Border sport has struck an off-season goldmine with Melbourne Rebels and the Brumbies to feature Australian representatives in two pre-season rugby union games in January.
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Officials from the clubs joined AlburyCity (council) and Albury-based Steamers Rugby Club on Wednesday to fine-tune details.
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Albury's Greenfield Park will host an afternoon match and a twilight game on Thursday, January 23.
It will be the last trial for both outfits prior to the Super Rugby start the following weekend, so the pair will be desperate to play its strongest possible teams.
"We're coming off the back of a World Cup campaign, so both coaches will be keen to integrate those players back into the program with the new signings, so the quality and depth will be very strong," Rebels' general manager Nick Ryan said.
The Rebels boast six players in the Australian squad, including powerhouse wing sensation Marika Koroibete, while the Brumbies have eight, although three won't be with the ACT club next year.
The national team - the Wallabies - meet England in a World Cup quarter-final on Saturday evening and while it's too early to say which players will play in Albury, there's every chance it will be the highest profile rugby union clash the Border has hosted in the modern era.
"It will be an important fixture for our squad as a whole with all 37 players (in our squad) in attendance," Brumbies' general manager professional rugby and pathways Chris Tindall said.
It will be the Border's first Super Rugby match since February 1, 2014.
The Rebels met the NSW Waratahs at the Albury Sportsground, with the Victorian team posting a 33-28 win.
The match attracted almost 4000 fans, highlighting the region's thirst for elite sport.
The Steamers - Albury-Wodonga's only rugby union club - are delighted elite sport is returning after six years.
"To have them in our backyard is phenomenal," president Mick Raynes said.
"And not only that, the country participation which goes hand in hand with this, so we'll get access to the players for coaching and refereeing clinics, so that really gives us value for money, it will be a big time for rugby."
Both clubs will spend around 48 hours in the region.
The Brumbies made this year's semi-finals, falling to the Argentina-based Jaguares, while the Rebels were second in the Australian conference.