The regular season of Super Rugby AUS winds down as the teams in action look to snatch a vital opportunity across the weekend.

It starts on Sunday in NSW as the Waratahs and Western Force fight for hosting rights for next week’s decider.

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Following this, the ACT Brumbies and Queensland Reds have one last chance to impress Wallabies and Australia A selectors before next month’s matches.

Rugby.com.au breaks down the team news for round three of Super Rugby AUS.

Sunday September 27 12:45 pm AEST – NSW Waratahs v Western Force at Pittwater Park, Sydney, ad-free, live and on demand on Stan Sport and Rugby.com.au

The NSW Waratahs have named Miles Amatosero to return after he was a late withdrawal last week.

Australia U20 scrumhalf Angus Grover gets the call-up to start, with Teddy Wilson sitting out this week.

Angus Scott-Young starts at blindside flanker, while Brady Dawson is handed his first start of the season.

Experienced hooker Folau Fainga’a has been named for his return via the bench.

As for the Force, they have received a massive boost with Dylan Pietsch cleared of a foot injury.

Pietsch is one of several changes to the starting side, with off-season recruit Trevor Hosea making his first appearance for the Force.

Australia Sevens star Aden Ekanayake leads the new faces on the bench, switching from the World Series to the 15-a-side game.

WARATAHS (1-15): Tom Lambert, Ethan Dobbins, Brady Dawson, Eamon Doyle, Miles Amatosero, Angus Scott-Young, Luke Reimer, Isaac Fonua, Angus Grover, Max Burey, Latrell Smiler-Ah Kiong, George Poolman, Otto Serfontein, Freedom Vahaakolo, Sid Harvey

Replacements: Folau Fainga’a, Nathaniel Tiitii, Edwin Langi, Joe Mangelsdorf, Marshall Le Maitre, Luca Cleverley, Ben Fuhiniu, Joe Dillon, Charlie Bird, Joe Chan

FORCE (1-15): Tom Robertson, Nic Dolly (c), Misinale Epenisa, Zak Healey, Trevot Hosea, Will Harris, Jack Daly, Jackson Iose, Nathan Hastie, Kurtley Beale, Wallace Charlie Boston Fakafanua, Zac Lomax, Dylan Pietsch, Mac Grealy

Replacements: Albert Alcock, Max Sawers, Regin Pratt, Wil Taylor, Aden Ekanayake, Evan Hooper, Ronan Leahy, Kane Koteka, Luke Aiken, Bradley Kuhn.

Sunday September 27 2:35 pm AEST – ACT Brumbies v Queensland Reds at Viking Park, Canberra, ad-free, live and on demand on Stan Sport and Rugby.com.au

The ACT Brumbies has called in former Australia U20 prop Tevita Alatini and capped Wallabies hooker Lachlan Lonergan for their clash with the Reds.

Alatini will start alongside Lington Ieli and Liam Bowron in the front-row, with Lonergan set to make his return from off-season surgery off the bench.

Further changes include Corey Toole shifting to fullback, swapping with Triston Reilly, while Kadin Pritchard starts at outside centre.

Meanwhile, Dan Nelson gets his first start of the competition, partnering Tane Edmed in the halves.

For the Reds, they’ve turned to their youth as Trevor King and Vaiuta Latu both come into the starting side.

Easts centre Jake Pappin has been rewarded for strong club form with his first as Ben Volavola adds experience at fullback.

Flynn McDermott, brother of Wallaby Tate, and lock Jake Kurbatoff have been added to the bench.

BRUMBIES (1-15): Lington Ieli, Liam Bowron, Tevita Alatini, Nick Frost, Toby Macpherson (c), Tavita Loughland, Eli Langi, Oscar Cleary, Dan Nelson, Tane Edmed, Triston Reilly, Jarrah McLeod, Kadin Pritchard, Ollie Sapsford, Corey Toole

Replacements: Lachlan Lonergan, Rhys van Nek, Darcy Breen, Tu’ukalikali Vaipulu, Darcy Fogerty, Klayton, Oscar Shaw, Dylan Bretton, Chace Oates, TJ Talaileva, Ewald Kruger.

REDS (1-15): George Blake, Matt Faessler (c), Trevor King, Will Ross, Charlie Brosnan, Joe Brial, John Bryant, Vaiuta Latu, Mosiah Christian, Tom Lynagh, Sefa Naivalu, Jake Pappin, Josh Takai, Tim Ryan, Ben Volavola

Replacements: Zac Hough, Harrison Usher, Nick Bloomfield, Jake Kurbatoff, Tom Robinson, Flynn McDermott, Will McCulloch, David Fusitu’a, Dom Thygesen, Alex Flanagan-Smith