Cubelli on Bench for Super Rugby Quarter Final

Tomás Cubelli has been named on the bench for the Brumbies’ home Super Rugby Quarter Final. The Canberra-based outfit will take-on the Hurricanes on Friday evening.

The winner of the Brumbies vs Hurricanes will face either the Lions or the Sharks in the Semi Finals. With the Brumbies being the only Australian side in the play-off’s a win is required for an Australian side to have the opportunity if winning the 2017 title.

The Argentine scrum-half returned from injury to play in the final two rounds of the regular season. This included starting on Saturday against the Chiefs in Hamilton, New Zealand.

The 28-year-old player is playing his second season of Super Rugby in Australia. He is the one non-Jaguar set to feature under Daniel Hourcade in the Rugby Championship.

Currently with 58 test caps to his name, Cubelli featured for the first time in the Rugby Championship in 2013. He was involved in the 2014 win over Australia in Mendoza and the 2015 and 2016 wins over South Africa in Durban and Salta.

Injury problems prevented Cubelli from playing test rugby last month. In his place Hourcade had Martín Landajo holding down the starting position. Newcomer Gonzalo Bertranou was his replacement for all three test matches.

BRUMBIES
15 Tom Banks, 14 Henry Speight, 13 Tevita Kuridrani, 12 Andrew Smith, 11 James Dargaville, 10 Wharenui Hawera, 9 Joe Powell, 8 Jordan Smiler, 7 Chris Alcock, 6 Scott Fardy, 5 Sam Carter (Capt.), 4 Rory Arnold, 3 Allan Alaalatoa, 2 Josh Mann-Rea, 1 Scott Sio

Replacements: 16 Robbie Abel, 17 Ben Alexander, 18 Leslie Leulua’iali’i-Makin, 19 Blake Enever, 20 Jarrad Butler, 21 Tomas Cubelli, 22 Jordan Jackson-Hope, 23 Christian Lealiifano

Date: Friday July 21
Venue: GIO Stadium, Canberra
Kick-off: 19:35 local (06:35am Argentina)
Referee: Glen Jackson (New Zealand)
Assistant Referees: Nic Berry (Australia), Will Houston (Australia)
TMO: Ian Smith (Australia)