Western Force coach Tim Sampson has thrown his support behind Domingo Miotti after the Argentinian missed an after-the-siren match-deciding conversion attempt in a heartbreaking 20-19 loss to the Chiefs. The Chiefs skipped out to a 20-7 lead in the 57th minute of Saturday night’s match after producing a two-try burst following a yellow card to […]
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Western Force will host the Chiefs in Perth in the opening round of Super Rugby Trans-Tasman.
Chiefs coach Clayton McMillan is hoping his side’s long trek to Perth can make for a happy homecoming in what he terms will be a ‘battle of the scrappers’ against the Western Force on Saturday night. With a hideous schedule, compounded by making the final of Super Rugby Aotearoa, which will see the Chiefs play 10, or even 11, matches in as many weeks, you can bet none of their squad were exactly jumping for joy at the prospect of boarding an eight-hour flight for their Super Rugby Trans-Tasman opener.
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After all the dust had settled on the Super Rugby AU preliminary final, the story turned out as expected. The Brumbies advanced to their third showdown of the season against the Queensland Reds, and the Force went home to lick their wounds.
The Force’s head coach, Tim Sampson, was honest enough to admit disappointment after the event.
“There’s genuine disappointment there because probably when we reflect on that it was one that we let slip because we didn’t fire too many shots,” he said.
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Former Wallabies coach Michael Cheika has labelled the decision to red card Toni Pulu as an overreaction that spoiled the contest in the Super Rugby AU qualifying final.
Western Force winger Pulu was sent off late in the first half of the Brumbies 21-9 win in Canberra on Saturday to set up a grand final rematch against the Queensland Reds in Brisbane next weekend.
With a one man advantage, the Brumbies scored through Tom Banks immediately after referee Nic Berry s decision to open up an important 12-3 lead that they were able to hold throughout a tense match.