Brumbies' Christchurch clinic, Tahs roll on as Force flounder in Round 2
·50 min·3 clips
Scrum Bags Rugby co-hosts Mitch and Lucky recap a stunning Super Rugby Pacific Round 2 weekend headlined by the ACT Brumbies scoring 50 points against the defending-champion Crusaders in Christchurch — ending a 26-year hoodoo — on the occasion of James Slipper's 200th cap. The episode also covers the NSW Waratahs going 2-0 with a win over the Fiji Drua, featuring two freakish tries by Mark Nawaqanitawase, and the Western Force's collapse against the Blues after leading 17-14 at halftime. Recurring threads include the devaluation of the scrum under new 2025 law variations, the emerging controversy around a late hit on Slipper by Ethan Blackadder that went unreviewed, and whether the Waratahs' backline, including Joseph Suaalii, is firing on all cylinders.
