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History-making Brumbies aim for another piece of history

History-making Brumbies aim for another piece of history

No one expected it to be this quick. When the ACT Brumbies languished near the bottom of the Super 15 table at the end of 2011 few would have predicted they would be competing for the title of Super 15 champions a mere 2 years later. Yet here we are. .

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