Canberra - Wallabies flyhalf Quade Cooper kicked 26 points as the Reds beat the troubled Brumbies 31-25 in their Super Rugby match on Saturday.
Cooper landed his first penalty in the second minute and went on to kick eight from nine attempts to keep the Reds ahead, though the Brumbies scored four tries to one.
Cooper kicked seven penalties, a conversion and a drop goal to ensure the Reds retained control of a tight match that could have turned in favour of the Brumbies had it not been for his steadiness and accuracy.
The win was the Reds' first over the Brumbies in Canberra since Super Rugby began in 1996 and added to the Brumbies’ burden after the sacking of coach Andy Friend in the wake of last week's loss to the Melbourne Rebels.
Scorers:
Brumbies:
15. Pat McCabe, 14. Henry Speight, 13. Adam Ashley-Cooper, 12. Robbie Coleman, 11. Francis Fainifo, 10. Matt Giteau (captain), 9. Josh Valentine, 8. Ita Vaea, 7. Julian Salvi, 6. Colby Faingaa, 5. Mark Chisholm, 4. Ben Hand, 3. Dan Palmer, 2. Stephen Moore, 1. Ben Alexander
Substitutes: 16. Huia Edmonds, 17. Salesi Ma'afu, 18. Peter Kimlin, 19. Michael Hooper, 20. Patrick Phibbs, 21. Matt Toomua, 22. Christian Lealiifano
Reds:
15. Ben Lucas, 14. Rod Davies, 13. Will Chambers, 12. Anthony Faingaa, 11. Digby Ioane, 10. Quade Cooper, 9. Will Genia (captain), 8. Leroy Houston, 7. Beau Robinson, 6. Scott Higginbotham, 5. Van Humphries, 4. Rob Simmons, 3. James Slipper, 2. Saia Faingaa, 1. Ben Daley
Substitutes: 16. James Hanson, 17. Greg Holmes, 18. Adam Wallace-Harrison, 19. Ed Quirk, 20. Liam Gill, 21. Mike Harris, 22. Luke Morahan
Cooper landed his first penalty in the second minute and went on to kick eight from nine attempts to keep the Reds ahead, though the Brumbies scored four tries to one.
Cooper kicked seven penalties, a conversion and a drop goal to ensure the Reds retained control of a tight match that could have turned in favour of the Brumbies had it not been for his steadiness and accuracy.
The win was the Reds' first over the Brumbies in Canberra since Super Rugby began in 1996 and added to the Brumbies’ burden after the sacking of coach Andy Friend in the wake of last week's loss to the Melbourne Rebels.
Scorers:
Brumbies - Tries: Stephen Moore, Pat McCabe, Ita Vaea, Ben Alexander. Conversion: Matt Giteau. Penalty: Giteau
Reds - Try: Scott Higginbotham. Conversion: Quade Cooper. Penalties: Cooper (7), Drop Goal: Cooper
Teams:Brumbies:
15. Pat McCabe, 14. Henry Speight, 13. Adam Ashley-Cooper, 12. Robbie Coleman, 11. Francis Fainifo, 10. Matt Giteau (captain), 9. Josh Valentine, 8. Ita Vaea, 7. Julian Salvi, 6. Colby Faingaa, 5. Mark Chisholm, 4. Ben Hand, 3. Dan Palmer, 2. Stephen Moore, 1. Ben Alexander
Substitutes: 16. Huia Edmonds, 17. Salesi Ma'afu, 18. Peter Kimlin, 19. Michael Hooper, 20. Patrick Phibbs, 21. Matt Toomua, 22. Christian Lealiifano
Reds:
15. Ben Lucas, 14. Rod Davies, 13. Will Chambers, 12. Anthony Faingaa, 11. Digby Ioane, 10. Quade Cooper, 9. Will Genia (captain), 8. Leroy Houston, 7. Beau Robinson, 6. Scott Higginbotham, 5. Van Humphries, 4. Rob Simmons, 3. James Slipper, 2. Saia Faingaa, 1. Ben Daley
Substitutes: 16. James Hanson, 17. Greg Holmes, 18. Adam Wallace-Harrison, 19. Ed Quirk, 20. Liam Gill, 21. Mike Harris, 22. Luke Morahan