A buzzer-beating penalty goal from flyhalf Aaron Cruden has cost the Brumbies a drought breaking Super Rugby away win over the Chiefs.
Cruden slotted the pressure-cooker goal 15 metres in from touch after the siren for the 19-17 win at New Plymouth - denying the Brumbies their first away win against the Chiefs since 2007.
Despite dominating the scrum for most of the match, the Brumbies conceded two late penalty goals from the scrum to lose their four-point lead, forcing them to settle for a bonus point loss.
The match-deciding penalty came from the over-eagerness of Brumbies' debutant reserve flanker Sean Doyle, who was pinged for unbinding from the scrum too soon.
There was never going to be much between the new grudge rivals, and with both scoring a try and four penalty goals, all it came down to was a missed conversion by the Brumbies.
The two sides have met twice in the finals over the past two seasons and both teams put on an impressive enough performance at Yarrow Stadium to suggest a third could be on the cards in 2015.
Chiefs stars Sonny Bill Williams and Sam Cane were late scratchings, but explosive replacement centre Charlie Ngatai made the most of his inclusion by opening the scoring in the 15th minute.
A 9-4 first half penalty count favouring the Brumbies helped them dominate possession, but the Chiefs' back three shredded them apart with counter-attacks.
The Chief's first kick-return raid led to Ngatai's try to go up 10-3, and they came agonisingly close to extending that lead through the tactic on numerous other occasions.
Brumbies stand-in captain Nic White turned down two early penalty shots at goal to go for the seven-points, but his side was repeatedly repelled by some heavy Chiefs defence.
White continued turning down penalties and it finally paid dividends in the 20th minute when No.8 Ita Vaea scored from the back of a well constructed rolling maul to go up 11-10.
The Brumbies were rewarded with penalties at the scrum from referee Steve Walsh up until about the 60th minute, Christian Lealiifano slotting a resulting three-pointer to go up 17-13.
But the Brumbies lost their scrum dominance when their two starting props were replaced midway through the second half, and the Chiefs earned the two penalty goals that would add another chapter in the growing Trans-Tasman rivalry.
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