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Anyone considering that there is a chance of reconciliation between Andrew Forrest and Rugby Australia needs to look into the background of Andrew Forrest's comments in today's Sunday Times: Andrew Forrest calls for review into Rugby Australia’s handling of Western Force axing Nick Taylor –...

Perhaps a fair call, however, both developments are important for the Western Force and for the ongoing development of rugby in WA. The Western Force only got the go ahead in early February and had to build a new squad using the base of the few remaining players from last year. The 34 player...

A Force to be reckoned with: inside Twiggy Forrest's rugby crusade David Allan-Petale - The Age - 14 June 2018 ...... Let the players play Even with rain lashing the stadium on a wintry Saturday night, 13,907 men, women and children turned out - most of them in Western Force colours - to...

Fantastic seeing the young WF and WA players getting exposure to International Rugby. Western Force pinch Melbourne Rebel Jack McGregor ahead of World Club 10s Nick Taylor - The West Australian - Wednesday, 13 June 2018 Western Force have added strength to their inside backs, signing young...

Western Force recruit Jeremy Thrush hails news colours to face old foes Nick Taylor - The West Australian - Tuesday, 12 June 2018 New Western Force signing, former All Black second-rower Jeremy Thrush, is counting the days to a reunion with some familiar faces in his World Series Rugby debut...

Former All Black Jeremy Thrush rushes in to bolster Western Force stocks Nick Taylor - The West Australian - Monday, 11 June 2018 Western Force will be boosted by former All Black second-rower Jeremy Thrush for their biggest World Series Rugby test against Super Rugby powerhouse Crusaders...

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Western Force’s clash with Melbourne Rebels no grudge match, says skipper Ian Prior Nick Taylor - The West Australian - Tuesday, 5 June 2018 Force captain Ian Prior has dismissed suggestions Saturday night’s World Series Rugby clash with Melbourne Rebels at nib Stadium is a grudge match...

Harrison and Cameron Orr back on home soil with Western Force Nick Taylor - The West Australian - Sunday, 3 June 2018 The highly-rated Orr brothers looked to have been lost to Australian rugby when they joined the European player drain and headed to England two years ago. Back-rower Harrison...

Meet Western Force prop Markus Vanzati, Sweden’s first professional rugby player Nick Taylor - The West Australian - Sunday, 3 June 2018 Sweden: home of ABBA, IKEA, Volvo - and Western Force prop Markus Vanzati, the Nordic country’s first international professional rugby player. “That is my...

From the WF CEO June 1, 2018 The Western Force is delighted to welcome the Melbourne Rebels to WA next week for what is sure to be another exciting World Series Rugby encounter at nib Stadium. The Rebels’ decision to travel to Perth is one of goodwill and the result of open and encouraging...

10 players from the Crusaders' squad have been selected in the All Blacks squad for the June Tests. The rest of the squad as follows: Michael Ala'alatoa Prop * Oliver Jager Prop Donald Brighouse Prop * Wyatt Crockett Loosehead prop * Ben Funnell Hooker Andrew Makalio Hooker * Luke Romano...

With 8 Rebels being included in the Wallabies squad for the June Tests, it's going to be interesting to see who gets picked for the game against the WF. Dave Wessells still has plenty of options in most positions (Jack D at Full Back ??). 16 players (Red) were in the XXIII which had the win...

Good to get some insights into Andrew Forrest and his motivations. Good luck to those of the opinion that he's not going to have a real crack at getting WSR off the ground. "Minderoo is there to fight injustice and unfairness wherever we can"...

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If you are saying that a professional competition with purely an Australian focus is unsustainable then I agree with you. That's why something which builds on Minderoo's WSR initial steps makes sense as it taps into what is a growing Asian support/market.

I can see the potential for other Australian sides to join WSR but not during WSR MkI (2019-2021). I would think that WSR MkI will be time-zoned focused to avoid a lot of the issues faced by Super Rugby (time zones and extended travel). That means that it could eventually fit in with another...

It seems that people have such short memories........... Many of the ideas, hopes and dreams that have been expressed in this thread associated with "Twiggy Rugby" are more associated of what COULD have been IF the Western Force had NOT been axed. Andrew Forrest's initial focus was to try and...

I'm struggling to see a situation where the NRC could ever support enough professional players in Australia. Agree that Super Rugby is dead but the only way forward is something like WSR which will draw upon the $$s from a broader audience then just Australia. The ITM Cup in NZ may include...

Episode 1: Western Force Toyota Torque The very first edition of Western Force Toyota Torque with coach Tim Sampson covers everything from family, fans, the Melbourne Rebels and not one, but two Royal Weddings.