Force (19) 30 / Crusaders (22) 42 (Final Score)
The Western Force hosted the Crusaders at NIB Stadium, Perth at 14:05 SA Time. This was the match thread for discussion of the game. The match was broadcast live on SuperSport 1, SHD & M-Net on TV in SA.
The Force put up a brave fight but the Crusaders were just too powerful at the end.
Scorers:
Force: 5 Penalties James O’Connor, 1 Conversion Willie Ripia, 1 Penalty, 2 Tries Cameron Shepherd
Crusaders: 4 Conversions & 3 Penalties Matt Berquist, 2 Tries Israel Dagg, 1 Try Sonny Bill Williams 1 try Corey Flynn, 1 Try Kahn Fotuali’i
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Teams:
Western Force: 15 Cameron Shepherd, 14 Nick Cummins, 13 Patrick Dellit, 12 James O’Connor, 11 David Smith, 10 Willie Ripia, 9 Brett Sheehan, 8 Ben McCalman, 7 David Pocock, 6 Richard Brown, 5 Nathan Sharpe (captain), 4 Sam Wykes, 3 Matt Dunning, 2 Nathan Charles, 1 Pek Cowan.
Replacements: 16 Ben Whittaker, 17 Kieran Longbottom, 18 Matt Hodgson, 19 Tevita Metuisela, 20 James Stannard, 21 Rory Sidey, 22 Alfie Mafi.
Crusaders: 15 Israel Dagg, 14 Sean Maitland, 13 Robbie Fruean, 12 Sonny Bill Williams, 11 Zac Guildford, 10 Matt Berquist, 9 Kahn Fotuali’i, 8 Richie McCaw (captain), 7 Matt Todd, 6 George Whitelock, 5 Chris Jack, 4 Luke Romano, 3 Ben Franks, 2 Corey Flynn, 1 Wyatt Crockett.
Replacements: 16 Quentin MacDonald, 17 Owen Franks, 18 Joe Wheeler/Reuben Thorne, 19 Jonathan Poff, 20 Willi Heinz, 21 Tom Marshall, 22 Adam Whitelock.
Referee: Vinny Munro (New Zealand)
Assistant referees: Nathan Pearce (Australia), Julian Pritchard (Australia)
TMO: George Ayoub (Australia)
I’ll handle the 1st half of this game before leaving for Loftus… the SuperBees will take over from me for the 2nd half
@ grootblousmile:
Does this mean you’re abandoning your wife once again?
Game ON!
Try Israel Dagg
Saders 5 / 0
Saders 12 / 0
Dagg has been outstanding this season
O’Connor nails a penalty
Saders 12 / 3
Penalty slotted by Berquist
Saders 15 / 3
James O’Connor slots another penalty
Saders 15 / 6
Saders 15 / 9 as O’Connor slots another one
That is the drop we want in Tests from SBW
Tryyyy Cameron Shepherd…. bloody well worked try
Force 16 / 15
Who had the guts to pick or almost pick the Force?
Try Sonny Bill Williams…. another great break by Dagg
Saders 22 / 16
What an incredible weekend it would be if the Saders lost this one. All the underdogs winning. This might mean that the Bulls could win too 🙂
Hierdie game lyk moer vinnig
Penalty Force… MaKou gets a Team warning.
O’Connor going for goal
Saders 22 / 19
Come on Farce!! Put one on the mighty Saders!
Wonder if the Bulls watch other games as a team, if they look at this one they will see you dont need to fear anyone, the Force is really in this game, giving the Saders a good workout.
Lemoenetyd
@ grootblousmile:
jy moet nou maar weer lekker gaan party op Loftus, se vir Spies daar is n ou Wat hom nog as die beste sien. En se hy moet vasbyt.
OK SuperBees, it’s yours… I’m off to Loftus
25@ superBul:
Ek maak so… Cheers
2nd half started
Middag.
Crusaders goes for post 3 meters inside their own half. Matt miss
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