Overview
- Queensland beat the ACT Brumbies 30-21 at Suncorp Stadium to complete a season sweep and rise to fourth in the standings, handing Canberra a third straight loss.
- Fly-half Harry McLaughlin-Phillips kicked three penalty goals that built the nine-point margin and denied the visitors a bonus point.
- After Queensland led at halftime, the Brumbies briefly moved in front before Seru Uru’s try put the Reds back ahead for good.
- Kalani Thomas set up scores with sharp kicking and Fraser McReight won breakdown turnovers, strengthening Wallabies cases as national coach Joe Schmidt watched.
- Lineout errors exposed areas to fix for both teams, and a top-three finish would give Queensland a home quarter-final under Super Rugby Pacific’s six-team format.