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Brumbies wrap up conference title with Rebels win

CANBERRA, June 3, (APP/AFP) – The ACT Brumbies clinched the
Australian conference with a resounding 32-3 bonus-point victory over the Melbourne Rebels in Super Rugby in Canberra on Saturday.
The Brumbies returned from their successful tour to South Africa and
Argentina to outscore the hapless Rebels four tries to nil with fly-half
Wharenui Hawera finishing with 17 points.
The victory pushed the Brumbies out to a 14-point lead over their
nearest conference rivals New South Wales Waratahs, who lost their outside chance of topping the group in their 46-31 loss to the Waikato Chiefs in New Zealand earlier Saturday.
The Brumbies, who beat the Southern Kings and Jaguares on their
demanding away leg over the last two weeks, were always in control of the Australian derby after leading 11-3 at half-time.
“We’ve gained a lot of momentum coming back from touring and we knew
this was going to be a tough week and we stuck in and got a good result,” Brumbies’ skipper Sam Carter said.