Smith gets another chance as the Brumbies are named to take on the Bulls at Loftus Versfeld

So this is it. If the Brumbies win this game they’re not just “much improved”, or “future prospect”.

If the Brumbies win this weekend against the mighty Bulls at Pretoria’s daunting Loftus Versfeld Stadium they become championship contenders.

So who have they picked to play the Springbok laden Bulls up on the high veldt?

The team announcement has Ben Alexander coming into the starting XV, which is good. Andrew Smith is possibly seen as a better starting defensive option and is getting the nod at outside centre over Tevita Kuridrani who could be awesome coming on as an impact player.

Here’s the team:

University of Canberra Brumbies
1. Ben Alexander
2. Stephen Moore
3. Dan Palmer
4. Scott Fardy
5. Sam Carter
6. Ben Mowen (c)
7. Michael Hooper
8. Fotu Auelua
9. Nic White
10. Christian Lealiifano
11. Joe Tomane
12. Pat McCabe
13. Andrew Smith
14. Henry Speight
15. Jesse Mogg

Replacements
16. Anthony Hegarty
17. Ruaidhri Murphy
18. Peter Kimlin
19. Ita Vaea
20. Ian Prior
21. Robbie Coleman
22. Tevita Kuridrani