Brumbies winger Henry Speight ruled out of Super Rugby for six weeks due to broken jaw

THE Brumbies have been hit with some bad news following their victory over NSW Waratahs with star winger Henry Speight ruled out for six weeks.

THE Brumbies have been hit with some bad news following their victory over NSW Waratahs with star winger Henry Speight ruled out for six weeks.

Speight left the field just before half-time on Saturday night after he sustained a knock to the head.

Scans on Monday revealed a double fracture of the jaw and Speight will now miss the next six weeks after undergoing surgery on Monday.

The Brumbies next face the Stormers in Canberra on Saturday night.

Meanwhile, Brumbies captain Ben Mowen has rated the victory over the Waratahs as one of the franchise’s finest.

Mowen overcame a torrid build up to Saturday’s match at Canberra Stadium to lead his side to a brutal 28-23 Super Rugby win over their grudge rivals.

He was disappointed earlier in the week after false rumours accusing him of dobbing in Wallabies teammates over the Dublin drinking saga resurfaced, and may have been cut even deeper by the fact that no one in the Waratahs - his former team - spoke out to publicly support him.

The added spice gave the rivalry a big kick, and while the Brumbies beat the British and Irish Lions and reached the Super Rugby final last year, Mowen didn’t hesitate in ranking the win over the previously undefeated Tahs up with their finest victories of recent times.

Especially so given the Brumbies played almost the entire final 20 minutes a man down as two players were sin-binned.

“There have been some very special wins for us as a side. But that would be right up there,” Mowen said.

“It is very rewarding for us, and it’s only rewarding because we know they’re a quality side.”

Matt Toomua produced a man-of-the-match performance at five eighth, controlling the game with great direction and attacking nous.

But it was his defence to limit the ball getting to attacking ace Israel Folau that really shone, repeatedly launching himself into the ribs of Waratahs playmakers Kurtley Beale and Bernard Foley.