We are into the penultimate week of the Super Rugby season. On Friday the Rebels will head to ACT to play the Brumbies who are still on a high after beating the Reds.
Danny Cipriani returns to the side at fly-half after being suspended since April for breaking club rules. Julian Huxley has moved to outside centre, Richard Kingi will start on the wing and Mark Gerrard has been named at fullback.
This week, Rodney Blake returns to the side at loose-head prop and Greg Somerville comes in at tight-head, Laurie Weeks will start on the bench.
Hugh Pyle misses this week with a hamstring injury, Kevin O’Neill has been named in the second row.
Both Adam Byrnes and Lachlan Mitchell will start on the bench.
Match Details
Week Seventeen
Brumbies v RaboDirect Rebels
Friday 10 June, 7.40 pm
Canberra Stadium
Starting XV:
1 Rodney Blake
2 Ged Robinson
3 Greg Somerville
4 Alister Campbell
5 Kevin O’Neill
6 Jarrod Saffy
7 Michael Lipman
8 Gareth Delve (vc)
9 Nick Phipps
10 Danny Cipriani
11 Cooper Vuna
12 Stirling Mortlock (c)
13 Julian Huxley
14 Richard Kingi
15 Mark Gerrard
Replacements:
16 Adam Freier
17 Laurie Weeks
18 Adam Byrnes
19 Tim Davidson
20 Lachlan Mitchell
21 Peter Betham
22 Afusipa Taumoepeau