Things are very tight indeed in the Aussie conference and this game is key, as it will allow the winner to open up a bit of daylight on the loser.
The Tahs have been dealt a late – and very strange – blow, with the ARU overriding the team’s medical personnel and decreeing that Israel Folau should not play. Angry Mike Cheika’s team haven’t looked the same without their talisman fullback, so it remains to be seen whether the plucky Force can record yet another unexpected win against their historically stronger rivals.
Kick-off is at 11h40 South African time.
Force: 15. Jayden Hayward, 14. Luke Morahan, 13. Marcel Brache, 12. Kyle Godwin, 11. Nick Cummins, 10. Sias Ebersohn, 9. Alby Mathewson, 8. Ben McCalman, 7. Matthew Hodgson (Captain), 6. Angus Cottrell, 5. Wilhelm Steenkamp, 4. Sam Wykes, 3. Kieran Longbottom, 2. Nathan Charles, 1. Pekahou Cowan
Replacements: 16. Heath Tessmann, 17. Tetera Faulkner, 18. Oli Hoskins, 19. Adam Coleman, 20. Brynard Stander, 21. Ian Prior, 22. Zack Holmes, 23. Chris Tuatara-Morrison
Waratahs: 15. TBA, 14. Cam Crawford, 13. Adam Ashley-Cooper, 12. Kurtley Beale, 11. Rob Horne, 10. Bernard Foley, 9. Nick Phipps, 8. Dave Dennis (Captain), 7. Michael Hooper, 6. Jacques Potgieter, 5. Kane Douglas, 4. Will Skelton, 3. Sekope Kepu, 2. Tatafu Polota-Nau, 1. Benn Robinson
Replacements: 16. Tola Latu, 17. Jeremy Tilse, 18. Paddy Ryan, 19. Stephen Hoiles, 20. Patrick McCutcheon, 21. Brendan McKibbin, 22. Jonathan Lance, 23. Matt Carraro
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Force 28 – 16 Waratahs
Result
And the Force makes it 5 in a row 😯
Any updates about the sharksXV game?
Hahaha Rob! Your predictions were almost perfect until the Honeybadger screwed everything up. 😆
@Son Of Mayhem (Comment 1) : I think they might have been inspired by the 2013 tsietas.