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Brumbies v Rebels: Super Rugby live scores, blog

14th April, 2012
Teams

Brumbies

1. Ruadhri Murphy
2. Stephen Moore
3. Dan Palmer
4. Scott Fardy
5. Sam Carter
6. Ben Mowen
7. Michael Hooper
8. Fotu Auelua
9. Nic White
10. Christian Lealiifano
11. Joe Tomane
12. Pat McCabe
13. Tevita Kuridrani
14. Henry Speight
15. Jesse Mogg

Reserves

16. Anthony Hegarty
17. Ben Alexander
18. Peter Kimlin
19. Ita Vaea
20. Ian Prior
21. Robbie Coleman
22. Andrew Smith

Rebels

1. Nic Henderson
2. Ged Robinson
3. Rodney Blake
4. Al Campbell
5. Hugh Pyle
6. Luke Jones
7. Jarrod Saffy
8. Gareth Delve (c)
9. Nick Phipps
10. Danny Cipriani
11. Mark Gerrard
12. James O'Connor
13. Mitch Inman
14. Lachlan Mitchell
15. Kurtley Beale

Reserves

16. Luke Holmes
17. Eddie Aholelei
18. Michael Lipman
19. Tim Davidson
20. Richard Kingi
21. Julian Huxley
22. Lloyd Johansson

Kick-Off: 7.35pm AEST
Venue: Canberra Stadium
Referees: Craig Joubert
Head to Head: Brumbies 1, Rebels 1
Last Time: Brumbies 32-17 Rebels
Betting: $1.45 Brumbies, $2.70 Rebels
TV: Fox Sports 3 (LIVE)
Brumbies player Stephen Moore is tackled. AAP Image/Dave Hunt
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The Brumbies get the chance to reaffirm their spot at the top of the Australian Conference when they host the Rebels in Canberra tonight. Join us from 7.30pm AEST as we keep score, provide insightful commentary and leave ample room for banter.

Every in-conference match has importance from here on in. The Brumbies will want to keep pace with the Waratahs, who won in Perth last night, and the Rebels are trying to make their own push for a wild-card place.

The Brumbies went down to a more-experienced Reds team last week and will be desperate to get back on track.

The Rebels took on a disappointing Blues team to register a morale boosting win at home.

The Rebels have improved their defence and will obviously rely on Beale,O’Connor and Cipriani for strike power.

The Brumbies are playing with structure but need to throw the ball wide as they did in the first five matches of the competition and test the Rebels defence, and scrumhalf Nic White is a good surprise attack weapon.

Providing he does plenty of running and not kicking, the Brumbies will have some options around the scrum and breakdown area.

It is hoped that both teams open up and not resort to aimless kicking for ‘field position’.

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Unless both of these teams can show something different in attack then they are not going to surprise any other franchises in Super Rugby, as neither possesses the forward power or depth to outmuscle any of the teams above them on the ladder.

The Brumbies Wallaby front row duo of Ben Alexander and Stephen Moore have been in outstanding form leading their young Brumbies from up front and lanky winger Jesse Mogg has been a revelation on the wing.

Don’t forget to log from kick-off at 7.35pm AEST on for all the action, commentary and scores you can handle!

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