As both sides were coming off losses in the first round of the Super W, it was hard to know what to expect from the game. What followed was a 69-0 thumping in favour of the Brumbies, a scoreline which was bolstered by three tries from Stanford.  

"I expected it to be a tough game, coming off their loss last week against the Reds, I knew they were going to come out firing," Stanford said. 

"We worked really hard during the week, and I felt like we came out and stuck to our structure, and the points just flowed." 

This is the Stanford's second year with the Brumbies, and despite her personal success in Sunday's match, she said that most of the credit lay with her teammates. 

"I felt pretty good on the field, but it's all about the team," Stanford said. 

"I'm only as good as they are, they're the ones that put me in the holes [in the Rebels' defence] and get me into space."

The Brumbies took the lead early in the match, with Stanford's first try in the sixth minute, which then opened the floodgates as they poured on 10 more tries before the match finished. 

The primary difference between the two sides looked to be experience. The Brumbies' skills were cleaner, their passing more accurate, their mauling more effective, and their rucking more compact and determined. 

Brumbies head coach Adam Butts was pleased with his side's performance, but also acknowledged that there were "things to work on". 

"There's positives and negatives to every game we play.

"We talked about dominating the game, and if you dominate the game, the holes [in defence] will open, and it's simple rugby from there on. 

"To the Rebels' credit, they shut us down in the second half, we didn't quite manage to attack that game line as much as we'd like, but most of the time, simple rugby worked well." 

Although the scoreline was emphatic, Butt said that there were still areas for the Brumbies to improve on ahead of their next clash against Queensland on March 16. 

"It's execution. We're still a young side, and we have inexperienced players and we have experienced players. It's just combinations, putting them together and executing our plays and we'll go from there." 

One of the most positive aspects of the match for the Brumbies will be the level of support shown by the locals. Fans of both teams made their way to the oval for the game, and after the match was over, players were inundated by supporters of all ages who were seeking autographs and pictures.