SUPER RUGBY PACIFIC RECAP: Brumbies put 60 points on Moana Pasifika; Brilliant Brums lay down try of the year contender; Rebels crumble to consecutive 50-point defeats as Hurricanes run riot

The Brumbies have established themselves as bona fide Super Rugby Pacific title contenders with another dominant display over Moana Pasifika.

At home, the men from the capital were 60-21 winners in a try-fest.

Moana Pasifika looked threatening in the early going but ultimately the Brumbies overpowered them.

The Brums scored nine tries to Moana Pasifika's three.

A grinning Brumbies head coach Stephen Larkham said he didn't see the 60-point scoreline coming.

"We had a good week. We had one training session and we trained exceptionally well," he said.

"We sort of turned things around a couple of weeks ago and I thought the preparation was good. I thought the intensity was where it needed to be. 

"Probably not 60 points, but you've got to be happy when you put 60 points on any team."

Larkham still had some criticisms, conceding his men could have been better in defence and not let three tries slip.

"The only reason they got in there was because of our ill-discipline," Larkham explained.

"Half a yard, getting back onside, and giving about 50 centimetres at the back of a ruck, and we didn't do that on two occasions, which allowed them to get into the 22 which hurt us.

"The other one is in the second half, we were down a man there. We need to tidy that up. That was disappointing as well.

"We spoke about it at half-time. We didn't want any more points put on us and a bit of ill-discipline again, getting the yellow card."

The Brumbies have lost just once this year to the Chiefs away from home.

The Brumbies head to Brisbane for round six where they'll face fellow front-runners the Reds while Moana Pasifika hosts the Blues in Auckland.

I'm typing as fast as I can!

Can you believe it? The Brumbies are in again!

It's another unstoppable driving maul.

It's 60-21.

Huge.

Gee, what a sequence. The Brumbies have raced from 43 points to 53 in the space of 60 seconds with back-to-back tries.

The first try starts with a driving maul at the 22-metre mark before it's swung left to Tom Wright who dummies and draws the Moana Pasifika defence in, off-loading to Corey Toole to score in the corner.

Remarkably, just moments after the kick-off they do it all again. This time it's Wright who's the benefactor after one Brumbies player pierces the defence and sprints downfield.

The Brumbies have let Moana Pasifika in.

A yellow card for some cynical play reduces them to 14 men and the visitors pounce.

It's 43-21 to the home side. with a little over 10 minutes to go.

Charlie Cale you beauty!

Noah Lolesio spots a gap for Cale to run through and passes it to his inside.

It's too easy. That's the sixth try for the Brumbies.

it's converted and Brumbies lead 43-14.

Corey Toole is having one helluva night.

Again he's given clear air and can sprint down the sideline.

He ducks and weaves out of defenders before passing it back to Hudson Creighton who just holds onto the pill and dots it down.

It's 36-14 after 43 minutes.

That's tremendous!

The Brumbies might have just bettered the benchmark for try of the year.

This time it's Tom Wright with the chip to the sideline, landing in the hands of speedster Corey Toole who streaks away.

He's got just one defender in front of him so he off-loads to the chasing Wright who finishes what he started.

It's 29-14 to the Brumbies.

Brilliant.

Gee, this is a real tit-for-tat contest.

Moana Pasifika strike back just short of half-time after the Brumbies are caught short on the blind side.

It's Lotu Inisi this time who plants it in the in-goal and makes it 22-14 with the conversion.

Game on!

Oh, that is so good!

They lead 22-7 after Moana Pasifika throw a loose ball and it's quickly picked up by Brumbies.

It's a real team effort as Hudson Creighton, Billy Pollard, and Rob Valetini combine. It ends with Tamati Tua crossing the chalk and the Brumbies extend that lead.

The Brums are in again! This time it's a driving maul that gets them over the line.

Rob Valetinii is the man at the back of the maul who gets the try.

Noah Lolesio misses the conversion so it's 12-7.