Super Rugby

Young gun Noah Lolesio will lead the Brumbies into the Super Rugby AU grand final against Queensland despite not playing for two months. Coach Dan McKellar has opted for a new halves pairing for Saturday night’s clash in Canberra,

So says former Brumbies and Wallabies captain Ben Mowen ahead of the Super Rugby AU decider at Canberra Stadium on Saturday. Mowen says even the slightest hint of ill-discipline from the Reds could cost them the silverware – because every time the Brumbies set up for a rolling maul "it's …

The Brumbies No.10 hasn't played a game for two months but Dan McKellar has shown faith in his young star to rise to the occasion on Saturday in Canberra.

The Brumbies have rushed new Wallaby Noah Lolesio into the playmaking position at five-eighth for Saturdays Super Rugby AU grand final against the Queensland Reds in Canberra, despite the fact that he has not played since July.

The ACT Brumbies will roll the dice on Noah Lolesio after calling the 20-year-old flyhalf in to start the grand final for his first match. The rookie will partner Joe Powell in the halves for the clash with the Queensland Reds at Canberra Stadium on Saturday night.

More than just a title in the Super Rugby grand final for a number of players in the Brumbies and Reds outfit, as former Wallabies and the coach keep their eyes open.

Thursday’s Rugby news looks at the Super Rugby AU decider between the Brumbies and the Reds, as Souths player Harry McLellan recovers from neck surgery, Rennie ponders his skipper selection, and Toomua is appointed President of RUPA.

NSW belted the Reds when they played them at the Sydney Cricket Ground last month, but they were really doing them a favour and that’s one of the reasons Queensland are playing in this weekend’s Super Rugby AU final.

Ben Donaldson still remembers being handed his first Randwick jersey when 10 and the thrill of pulling it on his back.

But the ACT Brumbies hope the crowd cap increase can be the catalyst to lure fans back to rugby union and brush aside discontent fuelled by off-field woes. An entertaining brand of rugby has helped the Brumbies secure hosting rights for a Super Rugby AU grand final against the Queensland …