New Delhi, June 6 -- It took Caleb Delany exactly six minutes to make the history books irrelevant.

always in Canberra, always with home advantage on their side - evaporated entirely.

Stephen Larkham's men had arrived at Hnry Stadium carrying a peculiar sort of optimism. They had won four of their last six games in New Zealand, a run that felt unprecedented for an Australian franchise. No Australian team had ever won a playoff game across the Tasman in Super Rugby's thirty-year history, but the Brumbies had built a case, however fragile, for the idea that this might finally be the year. Rain and strong northerly winds were forecast. Both sides had struggled in a 45-12 Super Round loss to this same opponent weeks earlier. At least the we...