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Dan Vickerman Cup
The Dan Vickerman Cup is a rugby union match, initially contested as a one-off match in 2017, and afterwards biannually, in Super Rugby between the ACT Brumbies and the NSW Waratahs. The Dan Vickerman Cup was introduced in 2017 to commemorate Dan Vickerman.
Dan Vickerman was an Australian Rugby Union International Lock. He played over 60 games for Australia, winning the 2011 Tri Nations and a bronze medal at the 2011 Rugby World Cup. He won the 2001 Super 12 title and made the 2002 Super 12 final with the Brumbies, and also made the 2005 Super 12 final and 2008 Super 14 final with the Waratahs.
Vickerman died by suicide in his home on 18 February 2017, at the age of 37 years.
Traditionally, the ACT-NSW rivalry was dominated by home victories. Home field advantage was such a powerful factor in these games that the only Brumbies away loss in the 2000 Season was against the Waratahs. Of the sixteen games in the Super 12 and Super 14 eras, the home team won fourteen games. Dan Vickerman played for the winning team in both away victories in this period.
The Brumbies were the first to win two ACT-NSW games in a row, with the 2002 Semi Final and the 2003 regular season game. The 2002 Semi Final was also the first away win in the rivalry, a 51–10 win for the Brumbies at Sydney Football Stadium. The Waratahs had been so comprehensively beaten by the Crusaders the week before that pundits believed the Waratahs would struggle to be in the right state of mind for a semi-final. After winning the game, Brumbies coach David Nucifora agreed that the previous week had "derailed the Waratahs' season". The Brumbies successfully dominated the set piece in the first half but failed to capitalise in open play, only finding success in open play in the second half.
This game was only the fourth time a Super Rugby semi final had been lost by the host, with the Waratahs joining the Reds (1996 and 1999) and the Stormers (1999) in the list of losing hosts, and the Brumbies joining the Crusaders (1999), Highlanders (1999), and Sharks (1996) as winning visitors. Since this time, the Brumbies (2013), Crusaders (2011), Highlanders (2015), and Sharks (2012) have all won semi finals as visitors again, while the Bulls (2013), Stormers (2011 and 2012), and Waratahs (2015) have all lost as hosts.
The Waratahs were the first to win three ACT-NSW games in a row, made possible when they won the first regular season away game in 2005. Waratahs head coach Ewen McKenzie engaged in "mind games" by parking the team bus as an "attack bus" at Brumbies Headquarters all week, mentally "getting in their space". Several Waratahs coaches and players believe this worked for different reasons:
With the advent of the Super Rugby conference system in 2011, home dominance ceased to be as significant. The first clash in the Super 15 era saw the Waratahs win 29-22 at Canberra Stadium. Both teams had started the season with a good win, but had then fallen into terrible form and embarrassing losses. With the 2011 season being the worst in the Brumbies' history, having fired coach Andy Friend earlier in the month and going into the game with many players missing due to injury, many pundits had picked the Brumbies to lose despite their home field advantage. A try after the siren from Sitaleki Timani, a former Brumby, gave the Waratahs their second ever win in Canberra.
Dan Vickerman Cup
The Dan Vickerman Cup is a rugby union match, initially contested as a one-off match in 2017, and afterwards biannually, in Super Rugby between the ACT Brumbies and the NSW Waratahs. The Dan Vickerman Cup was introduced in 2017 to commemorate Dan Vickerman.
Dan Vickerman was an Australian Rugby Union International Lock. He played over 60 games for Australia, winning the 2011 Tri Nations and a bronze medal at the 2011 Rugby World Cup. He won the 2001 Super 12 title and made the 2002 Super 12 final with the Brumbies, and also made the 2005 Super 12 final and 2008 Super 14 final with the Waratahs.
Vickerman died by suicide in his home on 18 February 2017, at the age of 37 years.
Traditionally, the ACT-NSW rivalry was dominated by home victories. Home field advantage was such a powerful factor in these games that the only Brumbies away loss in the 2000 Season was against the Waratahs. Of the sixteen games in the Super 12 and Super 14 eras, the home team won fourteen games. Dan Vickerman played for the winning team in both away victories in this period.
The Brumbies were the first to win two ACT-NSW games in a row, with the 2002 Semi Final and the 2003 regular season game. The 2002 Semi Final was also the first away win in the rivalry, a 51–10 win for the Brumbies at Sydney Football Stadium. The Waratahs had been so comprehensively beaten by the Crusaders the week before that pundits believed the Waratahs would struggle to be in the right state of mind for a semi-final. After winning the game, Brumbies coach David Nucifora agreed that the previous week had "derailed the Waratahs' season". The Brumbies successfully dominated the set piece in the first half but failed to capitalise in open play, only finding success in open play in the second half.
This game was only the fourth time a Super Rugby semi final had been lost by the host, with the Waratahs joining the Reds (1996 and 1999) and the Stormers (1999) in the list of losing hosts, and the Brumbies joining the Crusaders (1999), Highlanders (1999), and Sharks (1996) as winning visitors. Since this time, the Brumbies (2013), Crusaders (2011), Highlanders (2015), and Sharks (2012) have all won semi finals as visitors again, while the Bulls (2013), Stormers (2011 and 2012), and Waratahs (2015) have all lost as hosts.
The Waratahs were the first to win three ACT-NSW games in a row, made possible when they won the first regular season away game in 2005. Waratahs head coach Ewen McKenzie engaged in "mind games" by parking the team bus as an "attack bus" at Brumbies Headquarters all week, mentally "getting in their space". Several Waratahs coaches and players believe this worked for different reasons:
With the advent of the Super Rugby conference system in 2011, home dominance ceased to be as significant. The first clash in the Super 15 era saw the Waratahs win 29-22 at Canberra Stadium. Both teams had started the season with a good win, but had then fallen into terrible form and embarrassing losses. With the 2011 season being the worst in the Brumbies' history, having fired coach Andy Friend earlier in the month and going into the game with many players missing due to injury, many pundits had picked the Brumbies to lose despite their home field advantage. A try after the siren from Sitaleki Timani, a former Brumby, gave the Waratahs their second ever win in Canberra.