Round 7 Force v Kings

[kipper_mckinnon]

Match Officials
Referee: Rasta Rasivhenge
Assistant Ref 1: Quinton Immelman
Assistant Ref 2:Graham Cooper
TMO : George Ayoub

Another unknown ref????
Mind you - more worried about the TMO - wtf?

[Ecky]

He's not unknown!
South African fella. Very fit, very fast. Reffed the 7s final, sorry, gold medal match at the Olympics. Been on the 7s circuit for long time.

[jono]

He's not unknown!
South African fella. Very fit, very fast. Reffed the 7s final, sorry, gold medal match at the Olympics. Been on the 7s circuit for long time.

Nothing like starting the excuses early though

[valzc]

He's not unknown!
South African fella. Very fit, very fast. Reffed the 7s final, sorry, gold medal match at the Olympics. Been on the 7s circuit for long time.

Yes, have seen him ref before and thought he was pretty good- quick and fair and doesn't take any shit! Hope I'm not being too optimistic, but thank Christ it's not the Hoff.

[GIGS20]

He's not unknown!
South African fella. Very fit, very fast. Reffed the 7s final, sorry, gold medal match at the Olympics. Been on the 7s circuit for long time.

Did he do the Reds game or was that bloke Argentinean?

[yungfen]

We had the Argentinean guy against the Reds. I think that one area where he struggles a little bit is the scrums as he is a 7s specialist ref. Otherwise he very good.

[The InnFORCEr]

I actually think we get a better run with newer refs because they don't go into the match with preconceived ideas about anything.

[palitu]

nad i really rated the japanese ref - was one of the better ones we've had!

[Herbasimplex]

club website is saying McCalman, Koteka, Rona and Van Wyk available for selection against the Kings

[MI5_Dog]

No pressure at all on the boys but this is a must win game!

No pressure!

[Sheikh]

I'm a little concerned that all the tipsters on the Roar have backed the Force. I don't think we've ever won if everyone has backed the Force.

The Kings aren't easy beats - we've both got 1-4 records with ~-50 points.

We've beaten the Reds, the Kings have beaten the Sunwolves.
We've suffered a blow-out against the unbeaten Crusaders, the Kings have suffered a blow-out against the unbeaten Stormers.
Our other losses have been against the Blues, Brumbies and Waratahs (combined record 7-10), the Kings other losses have been against the Sharks, Jaguars and Lions (combined record 13-4).

We shouldn't underestimate the Kings - for instance, Chris Heiberg is only getting bench time for them, so they are a similar level to us.

[blueandblack]

I'm a little concerned that all the tipsters on the Roar have backed the Force. I don't think we've ever won if everyone has backed the Force.

The Kings aren't easy beats - we've both got 1-4 records with ~-50 points.

We've beaten the Reds, the Kings have beaten the Sunwolves.
We've suffered a blow-out against the unbeaten Crusaders, the Kings have suffered a blow-out against the unbeaten Stormers.
Our other losses have been against the Blues, Brumbies and Waratahs (combined record 7-10), the Kings other losses have been against the Sharks, Jaguars and Lions (combined record 13-4).

We shouldn't underestimate the Kings - for instance, Chris Heiberg is only getting bench time for them, so they are a similar level to us.

All the 'experts' on RH have also tipped the

[jargan83]

Sportsbet has the Western Force listed at $1.10 and the Kings at $7.50.

[Herbasimplex]

named:

1. Ben Daley
2. Tatafu Polota-Nau
3. Tetera Faulkner
4. Matt Philip
5. Richie Arnold
6. Ross Haylett-Petty
7. Matt Hodgson (capt)
8. Isi Naisarani
9. Michael Ruru
10. Jono Lance
11. Alex Newsome
12. Billy Meakes
13. Marcel Brache
14. Chance Peni
15. Dane Haylett-Petty

Reserves

16. Heath Tessmann
17. Pek Cowan
18. Shambeckler Vui
19. Richard Hardwick
20. Ben McCalman
21. Ian Prior
22. Luke Burton
23. Curtis Rona

[The InnFORCEr]

McCalman Returns for Southern Kings Showdown

By Fraser Smith on Fri 7th April 17


The Road Safety Western Force have made just one change to their starting XV for the game against the Southern Kings on Sunday, 9 April at nib Stadium. Captain Ben McCalman will make his first appearance of the season off the bench

Nedlands scrumhalf Michael Ruru is the only change in the run-on side this week and will make his starting debut, replacing the injured Ryan Louwrens.

The experience of co-captains Ben McCalman and Heath Tessmann will provide a huge boost for the team off the bench. While also among the reserves, local product Luke Burton is set to for his first match of the season after returning from injury. Also, Curtis Rona has recovered from the concussion he suffered against the Crusaders and will wear jersey No.23.

Head Coach Dave Wessels says the team are excited to be playing back in front of the Sea of Blue, and look forward to putting in a good performance against the Kings.

“It’s great to be back at home this week – only the second time in our first six games. We learnt some valuable lessons in New Zealand, particularly around our discipline and concentration in big moments.

“We definitely want to put in a performance that will make the people of Western Australia proud.”

2017 Vodafone Super Rugby – Round Seven

Road Safety Western Force v Southern Kings
Force Field (nib Stadium), Perth
Sunday, 9 April 2017
Kick-off: 2:05PM AWST

Road Safety Western Force Team
1.Ben Daley
2.Tatafu Polota-Nau
3.Tetera Faulkner
4.Matt Philip
5.Richie Arnold
6.Ross Haylett-Petty
7.Matt Hodgson (capt)
8.Isi Naisarani
9.Michael Ruru
10.Jono Lance
11.Alex Newsome
12.Billy Meakes
13.Marcel Brache
14.Chance Peni
15.Dane Haylett-Petty

Reserves
16.Heath Tessmann
17.Pek Cowan
18.Shambeckler Vui
19.Richard Hardwick
20.Ben McCalman
21.Ian Prior
22.Luke Burton
23.Curtis Rona

https://www.westernforce.com.au/arti...kings-showdown