Brumbies to use all their Wallabies
All 20 of the Brumbies players named in the Wallabies 39-man squad for the upcoming international series against England have been named in the side to play the Sunwolves in Canberra on Saturday.
The backline changes saw Michael Dowsett replacing Tomás Cubelli at scrumhalf, Ruan Smith replacing Ben Alexander at tighthead prop and Robbie Coleman returning from injury at inside centre.
The starting front row will feature Scott Sio, co-captain Stephen Moore and Ruan Smith.
Smith was a standout for the Brumbies as a replacement against the Rebels.
The starting locks will be Rory Arnold and Sam Carter, while Scott Fardy, David Pocock and Jarrad Butler start in the back row.
Dowsett gets his first start of the season with Larkham managing the workload of Cubelli, who is expected to be named in the Argentinian national side to take on France and Italy over the coming weeks.
Co-captain Christian Lealiifano will start outside Dowsett at flyhalf.
Robbie Coleman returns to the side at inside centre after missing the win over the Rebels with a hamstring strain.
Tevita Kuridrani will start at outside centre, while James Dargaville and Nigel Ah Wong will start on the wings. Aidan Toua retains the fullback position.
On the bench, Josh Mann-Rea and Allan Alaalatoa will be joined by Leslie Leulua'iali'i-Makin as the reserve front row, while Tom Staniforth, who recently signed a new two-year deal to stay with the Brumbies and Jordan Smiler are the other forwards.
Joe Powell, who was selected in the Wallabies 39-man training squad, will be joined by rookie Jordan Jackson-Hope who will be playing his final match before joining the Australian Under-20 side at the World Championships in Manchester. Lausii Taliauli rounds out the matchday 23.
Saturday's match will be the first encounter between these two sides.
The Brumbies will be looking for consecutive victories against non-Australian teams for the first time since May 2015 after a 23-6 win against the Bulls in Round 11.
The Sunwolves have won once and drawn once in their last four Super Rugby fixtures, though they remain winless in three games against Australian opposition.
The Brumbies players will run onto the field with the Canberra Milk logo printed on their shorts after the two parties reached an agreement this week.
Brumbies: 15 Aidan Toua, 14 Nigel Ah Wong, 13 Tevita Kuridrani, 12 Robbie Coleman, 11 James Dargaville, 10 Christian Lealiifano (co-captain), 9 Michael Dowsett, 8 Jarrad Butler, 7 David Pocock, 6 Scott Fardy, 5 Sam Carter, 4 Rory Arnold, 3 Ruan Smith, 2 Stephen Moore (co-captain), 1 Scott Sio.
Replacements: 16 Josh Mann-Rea, 17 Allan Alaalatoa, 18 Leslie Leulua'iali'i-Makin, 19 Tom Staniforth, 20 Jordan Smiler, 21 Joe Powell, 22 Jordan Jackson-Hope, 23 Lausii Taliauli.
Date: Saturday, May 28
Venue: GIO Stadium, Canberra
Kick-off: 19.40 (18.40 Japan time; 09.40 GMT)
Referee: Jaco van Heerden (South Africa)
Assistant referees: Jaco Peyper (South Africa), Rohan Hoffmann (Australia)
TMO: Ian Smith (Australia)
