Pocock hat-trick seals Brumbies win
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The Brumbies produced a commanding first-half performance to run out 31-18 winners over the Highlanders in their Super Rugby Round 11 match in Canberra on Friday.
Racing to a 31-6 lead at half-time, with the bonus point already secured, the Brumbies failed to replicate that form after the break.
Two tries to the Highlanders gave them some hope, but the gap proved too much for the visitors to close.
In the end it was a powerful maul that gifted Pocock, fighting his way back from two knee reconstructions, his hat-trick inside the opening 35 minutes.
Wing Henry Speight opened the …
Racing to a 31-6 lead at half-time, with the bonus point already secured, the Brumbies failed to replicate that form after the break.
Two tries to the Highlanders gave them some hope, but the gap proved too much for the visitors to close.
In the end it was a powerful maul that gifted Pocock, fighting his way back from two knee reconstructions, his hat-trick inside the opening 35 minutes.
Wing Henry Speight opened the …
