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EMIRATES WESTERN FORCE MEDIA RELEASE
Monday, 11 March 2013
Emirates Western Force A has named nine players with Super Rugby experience to take on Samoa A in their IRB Pacific Rugby Cup fixture at Ballymore in Brisbane tomorrow.
The Force A side includes hooker Ben Whittaker, who will make his first rugby appearance for 2013 after being sidelined with a foot injury. Whittaker will pack down alongside Emirates Western Force teammates Kieran Longbottom and Salesi Manu.
Emirates Western Force back-rower Locky McCaffrey will again captain the side after leading them to a 23-16 win over Rebel Rising in their last outing in Melbourne last month.
Samoa A enters the match on the back of a 33-24 win over Sydney Academy in Sydney on Thursday.
2013 IRB Pacific Rugby Cup
Emirates Western Force A v Samoa A
Ballymore, Brisbane
Tuesday, 12 March 2013
Kick-Off 4pm (local)/2pm (AWST)
1. Kieran Longbottom*
2. Ben Whittaker*
3. Salesi Manu*
4. Rory Walton
5. Ben Matwijow
6. Kane Koteka
7. Ryan Hodson
8. Locky McCaffrey (c)*
9. Chris Eaton*
10. Sam Christie*
11. Corey Brown
12. Chris Tuatara-Morrison
13. Ben Jacobs*
14. Brad Lacey
15. Ed Stubbs*
Reserves
16. James Hilterbrand
17. Ollie Hoskins
18. Scott Tolmie
19. Corey Thomas
20. Richard Hardwick
21. Ryan Louwrens
22. Hamish Angus
23. Joelin Rapana*
* denotes Super Rugby experience