In the last of our NZAR previews of the Super rugby teams, it is quite fitting that it is the Western Force I am previewing. A team that has lost one of its two stars will have to pull out all of the stops to not finish stone last. […]
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Super Rugby preview – Western Force
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. […]
Match Review – Bulls feel the Force
Planet Rugby reports the Bulls slumped to their third Super Rugby defeat in a row after losing 26-21 in Perth to the Western Force on Saturday. […]
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. […]
Shepherd moves to the top
Western Force wing Cameron Shepherd tops the individual try-scoring standings after Week 12 with seven tries while Morne Steyn still heads up the individual point-scorers table with 130 points. […]
Bulls hang on for win
The Bulls, reduced to 14 men for the last 10 minutes, managed to hang on for an important 32-29 win against a strong Western Force team in their Super 14 showdown at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria on Saturday. […]
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. […]
Shepherd’s fine
Western Force and Wallabies back Cameron Shepherd has been cleared of any serious damage to his ankle. […]
Force short of wings
The Western Force were left counting the cost of their impressive come-from-behind 23-all draw with the Crusaders at the weekend, as a number of key players were still in the casualty room on Monday. […]
The Force is ready for the Crusaders
Emirates Western Force Head Coach John Mitchell has announced his team for Friday night’s Investec Super 14 Week 5 clash with the Crusaders at AMI Stadium in Christchurch. […]
One change for the Force
Western Force coach John Mitchell has made just one change to his starting XV for Friday’s clash with the Chiefs in Waikato, with flanker Tamaiti Horua replacing the injured Richard Brown. […]
Force change as Sheperd ruled out.
Western Force fullback Cameron Shepherd has been ruled out of his team’s Super 14 Round Two encounter with the Cheetahs at the Subiaco Oval on Friday. […]