First five-eighths Matt Giteau kicked six goals from six attempts to steer the ACT Brumbies to a 22-14 win.

It wasn't even a Brumbies player or gung-ho marketing executive who dubbed the Canberra outfit "the Real Madrid of Australian rugby".

The Stormers posted their first Super Rugby win in a chilly Canberra with a 16-3 triumph against the Brumbies

Saturday night footy at nzherald.co.nz brings you livescoring of the tonight's NRL and Super Rugby matches.

Dylan Cleaver breaks down round 15 of the Super 15. Can the Hurricanes move off the bottom of the NZ conference?

Super 15 also-rans the Western Force and ACT Brumbies finished 13-13 on Saturday.

The Lions have recorded their first-ever win over the Brumbies with a 29-20 victory at Canberra Stadium.

Herald rugby writer Dylan Cleaver breaks down the six Super 15 matches taking place over the next three days.

Former Springboks mentor Jake White has been appointed Brumbies coach for four Super rugby seasons from 2012.

Stats guru Tracey Nelson breaks down the numbers from week 10 of the Super 15.

At the halfway point of the competition stats guru Tracey Nelson takes a look at the names leading the numbers for the New Zealand teams.

Crusaders' second five-eighth Sonny Bill Williams has been an off-load machine so far this season. Just how many has he dished out?

Wallabies star Adam Ashley-Cooper has been shunted to the wing by the Brumbies.

Crusaders are too powerful for bumbling Brumbies as Sonny Bill and Fruean turn on display of brute force.

The Crusaders handed their old foes the Brumbies an old fashioned spanking with a 52-10 victory.

Lock Chris Jack will play his 100th game for the Crusaders when he takes the field in the Super 15 match against the Brumbies on Friday night.

The Brumbies have sacked coach Andy Friend just two matches into the Super rugby season.

Melbourne showed they won't be Super 15 rugby easy-beats with a heart-stopping 25-24 win over the Brumbies at AAMI Park tonight.