The Chiefs travel from SA to Aus to play the Force
The Chiefs have yet to play in New Zealand this year but have a 100% success rate for the season, having come to South Africa and taken the points.
The Force have yet to win a game having played at home and away this season already.
Referee: Jaco Peyper (South Africa)
Assistant referees: Ian Smith (Australia), Lourens van der Merwe (South Africa)
TMO: Julian Pritchard (Australia)
Venue: ME Stadium, Perth
Kick-off: 13:05 SA Time; 11:05 GMT
Western Force: 15 Mark Bartholomeusz, 14 Scott Staniforth, 13 Ryan Cross, 12 Mitch Inman, 11 Nick Cummins, 10 James O’Connor, 9 Brett Sheehan, 8 Sam Wykes, 7 Matt Hodgson, 6 Ben McCalman, 5 Nathan Sharpe (captain), 4 Tom Hockings, 3 Tim Fairbrother, 2 Pek Cowan, 1 Nic Henderson.
Replacements: 16 Ryan Tyrrell, 17 Matt Dunning, 18 Richard Stanford, 19 Luke Jones, 20 Chris O’Young, 21 Sam Harris, 22 Dane Haylett-Petty.
Chiefs: 15 Mike Delany, 14 Lelia Masaga, 13 Richard Kahui, 12 Callum Bruce, 11 Dwayne Sweeney, 10 Stephen Donald, 9 Brendon Leonard, 8 Colin Bourke, 7 Tanerau Latimer, 6 Liam Messam (captain), 5 Culum Retallick, 4 Romana Graham, 3 Nathan White, 2 Hika Elliot, 1 Sona Taumalolo.
Replacements: 16 Aled de Malmanche, 17 Ben Afeaki, 18 Jarrad Hoeata, 19 Luke Braid, 20 Junior Poluleuligaga, 21 Jackson Willison, 22 Tim Nanai-Williams.
I think the Chiefs will take this one, by 10 or more.
Go Force!
AB 101 from 58 balls.
365/2 50ov
Force 12 – 16 Chiefs
58min
At least SOME of the NZ teams take heed of my SB picks.
Force 19 – 35 Chiefs
78min
FULL TIME
Force 19 – 37 Chiefs
Updating Log and LMS now
LMS updated
4 more deaths.
This is worse than the roads over easter weekend.
@KSA Shark © (Comment 8) : that was a little off-colour
well got a point there had chiefs by 2
got only one death and that is the first game of the sharks