Highlanders (6) 27 / Western Force (10) 41 (Final Score)
The Highlanders hosted the Force at Lakes Leisure Events Centre, Queenstown at 4:30 SA Time. This is the match thread for discussion of the game. The game was broadcast live on SuperSport 1 on DSTV in SA. The Force bagged a full 5 Log points by beating the Highlanders by 41 / 27.
Scores:
Highlanders: 4 Penalties Mathew Berquist, 1 Try Chris King, ! Try Steven Setephano, 1 Try Fctu’u Vainikolo
Force: 4 Conversions & 1 Penalty & 1 Try James O’Connor, 2 Tries Cameron Shepherd, 2 Tries Ryan Cross, 1 Try Justin Turner
Teams:
Highlanders: 15 Israel Dagg, 14 Ben Smith, 13 Kenny Lynn, 12 Jason Shoemark, 11 Fetu’u Vainikolo, 10 Mat Berquist, 9 Jimmy Cowan (captain), 8 Steven Setephano, 7 Alando Soakai, 6 Adam Thomson, 5 Hayden Triggs, 4 Josh Bekhuis, 3 Clint Newland, 2 Jason Rutledge, 1 Chris King.
Replacements: 16 Jason Macdonald, 17 Bronson Murray, 18 Joe Tuineau, 19 Tim Boys, 20 Sean Romans, 21 Robbie Robinson, 22 Jayden Hayward.
Western Force: 15 James O’Connor, 14 Cameron Shepherd, 13 Mitch Inman, 12 Ryan Cross, 11 Mark Bartholomeusz, 10 David Hill, 9 Chris O’Young, 8 Richard Brown, 7 David Pocock, 6 Matt Hodgson, 5 Nathan Sharpe (captain), 4 Tom Hockings, 3 Tim Fairbrother, 2 Ben Whittaker, 1 Pek Cowan.
Replacements: 16 Nathan Charles, 17 Matt Dunning, 18 Ben McCalman, 19 Sam Wykes, 20 Justin Turner, 21 Sam Harris, 22 Dane Haylett-Petty.
Referee: Marius Jonker
Assistant referees: Keith Brown, Josh Noonan
TMO: James McPhail
David Hill’s improbable rugby career takes another turn today when he turns out for Western Force against the Highlanders in Queenstown.
But for a few twists of fate, the 31-year-old’s career might have included a lengthy career for the Highlanders – and even he wouldn’t have imagined a decade ago that he would be turning out for a Perth-based Super rugby franchise in the 2010 season.
Hill answered an SOS call from Force coach John Mitchell after the season ending injury to Andre Pretorius.
He made a late start to the season following his commitments with champion Japanese club team Toshiba, but last week kicked a drop goal after the final whistle to give the Force a 16-15 win over the Stormers, their first of the season.
Game about to begin, any life out there?
Hellooooooooooooooooo, ek is hier!
Mooi agtergrond daar. Lakes Leisure Events Centre, Queenstown
Ja, dis mooi… ek sal nie omgee om NZ te kan besoek nie.
Mooi nsonnige dag daar in NZ!
Landers 3 / 0
Berquist Penalty from halfway
Landers all fired up, Force look flat!
Hierdie rugby veld laat my so terugdink aan my klubrugby dae, die graswalle ek wil bietjie kyk of die klomp daar n braai hou. As daar Suid afrikaners is sal daar seker n braai wees langs die veld.
Penalty Force… O’Connor going for posts… missed
Ja, ek het netso gedink…. Harlequins va Pretoria…. hehehehehe
Penalty Landers… Landers 6 / 0
Daai penalty was na n briljante dubbel barrel tackle
Cowan gets a yellow…. time for the Force to hit back???
More manne
My sein is bietjie in sy moer maar ek gaan maar so tussen deur probeer saam gesels…
Go Force !!!
Netnou met die penalty het Cowan agter die ref se rug die ball voorentoe neergesit, chierinkies braai.
Blinde sweep moer hard.
…. and the Force do not go for posts…. and the ball is turned over…. dumb shits, take the points on offer!
15@ BlouJapie – Hello vrind!
… dis al weer ons 3 hier… hehehehehe
Die Force spannetjie moe my nou nie drop nie, anders is my superbru mooi in sy moer… 😯
Try Sheperd ??
TMO
Must be a try.
Try Shepperd
Hie haa !!!
Force 7 / 6
More Blouste maatjie
Shit man!!!
Kom Force, julle moet FOKUS !!! 😆
Ek het ook Force gepick
Berquist mis ‘n penalty
Penalty missed …YES !!!
Was dit ‘n Hollywood van Smith?
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