Halfback Nic White declared the Brumbies would "throw the kitchen sink" at the Chiefs when they fly the flag for Australia in the Super Rugby Pacific semi-finals.The Brumbies denied a clean sweep from New Zealand teams with a pulsating 37-33 quarter-final victory over the Wellington Hurricanes in Canberra on Saturday night.
The dramatic result, culminating in Hurricanes skipper Ardie Savea's desperate dive over the line ruled a no-try, earned the Brumbies a daunting trip to Hamilton next weekend to face the formidable Chiefs.
The Brumbies are aiming to end a nine-year title drought for Australian teams in the competition but will start as major underdogs having lost to the Chiefs just a month ago at home.The Chiefs also ended the regular season top of the league."There's no better challenge, that's the one you want," White said. "Coming into this game (against Hurricanes)...
seeing who the potential lineups are gonna be, you're hoping you get a chance to go over and test yourself."That's what we want to be prepping for all year."White implored a high-octane Brumbies to continue playing with the trademark flair exhibited during a first-half burst against the Hurricanes that yielded three tries in 16 minutes. "Get over there and throw the kitchen sink at them.