Rugby Finals on Fox this week

[The InnFORCEr]

Friday 24 October

14.30 - 16.30 - Live - ITM Championship Final - Hawkes Bay v Manawatu - Go The Pies!!!
16.30 - 18.30 - Live - NRC Semi Final - Brisbane City v NSW Country

Saturday 25 October

12.30 - 14.30 - Live - NRC Semi Final - Rising v Spirit - Go The Spirit!!!
14.30 - 16.30 - Live - ITM Premiership Final - Taranaki v Tasman

[UNCLE BOOG]

[UNCLE BOOG]

(ps. is that WST time?)

[The InnFORCEr]

Yes mate straight from Foxtel Guide

[UNCLE BOOG]

additionally... assuming will have it on the big screen? potentially with a bit of audio?

[UNCLE BOOG]

and while Im here, what the FUCK happened to the lovely ladies down at the newsagents?! Im hearing all manner of stories, but to see them shut up shop literally over night was a bit of a shock!... Now where am I going to get my lotto and last minute birthday gifts from!?

[The InnFORCEr]

additionally... assuming will have it on the big screen? potentially with a bit of audio?

Certainly all on the screens and defiantly sound for the Spirit match, others by demand

and while Im here, what the FUCK happened to the lovely ladies down at the newsagents?! Im hearing all manner of stories, but to see them shut up shop literally over night was a bit of a shock!... Now where am I going to get my lotto and last minute birthday gifts from!?

Yes very sad for Helen. Originally she was down by SJOGH and moved into "Coles" when the new centre opened. My mail is that the road works really lost her a lot of business. I too will miss not only the shop, but Helen herself, a big loss to the area!

[valzc]

And I guess the Force are still not going to use Force players even tho its the finals? Hope the team fire up a bit earlier in the game instead of leaving it to the second half in that case.

[andrewM]

Not decided on whether I think it is the right or wrong thing to do.
https://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/sp...-for-nrc-semi/
Perth Spirit coaches are expected to inject Western Force players into the side for Saturday's National Rugby Championship semifinal against Melbourne Rising.

The Spirit, who finished fourth despite last Saturday's 40-34 loss to NSW Country Eagles, have had a season-long policy of using mainly local club players for away games as part of the Force development program.

But with the title on the horizon they are likely to bring in some professional players for the clash in Melbourne.

They will also assess their injury list and see how players have recovered from the long trip to Dubbo that included two seven-hour bus trips as well as the flights to Sydney and back.

Coach Kevin Foote said they may select professional players to play the Rising who have used a Super Rugby player-based side all season.

"We will probably look to bring in some of the big guns," Foote said.

"The club guys have been exceptional but now we are at finals time and we want to do well, we want to give it our best crack.

"The club guys have been supportive of what we are doing. They have loved the opportunity but accept the fact that someone may come in from the contracted squad.

"We need to be at our best to knock over Melbourne."

The Spirit were unable to recover from a poor start when the Eagles jumped out to a 24-point lead.

Perth still trailed by 22 points with 10 minutes remaining but two late tries to replacement scrum-half Michael Ruru put them close, and they nearly scored another at the final whistle.

Foote was pleased with the way his side clawed their way back into the game.

"We had made it a goal during the week to ensure we finished strongly against the Country side because only one other team had scored a try against them in the final 20 minutes of the match this season. It was great to see the boys achieve that goal," Foote said.

"The team was very frustrated with their start but they were very mature about it and at half-time we regrouped and talked about what we needed to do to manage the game better.

"We got a bit angry and carried hard at them, stuck to our basics to go through them and as soon as we started doing that the pressure was back on them.

"We were very unlucky at the end to not score because we were on their line but we'll have to finish off better next time."

[Alison]

I think it would be a shame. The club guys deserve to feel what finals rugby is all about.

[The InnFORCEr]

They will the following week

[Sheikh]

I think partly the basis of the two 7-hour coach trips, a few club players might need a rest. Coaches to review each position and select the best squad from here on, whether that be Force or club player, and there are a few Force players who should be nervous about being shown up and not selected - the club players have done bloody well.

[The InnFORCEr]

Friday 24 October

14.30 - 16.30 - Live - ITM Championship Final - Hawkes Bay v Manawatu - Go The Pies!!!
16.30 - 18.30 - Live - NRC Semi Final - Brisbane City v NSW Country

Saturday 25 October

12.30 - 14.30 - Live - NRC Semi Final - Rising v Spirit - Go The Spirit!!!
14.30 - 16.30 - Live - ITM Premiership Final - Taranaki v Tasman

Change of order for Saturday, so we will have the Spirit game LIVE

[Stone Cold]

Damnit. I'm heading to the races on Saturday. Will have to find a spot with TV access...

[todd4]

Anyone know if our new signing/s will be playing in the ITM cup games?