LIVE: The ACT Brumbies will be looking to celebrate James Slipper's special night in style, but find themselves down by a single try as they trail 14-7 over the Chiefs after 25 minutes.
Slipper has become the most capped player of Super Rugby history, earning his 203rd cap and receiving a guard of honour from both sides.
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He is one of several returning stars for the Brumbies after their loss to the Fijian Drua, with Ryan Lonergan, Declan Meredith, and Corey Toole all back into the starting side.
For the Chiefs, they will be out to play spoilers as they start their mini Australian tour.
The hosts got ahead first through Hudson Creighton, but the Chiefs have struck back through two brilliant tries to Liam Coombes-Fabling, giving them a slim lead after 25 minutes.
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The Brumbies attack again, but Charlie Cale is isolated and the visitors earn a penalty, managing the pressure well.
The Chiefs attack in the Brumbies' territory through the maul, Oates shuts it down well, but can't clear it.
After surviving the first wave, the Chiefs concede an accidental offside and the Brumbies attack brilliantly, earning a penalty advantage for offside.
They tap and go, going up the guts, but after over 12 passages, the Chiefs hold them up! Goal line drop out.
The Brumbies are withering more storms as the visitors look to attack down the far flank, but the Chiefs can't link up, and it goes into touch.
A scrum penalty relieves pressure, and the hosts finally kick deep into enemy territory, looking for an equaliser.
Both sides have opened up with some free-flowing rugby, but the Chiefs have benefited.
Thanks to a brilliant piece of counterattack from Josh Lord, Liam Coombes-Fabling finds himself in the right place to score his second.
McKenzie converts, and the visitors lead for the first time.
Liam Coombes-Fabling is the benefactor of a brilliant play off the scrum, and the Chiefs score their first of the evening.
McKenzie converts, and we're locked up after the first quarter of the match.
The Chiefs attack again and look to be in through Damian McKenzie, only for the young fly-half Meredith to produce another piece of brilliance and win a penalty for the Brumbies.
The visitors continue to press, but Andy Muirhead looks to have stopped the play, attempting an intercept.
The Chiefs are calling for a deliberate knockdown, but Nic Berry calls it a knock and a scrum to the visitors.
The visitors start well, and look dangerous before Meredith intercepts and kicks long.
Chiefs attack again, earning a scrum in a good position, but the backline can't combine and the hosts clear.
A fantastic start with a brilliant scrum, and the hosts are in through Hudson Creighton, the visitors running out of numbers on the wing.
Lonergan converts, and the hosts are ahead!
An early penalty to the Brumbies sees them earn a penalty, but the lineout falls apart and the Chiefs clear.
The visitors nearly break through on counterattack, but Pollard can't link up with Frost on the right flank.
Promising signs for the hosts as the Chiefs knock on off the lineout.
The man of the hour runs out with his kids in both arms to a brilliant reception from the Brumbies' faithful, receiving a guard of honour from the Brumbies and Chiefs.
Celebrations out of the way, the Brumbies will kick off running right to left.
Declan Meredith kicks off, and we're underway!
Tries: Creighton
Cons: Lonergan 1/1
Tries: Coombes-Fabling 2
Cons: McKenzie 2/2
Welcome to Rugby.com.au's coverage of the ACT Brumbies' clash with the Chiefs in Canberra.
Both sides are going through their warm-up, with confirmation of no changes to either line-up, as we gear up to see James Slipper achieve a historic milestone.
Conditions look cloudy in the nation's capital, but we should be set for a perfect evening of rugby.
BRUMBIES (1-15): James Slipper, Billy Pollard, Darcy Breen, Nick Frost, Cadeyrn Neville, Rob Valetini, Rory Scott, Charlie Cale, Ryan Lonergan (c), Declan Meredith, Corey Toole, Hudson Creighton, Kadin Pritchard, Kye Oates, Andy Muirhead
Replacements: Liam Bowron, Blake Schoupp, Tevita Alatini, Toby Macpherson, Luke Reimer, Klayton Thorn, Tane Edmed, Austin Anderson
CHIEFS (1-15): Jared Proffit, Samisomi Taukei'aho, Reuben O'Neill, Josh Lord, Tupou Vaa'i, Simon Parker, Jahrome Brown, Luke Jacobson (c), Cortez Ratima, Damian McKenzie, Etene Nanai-Seturo, Quinn Tupara, Daniel Rona, Leroy Carter, Liam Coombes-Fabling
Replacements: Tyrone Thompson, Ollie Norris, George Dyer, Seuseu Naitoa Ah Kuoi, Samipeni Finau, Xavier Roe, Josh Jacomb, Lalakai Foketi
Referee: Nic Berry
Assistant Referees: Reuben Keane, Louis Trisley
TMO: Brett Cronan
The Brumbies' clash with the Chiefs will be shown LIVE on Stan Sport.
Coverage will be live and ad-free on Stan Sport, slated to start at 7:00 pm with kickoff expected at 7:35 pm.
