Brumbies into Tremendous Rugby closing right after fantastic earn more than Bulls

 Brumbies celebrated a dramatic 26-23 Super Rugby semi-final win over South African favourites the Bulls in Pretoria with a last-ditch try.temptation to prove the doubters wrong would have been immense. Indeed, a lesser coach lacking in belief, conviction and clarity. News links : theguardian.com

Brumbies for sponsorship reasons known as the University of Canberra Brumbies and formerly known as the ACT Brumbies are a Super Rugby rugby union team based in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory (ACT) and named for the wild horses which inhabit Canberra's hinterland. The team represents the ACT and southern New South Wales (NSW) regions.
The Brumbies were formed in 1996 to provide a third Australian franchise for the newly formed Super 12 (now Super Rugby) competition. It was predicted that the Brumbies, made up of so-called 'reject' — players not wanted by the other two teams — would perform poorly. Since then, they have enjoyed more success than all the other Australian teams combined, reaching five finals and winning two.
The Brumbies play in navy blue, white and gold kits. The team plays at Canberra Stadium (formerly known as Bruce Stadium) in Canberra and is currently coached by Jake White, who replaced Andy Friend after the 2011 season. The 2012 season will see a new captain, with Ben Mowen captaining the side.

Rugby union football has a long history in the ACT. The British Isles opened their 1899 tour of Australia with a match in Goulburn. However, it was not until 1938 that the ACT Rugby Union was finally established. Four clubs made up the first local competition; University, Easts, RMC and Norths. Also that year, a representative ACT side faced off against the All Blacks, losing 5 to 56.^{[citation needed]}
The first international victory for an ACT representative side was in 1973, when they defeated Tonga 17 points to six. In 1978 an ACT side defeated Wales, who were Five Nations champions at the time. ACT had trailed at half time, 6 to 16, but came back and won with a penalty kick in the final moments of the match. The Brumbies are also due to play Wales on Tuesday 12 June 2012, which is part of the Welsh tour of Australia 2012.

ACT defeated NSW 44 to 28 at Sydney's Concord Oval in 1994, which led the way for the ACT to become a franchise, and be included in the new professional international Super 12 competition, alongside the Reds and Waratahs. ACT became Australia's third provincial team in the new competition, known officially as the ACT Brumbies.^{[citation needed]}
In the inaugural Super 12 season, under coach Rod Macqueen, the Brumbies actually finished fifth on the table after the regular season, narrowly missing out on a finals position. The following season was even more successful as the Brumbies entered the 1997 Super 12 Final, but lost to the Auckland Blues.^{[citation needed]}
Eddie Jones took over as head coach in 1998, but the Brumbies fell to tenth place on the 1998 season ladder. However, the following season saw a big improvement, as they finished fifth for the second time in their Super rugby history, just missing out on the finals. In 2000, the Brumbies made it to the 2000 Super 12 Final for the second time, and were actually hosting it as well. They were however beaten by the Crusaders, by just the one point, losing 19 to 20.<sup>[citation needed]


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