THE WESTERN FORCE’S 2015 DRAW RELEASED
WESTERN FORCE MEDIA RELEASE
Thursday, 18 September 2014
The Western Force will host eight high-quality fixtures during the 2015 Asteron Life Super Rugby season, as the club looks to build on its most successful season in Asteron Life Super Rugby this year.
In the draw released by SANZAR today, the Western Australian club will feature home matches against New Zealand’s Hurricanes and Highlanders; South Africa’s Stormers and Cheetahs; and Australian derbies against the NSW Waratahs, Queensland Reds, ACT Brumbies and Melbourne Rebels.
RugbyWA CEO, Mark Sinderberry, said he was looking forward to the club’s supporters having an opportunity to getting behind the Western Force again in 2015.
“The team – supported by our Sea of Blue – worked incredibly hard to win a club record six matches at the ‘Force Field’ – and nine overall – this year in what was a very strong season for the Western Force,” he said.
“We’re excited about eight quality home fixtures next season that will again give the team an opportunity to play in front of our members and supporters. This season we have a balance of Friday and Saturday night matches which allows us to better accommodate our supporters, including our club rugby community.
”Our team did extremely well this season – both home and away – and we’re excited about them having an opportunity to build on that next season.”
The Western Force kicks off its 2015 season against the NSW Waratahs in Sydney (Sunday, 15 February) and the Queensland Reds in Brisbane (Saturday, 21 February) before returning to Perth to open the ‘Force Field’ (nib Stadium) for the first time against the Hurricanes on Friday, 27 February.
The Western Australians will then play the Brumbies in Canberra (Friday, 6 March) and Melbourne Rebels in Perth (Friday, 13 March) before travelling across the Indian Ocean to tackle the Bulls and Sharks.
Home matches against the Cheetahs (Saturday, 11 April) and Stormers (Saturday, 18 April) complete the four-match block of South African opposition before the Force heads to New Zealand on a two-match tour to tackle the Chiefs and Blues.
The Force will host four consecutive matches against 2014 champions, the Waratahs (Saturday, 9 May); 2014 finalists, the Highlanders (Saturday, 23 May); the Reds (Saturday, 30 May) and Brumbies (Friday, 5 June); before completing the regular season against the Rebels in Melbourne on Friday, 12 June.
The Western Force will not play the Lions or the Crusaders during the 2015 Asteron Life Super Rugby regular season.
** Please find the full 2014 draw attached
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2015 Western Force Draw
ROUND DATE MATCH VENUE KICK OFF (local)
HASHTAG
1 Sunday, 15 February Waratahs v Force Allianz Stadium, Sydney 4.05pm #WARvFOR
2 Saturday, 21 February Reds v Force Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane 6.40pm #REDvFOR
3 Friday, 27 February Force v Hurricanes nib Stadium, Perth 7.00pm #FORvHUR
4 Friday, 6 March Brumbies v Force GIO Stadium, Canberra 7.40pm #BRUvFOR
5 Friday, 13 March Force v Rebels nib Stadium, Perth 7.00pm #FORvREB
6 Saturday, 21 March Bulls v Force Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria 5.05pm #BULvFOR
7 Saturday, 28 March Sharks v Force Growthpoint KINGS PARK, Durban 5.05pm #SHAvFOR
8 BYE
9 Saturday, 11 April Force v Cheetahs nib Stadium, Perth 7.45pm #FORvCHE
10 Saturday, 18 April Force v Stormers nib Stadium, Perth 7.45pm #FORvSTO
11 Friday, 24 April Chiefs v Force Waikato Stadium 7.35pm #CHIvFOR
12 Saturday, 2 May Blues v Force Eden Park, Auckland 5.30pm #BLUvFOR
13 Saturday, 9 May Force v Waratahs nib Stadium, Perth 5.40pm #FORvWAR
14 BYE
15 Saturday, 23 May Force v Highlanders nib Stadium, Perth 7.45pm #FORvHIG
16 Saturday, 30 May Force v Reds nib Stadium, Perth 5.40pm #FORvRED
17 Friday, 5 June Force v Brumbies nib Stadium, Perth 7.00pm #FORvBRU
18 Friday, 12 June Rebels v Force AAMI Park, Melbourne 7.40pm #REBvFOR