Brumbies end Lions win run ahead of tests
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June 19, 2013, Wednesday
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THE ACT Brumbies ended a 42-year drought for Australian provincial teams against the British and Irish Lions, holding on for a 14-12 upset victory in wet and slippery conditions after a hail storm swept through Canberra last night.
The injury-hit Lions, who dominated the first five games on their 2013 tour, were behind on the scoreboard from the fifth minute against the Super Rugby-leading Brumbies after center Tevita Kuridrani burst through three tackles to score. It was the only try of the match, with Jesse Mogg landing three penalties for the Brumbies and Stuart Hogg and Owen Farrell each kicking two penalties for the Lions.
The combined team from England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales hasn't lost to an Australian provincial team since a shocking defeat to Queensland in 1971, and hasn't lost to any provincial team since the tour to South Africa in 1997.
The Lions have only a few days to regroup before Saturday's first test against Australia in Brisbane, where they'll feature an entirely different starting XV.
The second-string lineup struggled for cohesion with four new backs drafted in to face the Brumbies, who relied on some heavy defense and a Jake White-designed gameplan to unsettle them. The Lions lineout was also constantly under attack.
The defeat will hurt a Lions squad which had aimed to get through its 10-match tour undefeated.
"Today was a setback but it'll give us a bit of a reality check and we'll come back strongly from that," Lions lock Richie Gray said.
The Brumbies also ran the Lions all the way on the 2001 tour before losing 28-30. The Lions won the first test against Australia in the 2001 series but lost the next two tests and now haven't won a series since the 1997 trip to South Africa.
The injury-hit Lions, who dominated the first five games on their 2013 tour, were behind on the scoreboard from the fifth minute against the Super Rugby-leading Brumbies after center Tevita Kuridrani burst through three tackles to score. It was the only try of the match, with Jesse Mogg landing three penalties for the Brumbies and Stuart Hogg and Owen Farrell each kicking two penalties for the Lions.
The combined team from England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales hasn't lost to an Australian provincial team since a shocking defeat to Queensland in 1971, and hasn't lost to any provincial team since the tour to South Africa in 1997.
The Lions have only a few days to regroup before Saturday's first test against Australia in Brisbane, where they'll feature an entirely different starting XV.
The second-string lineup struggled for cohesion with four new backs drafted in to face the Brumbies, who relied on some heavy defense and a Jake White-designed gameplan to unsettle them. The Lions lineout was also constantly under attack.
The defeat will hurt a Lions squad which had aimed to get through its 10-match tour undefeated.
"Today was a setback but it'll give us a bit of a reality check and we'll come back strongly from that," Lions lock Richie Gray said.
The Brumbies also ran the Lions all the way on the 2001 tour before losing 28-30. The Lions won the first test against Australia in the 2001 series but lost the next two tests and now haven't won a series since the 1997 trip to South Africa.
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