Ian Prior's time at the Brumbies is a world away from the horrors of his past in Zimbabwe. Credit: Melissa Adams. But after his parents decided to start a new life in Australia a decade ago, Prior is determined to repay them for giving him an opportunity to chase his rugby dream. It's the first time he has moved away from his tight-knit family, now based in Queensland.
Canberra is a world away from the crime and violence he grew up with in Zimbabwe. Just three years after Prior was born, they moved back to Zimbabwe in to be closer to his mother's relatives.
He grew up in an environment where a foot security wall around their house, security guards and dogs seemed normal. But as the country spiraled deeper into violence and danger, the Priors lived in fear. In a dramatic finish, with the Brumbies clinging to a two-point lead, a Hurricanes try was disallowed because of a knock-on in the lead-up and fullback Jordie Barrett missed two potentially match-winning penalties. The contentious decision to scrub out a decisive try came in the 73rd minute as the Hurricanes had begun to stretch a tiring Brumbies defense.
The Hurricanes moved the ball quickly from a tapped penalty and replacement prop Alex Fidow broke past the last defender to score. The on-field referee awarded the try but the television official highlighted a fractional knock-on by Hurricanes captain Ardie Savea and the try was disallowed.
The Hurricanes still had two chances to claim the match. They were awarded two late penalties but Barrett missed the first from just over 50 meters in front of the posts and the second from closer range but a wider angle. The loss leaves the Hurricanes marooned in fourth place, four points behind the Auckland-based Blues. The other final place is now likely to go either to the Highlanders, who took a bonus point from an emphatic win over the New South Wales Waratahs earlier Saturday, or New Zealand champions the Crusaders.
The Hurricanes, who came in as favorites, found themselves mostly chasing the match. Brumbies scrumhalf Ryan Lonergan scored the first try in the 12th minute, putting the Hurricanes on the back foot as they chased a bonus point win which would have put their final place beyond doubt.
The Hurricanes hit back swiftly with a try to hooker Dane Coles and a penalty to Barrett which gave them a lead at halftime. But the Brumbies regained the lead with Len Ikitau's try in the 12th minute of the second half and the Hurricanes were unable to fully bridge the gap. We gave them a few opportunities at the end there to win the game so there are ways we can get better. Earlier, the Dunedin-based Highlanders scored nine tries in a win over the Waratahs, consigning the Waratahs to a record 12th-straight loss this season.
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We hurried onto the website at 3pm, downloaded the Under 15s Brumbies team list, and there it was… Marcus McDonald. Well done Marcus. Thank you God. He gets to play his third season with the junior Brumbies.
Had my birthday on Sunday. But God has been very kind, and I not only reached my birthday, but I thoroughly enjoyed it! It was cool to be bombarded by facebook messages, emails, cards and greetings from friends all over the world.
It was a great joy to share an afternoon in our backyard with a number of our friends. Fiona was awesome, she had gone to so much trouble to give me a special day — and it was! Our church sang Happy Birthday to me and gave me an incredible cake! It was a fun day. In fact, this has been a special weekend in other ways as well.
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