The Brumbies have named an unchanged 22-man squad to take on the Sharks in their Super 14 Week Five match at Canberra Stadium this Saturday.

It is the third time since 2000 that the Brumbies have named an identical line-up (including reserves) for three consecutive matches.

The last time the feat occurred was during the first three matches of the 2009 Super 14 season.

The Brumbies have won their past two matches with the current squad, edging out the Stormers 19-17 in Cape Town and defeating the Lions 24-13 last weekend at Canberra Stadium.

The ACT side has used the same 22 players since their Week Two loss to the Bulls, with the promotion of lock Ben Hand in favour of Justin Harrison the only change in four weeks.

The match will mark Patrick Phibbs' 50th Super Rugby match for the Brumbies having made his debut against the Reds in Brisbane in 2005. Phibbs has played 38 of the past 39 matches for the Brumbies, including the last 31 consecutively.

The Sharks have not won at Canberra Stadium since their 41-23 victory in 1998.

Brumbies head coach Andy Friend says naming the same squad does give his side stability.

"It is a luxury to name the same 22 players for four matches in a row," he said.

"It gives you a chance to build combinations, it gives players confidence, and our strength and conditioning and medical staff have done a great job in ensuring we can run out the same guys week in and week out."

Brumbies: 15 Adam Ashley-Cooper, 14 Pat McCabe, 13 Stirling Mortlock, 12 Christian Lealiifano, 11 Francis Fainifo, 10 Matt Giteau, 9 Josh Valentine, 8 Stephen Hoiles, 7 George Smith, 6 Rocky Elsom, 5 Mark Chisholm, 4 Ben Hand, 3 Salesi Maafu, 2 Stephen Moore, 1 Ben Alexander.
Replacements: 16 Huia Edmonds, 17 Guy Shepherdson, 18 Justin Harrison, 19 Mitchell Chapman, 20 Patrick Phibbs, 21 Matt Toomua, 22 Tyrone Smith.

Date: Saturday, March 13
Venue: Canberra Stadium, Canberra
Kick-off: 19.40 (08.40 GMT)
Referee: Garratt Williamson (New Zealand)
Assistant referees: Paul Marks (Australia), Simon Moore (Australia)
TMO: Matt Goddard (Australia)