Super Rugby: Butler To Fill No.8 For Brumbies Against Former Team
Brumbies Media Release -
Jarrad Butler will start at No. 8 on UC Brumbies debut taking on his former team mates, the Queensland Reds, for the 2014 Asteron Life Super Rugby season opener this Saturday night.
An aged grade super star who represented Australia at schools and Under 20s levels, Butler earned 12 caps for the Reds between 2012 and 2013 before making the move south over Christmas to take up a contract with the UC Brumbies.
From the side which contested the Super Rugby Final last August there are several changes, most notably Captain Ben Mowen moving to blind-side flanker and the inclusion of Pat McCabe at inside-centre.
The match against the Reds marks McCabe’s 50th at Super Rugby level, each of which have been made in UC Brumbies jersey. He returns from a second broken