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WESTERN FORCE – 2020 – Global Rapid Rugby/SRAu The inaugural GRR season was announced in November 2019. The Teams were Western Force, South China Tigers (HK), Malaysia Valke, Fijian Latui, Manuma Samoa and China Lions. The teams covered the length and breadth of the Indo Pacific region with...

WESTERN FORCE – 2019 – Asia Pacific Showcase Series In 2019, the WF squad was further expanded with players including: Markus Vanzati, Henry Stowers and Issak Fines. The player group, including the Extended Player Squad, had grown to 37; notably 27% were WA developed players. A GRR Showcase...

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WESTERN FORCE – 2018 – World Series Rugby By early 2018, Minderoo has resurrected the Future Force Foundation and the Force Academy which also had 3 women rugby players involved. The Academy included players such as Carlo Tizzano and Michael McDonald who would feature in the Jnr Wallabies team...

WESTERN FORCE – 2017 - The Launch of the IPRC This was the first Super Rugby season in which the WF operated under the new Alliance Agreement with Rugby Australia (the the ARU), that had been announced in June 2016, in which the WF was integrated into the ARU’s High Performance Unit. ARU CEO Bill...

There’s a concerning trend on this Western Force thread which warrants comment. It seems that RugbyReg (RR) is becoming to Green & Gold Rugby, what Train Without a Station (TWAS) has become to The Roar. Both are Queenslanders who seem to carry a grudge for the Western Force “stealing” players...

Average age evidently doesn't mean much: Average age Wales: 30 (6 Nations Champs 2020) Average age Western Force: 28 Average age France: 27

There's a lot to be said for this. Get's the Wallabies away from the NSW cabal in Sydney. Has to be a cheaper option.

The International players are here for the SRAu and TT comp only. Talking to the players the WF is not offering or paying top $. Players are happy to come to WA for the quality of the program, the no DH policy, the total team culture and the lifestyle. The WF have a Force Family culture that not...

I assume all that means that you actually know the full details of the salries at the WF. All I know is what I was told by the CEO and the Director Rugby at the fan day.

From comments made at the recent recent WF Fan day the wages bill at the WF is the least of all 5 franchises. Seems that it must be about management and building a culture - which hopefully becomes a winning one.

Fantastic to see another Wallaby Lock coming back home. Should pair well with Sita next season. Like the idea of Thrush coming off the bench for 20 minutes to create havoc. Western Force secures Wallabies lock March 16, 2021 The Western Force has signed Wallabies lock Izack Rodda, who joins...

I reckon that there's usually two sides to every discussion - especially so when we're prepared to listen. All we've really heard has been speculation. However, it's obvious that Rodda and Thorn didn't get on well - from what Thorn's had to share recently. Hodgo knows Rodda very well.

Miotti only signed on for one year.

Good to see the Western Force recruiting against the tide of the Aussie exodus: Jono Lance Greg Holmes Sitaleki Timani Jake McIntyre Kyle Godwin Izack Rodda (2022) Was also good to see the WF building depth form OS rather than plundering other Aussie Super Rugby franchises: Santiago Medrano Tomas...

Good Eastern Stand at the game - despite the Covid limitations and social distancing. The Sea of Blue was in good voice.

Top game. Great comeback from the Reds after being doen 17:0. Both teams setting the standard in SRau. Hoping that the WF players can find their mojo before next week against the Reds.

I reckon there was a lot to like about the defensive effort last night. (Well done Def Coach - Nick Hensley) That included reasonably good discipline inside the Rebs' half. I struggled to identify or understand the game plan that was in place. Obviously, not taking penalty points was one of...

I reckon he's better than what's he's currently offering. I hope we get a chance to see it soon. Even if it's after a couple of week's break.

We must have grown up in a different part of town. Growing up in Melbourne in the 50s I was surrounded by Italians, Greeks, Yugoslavians, Turks and Egyptians and had team mates in football and cricket teams. Post-war Australia was very different to pre-War Australia - especially in working class...