Hickey just leaves his penalty attempt short

Blood Replacement

Toomua kick passes to Tomane after a great maul by his forwards. Ball goes into touch and the Brumbies had the advantage so White will have a kick

Brumbies deep in the Blues half after 2 great runs by McCabe and he pops up and he runs over Hickey to score

Energy sapping stuff early on here as the Blues kept it with 3m either side of the ruck for multiple phases. Brumbies have their 3rd opportunity to clear their lines now after the turn the ball over. Scrum penalty to Brumbies.

18-24 blues

go blues

Teams are out and it is truly winter here with a max of 14 degrees Celsius and plenty of rain predicted.

Game 2 of Round 8 sees us in a wet and miserable Canberra. Who will that benefit?