A bumper Sydney crowd doesn't faze Allan Alaalatoa and his Brumbies as they kick off their Super Rugby Pacific campaign against their biggest rivals.
The Brumbies head to the new-look Allianz Stadium for the first time and battle the NSW Waratahs on Friday night, expecting a hostile environment and looking to again assert themselves as the nation's best club team.
For Alaalatoa, that means excitement rather than intimidation, saying it is the latest symptom of the buzz around rugby in Australia in the lead-up to September's World Cup.
