Rob Valetini's moment of magic helps the Brumbies down the Hurricanes in Canberra, making it three wins from eight for Australian sides over their Kiwi brethren to open the trans-Tasman phase of Super Rugby Pacific.
A breathtaking Rob Valetini try has helped the Brumbies take down a New Zealand opponent for a second straight week, knocking off the Hurricanes 42-25 in Canberra.
The win improves the Brumbies to 9-1 for the Super Rugby Pacific season, with an impressive 2-0 start to their schedule facing Kiwi sides. Of his try-of-the-year contender, Valetini said he was more looking for distance to back in the Brumbies' defence rather than thinking of scoring."I was pretty shocked actually to get there, I thought I'd see someone coming in from the side," he said.Having gone behind early in the second half, the Brumbies' rolling maul produced a try for Lachie Lonergan before flanker Jahrome Brown, impressive throughout, capitalised on beautiful team play.