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For the first time in the club’s history, the Queensland Reds will play at Suncorp on Anzac Day.

A massively symbolic game and a significant opportunity for the Reds to get their season back on track, currently sitting 4th in the Super Rugby Pacifica Ladder.

Losing at home to the Brumbies two weeks ago was a blow that followed up a loss at the Chiefs and Les Kiss will be wanting the Reds to bounce back against a Blues squad not firing on all cylinders but almost getting the upperhand at the Crusaders last week, going down to an 82nd minute penalty by James O’Connor.

For the Reds, Jock Campbell will make his first start of the season at full back, after coming off the bench twice since he fractured his arm. Masssimo De Lutiis comes onto the bench as does Heremaia Murray.

The Reds injury list is starting to look troublesome: Filipo Daugunu, Matt Faessler, Josh Flook, Josh Nasser, Harry Wilson and Liam Wright.

The Blues will have Beauden Barrett on the bench, Dalton Papali’i and Caleb Clarke are out.

History is against the Reds in this clash. The Blues have won the last fourt games between the two teams including the last three at Suncorp.

In 2025, however, Australian teams have defended their castle in every game against visitors from across the ditch.

Fresh off a bye, six rounds to play and play off places up for grabs, let’s hope a massive Suncorp crowd can fire up the Anzac spirit for the Reds and get the w in what looks like a certain arm wrestle.

The game kicks off at 7:35 p.m. and if you can’t get to Suncorp, it will be broadcast live on Stan.

A tough loss at the Chiefs last weekend interrupted a three-win streak and dislodged Les Kiss’s men from the top of the Super Rugby Pacific ladder, but the Reds will take a lot of positives from the battle across the Tasman. The team’s Talisman, Harry Wilson, however, will be on the sidelines for six weeks after sustaining an arm fracture in the game.

The game in Hamilton has been mentioned by many as a potential preview of the final in a few months, the home advantage nudged the Chiefs over the line. The desperately close slide in unawarded try by Harry McLaughlin-Phillips after a fantastic weaving run by the former Brisbane Boys College student, was a big turning point that, on another day, could have given the Reds the momentum they needed to forge ahead.

Harry Wilson’s grubber for Tom Lynagh’s try was a touch of class from the Wallabies skipper, after the game revolved around huge defence from both sides with multiple arm wrestles on each goal line on a wet track. Eventually the Chiefs got on top in the final quarter, the penalties conceded count for the game 12-7 to the Reds was an area that Les Kiss will want to tighten up for the Brumbies clash.

The Reds will be missing Wilson and Filipo Daugunu, who sustained a minor leg injury in the Brumbies clash.

Joe Brial will replace Wilson in the back row and Tim Ryan comes in for Daugunu on the wing.

Les Kiss says that the centres pairing of Hunter Paisami and Dre Pakeho are developing a very strong partnership.

The game will have two centurions as Brisbane-born Brumbies winger Andy Muirhead (after his deft half volley grubber against the Highlanders to score a try) and Tate McDermott will play their 100th game in Super Rugby. Matt Faessler and Zane Nonggorr will hit their 50th Super Rugby milestone.

Whilst the Brumbies are on top in the recent head to head, winning seven out of the last 12 games between the two sides, Les Kiss will feel the Reds (even without Wilson and Daugunu), can beat a Brumbies side who have won twice away from home this season, at the Blues and the Drua (currently sit in the last two spots of the ladder). An unconvincing win against the struggling Highlanders at home last week makes them underdogs.

The game kicks off at Suncorp at 7:35 p.m. on Friday night.

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