The Brumbies did all they could do this year: beat what was in front of them | Bret Harris

The Super Rugby AU winners’ joy after beating the Reds cannot mask the immediate challenges Australian rugby facesThere was jubilation at GIO Stadium in Canberra on Saturday night after the Brumbies beat the Queensland Reds 28-23 to lift the Super Rugby AU trophy. Ecstatic Brumbies players rolled around on the grass hugging each other in celebratory embraces as coach Dan McKellar was doused with a tub full of water. The players belted out their team song with gusto.Scenes like that had not been witnessed at the stadium since the Brumbies defeated the Crusaders in the Super Rugby final in 2004.…