Overview

• Lolesio has overcome a serious back injury to start at five-eighth against the Crusaders in Canberra on Friday
• Brumbies sit third on 43 points, four behind the Chiefs and two behind the Crusaders, with a win likely to vault them into the top two
• Queensland Reds have clinched a finals berth with an unchanged forward pack and can still finish as high as fourth
• Waratahs will face the Blues at Eden Park without skipper Jake Gordon and will field rookie halves Jack Bowen and Teddy Wilson in a must-win fixture
• No Australian team has ever won a finals match in New Zealand, a record that intensifies the challenge for Aussie sides under the new six-team finals format