The Brumbies are very happy to announce that with Stirling Mortlock committed to spend three years gathering rust in the Melbourne Rebels midfield the young backline stars Christian Lealiifano and Matt Toomua have decided they want to stay in Canberra despite the world class Matt Giteau’s presence in the positions they want to play.
The Melbourne raised Lealiifano was considered by many to be a done deal for the Rebels.
Both have expressed Wallabies ambitions and apparently don’t see Melbourne as the place to further that aspiration.