The eighth round of Super Rugby AU saw Reds and Brumbies win their respective games against Force and Waratahs. Here are the highlights from the encounters.
Waratahs have been dealt a late blow ahead of the Super Rugby AU game Brumbies to be played at GIO Stadium on Saturday with centre Karmichael Hunt ruled out.
Brumbies' winning streak in the Super Rugby AU came to an end when they were defeated by Melbourne Rebels 30-12 in the seventh round at Leichhardt Oval on Friday.
Reece Hodge scored a double as Rebels went on to defeat Brumbies with a 30-12 margin in the sixth round of the Super Rugby AU at Leichhardt Oval on Friday.
Brumbies head coach Dan McKellar has made a solitary change for the fifth round of the Super Rugby AU clash against Queensland Reds at GIO Stadium to be played on Saturday.
Issak Fines scored the decisive try in the 77th minute while Bayley Kuenzle kicked a nerveless conversion as Brumbies came from behind to beat Waratahs by one point in the third round of Super Rugby AU at ANZ Stadium on Saturday.
Will Miller scored the decisive try in the closing stage as Brumbies sealed a 31-23 win in the second game of Super Rugby AU at GIO Stadium on Saturday.