| Home team | Brumbies |
| Away team | Western Force |
| Venue | GIO Stadium |
| Competition | Super Rugby Pacific |
| Kick off time | 10:35 am (UK) |
| Watch Live in the UK | Sky Sports+ |
Brumbies vs Western Force Super Rugby Pacific preview as the sides meet at the GIO Stadium.
The Brumbies currently sit sixth in the table on 25 points. They are just two points behind the Crusaders and Reds above them, who play each other. This will allow the Brumbies to go ahead of one of these teams with a win.
The Western Force currently sit 10th in the table with four wins from 10 games. They sit just two points behind teams in seventh and eighth, who have played one game more than the Force. They are one point behind the Waratahs, who have played the same number of games as the Force.
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Brumbies vs Western Force confirmed lineups and team news
| Brumbies | Western Force | ||||
| Forwards | |||||
| Slipper | 1 | T Robertson | |||
| L Lonergan | 2 | Paenga-Amosa | |||
| Alaalatoa | 3 | Johnson-Holmes | |||
| Frost | 4 | Williams | |||
| Shaw | 5 | Swain | |||
| Valetini | 6 | Champion de Crespigny | |||
| Scott | 7 | Tizzano | |||
| MacPherson | 8 | Ekuasi | |||
| Backs | |||||
| R Lonergan | 9 | H Robertson | |||
| Meredith | 10 | Donaldson | |||
| Toole | 11 | Pietsch | |||
| Feliuai | 12 | Stewart | |||
| Creighton | 13 | Bridge | |||
| Sapsford | 14 | Lomax | |||
| Wright | 15 | Grealy | |||
| Replacements | |||||
| Pollard | 16 | Dolly | |||
| Schoupp | 17 | Pearce | |||
| Van Nek | 18 | Fa’agase | |||
| Neville | 19 | Molina | |||
| Mickelson | 20 | Harris | |||
| Thorn | 21 | Hastie | |||
| Edmed | 22 | Kuenzle | |||
| Muirhead | 23 | Beale | |||
Recent Form:
Brumbies (Home team):
| Result | Date | Competition | Opponent | Score |
| Loss | 2nd May 2026 | Super Rugby | Reds | 30-21 |
| Loss | 25th April 2026 | Super Rugby | Hurricanes | 45-12 |
| Loss | 18th April 2026 | Super Rugby | Fijian Drua | 28-33 |
| Won | 10th April 2026 | Super Rugby | Highlanders | 10-14 |
| Loss | 27th March 2026 | Super Rugby | Waratahs | 28-30 |
The Brumbies have lost three games in a row, having had a great start to the season. They have also lost their last two home games. In the last round, they were defeated 30-21 by the Reds. They had fallen 20-7 behind shortly after half-time, but scored twice in just over 10 minutes to take a 21-20 lead after 55 minutes. The Reds scored a converted try and a penalty to take their nine-point lead.
Western Force (Away team):
| Result | Date | Competition | Opponent | Score |
| Won | 1st May 2026 | Super Rugby | Waratahs | 17-20 |
| Won | 18th April 2026 | Super Rugby | Crusaders | 31-26 |
| Loss | 11th April 2026 | Super Rugby | Fijian Drua | 24-22 |
| Won | 4th April 2026 | Super Rugby | Reds | 19-42 |
| Loss | 28th March 2026 | Super Rugby | Chiefs | 14-24 |
The Western Force have won four games this season, and three of them have come in their last four matches. In the last round, they picked up a narrow 20-17 win over the Waratahs in Sydney. The game was tied 10-10 at halftime, and the Force scored the next 10 points. Despite a late Waratahs try, the Force could hold on to win 20-17.
Brumbies vs Western Force head-to-head record (last five matches):
| Date | Competition | Winner | Score |
| 14th February 2026 | Super Rugby | Brumbies | 24-56 |
| 20th September 2025 | Super Rugby AUS | Western Force | 46-35 |
| 10th May 2025 | Super Rugby | Brumbies | 14-33 |
| 1st June 2024 | Super Rugby | Western Force | 42-45 |
| 9th March 2024 | Super Rugby | Brumbies | 19-24 |
The matches between these two teams have been pretty evenly spread, with the last three Super Rugby matches all being won by the away team. The winning side has scored 45 or more points in three of the last four matches.
