Brumbies, Force and Rebels triumph in round one

For the Melbourne Rebels, it was the club’s first ever win outside Australia, while the Western Force had their first ever victory in an opening round.

In the Australian derby match, the Brumbies put a Queensland Reds side struggling with injury to the sword in Canberra.

Melbourne Rebels 20 defeated the Crusaders 10 
The Melbourne Rebels had a history making victory taking down the might of the Crusaders in Christchurch, with an energetic and focused performance to topple Super Rugby’s most successful franchise.

 Tries to Lopeti Timani and Nic Stirzaker along with the boots of Mike Harris …