Reds prepare for Brumbies clash
The Reds are coming off the back of a disappointing loss against the Stormers last weekend and are looking to
regain Queensland pride.
"We played plenty of attacking football and we had our opportunities, we just couldn't capitalise on
them."
"We're playing for pride now" Miller said.
The Reds will fly out to Canberra Friday morning in preparation for the clash but will leave without Lloyd
Johansson who has been ruled out with a shoulder injury.
| QLD Reds Team |
| 1. | Greg Holmes |
| 2. | Sean Hardman |
| 3. | Rodney Blake |
| 4. | Mark Connors |
| 5. | James Horwill |
| 6. | Tom McVerry |
| 7. | David Croft |
| 8. | John Roe (c) |
| 9. | Josh Valentine |
| 10. | Berrick Barnes |
| 11. | Drew Mitchell |
| 12. | Julian Huxley |
| 13. | Ben Tune |
| 14. | Peter Hynes |
| 15. | Chris Latham |
| Reserve Bench |
| 16. | Stephen Moore |
| 17. | Anthony Mathison |
| 18. | Cameron Treloar |
| 19. | Mitchell Chapman |
| 20. | Nic Berry |
| 21. | Steve Kefu |
| 22. | Caleb Brown |
Steve Kefu will replace Johansson on the bench while Tim Atkinson has been included as 23rd man.
Skipper John Roe acknowledges that it's no secret on how to beat the Brumbies; it's just a very difficult
thing to do.
"The way you beat the Brumbies is by disrupting them and not allowing them to play the way how they want to
play. It's an easy thing to say, it's a very difficult thing to do, but hopefully we can make some inroads
there this week" Roe said.
"We're certainly very much looking forward to the challenge of playing the Brumbies because they're in very
good form at the moment and we certainly want to take it right to them."
The Brumbies will be without playmaker Stephen Larkham for the interstate clash but have been boosted with
the return of Matt Gieau.
The Reds will come up against former team mates Daniel Heenan, Gene Fairbanks and Adam Wallace-Harrison,
all of whom are in the starting side.
Rugby Super 14 - Round 12
ACT Brumbies vs Queensland Reds
Canberra Stadium, Canberra
Saturday Night, April 29
Kick-Off: 7:40pm (AEST)
Exclusively Live on Fox Sports from 7:30pm (AEST)
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