Penalty to the Brumbies.
Banks is smashed out wide.
The Brumbies go over the lineout to a ball carrier. Into the 22 now through Kuridrani.
Lineout to the Brumbies just outside the 22.
Dickson fields the restart outside his 22. Aaron Smith box kicks out on the full. Rare error from the All Black.
Ioane extends the lead.
Ioane will have a crack at the three.
The Highlanders go wide before Valetini is pinged for taking out the halfback.
Hunt restarts long to Kata who fields it 5m from his line. Powell clears two phases later. Highlanders lineout on the Brumbies 10.
The Brumbies maul has been a well oiled machine in the first half producing two tries for hooker Folau Faingaa but it is the Highlanders who lead at the break thanks to two Josh Ioane penalties and try from Jona Nareki who was rewarded for his hard work as he charged down a clearance kick by Lolesio from a restart.