As it happened: Blues v Brumbies at Eden Park
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MATCH SUMMARY:It came down to a long-range penalty conversion attempt in the 80th minute, but the Blues have secured their first win in seven weeks on their home ground Eden Park.
A good lead was developed by the Blues early on, leading 13-0 at half-time with a converted try to Dan Bowden and two penalties, but the Brumbies pushed back hard and were rewarded with a Lausii Taliauli try after 16 minutes of the second half.
This, added to some reliable penalty kicking in the second half by Christian Lealiifano created a 14-13 lead for the Brumbies close to full time - but a penalty on Lealiifan…
A good lead was developed by the Blues early on, leading 13-0 at half-time with a converted try to Dan Bowden and two penalties, but the Brumbies pushed back hard and were rewarded with a Lausii Taliauli try after 16 minutes of the second half.
This, added to some reliable penalty kicking in the second half by Christian Lealiifano created a 14-13 lead for the Brumbies close to full time - but a penalty on Lealiifan…
