We're here at Marist College today covering the Trial match between the ACT Brumbies and Western Force. Live updates below:
Quotes from Stephen Larkham at full-time:
"Both Trial matches were tough games. Particularly in the first half, the Force have only had one Trial and had to get some minutes into a lot of different players. So we saw a lot of change in that second half.
We can certainly learn from some of that suff that happened in the first half. You want to come out of a Trial and know that you've performed well. Things aren't quite what they need to be and what we've got some aspects to work on. Obviously we're very pleased, every time you get a win.
"Last week was a draw and we weren't quite happy with it, but it was a good spectacle. It's put us in an excellent position for the start of the season vs Fijian Drua."
Full time: Safeguard Global ACT Brumbies 45-12 Western Force.
80' TRY! The Force switch off and Anderson runs in under the posts! Meredith with the extras and the Brumbies win 45-12!!!
79' TRY! Another handling error for the Force and the Brumbies go down the other end and score! Meredith to Wilcox inside to Pritchard who runs in for his second and this has turned into a convincing win for the Brumbies. 38-12 with the conversion missing.
76' The Force are still attacking the Brumbies line trying to find something but the home side's defence remains resolute.
74' The Force have the ball in Brumbies territory now. Can they conjure something up with such a short amount of time remaining?
72' TRY! Awesome play from the Brumbies. Most of the side has a touch of the ball. They show great patience and Debreczeni draws his man and times the pass perfectly to find Pritchard. Meredith with the extras, 33-12 to the Brums!
68' The Force have possession in the opposition's 22 but a big hit from Anderson forces the turnover.
63' TRY!Pollard goes over for the Brumbies after a sustained spell of pressure. Meredith with the conversion and the home side are pulling ahead as they move into a 26-12 lead.
60' Another drinks break here on the hour mark. Some more substitutions for the Brumbies. Lachlan Hooper, Judah Saumisae, Jack Condon, Jack Debreczeni, Kye Oates, Kadin Pritchard and Shane Wilcox all come onto the pitch for the first time. Tom Hooper and Rhys van Nek are also back on, meaning the Hooper brothers are on the pitch together in the pack.
58' Beautiful kick to touch from Goddard puts the away side on the back foot, but they win a penalty from the resulting lineout. The home side are still seven points ahead with just over 20 minutes left.
56' The Force have kept the ball well at times but are struggling to penetrate the Brumbies defence. They make a half break but Goddard wins a penalty for the Brums as the Force hold on that couple of seconds too long.
54' Sharp break from Ieli and the Brumbies win a penalty. Meredith finds touch in the Force 22 and their on the attack again. The replacements making a big impact for the Brumbies.
52' TRY! Luke Reimer continues his fine try-scoring form in pre-season as he dots down under the posts, running a terrific line off Meredith, who adds the conversion to put the Brumbies ahead 19-12.
49' More changes for the Brumbies. Lington Ieli and Caderyn Neville replace Blake Schoupp and Tom Hooper respectively.
47' Back and forth at the start of the second period. After initially defending deep in their own half, the Brumbies force their way down field and have an attacking lineout 10m out. The Force get the turnover and Donaldson finds touch with a big kick to halfway.
41' Second half gets under way here at Marist. There are several subs for the Brumbies: Feao Fotuaika and Billy Pollard are on in the front row, Harrison Goddard has come on at scrum half, while Declan Meredith is on the pitch at 10.
HALF-TIME HERE AT MARIST COLLEGE. THE SCORES ARE TIED AT 12-12!
39' TRY! Stunning, flowing rugby from the Brumbies. Lolesio out the back to Ollie Sapsford, who finds Andy Muirhead on the overlap. His looping spin pass finds Toole who has too much space and dives over. Lolesio misses the conversion and the scores are tied at 12-12.
38' The Brumbies finally tick, Lolesio finds Toole with a looping wide pass, who chips over the winger but the Force scramble defence pays off. The Brumbies recover the ball and are now camped in the oppo's 22.
We should add that unfortunately Western Force prop Harry Johnson-Holmes sustained an injury at the end of the warm-up, meaning Horton took his place in the starting XV.
35' TRY! They finally make their pressure tell as front row Tom Horton goes over. Donaldson misses the conversion, 12-7 to the away side.
33' The Force win a penalty in front of the posts. Donaldson finds the corner and the Force again have lineout on the opposition's line.
32' A half break from Mac Grealy sees him gain territory but Ryan Lonergan makes a superb covering tackle. Another knock on sees the Brumbies regain the ball.
31' A wide pass from Lolesio finds flyer Corey Toole, with Hudson Creighton then felled by a huge hit from Reesjan Pasitoa. Another knock on sees the Force gain possession of the ball.
The Marist students are out in their droves today as classes finished at 1.30pm, to allow them to watch the game!
27' The Brumbies win a scrum penalty and make their way up to their 10m line. Western Force secure a turnover and are on the attack, but another handling error leads to a Brumbies scrum. The game has gone slightly sloppy since the drinks break.
25' The Force are still camped on the Brumbies line. Resolute defence from the Brumbies see them awarded a penalty and a chance to relieve some of this pressure via the boot of Lolesio.
22' First drinks break here at Marist with the temperature above 30 degrees celsius. When play resumes the Force will have another scrum penalty 5m out.
21' The Force win a couple of penalties and opt for an attacking scrum.
19' The Force now have the ball deep in Brumbies territory and are camped on the opposition's line trying to find a way through.
18' You get the sense that the teams are feeling each other out, with some handling errors from both sides.
15' Substitution: Austin Anderson replaces David Feliuai for the Brumbies.
14' TRY! The Brumbies score from a well constructed driving maul and Lachlan Lonergan bundles over. Lolesio adds the extras to make the score 7-7.
13' The Brumbies steal the ball and are camped in the Force's half after the restart. Lolesio kicks for the corner and they have a lineout deep in the opposition's territory.
10' TRY! The Force keep the ball in Brumbies territory and score the first try of the game. Harry Potter with the initial break, who then feeds Divad Palu who dots down. Ben Donaldson adds the extras and the Force lead 7-0.
8' The Force look dangerous but Brumbies lock Tom Hooper forces a turnover penalty for holding on. Noah Lolesio then finds touch on the 10m line for the Brumbies. Still 0-0 here.
7' A good spell of pressure for the Force leads to a penalty just in front of the Brumbies 10-yard line. Ben Donaldson kicks for the corner as they look to take advantage of an attacking lineout.
4' Majority of the game being played in the Force's half so far. A nice line break from Brumbies centre David Feliuai leads to nothing, as the Force recover well.
1' We're under way here at Marist College. Brumbies with the kick off.
