It seems crazy, but could the Wallabies great be an option for the Brumbies to fill the attacking mentor void to be left by departing coach Stephen Larkham?

It's a bye week for the Brumbies and the Canberra Raiders but there's plenty happening off the field as both clubs battle injury and form woes.

The finalising their coaching recruitment process, with Dan McKellar and Dave Wessels believed two of the three candidates still in the running.

The Brumbies will need a new attack coach when Larkham leaves at the end of the Super Rugby season and Giteau could slot in as he nears the end of his playing career in Japan. But whether he's keen to be a coach is another aspect.

The Brumbies are still licking their wounds after a third consecutive loss so we look at ways to inject a spark to their championships hopes.

Josh Papalii has been banned for one NRL game after he pleaded guilty to drink driving in the ACT Magistrates Court last week.

Papalii had already been axed by the Kangaroos for the Anzac Test, but the Raiders board met on Monday and decided to ban him for one NRL fixture. Right or wrong?

The Raiders have withdrawn their players from City-Country representative duties this week, citing injuries for the reason Jarrod Croker and Jack Wighton aren't playing.

There's a rugby league Test in Canberra and we get the latest injury news on Johnathan Thurston and Shannon Boyd with the Kangaroos in the capital.

Join Chris Dutton and David Polkinghorne for the latest in Canberra's sporting news.