Buildcorp National Rugby Championship – Grand Final Preview
After 38 games over the past 10 weeks, Ballymore Stadium will host the 2015 Buildcorp National Rugby Championship Grand Final with Brisbane City entertaining the UC Vikings this afternoon.
Brisbane City Head Coach Nick Stiles names an unchanged starting XV for this match, but has made one change on the bench. Souths winger Mika Tela replaces Andy Muirhead in the number 23 jersey.
The Vikings make two changes to their squad with try-scoring winger Jerome Niumata replacing the injured Lausii Taliauli while Leslie Leulua’iali’i-Makin returns to the bench after missing the win over the Melbourne Rising last week through an ankle injury.
Grand Final
Match: Brisbane City v University of Canberra Vikings
When: Saturday 31 October. Kick-off 4.00pm Sydney, 3.00pm Brisbane, 1.00pm Perth
Where: Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane
Match Referee: Andrew Lees
Broadcast Information: FOX SPORTS Channel 502
Tickets: $5 for juniors, $15 for concession and $20 for adults
Brisbane City Form Guide: WWW
UC Vikings Form Guide: LWW
Last Time They Met: 10/10/15; UC Vikings 31-37 Brisbane City; Viking Park, Canberra
Match Notes: With competition top try-scorer Jake McIntyre in their ranks, Brisbane City will be looking to win back-to-back NRC titles after taking out the 2014 edition. Brisbane City – currently on a 13-game winning streak – have played the UC Vikings twice since the competition’s inception, winning on both occasions.
Buildcorp NRC Finals series to date:
UC Vikings 50 defeated Melbourne Rising 34 at Viking Park, Canberra
Brisbane City 47 defeated Sydney Stars 32 at Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane
Final 2015 Buildcorp NRC standings (regular season):
1 Brisbane City 38 points, 2 UC Vikings 35 points, 3 Melbourne Rising 20 points, 4 Sydney Stars 20 points, 5 NSW Country Eagles 19 points, 6 Perth Spirit 16 points, 7 North Harbour Rays 11 points, 8 Queensland Country 9 points, 9 Greater Sydney Rams 7 points
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