The Brumbies have secured bragging rights for another year after denying the Queensland Reds 28-23 in the inaugural Super Rugby AU final in Canberra.

Tries to fullback Tom Banks, winger Andy Muirhead and hooker Folau Faingaa and a 13-point goalkicking haul from five-eighth Noah Lolesio were enough for the Brumbies on Saturday night.

It wasn’t the silverware they set out for before COVID-19 shut down Super Rugby proper in March, but it was nevertheless the Brumbies’ first championship since 2004.