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With the Super Rugby quarter-finalists now decided we take a look at those teams who missed out. Next up, the Force who finished 12th.
Four more wins than last year in an impressive campaign from the side from Perth, with their final standing four places better off than 2016.
Unlike the Rebels, they seemed to benefit on the field due to the uncertainty surrounding their future in the competition, as they were a team inspired particularly towards the end of the season. The final round 40-11 victory over the Waratahs was a special moment for them.
Before that hammering of the Sydney outfit, the Force had carded wins over the Reds, Kings, Jaguares, Reds again and the Rebels. But they would finish eight points adrift of the Brumbies in the Australian Conference. Another few rounds and who knows what might have happened.
Where they fell down was tries scored as 36 was the second fewest in Super Rugby. 12th in the table does seem a fair reflection of their year.
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