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Nick Taylor
The West Australian
July 20, 2016, 10:13 am
Second-rower Ben Matwijow is set to return to the Western Force after a three-year road trip that has taken him to NSW, New Zealand and Queensland.
Matwijow, 26, was at the Force in 2013 on a short term contract and played against the touring British and Irish Lions.
He had a training stint with Melbourne Rebels the previous year.
Since then he has played Shute Shield for North Sydney and for NSW Country Eagles in the National Rugby Championship.
He was in the Canterbury side that lifted the New Zealand national provincial championship last year before signing for the Reds as injury cover for Kane Douglas.
Matwijow will play in the New Zealand competition again this year for Taranaki before heading back to Perth.
The Force need to boost their second row stocks with the loss of Steve Mafi and Rory Walton both to French clubs.
Meanwhile it is understood back-rower Gus Cottrell is close to re-signing with the Force.
Cottrell made his Super Rugby debut in 2012 and has been a consistent starter since although he suffered a horrific ankle injury with two rounds left of the 2014 season and missed the last two games of this year with an ankle injury.
The Force are expected to confirm within days that centre Kyle Godwin has signed with the Brumbies.
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