They have been made to roll up their sleeves, however the ACT Brumbies have stored their high two hopes alive by holding on to beat the NSW Waratahs 29-21 in Sydney.
In monsoonal-like circumstances, the place the heavens opened within the second half, it took till alternative prop Sefo Kautai to cross within the 77th minute for Stephen Larkham’s males to seal the deal.
Earlier than then the Waratahs produced a spirited second-half comeback as Joey Walton and Tane Edmed scored transformed tries to chop the margin to a single level with six minutes remaining.
However the Brumbies managed to pin the Waratahs of their half after the kick restart and managed to claw their option to the road.
Harry Johnson-Holmes left the sector early after a suspected Achilles harm through the Waratahs’ eight-point loss to the ACT Brumbies at Allianz Stadium on Might 11, 2024 in Sydney. (Photograph by Cameron Spencer/Getty Photos)
The win noticed the Brumbies climb again above the Chiefs into third spot on 39 factors, the place they path with the Hurricanes (43) and Blues (45) with three rounds remaining.
The Waratahs in the meantime have been denied a shedding bonus level by Jack Debreczeni’s late conversion, which implies they’re caught on 12 factors – 5 factors outdoors of the highest eight.
In additional unhealthy information, the Waratahs have now misplaced each single contracted prop and hooker that began the yr after Harry Johnson-Holmes suffered a suspected Achilles harm.
The Wallabies prop is the seventh Waratahs prop to endure an harm, with Darren Coleman additionally shedding his 4 contracted hookers for the remainder of the season.
