2018 World Series Rugby season

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World Series Rugby
CountriesAustralia (2 teams)
Fiji (1 team)
Hong Kong (1 team)
Japan (1 team)
New Zealand (1 teams)
Samoa (1 team)
Tonga (1 team)
Matches played7
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World Series Rugby was a series of rugby union exhibition matches played in 2018 between the Perth-based Western Force and opposition teams from the Asia-Pacific region. It was the forerunner of Global Rapid Rugby, which commenced in 2019. World Series Rugby was created after the Western Force team was axed from the Australian Super Rugby conference at the end of the 2017 season.[1]

Teams[edit]

National teams Club teams
 Tonga A Force
 Samoa A Rebels
Hong Kong Dragons Crusaders
Fiji A Wild Knights

Fixtures[edit]

May–June[edit]

4 May 2018 Force 24–14 Fiji A nib Stadium, Perth  
18:30 AWST (UTC+8) Try: Brache 11'
Bardoul 15'
Stander 26'
Kaitu’u 57'
Con: Grant (2/4) 13' 16' 		  Report:[2][3] Try: Vularika 45'
Voka 75'
Con: Veitokani (2/2) 46' 76'
Cards: Vularika (YC) 14' 		Attendance: 19,466


13 May 2018 Force 47–17  Tonga A nib Stadium, Perth  
16:00 AWST (UTC+8) Report: Attendance: 16,323


9 June 2018 Force 12–28 Rebels nib Stadium, Perth  
19:00 AWST (UTC+8) Try: Lloyd
Lee-Warner
Con: Deegan 1 		Report: Try: Debreczeni
Meakes
Adams
Tuala
Con: Adams 4
Cards: Ruru (YC) 75' 		Attendance: 13,907


22 June 2018 Force 8–44 Crusaders nib Stadium, Perth  
18:30 AWST (UTC+8) Try: Prior
Pen: Grant 		Report: Try: Drummond rugby ball PT'
Hunt
Mataele
Tamanivalu
Faingaanuku
Con: Hunt 6 		Attendance: 14,259

July–August[edit]

14 July 2018 Force 33–5  Samoa A nib Stadium, Perth  
19:00 AWST (UTC+8) Try: Stowers (2) 14' m 23', Stander 7'
Alcock 47', Heiberg 72'
Con: Grant (3/4) 8' 24' 48'
McGregor (1/1) 73'
Cards: Ferris (YC) 68' 		Report Try: Lolo 68' m
Con: Malielegaoi (0/1) 		Attendance: 11,678
10 August 2018 Force 45–24 Hong Kong Dragons nib Stadium, Perth  
18:30 AWST (UTC+8) Try: McGregor (2) 3' c, 21' c
Uyen (2) 35' m, 63' m
H. Orr 49' c
Penalty try 69'
Scoble 80' c
Con: Grant (3/5) 3', 22', 50'
Stander (1/1) 80' 		Report:
Details[4] 		Try: Hrstich 28' c
Andrews 54' m
McCormick-Houston 73' c
Warner 78' m
Con: De Theirry (1/1) 29'
Keith (1/3) 74' 		Attendance: 14,018


17 August 2018 Force 50–45 Wild Knights nib Stadium, Perth  
18:30 AWST (UTC+8) Try: Brache 2
Stander 2
McGregor
Lacey
Thrush
Millar
Con: Prior 7
Pen: Prior 		Report: Try: Fukuoka rugby ball PT'
Uchida
Hoire
Millar
Yamasawa
Con: Barnes 4
Yamasawa
Pen: Barnes 		Attendance: 16,000

Country Stockman tour[edit]

Following the 2018 World Series Rugby season, the Australian Country Stockman Rugby team undertook a two match tour to Perth to play the Western Force and Western Force Under-19 sides.


20 August 2018 Force Under-19 19–36 Stockman Rugby Wannaroo Rugby Club  
7.00 pm AWST (UTC+8) Try: Tizzano (2) 45' m, 80' c
Foster-Hall 49' c
Con: J. Hardy (2/3) 46', 80' 		Report: Try: Gibbon (2) 20' c, 32' m
Dorrough (3) 24' c, 58' m, 74' c
Bulley 27' m
Con: Dorrough (3/5) 20', 25', 75'


25 August 2018 Force 76–0 Stockman Rugby Rockingham Rugby Club  
6.00 pm AWST (UTC+8) Try:
Alcock (2) 5' m, 42' c
Lee-Warner (2) 26' c, 53' c
Uyen (2) 50' c, 62' m, P. Grant 34' c
Fines 36' c, H. Orr 57' c
B. Grant 71' c, Lloyd 79' c
Con: P. Grant (7/9) 27', 35', 43', 46', 51', 54', 58'
Alatimu (2/2) 72', 80' 		Report:

References[edit]

  1. ^ "'Twiggy' launches World Series Rugby, confirms 2018 Force fixtures". The Sydney Morning Herald. 5 March 2018.
  2. ^ "Western Force beat Fiji Warriors 24–14 in World Series Rugby debut". News.com.au. 4 May 2018.
  3. ^ "Western Force beat Fiji Warriors 24–14 in World Series Rugby debut". Fox Sports Australia. 4 May 2018.
  4. ^ English, Tom (10 August 2018). "Western Force vs Hong Kong Dragons: World Series Rugby". The Roar. Archived from the original on 11 August 2018. Retrieved 20 August 2018.

External links[edit]

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