Team to play the Falcons announced

[Thequeerone]

The team

Emirates Western Force v Newcastle Falcons

Friday 8 August, 2008

Kingston Park, Newcastle, England

Kick off: 8pm (3am Saturday 9 August WST)

Emirates Western Force

1. Pek Cowan

2. Luke Holmes

3. AJ Whalley

4. Sam Wykes

5. Pat O’Connor

6. Matt Hodgson

7. David Pocock (c)

8. Tamaiti Horua

9. Chris O’Young

10. James O’Connor

11. Junior Pelesasa

12. Josh Tatupu

13. Haig Sare

14. Scott Staniforth

15. Dane Haylett-Petty

Reserves

16. Tai McIsaac

17. Kieran Longbottom

18. Valeni Tia Tia

19. Filipe Manu

20. Justin Turner

21. Scott Daruda

22. Caleb Brown

for the rest go to

RugbyWA | MITCHELL ANNOUNCES EMIRATES WESTERN FORCE TEAM TO PLAY NEWCASTLE IN UK TOUR OPENER

[Thequeerone]

Can anyone remember if this is Haig's first outing in a force jersey at 13 ?

[inactive]

I think it was a typo error- pretty sure its haig on 11 and jnr and tatupu 12 and 13

[gustafsl]

I thought we didn't have Horua anymore...or I'm I just dreaming?

[force addict]

we still have Horua!

[BLR]

I thought we didn't have Horua anymore...or I'm I just dreaming?

Do you mean Timani?

[Scotty]

I think it was a typo error- pretty sure its haig on 11 and jnr and tatupu 12 and 13

I thought so too, but if that's the case then this journo read the press release and got it wrong too.

"Lock Pat O'Connor will don the ocean blue jersey for the first time since recovering from back-to-back knee reconstructions, with another injury victim Junior Pelesasa named on the left wing."

O'Connor handed Wilkinson test

[force addict]

Sitaleki Timani has gone to Canberra

[lara93]

its a good team...

[Thequeerone]

spoke to my oracle about the team and he said the following:

Filipe Manu is an open side flanker from Manly

Valeni Tia Tia and Justin Turner are local lads from Kalamunda

Haig Sare has played at 13 for us in the pre season warm up against the Cheetahs in 2006.

[force addict]

KALAMUNDA? When I lived there I never heard of them. ah well, all the more reason to get behind them and support them into the Force!

[slomo]

good to see holmesy starting at hooker, thats one player that should be starting games next season.............

[gustafsl]

Do you mean Timani?

Ah yes, it is Timani that I was thinking of.

[prop53]

looks a good team on paper GO THE FORCE

[Thequeerone]

Justin Turner played for WA state schoolboys 2007 (Hale) and 2008(Tafe) and has been named by the ARU as the only rep from WA in the Australian Rugby Schoolboys team to take on Fiji in September - can't find offical clubs for these lads