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Schoupp ends Lisfranc injury absence as Brumbies name full squad for Osaka clash

Wallabies tighthead Blake Schoupp returns from a Lisfranc injury sustained in the Super Rugby Pacific playoffs as the ACT Brumbies name their side to face the Kintetsu Liners in Osaka on Saturday.

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Schoupp ends Lisfranc injury absence as Brumbies name full squad for Osaka clash
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Blake Schoupp will make his first appearance in an ACT Brumbies jersey since suffering a Lisfranc injury in the Super Rugby Pacific qualifying final defeat to the Hurricanes, with the Wallabies tighthead named in the starting XV to face the Kintetsu Liners at Hanazono Rugby Stadium in Osaka on Saturday.

Schoupp packs down in an all-representative front row alongside capped Wallaby hooker Lachlan Lonergan and Australia A prop Rhys van Nek. The Hurricanes went on to win the Super Rugby Pacific title after eliminating the Brumbies in that qualifying final, making this exhibition match Schoupp’s first competitive action since that defeat.

Nick Frost, who impressed in a pair of outings for Australia A against a USA XV, starts at lock alongside Harvey Cordukes. Former Australia Under-20 captain Toby Macpherson leads the side from blindside flanker, with Eli Langi on the openside and Leafi Talataina at number eight.

In the backs, Klayton Thorn partners capped Wallaby Tane Edmed at halfback and fly-half respectively. Kadin Pritchard, who featured for Australia A during their United States tour, starts at outside centre alongside Dylan Bretton. Paris Olympian Corey Toole fills the fullback role, with Triston Reilly and Ollie Sapsford on the wings.

The bench of nine includes forwards Liam Bowron, Lington Ilei, Darcy Breen, Oscar Cleary, Dan Nelson, Oscar Shaw, and Denzel Veikune, with TJ Talaileva and Jack Gordon providing backline cover.

Kickoff at Hanazono Rugby Stadium is scheduled for 6:30 pm AEDT on Saturday.

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