The Western Force played their cards early before the Chiefs blew them away in a 56-22 bonus point Anzac Day Super Rugby win in Tauranga.
Murray Wenzel
Western Force have been given a stark reminder of the class at the pointy end of the Super Rugby Pacific ladder as they were thrashed 56-22 by the Chiefs at Bay Oval.
Ben Smith
I blacked out and had wobbly feet, Western Force star Nic White recalls in his exclusive column for The West Australian.
Nic White
Sione Tuipulotu is poised to make his rugby comeback with Scotland's Australian captain still a chance of being a key man for the Lions against the Wallabies.
Ian Chadband
Western Force coach Simon Cron says their grueling, war of attrition against the Hurricanes last week has them well-prepared them for an expected similarly-bruising encounter against the Chiefs on Friday.
Queensland Reds captain Tate McDermott has backed the push for his side's Anzac Day clash with Auckland's Blues to become a permanent Super Rugby fixture.
The Wallaroos' plans to transition sevens force Maddison Levi into a 15s weapon ahead of the Women's Rugby World Cup may need to be put on ice.
Rugby Australia have locked in Len Ikitau for the 2027 World Cup, with the Brumbies centre signing a deal that includes a UK sabbatical.
Melissa Woods
Jock Campbell is a welcome return at fullback for the Queensland Reds in their Anzac Day clash with the Blues while the Brumbies have bolstered their front row.
Waiting for an update on his own coaching future, Queensland Reds coach Les Kiss insists his mind hasn't wavered from a crunch Anzac Day clash with the Blues.
Western Force’s hopes of a maiden Super Rugby Pacific finals berth have suffered a blow in the form of three injury-enforced changes for their clash with the ladder-leading Chiefs on Friday.
Western Force back Bayley Kuenzle says Kurtley Beale will give the team a huge boost when he makes his long-awaited playing return in the coming weeks.
Justin Chadwick
Western Force utility Bayley Kuenzle has credited his Western Force physios, teammate Kurtley Beale and coach Simon Cron for their support in overcoming a horrific knee injury.
With four of their last five games in Canberra, the Brumbies have set their sights on a top-two spot and home run all the way to the Super Rugby Pacific final.
Darren Walton
Tim Ryan burst onto the scene with a memorable hat-trick in the corresponding game a year ago but enters the Reds' Anzac Day clash with the Blues in a drought.
Adding three of Australia's top rugby sevens players has made existing Wallaroos up their game as the coach names the squad to play in World Cup lead-ins.
Tom Wark and Murray Wenzel
Former Wallaby captain Andrew Slack, who was part of a review into the side's disastrous 2023 campaign, sees a clear heir apparent to the departing Joe Schmidt.
The Western Force and Hurricanes have fought out a 17-17 golden-point draw that left the captains from both sides confused about what happens next.
As he watched Hurricanes star Ruben Love’s field goal sail wide of the mark, clipping the outside post at The Shed end of HBF Park, Western Force coach Simon Cron had mixed emotions.
Hurricanes flyhalf Ruben Love has struck the post with his golden-point drop-goal attempt in Saturday night's 17-17 draw with the Western Force.
Chaos has reigned supreme at HBF Park as Western Force drew 17-17 with the Hurricanes after a bonus time super point situation where both sides missed drop goals to win it.
The Brumbies have finished strong to record a hard-earned 24-0 Super Rugby Pacific victory over Moana Pasifika in Pukekohe.
The NSW Waratahs have lost to the Fijian Drua to extend their Super Rugby Pacific losing run away from home to nine matches, their worst streak since 1997.
The Western Force are 4-4 and have their finals destiny in their own hands but face a tough match against the Hurricanes in Perth on Saturday night.
