https:\/\/twitter.com\/StanSportAU\/status\/1369221305560526853?s=20<\/a><\/p>\n SUPER RUGBY AU, ROUND FOUR<\/strong><\/p>\n FORCE v REBELS, Friday 8.45pm AEDT at HBF Park<\/strong><\/p>\n Force coach Tim Sampson has made two changes to his starting lineup to play the Rebels, with Ryan McCauley and Marcel Brache coming in for Tim Anstee and Toni Pulu respectively.<\/p>\n McCauley will start at lock, with last weekend's man-of-the-match Fergus Lee-Warner switching to blindside flanker.<\/p>\n USA international winger Brache replaces Pulu on the left wing for a Force side riding the high of beating the Waratahs in Sydney last weekend.<\/p>\n "It's important to have continuity," Sampson said.<\/p>\n "Everyone contributed greatly last week, especially in terms of their composure and calmness on the field.<\/p>\n "It was a polished performance from the halves pairing and to have a very similar\u00a0run-on XV is great.<\/p>\n "The Rebels are a physical side, so it's important that everyone sticks to their roles. <\/p>\n "We've got intelligent players throughout the squad with a great balance of youth and experienced players that complement each other."<\/p>\n Meanwhile, Rebels coach Dave Wessels has kept the faith with an unchanged starting XV following the second heartbreaking loss in as many weeks against the Brumbies.<\/a><\/p>\n "There's a fair bit of consistency from us in terms of this week's selections, because we feel the guys that have played, have earned the right to wear the jersey again," Rebels attack coach Shaun Berne said.<\/p>\n "The focus this week has been trying to improve our game and we feel like we're moving in the right direction and that we're very close to a win."<\/p>\n FORCE (15-1):<\/strong> Rob Kearney, Byron Ralston, Tevita Kuridrani, Richard Kahui, Marcel Brache, Jake McIntyre, Tomas Cubelli, Brynard Stander, Kane Koteka, Fergus Lee-Warner, Ryan McCauley, Jeremy Thrush, Santiago Medrano, Feleti Kaitu'u, Tom Robertson<\/p>\n Reserves:<\/strong> Jack Winchester, Angus Wagner, Greg Holmes, Sitaleki Timani, Tomas Lezana, Ian Prior, Henry Taefu, Jack McGregor<\/p>\n REBELS (15-1):<\/strong> Tom Pincus, Lachie Anderson, Stacey Ili, Reece Hodge, Marika Koroibete, Matt To'omua (c), Joe Powell, Michael Wells, Richard Hardwick, Josh Kemeny, Trevor Hosea, Ross Haylett-Petty, Pone Faamausili, James Hanson, Cabous Eloff<\/p>\n Reserves:<\/strong> Ed Craig, Isaac Aedo Kailea, Lucio Sordoni, Steve Cummins, Tom Nowlan\/Brad Wilkin, Glen Vaihu, James Tuttle, Frank Lomani\/Carter Gordon<\/p>\n READ MORE:<\/strong> Tahs prop calls out Ed Sheeran after epic cover<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n READ MORE:<\/strong> Force's hilarious Adele changing room tribute<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n READ MORE:<\/strong> Wallabies captain's advice for Tahs in freefall<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n BRUMBIES v REDS, Saturday 7.45pm AEDT at GIO Stadium<\/strong><\/p>\n Tom Cusack has gone from the Brumbies bench to captaining the storied Canberra club in Saturday's Super Rugby AU grand final rematch against the Reds.<\/p>\n The Brumbies are without regular skipper Allan Alaalatoa for the next three games after the Wallabies prop was banned for a nasty shot against the Rebels last weekend.<\/a><\/p>\n Cusack replaces Jahrome Brown at openside flanker while Tom Ross comes in for Alaalatoa at tighthead.<\/p>\n "It's really special for Tommy and his family, a local Canberra family, I know they'll all be really proud of him on Saturday when he leads the team out," Brumbies coach Dan McKellar said.<\/p>\n "It's another good sign of our investment in local talent, if you're a young boy who wants to play for the Brumbies and one day you might be able to lead them out if you work hard and are resilient like Tommy Cusack has been for a number of years."<\/p>\n Prop Archer Holz is in line for a debut off the bench.<\/p>\n "Archer's a big body, he has a real thirst for scrummaging and natural physicality in his game and I'm really pleased for Archer and his family, he's worked hard and he's a chance to make his debut on Saturday evening," McKellar said.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, former NRL star Suliasi Vunivalu will make his starting debut for the Reds.<\/p>\n![\"Force's](\"https:\/\/vms-network-images-prod.s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/2021\/03\/346777\/pickerImage.jpg\")
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