No tinkering required as Brumbies roll out unchanged side for Blues

Brumbies head coach Stephen Larkham isn’t worried about having too much of a good thing, selecting the same matchday 23 that delivered last week’s statement win over the Crusaders for this week’s tussle with the Blues.

The Brumbies return home for the first time in the young season for the round 3 showdown, leading the Super Rugby Pacific table after two bonus point wins on the road.

Their opponents, the Blues, sit in fifth and hold a slight edge in the recent rivalry, having won three of the last five games. The last fixture between the two, however, was a hard-fought, one-point victory for the ACT men at Eden Park.

And so, Larkham has stuck to his winning recipe, which means loosehead prop James Slipper edges one step closer to Super Rugby’s all-time caps record (202), having notched his 200th appearance last week in Christchurch.

Fixture

Super Rugby Pacific

Brumbies

30 - 27

Full-time

Blues

All Stats and Data

Brumbies team to play the Blues

1. James Slipper
2. Billy Pollard
3. Rhys van Nek
4. Lachie Shaw
5. Cadeyrn Neville
6. Rob Valetini
7. Rory Scott
8. Charlie Cale
9. Ryan Lonergan (c)
10. Declan Meredith
11. Corey Toole
12. David Feliuai
13. Kadin Pritchard
14. Ollie Sapsford
15. Andy Muirhead

Finishers 

16. Liam Bowron
17. Blake Schoupp
18. Tevita Alatini
19. Toby Macpherson
20. Luke Reimer
21. Klayton Thorn
22. Tane Edmed
23. Hudson Creighton

Injury list

Allan Alaalaota, back
Lachlan Lonergan, knee
Tom Wright, knee