Tah Man will have the Allianz Stadium sidelines to himself

The Waratahs – Brumbies Super Rugby Semi-Final showdown has been robbed of one of its marquee match-ups, with reports that Brumby Jack has been “banned” from Saturday night’s encounter.

The iconic Brumbies mascot has, according to the Canberra Times, been denied a request to strut his stuff on the field and will instead have to be content with a seat alongside Brumbies supporters in the Allianz Stadium stands.

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That means no clash between Brumby Jack and the Waratahs mascot, Tah Man. The rivals have history, as a 2010 Rugby HQ video promoting a stoush between the pair proves. Watch the video above.

Sadly, we won’t get to see them lock horns again. Tah Man will have the Allianz Stadium sidelines to himself. Andrew Swain and Sean Maloney, hosts of Fox Sports “The Call of the Wallaby” are filthy. “You’re talking world mascot heavyweights here.”

This was their ‘Rumble in the Jungle’, their ‘Thriller in Manila’, and they’ve been robbed of it. Shame!” said Swain. Maloney added: “Ideally we’d be setting up an Octagon in the middle at half-time. Shut the cage door and let them go! I’m not sure the mascot world will survive this kind of setback.”