Mis-firing Tahs rolled by Brumbies

The NSW Waratahs have come away from Canberra all but empty-handed after falling to the Brumbies 19-13 in a tight and error-riddled contest on Friday. NSW had a chance to go ahead of the Rebels in the Australian conference but butchered their opportunity on a dry track that suited their expansive style. Leading by six points, the Brumbies looked to have scored a try in the dying stages courtesy of Jordan Jackson-Hope but he was deemed to have knocked on.

Unable to get possession back, the Waratahs watched the Brumbies kick the ball into touch and celebrate just their second win from five starts this season and fifth in six attempts against NSW stretching back to 2016.

NSW did manage to snare a losing bonus point but it will do little to ease their disappointment.

“The Brumbies deserved to win the game today,” said Waratahs coach Daryl Gibson. “They really capitalised on the pressure they were able to exert when they got in our 22. There were a couple of key moments they won.

“With our ball at crucial times in that second half we looked like we were putting some nice phases together but we let ourselves down there.”

The deflating loss now puts the Waratahs at two wins and two losses for the season ahead of a clash against a red-hot Crusaders side on Saturday in Sydney.Other Results: Stormers35-Jaguares.