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Wallabies forward David Pocock returns from a six-week injury lay-off for the Brumbies Super Rugby quarter-final against the Highlanders on Friday, live on Sky Sports 1 HD from 8.55am. Pocock is named at openside flanker for the Canberra clash, his first outing since he fractured an eye socket in the June Test series against England.A hugely influential player for province and country, Pococks return is a major boost for Brumbies but they have lost towering Test lock Rory Arnold to an elbow injury. Blake Enever comes into the second row in his place while the pacy Robbie Coleman replaces James Dargaville on the left wing as the Brumbies look to upset the odds and keep the Australian flag flying into the semi-finals.The Highlanders have co-captain Shane Christie returning at openside flanker after he recovered from an illness that sidelined him for two games.Christie, who replaces James Lentjes, is one of two changes to Jamie Josephs starting side for the match at Canberra Stadium. All Black Liam Squire is promoted to the Highlanders starting line-up Liam Squire, who made a surprise debut for the All Blacks against Wales in June, has been promoted from the bench and takes over at No 8, with Luke Whitelock moving to lock.The Highlanders head into the play-offs in ominous form after upsetting the high-flying Chiefs 25-15 in Dunedin last week.They take on a less-inspiring Brumbies side who ground out a scrappy 24-10 win over lowly Western Force to qualify for the post-season.Brumbies: 15 Aidan Toua, 14 Nigel Ah Wong, 13 Tevita Kuridrani, 12 Matt Toomua, 11 Robbie Coleman, 10 Christian Lealiifano (co-capt), 9 Tomás Cubelli; 1 Scott Sio, 2 Stephen Moore (co-capt), 3 Ruan Smith, 4 Blake Enever, 5 Sam Carter, 6 Scott Fardy, 7 David Pocock, 8 Jarrad Butler.Replacements (one to be omitted): 16 Josh Mann-Rea, 17 Allan Alaalatoa, 18 Leslie Leuluaialii-Makin, 19 Tom Staniforth, 20 Michael Wells, 21 Joe Powell, 22 Andrew Smith, 23 James Dargaville, 24 Lausii Taliauli.Highlanders: 15 Ben Smith (co-capt), 14 Waisake Naholo, 13 Matt Faddes, 12 Malakai Fekitoa, 11 Patrick Osborne, 10 Lima Sopoaga, 9 Aaron Smith; 1 Daniel Lienert-Brown, 2 Ash Dixon, 3 Josh Hohneck, 4 Tom Franklin, 5 Luke Whitelock, 6 Elliot Dixon, 7 Shane Christie (co-capt), 8 Liam Squire.Replacements: 16 Liam Coltman, 17 Aki Seiuli, 18 Siosiua Halanukonuka, 19 Mark Reddish, 20 Dan Pryor, 21 Te Aihe Toma, 22 Fletcher Smith, 23 Rob Thompson. T. J. Carrie Jersey . 5 Trade Deadline is drawing closer and teams will be deciding on whether to buy or sell while figuring out which players can make the biggest difference and hold the greatest value. Nick Chubb Jersey . – A deflected pass that landed in DeSean Jacksons hands. http://www.brownsrookiestore.com/Browns-Chad-Thomas-Jersey/ . As each game passes (each has played close with the exception of last night) it becomes clearer just how evenly matched these two teams are and how one mistake, or one bad inning, is likely to sway the result. E.J. Gaines Jersey . "[People] keep asking that question and its not a legit question because we dont have that right, we havent arrived yet," Casey responded. "Weve got to take each game at a time, each possession at a time and look at it that way. Zane Gonzalez Browns Jersey . The biggest shock of this seasons competition was on when Watford took a 2-0 lead after 30 minutes at Etihad Stadium, only for a remarkable Aguero-led comeback by City in the final half-hour. The Argentina striker produced clinical finishes in the 60th and 79th minutes to level the score before Aleksandar Kolarov put City in front in the 87th.ST. LOUIS – St. Louis general manager Doug Armstrong ended a Thursday morning news conference by saying that Alexander Steen had to leave, "to go out and earn his money," after the left wing had signed a three-year, $17.4 million contract extension. So far, Steen is off to a good start. He scored twice and Jaroslav Halak made 25 saves against his former team to lead the Blues to a 5-1 win over the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday night. St. Louis broke a two-game losing streak and improved to 14-3-2 at home. Montreal has lost four of six. Steen recorded his fifth two-goal game of the season. His 24 goals place him second behind Washingtons Alex Ovechkin, who has 28. "It was a pretty good day," Steen said. Steen tied a career high for most goals in a season. He also had 24 in 2009-2010. Steens signing ignited his teammates. "When the news first broke, it fired everyone up," winger Chris Stewart said. "We came out with the right intensity." Halak improved to 4-0 against the Canadiens, who traded him to St. Louis on June 17, 2010. He is 17-6-2 this season. Stewart, Jaden Schwartz and Maxim Lapierre also scored for St. Louis. T.J. Oshie added two assists. Brendan Gallagher scored for Montreal, which began a season-high six-game road trip. It was his first goal in 12 games. Steen started a three-goal outburst in the first period with a short-handed goal at 4:20. He scored again at 7:55 to make it 2-0. Steen gave his teammates credit for the win. "We played a solid game throughout the whole 60 minutes," he said. "We came out with a lot of jump. I felt like we dictated from the early going." Stewart capped the early bllitz with his 10th goal of the season at 13:33.dddddddddddd. It was his fifth in as many games. The Blues had been outscored 6-1 in the first period in their three previous games. Halak continued his mastery of his former teammates. He has an 0.98 goals-against average and a .960 save percentage in four starts against Montreal. He stopped Michael Bournival on a partial breakaway in the early going and made 12 stops in the final period. "Its been good, for now," he said. "But we will see them again. Its great to (be) 4-0. But for us, it was all about the two points." Montreal goalie Carey Price gave up three goals on the first eight shots and fell to 16-11-2 as the Canadiens dig themselves a deep hole and never quite recovered. "We didnt show up tonight," Montreal coach Michel Therrien said. "It was simple, our work ethic was not there. Im disappointed in our performance – no effort. This was a bad game for us." Montreal captain Brian Gionta lamented the poor start. "It was a period that we just werent ready for," he said. Notes: Montreal C Daniel Briere was a healthy scratch for the first time this season. …. Schwartz returned to the lineup after missing two games with an upper-body injury. … The Blues beat Montreal 4-1 in the teams previous meeting in St. Louis on March 10, 2011. … The Blues will play 12 of their next 13 games against Western Conference opponents. … St. Louis LW Brenden Morrow picked up his 300th career assist on Stewarts first-period goal. … Montreal D Alexei Emelin was on the ice for all three of the Blues first-period goals. … The Canadiens previous win over St. Louis came on Jan. 4, 2007. 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