The Force host the defending champion Reds in the fourth game of the day in what will be an Australian derby to keep us busy this early afternoon, as we wait for the local games to kick off.
The Force come off a narrow loss to the Rebels last weekend, where they came back from a terrible start to the match. They will see this match as an ideal opportunity to knock over the Reds, after they come back from their SA tour and under some pressure after successive losses.
The Reds are battling with injuries in key positions, as well as a suspension to their winger Digby Ioane, which has been unsettling as the defending champs have not quite hit the same form that we saw from them during last year’s campaign.
Western Force: 1. Pek Cowan, 2. Nathan Charles, 3. Salesi Ma’afu, 4. Toby Lynn, 5. Nathan Sharpe, 6. Richard Brown, 7. David Pocock, 8. Matt Hodgson, 9. Brett Sheehan, 10. James Stannard, 11. Alfie Mafi, 12. Winston Stanley, 13. Nick Cummins, 14. Samu Wara, 15. David Harvey.
Reserves: 16. Elvis Taione, 17. Kieran Longbottom, 18. Phoenix Battye, 19. Ben McCalman, 20. Ben Seymour, 21. Rory Sidey, 22. Kyle Godwin.
Reds: 1. Ben Daley , 2. James Hanson , 3. James Slipper , 4. Van Humphries , 5. James Horwill (c) , 6. Scott Higginbotham , 7. Liam Gill , 8. Jake Schatz , 9. Will Genia (vc) , 10. Dallan Murphy , 11. Luke Morahan , 12. Ben Tapuai , 13. Joel Rapana , 14. Dom Shipperley , 15. Rod Davies
Replacements : 16. Albert Anae , 17. Greg Holmes , 18. Rob Simmons , 19. Eddie Quirk , 20. Beau Robinson , 21. Nick Frisby , 22. Nathan Eyres-Brown
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Come On The Force !
I have the Force on SuperBru.. should be interesting match..
We have kick off..
Harvey gets the scoring under way, penalty for the Force
Force 3 – 0 Reds
2 minutes
Yes Force to win…..
I’ve got the reds…..Come on Reds..have to rescue my Superbru please…
I’ve got 3 from 4 sofar… It could go into the record books if the force win this one
Force try! Stannard gets over the line!
A Force win could do my SuperBru really well!
Harvey misses the conversion.
Force 8 – 0 Reds
8 minutes
Force doing all the running, building up close to 20 phases..
James Stannard limping off..
Force penalty in front..
Harvey slots.
Force 11 – 0 Reds
16 minutes
Harvey gets another shot at goal..
Silly errors from the Reds, they look worse than against the Bulls..
Harvey slots another
Force 14 – 0 Reds
18 minutes
Aussies are screwed. Wales will not have a better chance to beat the Aussies. None of the Aussie teams are showing much form bar the Brumbies who still lost to a Sharks team yet to find its rhythm.
Force on the attack again.. Reds looking horrible!
Ok I need the SuperBru points please Reds
Come on Force! I’m 4 from 5 so far, this one to go 5 from 6
Sharpe over. Try time for Force
Nathan Sharpe scores!!!
Force running away with it here..
@Die Kriek (Comment 18) :
You mean 3 from 4 surely?
Harvey converts
Force 21 – 0 Reds
33 minutes
Man the Reds suck! How many of these Reds players played in the final last year?
@Ben (Comment 23) :they’re down to their 4th choice 10. Lose a few more games and they may as well laugh off 2012
Reds turn down three points on the hooter to take an attacking scrum..
@slammerboy (Comment 24) : dude see you talking shit on twitter, “sharks and lions fighting for relegation next year”
Read it here: SHARKS gonna win SR2012….
Reds showing a bit of patience here..
Building phases after the hooter, desperate to get on the board before half time..
Reds get on the board!!
Slipper over the line!
In the corner, difficult kick to come..
@Richard Ferguson (Comment 28) :
FL try for me..
Kak Murphy is well wide with the kick.
Force 21 – 5 Reds
HALF TIME
@Richard Ferguson (Comment 29) : sharks gave me 4 FL tries
@Franshark (Comment 31) :
I didn’t get one.. just a few win points and an assist or so.. Away win will bring in a few points..
I don’t have enough Sharks players in my team to take full advantage of a win like that, but then again, I don’t suffer when they lose
@Franshark (Comment 26) : a lapse where i showed too much emotion. Ok I take it back if the Sharks can build up form then its the Lions who will be fighting to keep their Super rugby spot.
@slammerboy (Comment 33) : better
@Franshark (Comment 34) : its called the Twitter trigger finger. Got to keep the safety on
SuperSport has lost the feed from Australia..
Seymour try for the Force!!
They are playing some good rugby, even though that came from the turnover..
Harvey converts
Force 28 – 5 Reds
Got 3 from 4 (Hurricanes
) and I have the Force to takes this one 
Van Humphries scores for the Reds
Why did I think… The Reds can’t lose 3 games in a row. Muppet.
Go Force!!!
Murphy converts
Force 28 – 12 Reds
52 min
@lostfish (Comment 41) : There is still time though
Force penalty, Harvey slots it..
Force 31 – 12 Reds
67 minutes
Brilliant Force try!! Bonus point in the bag, and the win in the bag!!
Reds to pull back here a bid, my margin is way too low…
Wara in with the try..
Harvey with the conversion from the sideline..
Force 38 – 12 Reds
10 minutes
@Richard Ferguson (Comment 46) : ok ok, ill except the win points…
Reds have conceded 99 points in less than 2 games now..
Only one pick for the Force(brave?) On LMS in this game….
Hodgson try for the Force!!!
Brilliant counter and the Reds in disarray..
Now THIS is how you put teams away.
Harvey with another difficult kick at goal..
And he slots it.. brilliant!
Force 45 – 12 Reds
Very well done Force
Blue 2 Red 0
@Richard Ferguson (Comment 21) : Yes, sorry. Now I’m 4 from 5
Dom Shipperley scores a consolation try..
Murphy slots conversion
Force 45 – 19 Reds
FULL TIME
I did not think the Force could thump the Reds this far
One of my better SB weekends. 4 from 5 so far, with the Crusaders and Bulls to win this evening giving me 6 from 7.