Trial: Brumbies v ACT XV - Saturday 8th Feb 7pm

[Brumby Jack]

This is the last trial match before the Brumbies start their season of February 22. The match will be at Viking Park at 7pm and entry is free.

The Brumbies will have their Wallabies contingent available except Lealiifano who is still recovering from ankle surgery.

The fringe players who went to Queenstown with the Brumbies will be part of the ACT XV including Tom Staniforth, Matt Hawke, Tim Cree, Rod Iona and Michael Smith.

The squads for this fixture will be known later in the week.

 

[Brumby Runner]

This is the last trial match before the Brumbies start their season of February 22. The match will be at Viking Park at 7pm and entry is free.

The Brumbies will have their Wallabies contingent available except Lealiifano who is still recovering from ankle surgery.

The fringe players who went to Queenstown with the Brumbies will be part of the ACT XV including Tom Staniforth, Matt Hawke, Tim Cree, Rod Iona and Michael Smith.

The squads for this fixture will be known later in the week.

Is Moggy fit and available?

 

[Brumby Jack]

Will have to check on Mogg's status. He had been participating in training with the main squad so maybe he's ahead on his rehab.

ACT XV team out on Wednesday and the Brumbies on Thursday.

 

[Brumby Runner]

Will have to check on Mogg's status. He had been participating in training with the main squad so maybe he's ahead on his rehab.

ACT XV team out on Wednesday and the Brumbies on Thursday.

Thanks. So Pat got over his head Injury? and how is Ben Mowen's neck? Assume both are ok.

 

[Brumby Jack]

Pat McCabe won't be playing.

 

[Brumby Jack]

Here's the ACT XV squad:

ACT XV
1. JP Smith (Queanbeyan Whites)
2. Josh Mann-Rea (Gungahlin Eagles)
3. Allan Ala'alatoa (Uni-North Owls)
4. Dave McKern (Western District)
5. Tom Staniforth (Canberra Royals)
6. Tim Cree (Tuggeranong Vikings)
7. Michael Smith (Western District)
8. Ben McGee (Gungahlin Eagles)
9. Conrad Hoffman (Gungahlin Eagles)
10. Isaac Thompson (Tuggeranong Vikings)
11. Jerome Niumata (Tuggeranong Vikings)
12. Matt Hawke (Gungahlin Eagles)
13. Mitch Connolly (Gungahlin Eagles)
14. Drew Southwell (Western District)
15. Ben Johnson (Canberra Royals)

Replacements
16. Patricio Noreiga (Gungahlin Eagles)
17. Carl Elliott (Western District)
18. JP Pradaud (Tuggeranong Vikings)
19. Gareth Clouston (Tuggeranong Vikings)
20. Michael Stolberg (Queanbeyan Whites)
21. Xavier Duffy (Gungahlin Eagles)
22. Sam Latunipulu (Queanbeyan Whites)
23. Jono Naoupu (Eastern Suburbs)
24. Eden Campbell O’Brien (Uni-North Owls)
25. Pedro Rolando (Canberra Royals)
26. Altus Momsen (Queanbeyan Whites)
27. HP Momsen (Queanbeyan Whites)
28. Jack Pinchin (Western District)

Number 16 is NOT that Patricio Noriega.

 

[RugbyReg]

Here's the ACT XV squad:

Number 16 is NOT that Patricio Noriega.

but it is his son right?

 

[Brumby Jack]

Yes, Pato Jnr

 

[Ash]

Didn't he have quite a few kids?

 

[tranquility]

Is the Japanese Matty To'omua getting a run?

 

[Slim 293]

Yep.........

Apparently he's going to play at inside centre.

 

[Brumby Jack]

Brumbies:

1. Scott Sio
2. Stephen Moore
3. Ben Alexander
4. Leon Power
5. Jack Whetton
6. Scott Fardy
7. David Pocock
8. Ben Mowen (c)
9. Nic White
10. Matt To'omua
11. Joe Tomane
12. Harumichi Tatekawa
13. Andrew Smith
14. Henry Speight
15. Jesse Mogg

16. Siliva Siliva
17. Ruan Smith
18. Ruaidhri Murphy
19.Lachie McCaffrey
20. Fotu Auelua
21. Jordan Smiler
22. Jarrad Butler
23. Michael Dowsett
24. Lionel Cronje
25. Rodney Iona
26. Clyde 'The Glide' Rathbone
27. Stephan van der Walt
28. Robbie Coleman

 

[Ash]

Is Fardy's switch to blindside likely to be for longer than the trials?

Fardy will no doubt revert to lock at some stage in the game, as there's four flankers on the bench and no locks.

 

[Slim 293]

No Carter?

Injury? Rested?

 

[Brumby Jack]

Injured

 

[Brumby Runner]

Good to see Rodney Iona and Stephan van der Walt make the bench. Hope they get some good game time.

 

[en_force_er]

I don't understand the benefit of 28 man squads, surely they would have been better served to named a 22 man squad and pad the ACT XV.

 

[Tomikin]

I don't understand the benefit of 28 man squads, surely they would have been better served to named a 22 man squad and pad the ACT XV.

I tend to agree but it also gives guys in the ACT XV a good run, and never know might find a few diamonds in the extra players.

It's Free at Vikings park if I was there I would go down, hopefully someone gets down there and does a good match report.

 

[Brumby Jack]

Gee thanks, no pressure

 

[Tomikin]

Is Fardy's switch to blindside likely to be for longer than the trials?

Fardy will no doubt revert to lock at some stage in the game, as there's four flankers on the bench and no locks.

Im think Fardy may end up at 6... Auelua seems to be an impact player and with the ballooning in the off season may not last a full 80. Smiler is adequate but no world beater and Butler may need to grow into the row from the bench, so if we get a good'un out of Power or Whetton we may see Fardy stay where he is.

Guess that's what the trails are for.