'Cloud nine': James Slipper breaks Super Rugby record as Brumbies pull off epic comeback win against Chiefs

James Slipper is now the most capped player in Super Rugby history - and his team marked the occasion with a stirring 33-24 comeback win over the Chiefs.

The ACT Brumbies prop took the field via a guard of honour from both teams, as he held his two daughters for his 203rd game in the competition.

The 36-year-old - who also played 151 Tests for the Wallabies before retiring - went past fellow loosehead Wyatt Crockett's previous mark of 202.

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Ex-Crusaders star Crockett was at GIO Stadium in Canberra and joined Stan Sport on Friday night to pay tribute to Slipper's contribution to the game.

"Bloody impressive. Also, Slips is still playing really great footy. He could still easily play international rugby," Crockett told commentator and columnist Sean Maloney.

"It'll take a huge effort to go past Slips. He might go on and play another 50. If anybody does reach him, I hope they're another front-rower and a good bugger. It would be great to have another member in the 'two hundy' club."

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The Brisbane-born front-rower made his Super Rugby debut with the Queensland Reds way back in 2010.

It looked like the Chiefs were going to spoil Slipper's party for most of the night.

The visitors led 17-7 at half-time with fullback Liam Coombes-Fabling grabbing an early double after Brumbies centre Hudson Creighton opened the scoring.

Chiefs star Damian McKenzie then made it 24-7 after 57 minutes when he finished a spectacular team try.

Slipper left the field to warm applause and the Brumbies lifted.

Tries to Ryan Lonergan, Charlie Cale and Declan Meredith got the home side's noses in front before flying winger Corey Toole scooped up a loose ball and turned defence into attack, scorching the length of the field to seal a famous and improbable comeback win.

"Forget about the edge of your seat, it's cloud nine stuff that," Justin Harrison said on Stan Sport.

"I'm sitting about six metres away from James Slipper... what a finish!"

It snapped a two-game losing streak for the Brumbies, who moved into second place behind the Hurricanes with a 4-2 record.

The Hurricanes (4-1) pumped the Highlanders 50-7 in Friday's earlier game in Dunedin.

The milestones will keep coming for Slipper.

He is set to play his 100th game for the Brumbies at home against the NSW Waratahs next Friday.

Slipper played 104 games for the Reds before moving south.

"It means a lot and it's been a journey," Slipper told Stan Sport.

"There's a lot of people behind the scenes that really helped me along the way. We're all ex-players here, we all understand what goes into it, how many sacrifices we need to make, and that's probably the most special thing tonight, was having them (family) all there and celebrating together and getting a result at the end of it...

"For me personally, I always call it awkward. There's a lot of eyeballs on me, so half the time I just want to get to kickoff and crack on...

"The dream to play for the Wallabies and play Super Rugby was definitely there. The plan to play 203 games was definitely not there.

"And that's why it's so special. To have the ability to play for so long and continue to enjoy the game is something I really love."