Force (12) 26 / Bulls (15) 21 (Final Score)

The Western Force hosted the Bulls at NIB Stadium, Perth at 14:05 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.

The Force won against a lacklustre and at most mid-table Bulls side.

Not good enough Bulls… simply aweful!

Scorers:

Force: 6 Penalties James O’Connor, 1 Penalty Willie Ripia, 1 Try Cameron Shepherd

Bulls: 1 Conversion & 3 Penalties Morné Steyn, 1 Try Chiliboy Ralepelle, 1 Try Bjorn Basson

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Teams:

Western Force: 15 Cameron Shepherd, 14 Nick Cummins, 13 Patrick Dellit, 12 James O’Connor, 11 Rory Sidey, 10 Willie Ripia, 9 Brett Sheehan, 8 Ben McCalman, 7 Jono Jenkins, 6 Richard Brown, 5 Nathan Sharpe (captain), 4 Sam Wykes, 3 Matt Dunning, 2 Ben Whittaker, 1 Pek Cowan.
Replacements: 16 Nathan Charles,  17 Kieran Longbottom, 18 Tom Hockings, 19 Tevita Metuisela, 20 Mark Swanepoel, 21 Mark Bartholomeusz, 22 Alfie Mafi.

Bulls: 15 Zane Kirchner, 14 Bjorn Basson, 13 Stephan Dippenaar, 12 Wynand Olivier, 11 Francois Hougaard, 10 Morné Steyn, 9 Fourie du Preez, 8 Pierre Spies, 7 Dewald Potgieter, 6 Deon Stegmann, 5 Victor Matfield, 4 Bakkies Botha, 3 Werner  Kruger, 2 Chiliboy Ralepelle , 1 Dean Greyling.
Replacements: 16 Gary Botha, 17 Rossouw de Klerk, 18 Flip van der Merwe, 19 Danie Rossouw, 20 Derick Kuün, 21 Jaco van der Westhuyzen, 22 Francois Brummer.

Referee: Mark Lawrence (South Africa)
Assistant referees: Andrew Lees (Australia), Julian Pritchard (Australia)
TMO: Matt Goddard (Australia)

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