Hungry for a second Super Rugby title, Wallaby and Brumbies playmaker Matt Giteau highlighted flexibility and the absence of injuries as the keys to the Canberra team's prospects of returning to the winner's podium.

Giteau was not yet 22 when he won the Super 12 competition with the Brumbies in 2004. Now, back after three years with the Western Force in Perth, Australia's premier playmaker is confident the Brumbies again have a squad capable of adding to the championships they won in 2001 and '04.

The Brumbies' track record speaks for itself - two championships, three runners-up finishes and a semifinal spot puts them right up there in second place on the all-time list behind the seven-time champion Crusaders.

"Yeah, I do," Giteau told iafrica.com, when asked if he felt that 2010 could be their year.

"However, it depends on injuries. In the Super 14, because of the nature of the competition, you can't afford to have too many injuries.

"The last time the Brumbies won it I was fortunate enough to be part of it and then we had the same XV on the field the whole year, except for one game - when we had Stephen Larkham miss a game.

"We were quite fortunate that year and it certainly helped to build those combinations.

"If we are able to keep our side fit and healthy we have as good a chance as anyone [in 2010]."

Giteau, who made his Wallaby Test debut in 2002, before he even played Super Rugby, said his personal expectations go hand-in-hand with the Brumbies.

"I want a successful Super 14, I want to win the Super 14 title," he said, adding that if all things going well and the Brumbies are able to achieve success, other things like national honours will follow.

Having had a nice long break, his last game was for the Barbarians against the All Blacks in early December, Giteau feels refreshed and ready for the challenge.

"I've been able to have a nice break and just to be able to get away from it [rugby]," he told iafrica.com, adding: "The first couple of weeks will be quite tough to get into it, but it has been good for me to get a nice break."

Giteau, who often swapped between first and second receiver on Australia's year-end tour, said being able to adjust to the situation on the field is important.

"That is the way rugby is going - you got to have that flexibility," he said, adding: "It doesn't really matter what number is on your back and everyone is capable of playing certain positions.

"For me, I like multi-phases and getting the ball a bit wider where I can have a go at forwards.

"In saying that, I also enjoy playing that flyhalf role. For me it is more just that you need that flexibility. If we are going to have someone else playing at No.10 and I'm playing at No.12, I'm just as comfortable with that as I would be when I'm playing [at] No.10 and someone else at No.12.

"Yeah, I think flexibility is the key and for us the biggest focus is just putting the team first."

Speaking about his return to Canberra, after a three-year stint with the Western Force, Giteau said it is "refreshing and exciting" to have a change of scenery again.

"It is a bit more familiar than when I first went to the Western Force," he said, adding that the Brumbies have assembled a "strong squad" that has Stephen Hoiles as captain - along with a seasoned leadership group that includes Giteau, Wallaby captain Rocky Elsom, Stephen Moore, Mitchell Chapman, Justin Harrison, Adam Ashley-Cooper and George Smith.

"The key is to get as many good players and as strong a squad as we can for the Super 14. It is good and exciting and I'm looking forward to the season starting."

Giteau, who only returned to training last week, said having the support of his family in Canberra is a big bonus.

"I've got my family here and my partner [Bianca] is here [in Canberra]," he said, adding: "Being away in Perth you feel a little isolated.

"It was a great spot and a place I really enjoyed, but [there] you just had the playing group.

"I feel here on the East Coast you have more support, family and friends and those around, so from that point of view it is also very good."

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