Brumbies beat Cheetahs to reach Super Rugby semis
Smit lined up the conversion from the left-hand touchline and into the teeth of a bitter wind.
CANBERRA (AP) - The ACT Brumbies hung on to beat the Cheetahs 15-13 in a tight Super Rugby quarterfinal on Sunday as Riaan Smit s attempted conversion of Ryno s Benjamin s last-minute try, which would have taken the match to extra time, glanced off the goalposts.
Benjamin took the field as a late replacement and caught a pass from scrumhalf Sarel Pretorius outside the last defender to score a try that gave the Cheetahs hope of prolonging their best-ever season.
Smit, who had kicked only one of his three previous shots at goal, lined up the conversion from the left-hand touchline and into the teeth of a bitter wind.
His powerful kick arced towards the posts but, at the last second, drifted away and just brushed the left-hand post.
