Wallabies prop returns from injury as Brumbies name side to play in Osaka

Capped Wallabies prop Blake Schoupp will wear an ACT Brumbies jersey for the first time since the Super Rugby Pacific playoffs, with the tighthead prop named in an all-representative front-row trio to take on the Kintetsu Liners in Osaka.

Schoupp sustained a Lisfranc injury in the qualifying final defeat to eventual Super Rugby Pacific champions the Hurricanes but has been named to return this week. The front-rower will pack down alongside capped Wallaby Lachlan Lonergan and Australia A prop Rhys van Nek.

Nick Frost starts in the No. 4 jersey after a couple of impressive appearances for Australia A against an Eagles-heavy USA XV. Harvey Cordukes is the other lock, while former Australia U20 captain Toby Macpherson leads the side from blindside.

Macpherson and Eli Langi will pack down on the flanks, while Leafi Talataina rounds out the loose forwards trio for the international exhibition match. Lington Ilei and Darcy Breen are among the forwards selected on the bench.

Klayton Thorn will link up with capped Wallaby Tane Edmed in the halves, while Kadin Pritchard lines up at outside centre after playing for Australia A in the United States. Pritchard joins Dylan Bretton in the centres.

Triston Reilly and Ollie Sapsford start on the wings, with Paris Olympian Corey Toole rounding out the starting side at fullback. The extended bench includes TJ Talaileva and Jack Gordon, with nine replacements selected.

This match will kick off at 6:30 pm AEDT (4:30 pm local time) on Saturday evening at Hanazono Rugby Stadium in Osaka, Japan.

ACT Brumbies to take on Kintetsu Liners