'Freakish' play puts halfback on World Cup radar

Brumbies trio Ryan Lonergan, Nick Frost and Rob Valetini are the aboriginal clubhouse leaders successful Stan Sport's Australian Super Rugby Pacific subordinate of the twelvemonth race.

After each circular the Between Two Posts squad of Sean Maloney, Morgan Turinui and Stephen Hoiles volition beryllium handing retired their 3-2-1 votes towards their new 'Posty' awards.

The stakes are precocious in 2023 arsenic Wallabies manager Eddie Jones runs the regularisation implicit the Test contenders with the eventual carrot of a spot successful the Rugby World Cup squad.

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SEAN MALONEY, Chief rugby commentator for Nine and Stan Sport

1 point: Lalakai Foketi, Waratahs centre

"He was excellent, 2 effort assists. That shot helium threw for (Max) Jorgensen was an implicit screamer. More of a 2nd fractional show but helium lifted his squad backmost into that match."

2: Tom Wright, Brumbies fullback

"Every clip helium got adjacent the shot the different nighttime helium was asking questions, helium was probing, helium was dangerous. He was very, precise good."

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3: Ryan Lonergan, Brumbies halfback

"He was truthful influential successful that result. Kicked incredibly, ended up being rather important with his shots connected goal. Scored the opening try, was asking questions near and right."

Brumbies manager Stephen Larkham besides paid tribute to Lonergan's thoroughfare smarts, catching the Waratahs napping with a cross-field footwear for Andy Muirhead's try.

"That's the quality of Ryan, helium reads the crippled exceptionally good and knows however to power the game. That was beauteous freakish," Larkham said.

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MORGAN TURINUI, Former Wallabies and Waratahs back

1 point: Max Jorgensen, Waratahs winger

"Just shading Corey Toole, I've got to springiness 1 to Max Jorgensen. That's arsenic bully a debut arsenic you'll see. Two tries, I thought helium was great."

2: Issak Fines-Leleiwasa, Force halfback

"Played little than fractional a game, helium decided that match. Two points for deciding that derby match."

3: Rob Valetini, Brumbies flanker

"A large show for the Brumbies."

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STEPHEN HOILES, Former Wallabies, Waratahs and Brumbies forward

1 point: Tim Anstee, Force flanker

"He gets done a upland of work, I've enjoyed watching his modulation retired of the sevens to the XVs game. He's go a precise important subordinate for the Force."

2: John Ulugia, Brumbies hooker

"This feline wasn't adjacent meant to play Super Rugby this year, this feline was retired. John Ulugia, helium played 75 minutes of Super Rugby, helium came backmost to Canberra this twelvemonth to beryllium a scrum manager for the Canberra Vikings. He was conscionable helping them out, truthful I thought that was outstanding. He's been successful France for 10 years, astatine a bully club, Clermont, similar helium knows his stuff. I thought helium was excellent."

3: Nick Frost, Brumbies lock

"Sitting down him (Ulugia) successful the 2nd enactment for the Brumbies, Nick Frost. Really influential, 3 points. A large twelvemonth for him."

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