History and mission. However, during the same week the Force were fined $110,000 after an "independent committee found that Rugby WA had entered a negotiation process with Al Kanaar in a way that was contrary to and in breach of the contracting protocols. In November 2007, Western Force players Scott Fava and Richard Brown were fined and ordered to do community service for mistreating protected native quokkas at a team bonding session on Rottnest Island, 19 kilometres (12mi) off the coast of Perth. Phone (08) 6118 5725. On August 11 2017 it was announced that the Western Force would be the Australian team to be axed from Super Rugby.[9]. Ahead of the 2018 Super Rugby season, SANZAAR made the decision to reduce the competition from 18 to 15 teams, deciding to cut 2 South African teams and 1 Australian team. Nine changes made to Latui squad to take on Western Force tomorrow. Resilient Force edged by Brumbies in Semi Final. ALSO READ: Emerging Springboks Backs Where are they now? Stander's recruitment continues the club's move away from a reliance on Australia's east coast-based player pool, with the 23-year-old becoming the eighth South African player in the extended squad. Alcohol was said to be a factor. Haig Sare returned to play for the Force at the end of Season 2008 once his injuries healed. The West Stand at the Stadium will be turned into a general admission (GA) "West Standing". As a result of the actions, Australian Wallaby number 8 Fava was ordered to pay $11,000, attend a week of community service and undergo counselling for alcohol abuse, while flanker Richard Brown was sentenced to a $5000 fine as well as seven days' community service. May 1, 2021. Appointed Director of Rugby in 2020. Junior Fixtures. [1] Following their axing they played in the National Rugby Championship in 2018 and 2019, replacing the Perth Spirit, and Global Rapid Rugby from 2018 to 2020, an Indo-Pacific competition organised by Andrew Forrest. The home jersey was unveiled on Brendan Cannon, being blue with a black swan. THE FACTS. [38] Email. The bid for entry into an expanded Super 12 competition started in the early 2000s, when in 2002, a group was formed to oversee developments in the push for a new Australian franchise. Netsky will play from 6pm ahead of the 7.05pm match kick-off. Moderator: moderators. Shortly after RugbyWA won the fourth Australian franchise, an on-line register was set up for members to record their interest. Nick Taylor and Jim Morton PerthNow. The logo was very similar to the previous logo, this came after being axed from their most recent season of Super Rugby.[26]. Months of detailed community involvement went into selecting the name for the team. Been a bit of movement - think that this is what we have - of course you may know different - please feel free to add so that this can be updated - frankly I'm overwhelmed by the depth - Also wish to know how many we can have in a squad ? 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