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Kuridrani in sublime form as Speight helps himself to brace of tries

Stunned by criticism during the week for their stodgy, maul-focused attack, the Brumbies ran in five quality tries to secure a bonus pointSunwolves' Phil Burleigh is tackled by Brumbies' Tevita Kuridrani during the Super Rugby match between the Australia's ACT Brumbies and Japan's Sunwolves in Canberra, May 12 2019. Picture: MARK GRAHAM/AFP

Returning from a knee injury, Wallabies centre Tevita Kuridrani was dominant for the Brumbies, while winger Henry Speight scored a brace of tries in the first half and gave away another in the second in a welcome return to form. “Tevita was outstanding but [it was] all from our set piece, from our forwards and the pressure they applied up front,” said Brumbies captain Christian Lealiifano. “It was really nice to get some tries there and play the way we did but more importantly it was really nice to keep them to zero [points] as well.”

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