Rugby: Pocock on track to face up to the Stormers

David Pocock.

Star flanker David Pocock is on track to play in the Brumbies' Super Rugby qualifying final against the Stormers at Newlands in Cape Town, but a question mark lingers over fellow Wallaby Matt Toomua.

Pocock missed the second half of last Saturday's loss to the Crusaders in Canberra after suffering a knock to the head and failing a concussion test.

He flew with the team to South Africa on Monday and participated in their first training session for the sudden-death match tomorrow.

"So he's on track to play," coach Stephen Larkham said. "He'll certainly be available for selection at this stage. "But every day he's got to tick a box, so he could fall back a day and he could miss the game."

Larkham was just as optimistic about playmaker Toomua, even though he pulled up sore on Tuesday after his 28-minute stint off the bench last Saturday. That was just his second game in eight matches following two separate ankle injuries.

"He was limping around today so he's in a bit of pain," added Larkham.

"Coming back from a syndesmosis ... everything is cleared medically, it's just whether he feels good tomorrow, which I suspect he will."

The Brumbies are preparing for another physical game against the Stormers, to whom they lost 25-24 at Newlands in May. A missed Christian Leali'ifano kick proved the difference and left the No10 devastated. But he says he isn't out to seek redemption.

"I hadn't thought about that kick until now - so, thanks," said Lealiifano with a laugh on Tuesday.

"I just think it's a fantastic opportunity we have here to play some finals footy and progress."

Larkham said he had every confidence in Lealiifano and lauded his resolve to improve. "Particularly since that miss, Christian's spent more time at training practising his conversions and penalty kicks," the coach said.

"I think we've seen a bit of a turnaround over the last month in his goal-kicking - last weekend he kicked really well."

Nevertheless, Larkham said his side would take extra care with their option-taking when awarded penalties against the Stormers, given a semifinals berth is on the line.

The Brumbies have lost four times this season by three points or less. "We'll be treating it like a test match. We'll be very careful with the decisions that we take at penalty times.

"I'm sure [captain Stephen Moore] will make good decisions on the night as he's done over the last month." AAP