Force lose two Wallabies

[MI5_Dog]

The Western Force will be without Wallabies Cameron Shepherd and Richard Brown for their most crucial match of the Super 14 season, against the Sharks of Durban at Subiaco Oval on Saturday.

However, New Zealand tighthead prop Ben Castle showed he was over the knock he took against the Crusaders last weekend and participated fully in yesterday’s training session at McGillivray Oval.

Winger Shepherd, who scored a hat-trick of tries against the Brumbies in round three, spent yesterday afternoon with an ice bag strapped to the ankle he sprained during the 23-23 draw in Christchurch.

No. 8 Brown did not test his injured shoulder and skipped the light-contact team session for a long run.

Coach John Mitchell indicated the 2-1-2 Force would have to do without both in a match which will determine whether they enter their mid-season break with a positive or negative record.

“Our depth is going to be tested and we’ll back our squad,” he said.

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[Cookie]

So the only change to last weeks team would be to bring stanners to the wing and maybe hodgo back for stanford.Although I prefer stanners at inside center.

Both Valo and Horua would not have been happy watching the replay of last weeks game and should do better this week.

Defence will be the key to this weeks game as it got them an unlikely draw last week..

[BaldCunus]

Bugger... Shame about Brown but bring on Stanners!!!

[Burgs]

What a root, better to know now though with plenty of time to work on the starting XV.

[tdevil]

Bugger, Bugger, Bugger

[PerthGirl]

That's a real shame, we have really missed Brownie

[robyn <3]

Crapioli! Damnit! Bring Brownie back soon PLEASE! Horua back in his box to 6 and Hodgsen to 8 Stanford on the bench?

Cameron! Enough of this freakin injurys mate. We need some bubble wrap for this boy. JOC to FB, Drewy and Haig to wings, Crossy and Stanners in centres with DHP and Daruda on the bench? CAMERON! Please get better soon, we need you!

[The InnFORCEr]

sounds like drew is out with a neck injury as well....
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[robyn <3]

sounds like drew is out with a neck injury as well....
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Nooooooooo... !!

He just skipped training He'll be right as rain for Saturday. He has 3 long days to recover. Fix yourself Drew! Now!

[blueandblack]

Nooooooooo... !!
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You know, aggressively banging your head against a brick wall like that will cause neck injury....

[robyn <3]

But the little emoticon doesn't have a neck. It's neckless. Therefore, it has no neck to injury. Drew shouldn't have a neck!!

Dad called Drew a sooky queenslander who needs to HTFU without the F. I took much offense. I am appalled!

Come on Brownie get better - we need you!

[Burgs]

You know, aggressively banging your head against a brick wall like that will cause neck injury....

Sympathy vote

[laura]

That's crap for Brownie, Sheps and Mitch but great for Spanner.
Hopefully a week on the sidelines & bye week should sort them all out.