The Brumbies have thrown down the gauntlet to the rest of Super Rugby after a highly impressive win in South Africa against last year's finalists, the Sharks.
Before the first game of their short South African tour, the Brumbies' credentials as title contenders were still questionable as they hadn't played a team from outside Australia at that point. The Sharks had beaten the Cheetahs and Stormers and had started the season well and were set to be the Brumbies' toughest challenge yet.
But the challenge was overcome - or was non-existent after all - with the Sharks only able to muster a late consolation try as the Brumbies got 4 tries and the resulting bonus point for a 29-10 victory.
The 2013 Brumbies bandwagon appears to be sailing at full steam even with inspirational David Pocock not available for selection and once again, Jake White's coaching abilities are evident to see with his young charges covering his absence nicely.
The Brumbies seem to be back to the form they exhibited in the glory days of Gregan, Larkham and Mortlock and this has the makings of being the year that the Super Rugby title returns to Canberra for the first time since 2004. After all, the fast exciting brand of rugby that they are playing right now is very similar to the rugby played during those halycon days.
The Stormers are next up and the challenge for the Brumbies now is to back up their impressive performance in Durban with a repeat in Cape Town -easier said then done although the Brumbies might be helped by the Stormers being possibly cold after having the bye this weekend.
Suddenly, it is the Brumbies who everyone wants to beat this year in Super Rugby.
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