| Home team | Hurricanes |
| Away team | Brumbies |
| Venue | Hnry Stadium |
| Competition | Super Rugby Pacific |
| Kick off time | 8:05 am (UK) |
| Watch Live in the UK | Sky Sports+ |
Hurricanes vs Brumbies Super Rugby Pacific preview as the sides clash in the qualifying finals.
Hurricanes had an incredible regular season, winning 11 of their 14 matches this season, scoring an incredible 562 points in the 14 games. (40.14 points per game)
The Brumbies finished sixth in the table with 34 points from seven wins and seven defeats.
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Hurricanes vs Brumbies confirmed lineups
| Hurricanes | Brumbies | ||||
| Forwards | |||||
| Numia | 1 | Slipper | |||
| Aumua | 2 | L Lonergan | |||
| Tosi | 3 | Alaalatoa | |||
| Delany | 4 | Shaw | |||
| Dearns | 5 | Neville | |||
| Shields | 6 | Valetini | |||
| Kirifi | 7 | Reimer | |||
| Lakai | 8 | Cale | |||
| Backs | |||||
| Roigard | 9 | R Lonergan | |||
| Love | 10 | Meredith | |||
| Naholo | 11 | Toole | |||
| Barrett | 12 | Feliuai | |||
| Proctor | 13 | Creighton | |||
| Moorby | 14 | Muirhead | |||
| Harkin | 15 | Wright | |||
| Replacements | |||||
| Tuputupu | 16 | Pollard | |||
| Rakete-Stones | 17 | Schoupp | |||
| Lomax | 18 | van Nek | |||
| Walker-Leawere | 19 | Frost | |||
| Iose | 20 | Scott | |||
| Enari | 21 | Thorn | |||
| Rova | 22 | Edmed | |||
| Punivai | 23 | Sapsford | |||
Recent Form:
Hurricanes (Home team):
| Result | Date | Competition | Opponent | Score |
| Loss | 29th May 2026 | Super Rugby | Crusaders | 47-14 |
| Won | 23rd May 2026 | Super Rugby | Highlanders | 45-28 |
| Won | 16th May 2026 | Super Rugby | Blues | 24-47 |
| Won | 9th May 2026 | Super Rugby | Moana Pasifika | 17-50 |
| Won | 1st May 2026 | Super Rugby | Crusaders | 38-31 |
The Hurricanes ended the regular season with just their third loss of the season, all of which came away from home. They had won five games in a row to book the top spot going into the final round, and therefore, there was no impact based on that result. They conceded seven tries to the Crusaders and only scored two.
Brumbies (Away team):
| Result | Date | Competition | Opponent | Score |
| Loss | 30th May 2026 | Super Rugby | Moana Pasifika | 19-21 |
| Won | 22nd May 2026 | Super Rugby | Waratahs | 14-21 |
| Won | 9th May 2026 | Super Rugby | Western Force | 32-15 |
| Loss | 2nd May 2026 | Super Rugby | Reds | 30-21 |
| Loss | 25th April 2026 | Super Rugby | Hurricanes | 45-12 |
The Brumbies won just two of their last six games, finishing the season with a defeat to Moana Pasifika, who only won two games all season. The game was level at half-time, and the Brumbies took a lead with 25 minutes to go. Melani Matavao scored a try for Moana Pasifika with five minutes to go, and the winning conversion was kicked over by Patrick Pellegrini.
Hurricanes vs Brumbies head-to-head record (last five matches):
| Date | Competition | Winner | Score |
| 25th April 2026 | Super Rugby | Hurricanes | 45-12 |
| 7th June 2025 | Super Rugby Playoffs | Brumbies | 35-28 |
| 26th April 2025 | Super Rugby | Hurricanes | 29-35 |
| 27th April 2024 | Super Rugby | Brumbies | 27-19 |
| 10th June 2023 | Super Rugby Playoffs | Brumbies | 37-33 |
The Hurricanes have won two of the last three meetings between these teams, but the Brumbies have won three of the last five. Other than the heavy win earlier this year for the Hurricanes, the five meetings before that were decided by seven or fewer points.
