Canberra is not the most exciting of places.
Full of civil servants and lobbyists, the Australian capital rarely makes a list of top tourist spots.
The rugby at times matches the location. Many a game in Canberra is gritty and dull with little to linger in the memory.
Add the match between the Highlanders and Brumbies on Saturday night to a long list of forgettable encounters.
In wet conditions, it was one of those that never reached any great heights.
If one were kind, it would be described as a gritty contest. It was exciting because it was close.
But on the other hand there was plenty of sloppy work, the Brumbies lived offside and the officiating was average at best.
Good teams, though, overcome the tough calls and somehow get over the line.
That is what the Highlanders did on Saturday night.
Down for 73 minutes of the match, the side managed to get ahead through an Aki Seiuli try and then hung in at the end as the Brumbies launched an attack on the line. It won 18-13 after being behind 10-5 at the break.
After the Seiuli try, the Brumbies managed to get the ball back through an illegal turnover and tried to use a rolling maul to get to the line.
The Highlanders repelled it once and managed to clear. With the 80 minutes all but up on the clock, the Highlanders just had to win the lineout.
But Elliot Dixon could not secure the ball, not helped by a Brumbies forward being all over him like a cheap suit.
The Brumbies again looked to the rolling maul but came up short as the Highlanders got in behind to match them and managed to get the Brumbies outfit confused.
It was the fittingly unglamorous end to a match that failed to get anywhere near top gear.
The Highlanders had plenty of territory but could not hold on to the ball in conditions that were, admittedly, difficult.
The side lacked continuity and coughed up the ball at just the wrong time.
Halfback Aaron Smith had his issues with the ball not coming clear at the breakdown and the Brumbies were adept at getting through on top of him.
The game resembled a battle of forceback as sides looked for territory.
The Brumbies' only try came from a tidy set move off a lineout halfway through the first half. Flanker Chris Alcock found some room to move and he ran 25m to score.
The Highlanders' other try came through new boy Sio Tomkinson, who went over after a couple of missed passes put him with a free run to the line a couple of minutes before the break.
Others to impress for the Highlanders were loose forwards Dillon Hunt and Luke Whitelock, while lock Tom Franklin and hooker Liam Coltman got through plenty of work.