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The Brumbies will hope to extend their lead at the top of the Australian conference as they travel to Wellington to take on the Hurricanes on Friday night. We’ll have commentary from 5.35pm AEST.
The Brumbies come into the game fresh after a bye and will be looking to make it three wins in a row, while the hosts also come into the game with some momentum after a last-gasp win over the Highlanders last week.
They will be desperate to pick up the win and keep their playoff hopes alive.
The Brumbies have made two changes for the clash, with Nic White dropping to the bench for Ian Prior and Zack Holmes filling the huge gap left by the injured Lealiifano.
There was some talk of Steven Larkham coming out of retirement but in the end the number ten jersey has been handed to 21-year-old Holmes. He will have a huge task in keeping the Brumbies backline ticking along.
The Hurricanes have made a big change in dropping Beauden Barrett to the bench. His form has dropped off in the last few weeks but it is still a big call for a team needing the win.
Tusi Pisi will come in to replace him and will perhaps provide more physicality on defence, an area where Barrett has been somewhat found out.
The Canes have one of the most exciting back threes in the competition and will be very dangerous from counter attack and broken play, and Andre Taylor in particular has been great this year.
History is against the Brumbies as they haven’t beaten the Canes in Wellington since 2003 and also have had just one win away from home this season beating the lacklustre Lions.
But the Hurricanes have only won one game in New Zealand’s capital this year, against a similarly poor team, the Blues, so it is all to play for in this one.
It will be a fascinating contest and you can catch live scoring and blogging from 5.35PM AEST right here on The Roar.
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