangerous Queensland Reds combination of Will Genia and Quade Cooper to guide their side to a 32-12 victory in their Super 14 match in Canberra yesterday.
The bonus point win kept the Brumbies in the hunt for the semifinals, moving into sixth place on 32 points, level with the Wellington Hurricanes, who are seventh on points differential and who beat the Waikato Chiefs 33-27 in an earlier match yesterday.
The New South Wales Waratahs are fifth on 33 points, while the Reds are fourth on 34, the same as the third-placed Canterbury Crusaders.
All have played their games this weekend and none of the three matches in South Africa later in the day will affect those positions in the standings.
Scrumhalf Genia and flyhalf Cooper have been instrumental in driving the surprising Reds into semifinal contention, but the Brumbies forwards monopolized possession, disrupted the breakdown and aggressively drove the Reds back in the tackle to ensure the Queensland duo was unable to get any forward momentum.
"Their names (Genia and Cooper) were mentioned a lot this week," Brumbies captain Stephen Hoiles said in a televised interview. "They have been the form players for the Reds and got them to this point.
"We knew we had to put them under pressure and forced them into a lot more kicking. It was just a massive defensive effort."
The Brumbies stormed to a 14-0 lead courtesy of tries to lock Mark Chisholm and loosehead Alexander, both of which were converted by Matt Giteau.
In Wellington, the Hurricanes scored two tries in the final 10 minutes to secure a gutsy victory over the Chiefs.
All Blacks center Ma'a Nonu scored a 40-meter try after Hosea Gear had counter-attacked from deep to finally give his side the lead 28-27 with six minutes remaining, while Neemia Tialata crossed after the hooter had sounded to secure a bonus point.
The bonus point win kept the Brumbies in the hunt for the semifinals, moving into sixth place on 32 points, level with the Wellington Hurricanes, who are seventh on points differential and who beat the Waikato Chiefs 33-27 in an earlier match yesterday.
The New South Wales Waratahs are fifth on 33 points, while the Reds are fourth on 34, the same as the third-placed Canterbury Crusaders.
All have played their games this weekend and none of the three matches in South Africa later in the day will affect those positions in the standings.
Scrumhalf Genia and flyhalf Cooper have been instrumental in driving the surprising Reds into semifinal contention, but the Brumbies forwards monopolized possession, disrupted the breakdown and aggressively drove the Reds back in the tackle to ensure the Queensland duo was unable to get any forward momentum.
"Their names (Genia and Cooper) were mentioned a lot this week," Brumbies captain Stephen Hoiles said in a televised interview. "They have been the form players for the Reds and got them to this point.
"We knew we had to put them under pressure and forced them into a lot more kicking. It was just a massive defensive effort."
The Brumbies stormed to a 14-0 lead courtesy of tries to lock Mark Chisholm and loosehead Alexander, both of which were converted by Matt Giteau.
In Wellington, the Hurricanes scored two tries in the final 10 minutes to secure a gutsy victory over the Chiefs.
All Blacks center Ma'a Nonu scored a 40-meter try after Hosea Gear had counter-attacked from deep to finally give his side the lead 28-27 with six minutes remaining, while Neemia Tialata crossed after the hooter had sounded to secure a bonus point.
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