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Hope it works for him - he's been cruelly hit by injuries since he came west.
Wikipedia reckons the Western Force players who haven't found roles elsewhere are:
Angus Cottrell - Reports of the Brumbies, but no contract
Pek Cowan - contract paid out
Onehunga Havili ?
Kane Koteka - Presumably back at Wests
Ben Matwijow - Back at Taranaki?
Ben McCalman - Tahs? Pending medical, but seems to have fallen through.
Harry Scoble - back to UWA
Brynard Stander - Joondalup
Heath Tessman - contract paid out
Marcel Brache - Wants to stay and be in the new Force
Peter Grant - Wants to stay and be in the new Force
Ryan Louwrens - Joondalup, apparently
I'm a little surprised that no-one's taken Onehunga, Koteka, or Scoble (Onehunga would count as an International marquee for other Super Rugby teams, I think, but he should have had offers from someone in Europe).
If the above is correct, then the Spirit/Force side doesn't look too bad:
Cowan, Scoble, King?, Matwijow, Havili, Cottrell, Koteka, McCalman/Stander, Louwrens, Grant, Lacey?, Coleman, Brache, Eden/Matuauto?, Uyen?
Arguably, we've put out worse sides in Super Rugby!
Don't tell me the sky's the limit when there are footprints on the moon
Coleman should stay in France as long as he can. Forget Sydney club Rugby as that could reduce his options and conditioning.
'I may be a Senator but I am not stupid'
https://omny.fm/shows/the-alan-jones-breakfast-show/cameron-clyne
Link to Senate Report http://www.aph.gov.au/senate_ca
https://www.change.org/p/rugby-australia-petition-for-cameron-clyne-to-resign-as-chairman-of-the-rugby-australia-board
Koteka was training with the Rabble
'I may be a Senator but I am not stupid'
https://omny.fm/shows/the-alan-jones-breakfast-show/cameron-clyne
Link to Senate Report http://www.aph.gov.au/senate_ca
https://www.change.org/p/rugby-australia-petition-for-cameron-clyne-to-resign-as-chairman-of-the-rugby-australia-board
Cotterell has definitely joined the Rebels and played in the game vs the Brumbies the other day. I thought Scoble had gone to NSW?
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Angus Cottrell - Rebels
Onehunga Havili - Visa issues after closure of the Force
Kane Koteka - Rebels
Ben Matwijow - Retired due to injury
Marcel Brache - Signed with Western Force
Peter Grant - Signed with Western Force
Lacey and Uyen among some other young locals who have been over east/overseas have returned for the new Western Force.
Looks like the crusaders might be coming to Perth again to play the new Force. That would be an awesome friendly
More Streakers lol
Crusaders in line to tackle Western Force
Nick Taylor | The West Australian
Tuesday, 13 February 2018 9:59AM
The new-look Western Force are likely to play eight-time Super Rugby champions the Crusaders in one of a series of matches against international and Super Rugby opposition this year.
It is understood about five matches are being planned by billionaire Andrew Forrest’s Indo Pacific Rugby Championship management team. The IPRC hopes to bring the New Zealand side, other Super Rugby teams and Pacific island nations Fiji, Samoa and Tonga to Perth.
The matches are likely to be played at nib Stadium during the June Test window and after
Super Rugby finishes. There is no Test match in Perth this year.
Force will play in the National Rugby Championship that starts in September, with IPRC set to kick off in March next year. A Force side will join five other teams in the inaugural IPRC.
Curtis Rona says a potential logjam of talent at the Rebels was one reason he turned down a spot under his former Force coach Dave Wessels in Melb-ourne and joined the Waratahs.
The Tahs take on the Rebels in a final trial on Thursday night before their Super Rugby openers a week later.
https://thewest.com.au/sport/western...-ng-b88742679z
Awesome news!
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