The Brumbies have no fear of winning the Super Rugby title on the road and will use their imposing away record as inspiration to claim the championship.
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The Brumbies take on the Chiefs in the final in Hamilton, New Zealand, on Saturday night. It will be the last stop in a journey that has taken them almost 30,000 kilometres, through four different time zones and more hours in the air than at training.
Hooker Stephen Moore says the players know they can win big games, and will use a ''siege mentality'' against the Chiefs.
In the past two seasons, the Brumbies have lost just three of their eight games in South Africa or New Zealand. When the Brumbies beat the Sharks in March, they set a record for the longest winning streak away from home - seven - in Super Rugby's 18 seasons.
''Everyone will say it [winning] can't be done because of the travel and it will be too much and it will take too much out of us,'' Moore said. ''But we'll have as good of a week as we can, recover well and put ourselves in a position to do well.
''Our sessions will be short and sharp … the technical side of things is done and now it's all about recovery and being mentally ready to believe we can win the game.''
Since their last regular-season game against the Western Force, the Brumbies have played in Perth, Canberra, Pretoria and now travel to Hamilton. They arrived in Canberra on Monday night after they beat the Bulls 26-23 in South Africa on Sunday morning.
''We've turned ourselves around over the last couple of years, and now we get a chance to go for what we're really after,'' Moore said.