Nerves of steel ... Christian Lealiifano nails a penalty goal after the siren to defeat the Bulls. Source: Kym Smith / News Limited
An after-the-siren 45-metre penalty goal to inside centre Christian Lealiifano snatched the Brumbies a dramatic 23-20 Super Rugby win over the Bulls in Canberra on Saturday night.
The Bulls locked the scores up with one minute to go when outside centre Johannes Engelbrecht scored in the corner from a turnover and Morne Steyn converted.
| 1 Tries 2 | |
|---|---|
| Robbie Coleman 40' | Jurgen Visser 49' |
| JJ Engelbrecht 79' | |
| 0 Conversions2 | |
| Morne Steyn 50' | |
| Morne Steyn 80' | |
| 6 Penalties2 | |
| Christian Lealiifano 19' | Morne Steyn 21' |
| Christian Lealiifano 33' | Morne Steyn 54' |
| Christian Lealiifano 37' | |
| Christian Lealiifano 70' | |
| Christian Lealiifano 74' | |
| Christian Lealiifano 80' | |
But the South Africans pushed for the win after the hooter and were penalised directly in front of their own posts.
Lealiifano, who had only missed one shot at goal in six attempts all night, stepped up and nailed it in front of 13,735 fans.
The Bulls finished strong for the second week running, working back an 11-point halftime deficit, but once again fell just short of snatching a last-minute Super Rugby result.
| Australia Conference | W | L | D | PD | BP | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brumbies | 5 | 1 | 0 | 73 | 3 | 27 |
| 2 | Reds | 5 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 22 |
| 3 | Waratahs | 2 | 3 | 0 | -30 | 1 | 13 |
| 4 | Western Force | 1 | 4 | 0 | -31 | 1 | 9 |
| 5 | Melbourne Rebels | 1 | 4 | 0 | -82 | 1 | 9 |
| New Zealand Conference | W | L | D | PD | BP | Pts | |
| 1 | Chiefs | 5 | 1 | 0 | 84 | 5 | 25 |
| 2 | Hurricanes | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 18 |
| 3 | Blues | 2 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 17 |
| 4 | Crusaders | 2 | 2 | 0 | 37 | 4 | 16 |
| 5 | Highlanders | 0 | 5 | 0 | -48 | 2 | 6 |
| South Africa Conference | W | L | D | PD | BP | Pts | |
| 1 | Sharks | 4 | 1 | 0 | 60 | 1 | 21 |
| 2 | Bulls | 3 | 3 | 0 | -5 | 3 | 15 |
| 3 | Stormers | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 14 |
| 4 | Cheetahs | 3 | 2 | 0 | -22 | 1 | 13 |
| 5 | Southern Kings | 1 | 4 | 0 | -59 | 0 | 8 |
The Brumbies scrum dominated the Bulls throughout the match, culminating in a yellow card to loosehead prop Morne Mellet in the 65th minute for repeated scrum infringements.
With the Bulls scrum one man down, the Brumbies pressed home their advantage and nine minutes later Lealiifano kicked his fifth penalty goal of the night after another scrum infringement.
Both sides began the match playing a very conservative style of rugby, choosing to minimise the risk of being penalised in their own half by kicking it immediately rather than running.
A 9-3 lead to the Brumbies late in the first half gave them the confidence to run the ball more, retaining possession for over a dozen phases before fullback Robbie Coleman scrambled over the tryline after the halftime siren.
Re-live all the action from the Brumbies' last-gasp win over the Bulls, with video of the dying stages, at our Super Rugby Match Centre.
A rejuvenated Bulls declined a penalty shot directly after halftime and after several phases winger Lionel Mapoe crashed over the line only to lose the ball in a last ditch tackle by Brumbies winger Henry Speight.
However fellow winger Petrus Visser made amends in the 49th minute when he finished off a well worked passage of play from the Bulls.
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