Waratahs (6) 20 / Force (9) 15 (Final Score)
The Waratahs hosted the Western Force at Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney at 11:40 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.
In a hard game with a massive attrition rate, the Waratahs win by 5.
Scorers:
Waratahs: 5 Penalties James O’Connor
Force: 2 Penalties & 2 Conversions Kurtley Beale, 1 Try Ryan Cross, 1 Try John Ulugia
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Teams:
Waratahs: 15 Kurtley Beale, 14 Lachie Turner, 13 Ryan Cross, 12 Tom Carter, 11 Sosene Anesi, 10 Berrick Barnes, 9 Luke Burgess, 8 Ben Mowen, 7 Pat McCutcheon, 6 Dave Dennis, 5 Sitaleki Timani, 4 Dean Mumm (captain), 3 Sekope Kepu, 2 John Ulugia, 1 Benn Robinson.
Replacements: 16 Ben Roberts, 17 Al Baxter, 18 Kane Douglas, 19 Chris Alcock, 20 Brendan McKibbin, 21 Daniel Halangahu, 22 Tom Kingston.
Western Force: 15 Patrick Dellit, 14 Nick Cummins, 13 Mitch Inman, 12 James O’Connor, 11 David Smith, 10 Willie Ripia, 9 Brett Sheehan, 8 Richard Brown, 7 David Pocock, 6 Matt Hodgson, 5 Nathan Sharpe (captain), 4 Sam Wykes, 3 Matt Dunning, 2 Nathan Charles, 1 Pek Cowan.
Replacements: 16 Ben Whittaker, 17 Tim Fairbrother, 18 Tom Hockings, 19 Ben McCalman, 20 James Stannard, 21 Rory Sidey, 22 Alfie Mafi.
Referee: Stuart Dickinson (Australia)
Assistant referees: James Leckie (Australia), Andrew Lees (Australia)
TMO: George Ayoub (Australia)
TMO
Try John Ulugia…. tight head prop
Waratahs 20 / 15
8 min left
Game with a high attrition rate for the players
3 min left
Skew into the lineout by the Force, now the Waratahs will slow the game down and try to close it out
For my Bru, Waratahs need to score… for SA the Force needs to score a run-away try
Final Score: Waratahs 20 / 15 Western Force
Next game is the biggie between the Stormpoppies and the Crusaders at Newlands, at 17:05
I think I’ve scheduled the Stormers / Saders game thread for 14:30.
We still have the Vodacom Cup Semi-Final between the Blue Bulls and the Griquas on TV (SS1, M-Net) to follow, before more Super Rugby.
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