It was 2014, and the ACT Brumbies had managed back-to-back wins against Kiwi opposition.

They had to wait another eight years for the same feat to be achieved on Sunday, but it was worth the wait for a 42-25 scoreline.

A 17-point victory over the Wellington Hurricanes follows on from their win last week over the Otago Highlanders, and it keeps the side one point behind ladder leaders the Auckland Blues.

No.9 Nic White said they were very pleased with back-to-back wins but it would not be any easier next week, and they knew it.

"There's going to be moments where we're going to have to be mentally tough, and I thought today we went another notch in that," he said.

"So yeah back-to-back wins is awesome but the way we're going about it is even better. We're pretty happy but we know we've got a little bit more in us."

The Brumbies knew how important their kicking game was going to be on Sunday.

But they did not have a flanker's 50-metre effort in mind during their 42-25 win.

The moment of the match, and a strong contender for Super Rugby Pacific try of the year, started when Andy Muirhead pounced on a Hurricanes loose ball.

Next came Rob Valetini's magic. The flanker saw a gap when he received the ball at halfway, kicked it forward and got trotting.

It became a three-man 50-metre foot race between the No.6 and two Hurricanes, but he could not be stopped.

All three dived for the bobbling ball across the try line but Valetini's outstretched arm prevailed to ground it for the Brumbies' opening try of the match.

It set the scene for the next 47 minutes at Canberra Stadium.

White copped a late shoulder charge on the chin inside the Hurricanes' 22 as he cleared the ball from the ruck.

Referee Berry went to the television match official to review Justin Sangster's late challenge. As he made no attempt to wrap White during the tackle, the visitors' lock was shown yellow.

The scrumhalf went down but got up and played on, before providing insight into it.

"I was fine," White said.

"I was more winded than anything, but that was nothing."

The Brumbies could not capitalise on Wellington's one-man deficit for a try. But the Hurricanes wasted no time when roles were reversed and the home side went down to 14.

Jahrome Brown earned himself a yellow card 25 minutes in after sending a stray hand into the ruck on the Brumbies' line. It made it 14 on 14 for a few minutes, before Sangster rejoined, and they crossed for the match's first try.

Peter Umaga-Jensen wasted no time once play resumed, crossing between the posts to send the visitors ahead for the second time in the match.

Thankfully Brown's 10-minute hiatus did not cost the Brumbies a win but coach Dan McKellar knows discipline from his troops will be paramount in coming weeks.

"That's just discipline, isn't it? You've just got to be disciplined there," he said.

"It's just one of those moments, heat of the battle and 'Rome' just made a choice that he probably regrets.

"So it's just knowing that if you've got good discipline, then you give yourself a chance to win the territory battle."

Noah Lolesio proved once more why his return to the Brumbies line-up is so vital, and converting his side's historic 10,000 Super Rugby points.

The flyhalf made it 9-6 in the opening 20 minutes off his boot as the Brumbies turned to the tee three times.

The Hurricanes had an opportunity to lessen the blow by three points when they turned to the tee for a penalty kick on halfway.

Jordie Barrett's kick had the length but it swung to the left of the posts. It did serve one purpose though, as it ran down the clock whilst Sangster sat on the bench.

When substitute Hudson Creighton crossed minutes before the buzzer, Lolesio stepped up to make history. His conversion made the Brumbies the first Australian Super Rugby team to score 10,000 points.

Match officials depend on television cameras at Bruce to capture the various angles of play for a TMO assessment, and in this case one did grab the visitors grounding the ball for an early try to make it 9-10.

On-field officials deemed Umaga-Jensen's effort a no try, as it appeared he had been held up by the Brumbies defence.

Berry got on the ground behind the ruck but by the time he got there, the Brumbies were holding the inside-centre up.

The round 11 referee went to the TMO to confirm his decision, as they tried to find the best camera angle to see if the Hurricanes had grounded the ball.

About 10 minutes later the TMO intervened after a clear knock on from a Hurricanes line out went unnoticed by on-field officials.

Darcy Swain got a hand to the ball and forced the error, but it was missed and deemed a play on. Until Berry was notified by the TMO and told to review the play, resulting in a Brumbies ball.

TMO was utilised again deep into the second half. Wellington were outnumbered on the line and the Brumbies went to capitalise on the visitors left through Tom Banks.

The Brumbies fullback was unmarked and ready to receive a pass but Hurricanes winger Salesi Rayasi purposefully swatted down the pass to prevent a try and was shown the third yellow card of the match.

The first two Hurricanes tries had one thing in common: bounce passes.

The first time the visitors crossed in the 26th minute, Umaga-Jensen scored off a bounce pass.

And the second time they crossed through Rayasi, it was also off a bounce pass.

White said he was proud of his side's ability to shake it off and go again.

"The way we're going about it is just rolling up the sleeves and getting into it knowing that it's going to be a tough battle," he said.

"I liked the way, especially after halftime, that we kind of went 'yeah, that's going to happen, that bounce pass is sometimes undefendable. Leave it there, park it, let's go back to what we know works, and what we're good at'.

"And we're going to need to lean on that kind of mindset over the next few weeks because ... it's not going to get any easier."

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