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JUSTIN CHADWICK
May 25, 2014, 8:30 am
Western Force coach Michael Foley is angry - and even the lure of more frequent flyer points won't soothe the situation.
Foley has slammed the Super Rugby scheduling that will force his side to play in three different countries inside the space of 14 days.
That stretch started on May 17 when the Force lost to the Stormers in Cape Town.
The Force managed to overcome jet lag to beat the Lions 29-19 in Perth a week later, but they now have just six days to recover before taking on the Crusaders in Christchurch next Friday.
With the Force sitting in fourth spot on the table, their match against the third-placed Crusaders looms as one of the most crucial battles of the season.
"It's massive, and made more difficult by the way it's been scheduled with the six-day turnaround," Foley said.
"We travelled from South Africa to Perth, the blokes were under enormous stress to play, and now they are put under further stress by having to fly to New Zealand on Monday on a six-day turnaround.
"Our guys will front up, because they'll always front up. But the scheduling is not the best."
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