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The Best Force 22 of all Time

With Nathan Sharpe retiring from Rugby at the end of the Super Rugby season the Force will be down to 6 members of the inaugural Squad of 35 players; Richard Brown, Cameron Shepherd, Pek Cowan, David Pocock and myself are the legacy of the squad hand picked by John Mitchell. Since the first season in 2006, 88 players have earned a Super cap for the Force.

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Super Rugby Travel Leaves Players Up in the Air

As we enter the fifth week of Super Rugby we find ourselves packing our bags again and heading to the airport for another leg of the competition. We have already racked up 22,653 kilometers flying distance, and it is only week five. The checklist is slowly ticked off, boots and joggers, training gear, mouth guard [...]

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Super Coach Western Force

With Nathan Sharpe retiring from Rugby at the end of the Super Rugby season and bringing up his 150 super cap the Force will be down to 6 members of the inaugural Squad of 35 players; Richard Brown, Cameron Shepherd, Pek Cowan, David Pocock and myself are the legacy of the squad hand picked by John Mitchell. Since the first season in 2006, 90 players have earned a Super cap for the Force. The players and the number of caps they have earned for the club are listed below.

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Why Super Rugby trials are hard but worth the effort

A week away from the start of the Super Rugby competition, having completed our trial games, the age-old question is raised: are trial games beneficial to the teams involved?

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A skipper my Force teammates will fight for

It is the Western Force’s first ever change of guard, with the announcement that David Pocock will replace Nathan Sharpe as captain for 2012.

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