Teams: Slumping Brumbies cop more bad news

After backmost to backmost losses, the Brumbies volition beryllium without 3 Wallabies for their regular play finale against the Rebels connected Friday.

And the Blues invited their skipper backmost from suspension to big the Highlanders.

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Highlanders bargain melodramatic triumph astatine the death

BLUES vs HIGHLANDERS successful Auckland, Friday 5.05pm AEST

The Blues person regained the services of skipper Dalton Papalii for the opening crippled of circular 15 against the Highlanders.

Papalii was initially handed a 3 crippled prohibition for his precocious changeable connected Richie Mo'unga but had it reduced to 2 weeks aft impressing World Rugby with a 'coaching intervention.'

Beauden Barrett remains sidelined with a ft wounded portion Roger Tuivasa-Sheck remains surplus to requirements.

The Highlanders, meanwhile, person opted for Scott Gregory up of Jonah Lowe connected the close wing.

It is apt a indispensable triumph game for the eighth placed Highlanders, who person the Force, Drua and Rebels snapping astatine their heels for the past finals spot.

BLUES (15-1): Zarn Sullivan, Mark Telea, Rieko Ioane, Bryce Heem, Caleb Clarke, Harry Plummer, Finlay Christie, Dalton Papalii (c), Anton Segner, Tom Robinson, James Tucker, Patrick Tuipulotu, Nepo Laulala, Ricky Riccitelli, Ofa Tuungafasi

Reserves: Kurt Eklund, Jordan Lay, Marcel Renata, Rob Rush, Akira Ioane, Sam Nock, Stephen Perofeta, AJ Lam

HIGHLANDERS: Mitch Hunt, Scott Gregory, Matt Whaanga, Sam Gilbert, Jona Nareki, Freddie Burns, Aaron Smith, Hugh Renton, Billy Harmon (c), Shannon Frizell, Max Hicks, Pari Pari Parkinson, Jermaine Ainsley, Andrew Makalio, Ethan de Groot

Reserves: Rhys Marshall, Daniel Lienert-Brown, Saula Ma'u, Marino Mikaele-Tu'u, Sean Withy, Folau Fakatava, Connor Garden-Bachop, Fetuli Paea.

Referee: Ben O'Keeffe

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Unstoppable unit breaks done for Rebels

BRUMBIES vs REBELS successful Canberra, Friday 7.35pm AEST

The slumping Brumbies volition beryllium without cardinal trio Allan Alaalatoa, James Slipper and Noah Lolesio for their important clash with the Rebels.

Captain Alaalatoa's calf wounded could besides sideline him for the finals portion Slipper is connected permission aft welcoming his archetypal kid and Lolesio is retired with concussion.

Fred Kaihea and Sefo Kautai volition alternatively commencement astatine prop portion Jack Debreczeni is simply a susceptible replacement astatine five-eighth.

A affirmative for manager Stephen Larkham is the instrumentality of Wallabies duo Nic White and Cadeyrn Neville arsenic the 4th placed Brumbies effort to seal a location quarter-final.

Meanwhile, the Rebels person named Nick Jooste to commencement successful the centres alongside Reece Hodge, who is acceptable to play his 100th crippled for the club.

"He's specified a large subordinate and the eventual nonrecreational and idiosyncratic we telephone Mr Rebel," Rebels hooker Jordan Uelese said.

"We truly privation to spell retired determination and enactment successful a show to marque him arrogant and observe a fable of our club."

BRUMBIES (15-1): Tom Wright, Andy Muirhead, Len Ikitau, Ollie Sapsford, Corey Toole, Jack Debreczeni, Nic White (c), Rob Valetini, Jahrome Brown, Tom Hooper, Cadeyrn Neville, Nick Frost, Sefo Kautai, Connal McInerney, Fred Kaihea

Reserves: Billy Pollard, Blake Schoupp, Rhys van Nek, Pete Samu, Luke Reimer, Ryan Lonergan, Tamati Tua, Jesse Mogg

REBELS (15-1): Andrew Kellaway, Lachie Anderson, Reece Hodge, Nick Jooste, Monty Ioane, Carter Gordon, Ryan Louwrens, Richard Hardwick, Brad Wilkin (c), Josh Kemeny, Matt Philip, Josh Canham, Sam Talakai, Jordan Uelese, Matt Gibbon

Reserves: Alex Mafi, Isaac Aedo Kailea, Pone Fa'amausili, Trevor Hosea, Vaiolini Ekuasi, James Tuttle, Stacey Ili, Joe Pincus

Referee: Angus Gardner

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FIJIAN DRUA vs REDS successful Suva, Saturday 2.35pm AEST

DRUA (TBC)

REDS (TBC)

Referee: Paul Williams

Blues fumble opens the doorway for Hurricanes

HURRICANES vs CRUSADERS successful Wellington, Saturday 5.05pm AEST

HURRICANES (TBC)

CRUSADERS (TBC)

Referee: Brendon Pickerill

Waratahs pounce connected depleted Crusaders

WARATAHS vs MOANA PASIFIKA successful Sydney, Saturday 7.35pm

WARATAHS (TBC)

MOANA (TBC)

Referee: Graham Cooper

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FORCE vs CHIEFS successful Perth, Saturday 10pm AEST

FORCE (TBC)

CHIEFS (TBC)

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Referee: Nic Berry

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