When you get beaten by a side who is just better than you, you can accept that. But losing on the back of things that you can control really stings, writes Nic White.
Nic White
Wallabies great Nathan Sharpe has hailed the impact of Western Force locks Jeremy Williams and Darcy Swain and declared the pair both deserve to be in Joe Schmidt’s Test plans.
Ben Smith
Western Force have wrung the changes — including a shock move at fly-half — ahead of their clash away to Fijian Drua, as travel factors and frequent time zone changes bite.
Western Force captain Jeremy Williams says his side need no motivation to haul themselves off the canvas and fight for their finals fate against Fijian Drua on Saturday.
A weary and well-travelled Western Force will look to keep their flickering Super Rugby Pacific finals hopes alive sans star flanker Carlo Tizzano, who has not flown with the squad to Fiji.
Western Force’s Super Rugby Pacific finals hopes are hanging by the thinnest of threads, but ultimately appear over after they were beaten 33-14 by the Brumbies at HBF Park.
For Western Force to have reached 20 years, and Matt Hodgson to have been with them every step of the way, is not lost on the 140-game club legend.
Western Force celebrate their 20th anniversary on Saturday night against the Brumbies, the team they played in their very-first game. Ben Smith looks at the 10 moments which have defined their existence.
Western Force and Wallabies great Nathan Sharpe says he has been reflecting with fondness on his tenure with the club ahead of their 20th anniversary reunion on Saturday.
Western Force legend Matt Hodgson says Perth Bears’ success in the local market will partly depend on their ability to embrace the ‘WA way’.
The people that helped our club survive when it was booted from the competition will be at our game on Saturday. We want to be able to look them in the eye and thank them after a win, writes Nic White.
Western Force coach Simon Cron has acknowledged their line-out and scrum will play a key part in their potentially season-defining clash with the Brumbies.
Western Force have made just one change to their starting line-up, but revamped their bench for the do-or-die clash with the Brumbies at HBF Park on Saturday.
Western Force veteran Kurtley Beale says his side are now in do-or-die mode as they look to salvage their Super Rugby Pacific finals hopes.
Western Force coach Simon Cron has challenged his team to ‘take the bull by the horns’ and embrace the fight as they stare down the possibility of yet another season sans finals.
Western Force’s finals hopes have taken a damaging blow as they were beaten 40-19 by the Blues at Eden Park, sending them tumbling out of the Super Rugby Pacific top six in the process.
In camp this week, there’s been huge positivity around selection, with Kurtley Beale named to make his return from long-term injury and Bayley Kuenzle playing his 50th, writes Nic White.
Western Force coach Simon Cron has backed returning Wallabies great Kurtley Beale to make an instant impact and revealed why they made the call to start him at full back in his first game in 10 months.
As Kurtley Beale prepares to make a return 10 months in the making, the 95-Test Wallaby has credited the Western Force and his family for giving him the support to continue after a devastating torn Achilles.
10 months to the day it was announced he was going under the surgeon’s knife to repair a ruptured Achilles, Kurtley Beale will start at full back in Western Force’s crunch clash with the Blues.
Western Force great Ian Prior says star flanker Carlo Tizzano’s superb season can be partially attributed to his mental growth upon his return to his hometown.
Western Force winger Harry Potter says a historic victory at Eden Park would be special as his side face a test of their Super Rugby Pacific finals credentials.
Western Force have been given a stark reminder of the class at the pointy end of the Super Rugby Pacific ladder as they were thrashed 56-22 by the Chiefs at Bay Oval.
I blacked out and had wobbly feet, Western Force star Nic White recalls in his exclusive column for The West Australian.
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