EMIRATES WESTERN FORCE NAME TOURING SQUAD

[RugbyWA]

Emirates Western Force Australian Provincial Championship coach John Mulvihill has named a squad of 24 to travel to Brisbane and Canberra for the games against the Queensland Reds and the Brumbies.

Palmyra utility back James Stannard has been added to the squad following an injury to Nedlands flyer Garth Ziegler in the Home Building Society First Grade Grand Final on the weekend.

Emirates Western Force hooker Luke Holmes and prop Pek Cowan are also out of the squad after suffering injuries in the same game.

Holmes broke his leg and will be out of action for 12 weeks while Cowan is expected to miss 8 weeks after badly spraining an ankle.

The squad will travel to Brisbane on Thursday, where they will play the Queensland Reds on Saturday.

The touring squad is: Gareth Hardy, AJ Whalley, Troy Takiari, Angus Scott, Brendan Cannon, Matt Windle, Pat O’Connor, Luke Doherty, Kiti Fuluna, Richard Brown, Dave Pocock, Matt Hodgson, Josh Fuimaono, Matt Henjak, Jon McGrath, Vitori Buatava, James Hilgendorf, Scott Daruda, Junior Pelesasa, Haig Sare, Josh Graham, Digby Ioane, Brett Stapleton, James Stannard

[Burgs]

Congrats to James Stannard and keen to see/hear how Jon McGrath goes.
Josh Graham still getting selected and our new man mountain in Troy Takiari to have a run.
The first pick XV looks pretty handy on paper and should have a good crack at the title.

[felixnelson]

Scott Staniforth? or is he in south africa?

[travelling_gerry]

in South Africa