Three were hapless Queensland Reds defenders. The fourth was Peter Kimlin, and he was no passenger.If a single moment in a Super14 match can be an analogy for two players' Test hopes, ACT Brumbies loosehead prop Alexander's barging run on Saturday night with Kimlin hooked to his side, pumping his legs, was that moment.

The two Brumbies forwards are continuing their emergence from a place of near anonymity a year ago. They seem set to crash their way into Test action over the winter months with just as much force as they showed on Saturday night. Alexander, who made his run-on debut for the Wallabies last year before he'd even started a match for the Brumbies, is threatening NSW Waratah Benn Robinson's Test incumbency with every strong performance.

And Kimlin, who won a place on last year's Wallabies spring tour but played only two minutes against the Barbarians, is forming his own very strong case for a major Test role this winter.

Since Mark Chisholm's season-ending hand injury on tour in South Africa, Kimlin has teamed up with Ben Hand in the second row and has grown in confidence.

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