Western Force will open their campaign without full-back Cameron Shepherd, who has been ruled out through injury. Brumbies coach Jake White has included six debutantes for Friday's opening Super Rugby match with the Western Force in Canberra. Those interested, may Watch Brumbies vs Western Force live Online 2012 season at www.rugbylivehd.com/1.

"We've got a very young squad,' White said. "That's the nice thing, no-one knows what to expect from us and one of the exciting things is we don't know how good we can become.'

Brumbies utility and incumbent Wallabies inside centre Pat McCabe is still a few weeks away from a return following post-World Cup shoulder surgery.

Brumbies vs Western Force Match Preview :
VENUE & TIME: Canberra Stadium, Friday February 24, 7.40pm (AEDT).
HEAD TO HEAD: Played 8 - Brumbies 3, Force 3, Draw 2.
LAST TIME: May 21, 2011 (Perth) - Force 13-13 Brumbies (round 14).

Brumbies Past Five:
Week 18: Loss, 41-7 Force vs Waratahs, Sydney
Week 17: Win, 32-17Force vs Rebels, Canberra
Week 16: Win 22-14 Force vs Reds, Brisbane
Week 15: Loss, 16-3 Force vs Stormers, Canberra
Week 14: Draw, 13-13 Force vs Force, Perth

Force Past Five:
Week 18: Win, 27-24 Force vs Rebels, Melbourne
Week 17: Loss, 24-21 Force vs Reds, Perth
Week 16: Win, 21-14 Force vs Highlanders, Dunedin
Week 15: Loss, 34-28 Force vs Hurricanes, Wellington
Week 14: Draw, 13-13 Force vs Brumbies, Perth

Brumbies: 15 Robbie Coleman, 14 Henry Speight, 13 Andrew Smith, 12 Christian Lealiifano, 11 Jesse Mogg, 10 Matt Toomua, 9 Nic White, 8 Ben Mowen, 7 Ita Vaea, 6 Peter Kimlin, 5 Sam Carter, 4 Leon Power, 3 Dan Palmer, 2 Stephen Moore, 1 Ben Alexander.
Replacements: Anthony Hegerty, Ruaidhri Murphy, Scott Fardy, Michael Hooper, Ian Prior, Zack Holmes, Joe Tomane.

Western Force: 15 Alfie Mafi, 14 Nick Cummins, 13 Winston Stanley, 12 Rory Sidey, 11 Napolioni Nalaga, 10 James Stannard, 9 Brett Sheehan, 8 Ben McCalman, 7 David Pocock (capt), 6 Matt Hodgson, 5 Nathan Sharpe, 4 Toby Lynn, 3 Salesi Ma'au, 2 Nathan Charles, 1 Pek Cowan.
Replacements: Elvis Taione, Kieran Longbottom, Phoenix Battye, Angus Cottrell, Justin Turner, Ben Seymour, Sam Wara.