AS promised, most of the big name ACT Brumbies players will play in the trial against Otago Highlanders in Wagga tomorrow.
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Both teams announced their squads yesterday, with the Brumbies line-up brimming with Wallabies.
David Pocock, Christian Lealiifano, Henry Speight, Joe Tomane and Nic White are the Brumbies’ Australian players who played last week, with Ben Alexander, Scott Sio, Tevita Kuridani and Sam Carter coming into the 28-man squad for the Equex Centre game.
Captain Stephen Moore is still on the injured list.
The Highlanders will be without internationals Ben Smith, Aaron Smith, Malaki Fekitoa and Fumiaki Tanaka from the match and are bringing a squad of 27.
Brumbies coach Stephen Larkham said his team was eager to prove itself before the start of the Super Rugby season.
“This is an important match for us and the players are keen to put their pre-season training into practice and make a big impression on Saturday night,” he said.
“We have a good mix of experienced internationals and up-and-coming players in the team who will all be looking for a win prior to the season.
“The Highlanders are always a tough side to beat so it should be an entertaining game of rugby.”