Former Chiefs lock Toby Lynn has chucked in his lot in his home country and will instead turn out for the Perth-based Western Force in Super Rugby this year. [...]
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Lynn joins Force
Sharksworld chats with rising Force star Mark Swanepoel
On a night when Super rugby bid farewell to Carisbrook and the home fans turned the same colour as their team’s new jerseys. Sharksworld caught up with a young South Africa that has made the last two rounds his own – Force scrum half Mark Swanepoel. [...]
Mystery over rugby player in alleged assault case
The NZPA reports that Dunedin police are saying little about their investigation into an alleged sexual assault on a female university student, reportedly by a visiting rugby player over the weekend. [...]
Match Report – Crusaders sneak past Force
Rugby Heaven reports the Crusaders were given an almighty scare before running in two tries in the final nine minutes to overcome a plucky Western Force outfit 42-30 in a thrilling Super Rugby encounter in Perth on Saturday night. [...]
Now the Red’s want James O’Connor !
Skysports.co.nz reports high flying Queensland Reds coach Ewen McKenzie has confirmed his interest in Western Force superstar James O’Connor, saying he hoped the allure of coming home to Queensland would attract the 20-year-old to the Reds. [...]
Rebels have got James O’Connor as well !
Skysports.co.nz reports the bombshell that the 20 year old Western Force superstar James O’Connor is Melbourne bound. [...]
S15 Game 39 – Stormers (51) v Force (16) F/T
The 1st of 2 games on South African soil today sees the visiting Western Force take on the Stormers. [...]
S15 Game 33 – Lions (15) v Western Force (27) F/T
The Western Force have traveled to South Africa to take on the Lions. [...]
S15 Game 26 – Force (22) v Blues (22) F/T
The Blues stop over in Australia on their way back from a reasonably successful trip to South Africa. [...]
Sharks v Force: The statistics
After a resounding win over the Western Force on Saturday, we can now look at what the stats from the game tell us. [...]
Sharks blow Force out the park
The Sharks started their tour down under on a positive note with a five try win over the Western Force team, with a score that flatters the Sharks somewhat at 39 – 12. [...]
S15 Game 19 – Force (12) v Sharks (39) F/T
With two home wins under the belt the Sharks take to the road to try and improve their Australian record. [...]
Force team named
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. [...]
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. [...]
Boys will be boys… except for The One
The Sharks have yet another team in blue to overcome this weekend in Perth’s Western Force. And while Richard Graham’s side has been focusing on improving the defensive tactics which narrowly failed to overcome the Reds in SupeRugby’s opening weekend, the status of Kiwi flyhalf Willie Ripia, nursing a foot injury, means that Australia’s “boy wonder” James O’Connor, will likely take up the No 10 shirt on Saturday when Durban’s finest take to the field in round 3 of the competition and the first leg of the Sharks’s foray down under. [...]
