Why the Brumbies still have reason to smile after their defeat in Canberra A Set the default text size A Set large text size
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Sometimes you can lose a game, but there are still reasons aplenty to make you smile. That was certainly the impression created by the interviews after the conclusion of the best advertisement for Super Rugby AU so far.
From body language alone, it was hard to tell the winning from the losing coach.
The Brumbies had just lost 40-38 against their closest rivals on the ladder, the Reds, and they had lost the game on their home turf – but none of that could keep a broad grin off head coach Dan McKellar’s face.