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Nick Taylor
The West Australian
Thursday, 18 June 2020 4:29PM
Local product Kyle Godwin, back home at Western Force, says the club has a point to prove in the new Australian Super Rugby competition.
And as speculation grows about possible Force involvement in future Super Rugby or trans-Tasman competitions the utility back said: “If things did align it would be a great move.
“The talk that is going round of shaping and evolving Super Rugby... I’m sure the Western Force would be interested in being a part of that moving forward.
“Who knows what the future holds? Maybe we could see the Force back in Super Rugby next year.”
The Force have been bankrolled in World Series Rugby and Global Rapid Rugby by mining magnate Andrew Forrest since being controversially dumped by Rugby Australia three years ago.
Godwin made 52 appearances for the Force before moving to the Brumbies and then Irish club Connacht and played one Wallaby Test in 2016 before his international career was hit by injury.
His Connacht contract ended this month and he was looking for a return to Australia. He is signed for the coming season but is then expected to head to the Waratahs.
“My agent was approached by the Western Force. I was dead keen to jump on board and before I knew it I was on a plane to Perth,” Godwin said.
“It’s great to be back and representing the Force again. It’s been a bit of a journey. I’m sure the boys will have a point to prove and hopefully we can take a few scalps.”
Godwin was at the Brumbies when RA’s axe fell on the Force.
“It was very upsetting. Some of the guys were such close mates and I knew how much the Force meant to WA,” he said.
“Since then there have been some great people who have put Global Rapid Rugby together. It’s been great to see that they have created a pathway to professional rugby in WA.
“I was given my dream of playing professional rugby by the Force and it’s awesome that people can still aspire to those dreams.”
His northern hemisphere knowledge of wet weather rugby will be a bonus for the Force.
“We’ll be playing in the winter months and might get some wet weather,” he said.
“Learning how to adapt to the weather was a big thing for me at Connacht and hopefully I can bring some of that experience to the Force.”
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