The Western Force team to play the Sharks on Saturday has been named.Coach Richard Graham has made just one change to the match 22 with Wallaby prop Matt Dunning coming on to the bench in place of Kieran Longbottom. [...]
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Force team named
Sharks on tour – a preview
While many are haling the opening half of the Sharks’ overseas tour as somewhere between “easy” and “a mere formality”, they would do well to take a glance at the history books, less any hint of complacency set in. While the record of six wins in a row over the Blues was duly extended to seven at the weekend, it’s the Australian challenge that has historically proved a far greater one for the Sharks. [...]
Force team to take on Reds
Force coach Richard Graham has announced his team to face the Reds in the last game of the opening round of the Super Rugby season. The team will be captained by Nathan Sharpe and includes Australia Rugby player of the year David Pocock. [...]
Mitch sees life after Pretorius
Western Force coach John Mitchell says he has put the “disappointment” of losing Springbok flyhalf André Pretorius behind him and is confident that he has enough options at his disposal to cover the No.10 channel. [...]
Force lose Petoors
Andre Pretorius has been ruled out of the entire Super 14 competition with a hamstring injury. No, this is not an old story. It’s actually happened to him again! [...]
O’Connor, Elsom start for Wallabies
George Smith will lead a Wallaby side featuring three changes from that which lost to South Africa recently, when Australia face New Zealand in a Bledisloe Cup/Tri-Nations double header in Sydney on Saturday. [...]
Giteau cannot save the Force
A vintage effort from five-eighth Matt Giteau in his penultimate game for the Western Force wasn’t enough to maintain their Super 14 finals hopes as they slipped to a 25-24 loss to the lowly Stormers in Cape Town. [...]
Force thrash Lions
Western Force continued their late-season charge up the table with a thumping 55-14 bonus-point Super 14 win over the hapless Lions at Subiaco Oval on Friday night. [...]
Force wooing Peter Grant, to keep O’Connor
Western Force are hoping to close a deal with the Stormers’ former Springboks five-eighth Peter Grant in an attempt to fight off a Brumbies bid for Wallabies sensation James O’Connor. [...]
