
Wallabies coach Eddie Jones has called on Australia's Super Rugby Pacific teams to prove themselves against New Zealand opposition, but the ACT Brumbies will make their first trip across the ditch with a stack of Test players sitting out.
The in-form Brumbies take on the Crusaders looking for a fifth straight win - but with two Wallabies missing through injury and another five resting as they comply with national team load-management protocols leading up to the World Cup.