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.
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 […]
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.
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?
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.
Road Trip – Darwin
Well we have finally started the year, the first ever travel day for the force in 2012. We start with a trip to Darwin although there are a lot of familiar faces missing like David Pocock, Nathan Sharpe, Cameron Shepherd and Richard Brown the squad is still strong. With a combination of new and old, […]
Career Injuries
People, particularly men, want to know what injuries I’ve had in my career. This is the lowlights of my career to date; the ones I remember anyway: – Ankle reconstruction (Club Rugby for Eastwood 2000) – Shoulder reconstruction (Waratahs 2003) – Knee reconstruction (Captain for Australian 7s 2004 in Singapore) – One front tooth snapped […]
Return To Training
Well finally the whole squad is back into it and training has lifted a gear as the days towards the first trial game close in. At last count there was 17 days till the first trail against the Brumbies up in Darwin. With the heat and the intensity of training at the moment the team […]
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