{"id":392835,"date":"2026-04-15T05:23:07","date_gmt":"2026-04-15T05:23:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/392835\/"},"modified":"2026-04-15T05:23:07","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T05:23:07","slug":"its-the-wright-time-act-brumbies-name-team-to-face-drua-this-saturday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/392835\/","title":{"rendered":"It&#8217;s the Wright time! ACT Brumbies name team to face Drua this Saturday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"css-2425b0\">It\u2019s the Wright time!<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-2425b0\">People kept asking when he\u2019d be back, and we didn\u2019t really know the answer. But now\u2026 yeah, we\u2019re thinking HE\u2019S BACK!<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-2425b0\">The ACT Brumbies have named Tom Wright in the starting XV for their clash with the Fijian Drua, and like John Wick coming out of retirement, his return is set to send shockwaves through the Super Rugby competition.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-2425b0\">After tearing his ACL playing for the Wallabies last year, Wright has endured a long road back \u2014 countless hours of rehab, grinding through every session on the training paddock. Now, the electric fullback returns to GIO Stadium with purpose.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-2425b0\">He takes his place at the back, ready to unleash his full arsenal.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-2425b0\">Wright brings with him the kind of presence that changes games. The kind that keeps defences guessing. The kind that, when he\u2019s in full flight, feels inevitable.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-2425b0\">Because when Tom Wright is at his best\u2026 he\u2019s not just another name on the team sheet.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-2425b0\">He\u2019s the boogeyman at the back.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-2425b0\">In the forwards, the Brumbies have been forced into a change, with Charlie Cale unavailable due to a shoulder injury. In his place, Tuaina Taii Tualima steps into the number eight jersey, bringing up his 50th Super Rugby cap, a milestone earned across his time with the Reds, Rebels and Brumbies.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-2425b0\">Flanker Luke Reimer is the only other change to the run-on side, promoted to the starting lineup after making a habit of impact performances off the bench.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-2425b0\">Out wide, Corey Toole will also reach a milestone, notching his 50th appearance for the club, and he\u2019ll be looking to celebrate it in style.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-2425b0\">This one has an edge.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-2425b0\">The Drua got the better of the Brumbies back in Round 5. And now, under the lights in Canberra, there\u2019s a score to settle.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-2425b0\">With Wright back in the fold, the stage is set for a response and Canberra, you won\u2019t want to miss this one.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-2425b0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/premier.ticketek.com.au\/shows\/Show.aspx?sh=KRUFIJI26\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" class=\"css-tm001h\">Kick-off is 7:35pm AEST at GIO Stadium, this Saturday. Get your tickets now! <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"It\u2019s the Wright time! People kept asking when he\u2019d be back, and we didn\u2019t really know the answer.&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":392836,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[133919,85,46,105,186899],"class_list":["post-392835","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sports","tag-brumbies","tag-il","tag-israel","tag-sports","tag-tom-wright"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/392835","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=392835"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/392835\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/392836"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=392835"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=392835"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=392835"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}