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Don't hold much hope for the tahs - they played with 16 men for 70mins and still couldn't get the job done.
So apart from the two disallowed tries that we scored, the three missed penalties and the conversion and not counting the 3 soft penalties awarded to the Tahs in the first half - it was a close game
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good to catch up with a lot of the twf family tonight at jbs... Great result....but too many decisions went against the force...... Brownie outstanding...
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The Western Force have claimed a third victory over an Australian opponent in 2009 with a 15-14 triumph over the Waratahs in Sydney tonight.
Second half tries to wingers Scott Staniforth, named Man of the Match, and Cameron Shepherd helped the visitors keep their finals hopes alive in yet another tight contest.
It was a dour Australian derby for the majority of the 80 minutes, although both sides had enterprising ambitions that they could not execute for the most part.
The Waratahs opened the scoring with three penalty goals from Flyhalf Daniel Halangahu to lead 9-0 after half an hour. Matt Giteau responded with a penalty of his own five minutes before the break to make the score 9-3.
Will Caldwell was issued with a yellow card for a high tackle moments before half time, but Cameron Shepherd’s attempt to add three points from near half way was unsuccessful.
The Force opened the try scoring ten minutes into the second half when Staniforth crashed over in the corner after some good play from James O’Connor and Shepherd. Giteau’s conversion gave his side a 10-9 lead.
Almost immediately after the resumption, the Waratahs hit back with a try of the own from a barnstorming Caldwell after a clever blindside raid from Lachie Turner. Halangahu couldn’t convert, leaving the ‘Tahs ahead by 14-10.
Staniforth’s try with fifteen minutes remaining changed the lead again, and despite Giteau’s conversion attempt striking the upright the one-point lead proved to be enough.
With Staniforth, Josh Valentine, David Pocock, Drew Mitchell and Nathan Sharpe in fine form, the Force overcame two disallowed tries during the first half to hold on in the dying stages.
The Emirates Western Force will host the Lions at Subiaco Oval next weekend.
By the clock:
17th Min: Penalty Goal to the Waratahs kicked by Daniel Halangahu. Waratahs lead 3-0.
22nd Min: Penalty Goal to the Waratahs kicked by Halangahu. Waratahs lead 6-0.
30th Min: Penalty Goal to the Waratahs kicked by Halangahu. Waratahs lead 9-0.
35th Min: Penalty Goal to the Emirates Western Force kicked by Matt Giteau. Waratahs lead 9-3.
38th Min: Yellow card to Will Caldwell of the Waratahs for a high tackle.
HALF TIME: Emirates Western Force 3 Waratahs 9
50th Min: Try to the Emirates Western Force scored by Cameron Shepherd. Converted by Giteau. Emirates Western Force lead 10-9.
53rd Min: Try to the Waratahs scored by Will Caldwell. Not converted by Halangahu. Waratahs lead 14-10.
66th Min: Try to the Emirates Western Forced scored by Cameron Shepherd. Not converted by Giteau. Emirates Western Force lead 15-14.
FULL TIME: Emirates Western Force 15 Waratahs 14
Emirates Western Force 15 (Staniforth, Shepherd tries; Giteau con, pen)
Waratahs 14 (Caldwell try; Halangahu 3 pens)
Replacements –
49th Min: Tamaiti Horua replaces Richard Brown (Blood)
60th Min: Brown returns from blood bin, replaces Horua
68th Min: Tom Hockings replaces Sam Wykes
79th Min: Tamaiti Horua replaces Richard Brown (Blood)
Man of the Match was Scott Staniforth
Good food, good wine, good company, good result.
so....exciting, determined TEAM rugby from theand boring kicking rubbish from tahds? Completely no surprise.
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Amusing to view the 6 pics in the rugbyhell story "force pip the tahs".
Pic 1: Valentine getting medical attention and lying on the ground.
Pics 2-5: Tahs with possession.
Pic 6: Drew being tackled around the legs.
WE WON, RH!
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Waugh should have been carded. I was tearing my hair out at some of the crap the ref wasn't calling about him! Pocock seemed quiet tonight. The loose forwards thing was unfair overall as the tahs seemed to do no wrong in the ref eyes. Brownie's ear nearly came off! He was pretty good, Palu was quiet. Hodgsen played well I don't even know who their other flanker was! I think Brownie has his hands all over that Gold number 8 jersey!
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A kick in this game is like a rather nasty alcoholic shooter, only as good as it's chaser...
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i thought palu played quite well... though, i was disgusted at the refs reffing for the break down. i think that kept pocock out of the game as every time he was in the breakdown, free kick.
should have been a bonus point there for us!
my blood pressure's gonna be down for the rest of the season
Force beat the Tahs and the Dockers got flogged.
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The reds were just as bad as the tahs,so why would JOC Brownie or drew want to play for either of these teams.It wouldnt surprise me if waugh heads overseas after this season,he sounded very frustarted after the game.