Force v Drua
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Angus Warner, Folau Fainga'a, Tom Robertson, Jeremy Williams, Ryan McCauley, Michael Wells (c), Carlo Tizzano, Rahboni Vosayaco, Issak Fines-Leleiwasa, Max Burey, Manasa Mataele, Hamish Stewart, Sam Spink, Zach Kibirge, Chase Tiatia
Reserves: Tom Horton, Marley Pearce, Siosifa Amone, Felix Kalapu, Tim Anstee, Isi Naisarani, Ian Prior, George Poolman
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This should be an interesting match to see how much the Drua has progressed
They've gone well in home games recently. This is the first away game against a team that's not ranked 1 or 2 in for 6 weeks
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@Duluth said in Force v Drua:
This should be an interesting match to see how much the Drua has progressed
They've gone well in home games recently. This is the first away game against a team that's not ranked 1 or 2 in for 6 weeks
Could be big implications in that fight for the 8 (or positioning for the quarters) if Drua win this.
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A Fijian scores the first try
Force 5-0
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So Drua are representing South Africa in this comp, and not travelling all that well
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Force 12-0
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The good guys score!
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These guys play like they have a smaller ball.
12 - 7
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Feels like this is going to be high scoring.
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Play is all over the place. Entertaining
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Worrying signs for Force out wide, Drua making good ground.
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Great overrule from the TMO, try to Drua.
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12-14
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Force struggling with the physical size of the Drua.
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Good defence here from the Drua
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Force get a penalty and will take a likely lead, 15-14.
After a poor start, Drua had the best of that half.
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Force take advantage of a passive Drua defensive line
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22-14 Drua starting slow again.
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Handling has gone to shit
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It must be slippery out there, knock ons in mauls now.
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27-14 now, Drua faded out
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Kalapu having a good game from the bench. Do we know if he’s back for the NPC?
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29-14, assumed he’d miss the kick
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That's where the maul rules are rubbish.
Drua push Force back 5 metres but because the attacking team get 2 'stops' they just rebound and score.
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34-14 now, kick to come. Force rolling over the top now.
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Force jump over the Highlanders on the table. Highlanders are 11th and have a hard game this weekend (Brumbies in Canberra)
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This game shows once again that the Drua's wins in the Fijian heat don't necessarily mean that they are a good team. Improved, yes, but definitely still a lot more improvement needed. To be a contender for the title, you must be able to win away from home.
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Force fitness the main difference in the end. Drua made a lot of mistakes, some nice breaks then throw the ball away.
34-14
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@Stargazer said in Force v Drua:
This game shows once again that the Drua's wins in the Fijian heat don't necessarily mean that they are a good team. Improved, yes, but definitely still a lot of improvement needed. To be a contender for the title, you must be able to win away from home.
Has anyone been saying they were contenders? Deluded if so.
The travel clearly took a bit out of the team, with better fitness this is a good team. Had a really good scrum, all the skill in the world. Just very inaccurate.
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