Western Force
Founded	2005
Union	Australian Rugby Union
Location	Perth, Australia
Region	Western Australia
Ground	Subiaco Oval
Capacity	43,500
Coach	John Mitchell
Captain	Nathan Sharpe
League	Super 14
2007	7th
Home colours		Away colours

Western Force is a rugby union team based in Perth, Western Australia playing in the international Super 14 competition. It commenced competing in the 2006 season and finished with the wooden spoon in their first year, however its performances have greatly improved in 2007. The team is the fourth Australian team to be accepted into the competition. It is coached by former New Zealand All Blacks coach, John Mitchell. Image File history File links WesternForceBlueLogo. ... The Australian Rugby Union (ARU) is the governing body of rugby union in Australia. ... Location of Perth within Australia This article is about the metropolitan area of Perth, Western Australia. ... 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The name was selected from a list of hundreds and was chosen to reflect power and solidity. RugbyWA said the name, "represents the natural elements that have shaped Western Australia — the waves, the heat and the wind — and the resources that have underpinned its economic strength." The team's colours are Blue and Gold and the logo resembles the state's emblem, the Black Swan. Before the 2006 season commenced, the team already had over 20,000 members, the largest membership base of any of the Super 14 teams. The Western Australia Rugby Union, also known as RugbyWA is the governing body for rugby union in the state of Western Australia, Australia. ... Binomial name Cygnus atratus Latham, 1790 Subspecies Black Swan New Zealand Swan (extinct) Synonyms Anas atrata Latham, 1790 Chenopis atratus The Black Swan, Cygnus atratus is a large non-migratory waterbird which breeds mainly in the southeast and southwest of Australia. ...

History

The bid

The bid for entry into an expanded Super 12 competition started in the early 2000s, when in 2002, a group was formed to oversee developments in the push for a new Australian franchise. The group's objective was to ensure that if SANZAR agreed to a fourth Australian franchise, that RugbyWA would be ready. RugbyWA were invited to bid for the fourth Australian team, and the union assembled a project team, which was given four weeks to formulate their bid. The bid was backed by the state government, which loaned more than one million dollars to RugbyWA, as well as committing $25 million towards an upgrade of the Members Equity Stadium. It was announced in December, 2004 that RugbyWA had beaten Rugby Union Victoria for the right to host the fourth Australian franchise. The Western Australia Rugby Union, also known as RugbyWA is the governing body for rugby union in the state of Western Australia, Australia. ...

The first season

On 10 February the Western Force made their 2006 season rugby debut against the Brumbies at a near sold out Subiaco Oval in Perth, losing 25-10. Since this result, the Force have had a difficult debut in Super 14. A one-sided loss to the Hurricanes and an ugly loss at home to the Chiefs in Perth followed. Many fans were unimpressed, with only approximately 23,000 turning up to watch a match against the Bulls. On March 31, in front of 24,000, the Force came closest to their first win, losing 26-25 to the Stormers at Subiaco Oval. This was after leading 10-0 early on in the match. This was the Force's first competition point ever, and is the longest it has ever taken a side to get a point in Super rugby history (8 rounds/7 matches). The 2006 Super 14 season started on Friday February 10, 2006. ... The Brumbies (formerly known as the ACT Brumbies, for sponsorship reasons referred to as CA Brumbies) are a Super 14 rugby union team based in Canberra, Australia and named for the wild horses which inhabit Canberras hinterland. ... The Bulls are a South African Rugby Union team competing in the Super 14 competition. ... is the 90th day of the year (91st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Categories: Stub | Super 12 teams | South African rugby union ...

The Force run out in their first game against the Brumbies

On April 21 a crowd of 32,231^[1] saw the Force nearly pull off the upset of the year, drawing 23-all with the undefeated defending champion Crusaders. Though the Force were leading 7-0 after several minutes the feeling was still that the Crusaders would win, especially after they scored a try seconds later to make it 7-5. Only when the Force had blown the score out to 17-5 did anyone begin to talk of an upset. Leading 20-8 at half time the Force did not hold on for the win after the Crusaders scored two tries and a penalty within the closing half. At 23-all with seconds left the Force crashed over the line but were denied by the television match official. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2304x1728, 721 KB) Summary The Western Force running on to the field in their first game. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2304x1728, 721 KB) Summary The Western Force running on to the field in their first game. ... This article is on the rugby union team formerly known as the Canterbury Crusaders. ...

Two days after the draw with the Crusaders, the Force were able to sign rising star Matt Giteau from the Brumbies, effective with the 2007 season. Giteau, whose contract with the Brumbies ends after the 2006 season, inked a three-year deal reportedly worth AUD 4.5 million, making him the highest-paid player in the history of any Australian football code.^[2] Matt Giteau (born on September 29, 1982 in Sydney, Australia) is an Australian rugby union footballer playing for the ACT Brumbies. ... ISO 4217 Code AUD User(s) Australia, Kiribati, Nauru, Tuvalu, Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, and Norfolk Island Inflation 1. ...

On Saturday, May 6, the Force announced they had managed to sign another player, Red's winger Drew Mitchell. However, during the same week the Force were fined $A110,000 after an "independent committee found that Rugby WA had entered a negotiation process with Al Kanaar in a way that was contrary to and in breach of the contracting protocols.".^[3] The Force notched up their first win by defeating the Central Cheetahs 16-14 on May 6. Mitchell weber (born 26 March 1984 ) is an Australian rugby union player. ... Al Kanaar is an Australian Rugby union footballer. ... The Central Cheetahs is a South African Super 14 rugby union franchise set to begin play in 2006. ...

Name and colours

On April 19, RugbyWA unveiled the franchise team name as well as the logo, at a reception at the Burswood International Resort in Perth. Months of detailed community involvement went into selecting the name for the team. 'Western Force' was chosen as the name, which best reflected the franchise's location (state) and it's 'values of strength, energy and community'. The logo was unveiled to be a black swan, which is the state's traditional insignia. The swan is set in a blue background, representing the Western Australia coastline and sky, whilst the gold represented the beaches, mineral wealth and sunshine. Some speculated that the team was going to be called the 'Black Swans'.

In July at function at the same venue as where the logo was unveiled to the public, the Force's jersey and naming rights sponsor was revealed. The home jersey was unveiled on Brendan Cannon, being blue with a black swan. Lachlan MacKay emerged with the side's alternate strip, which was gold with a black swan; black and gold being Western Australia's sporting colours. The team's first jersey was auctioned off for $30,000, and the first alternate strip was then also auctioned off for $30,000 as well. Some rival fans, notably those of the New South Wales Waratahs, have taken to calling the team the 'Western Farce', after the Force's inauspicious start to Super 14 rugby.^[4] Brendan Cannon (born 5 April 1973) is a former Australian rugby union footballer. ... Official website www. ... Look up farce in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

Support

Shortly after RugbyWA won the fourth Australian franchise, an on-line register was set up for members to record their interest. In the space of weeks, 10,000 people had registered. When membership was officially launched in July, more than 13,000 were registered, with around 400 companies expressed interest in hospitality packages. Soon the Force had the largest membership base of any of the Australian Super 14 teams. By the time pre-season had started, the Force had 16,000 members.

Australian Rugby Union CEO Gary Flowers told the media that "people power" was a key factor in Western Australia being awarded the franchise ahead of Victoria. Prior to the announcement, more than 25,500 Western Australians signed a petition in support of their state's bid. In addition, 5,000 people, including the state's premier Dr Geoff Gallop, attended a rally at Subiaco Oval, organised by two rugby mothers "the Scrum Mums" (Jennifer Hoskins and Irma Cooper) to show how much the people of Western Australia wanted the franchise. By the end of the first season, the Force finished with the highest crowd average out of all the Australian teams, despite finishing in last place, the fans still came out to see Wallaby stars such as Matt Giteau, Drew Mitchell and Nathan Sharpe. First international Australia 13 - 3 British Isles (24 June 1899) Largest win Australia  142 - 0  Namibia (25 October 2003) Worst defeat South Africa  61 - 22  Australia (23 August 1997) World Cup Appearances 6 (First in 1987) Best result Champions, 1991, 1999 The Australian national rugby union team is the representative... Matt Giteau (born on September 29, 1982 in Sydney, Australia) is an Australian rugby union footballer playing for the ACT Brumbies. ... Mitchell weber (born 26 March 1984 ) is an Australian rugby union player. ... Nathan Sharpe (born 26 February 1976 in Wagga Wagga) is an Australian rugby union player. ...

Stadium

The Force currently play all of their home games at Subiaco Oval, home of two Australian rules clubs, the Fremantle Football Club and the West Coast Eagles. The stadium has a capacity of 43,500 and is configured in an oval shape for Aussie rules and cricket. There is currently a proposal to increase the stadium's capacity to 60,000, though an alternative plan has also been tabled to build a new stadium with retractable seating (like Telstra Stadium) and have a capacity of 70,000. Though it also may be more effective to re-develop Subiaco, and then redevelop Members Equity Stadium, a rectangular stadium. Subiaco Oval, known colloquially as Subi, is the highest capacity sports stadium in Perth, Western Australia. ... Fremantle Football Club, nicknamed The Dockers and known informally as Freo, is one of 16 teams in the Australian Football League (AFL). ... West Coast Eagles Football Club is an Australian rules football club competing in the Australian Football League. ... This page is for Telstra Stadium, Sydney. ... Members Equity Stadium is a sports stadium in Perth, Australia. ...

Western Force Gold

Gold playing Yamaha.

Western Force Gold is a team launched by RugbyWA for post-season Super 14 rugby. The team plays in just the gold strip of the Western Force. The team played Manu Samoa, and then went on a two-week tour in South Africa, including games against the Golden Lions and the Blue Bulls. The team then played Toshiba and Yamaha from Japan's Top rugby league. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (3008x2000, 1342 KB) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (3008x2000, 1342 KB) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... (This article is about the South African rugby team. ... The Blue Bulls, for sponsorship reasons named Vodacom Blue Bulls, or more popularly by the clubs Afrikaans name Die Blou Bulle, are a South African rugby union team that participates in the annual Currie Cup tournament. ...

Super 14 positions

Season	Pos	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	+/-	BP	Pts	Notes
2006	14th	13	1	2	10	223	373	-150	4	12
2007	7th	13	6	1	6	276	282	-6	6	32

The 2006 Super 14 season started on Friday February 10, 2006. ... The 2007 Super 14 season started in February 2007 with preseason matches held from mid-January. ...

Current squad

Player	Position	ARC	Club	Super 14 caps	Wallaby caps
Richard Brown	Flanker	Perth Spirit	Cottesloe	19	0
Pekahou Cowan	Prop	Perth Spirit	Nedlands	1	0
Ryan Cross	Centre	Perth Spirit	University	13	0
Nick Cummins	Wing/Fullback	Perth Spirit	N/A	0	0
Scott Daruda	Flyhalf	Perth Spirit	Associates	6	0
Scott Fardy	Lock/Backrow	Perth Spirit	N/A	0	0
Scott Fava	Backrow	Perth Spirit	Associates	74	5
Matt Giteau	Centre	Wallabies Squad	Associates	52	51
Gareth Hardy	Prop	Perth Spirit	Palmyra	39	0
Dane Haylett-Petty	Wing/Fullback	N/A	Cottesloe	0	0
Matt Henjak	Scrumhalf	Perth Spirit	Cottesloe	41	4
Jimmy Hilgendorf	Flyhalf	Perth Spirit	Wests-Subiaco	15	0
Tom Hockings	Lock	Perth Spirit	Associates	0	0
Matt Hodgson	Flanker	Melbourne Rebels	Palmyra	20	0
Luke Holmes	Hooker	Perth Spirit	Nedlands	4	0
Kieran Longbottom	Prop	Perth Spirit	Rockingham	0	0
Lachlan MacKay	Flyhalf/Centre	Perth Spirit	Perth-Bayswater	13	1
Tai McIsaac	Hooker	Perth Spirit	Wests-Subiaco	43	9
Drew Mitchell	Fullback	Wallabies Squad	Perth-Bayswater	48	21
James O'Connor	Centre	N/A	N/A	0	0
Pat O'Connor	Lock	N/A	Rockingham	6	0
Junior Pelesasa	Centre	Perth Spirit	Wanneroo	50	0
David Pocock	Flanker	Perth Spirit	University	13	0
David Pusey	Flanker/Lock	N/A	Wests-Subiaco	45	0
Haig Sare	Wing/Fullback	Perth Spirit	Nedlands	15	0
Angus Scott	Prop	N/A	Wests-Subiaco	37	0
Nathan Sharpe (C)	Lock	Wallabies Squad	Rockingham	95	64
Cameron Shepherd	Wing/Fullback	Perth Spirit	Perth-Bayswater	40	6
Scott Staniforth	Centre/Wing	Wallabies Squad	Nedlands	82	12
James Stannard	Scrumhalf	Perth Spirit	Palmyra	0	0
Troy Takiari	Prop	Perth Spirit	Nedlands	13	0
AJ Whalley	Prop	Perth Spirit	Cottesloe	7	0
Sam Wykes	Lock	Western Sydney Rams	N/A	0	0

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2007 Super 14 table

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Current internationals

As of 2007 Rugby World Cup

• Matt Giteau
• Drew Mitchell
• Nathan Sharpe
• Cameron Shepherd
• Scott Staniforth

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Statistics

• First pre-season game - vs the Central Cheetahs (lost 19-29)
• First season game - Round 1, 2006 vs the Brumbies (lost 11-25)
• First try - Scott Fava vs the Brumbies
• First points - Scott Daruda (3 point penalty kick) vs the Brumbies
• First conversion - Scott Daruda vs the Brumbies
• First draw - Round 11, 2006 vs the Crusaders (23-23)
• First drop goal - N/A
• First penalty try - Pre-Season 2006 vs the Central Cheetahs (19-29)
• First win - Round 13, 2006 vs the Cheetahs (16-14)
• First home win - Round 6, 2007 vs the Hurricanes (18-17)^[5]

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Controversies

In November of 2007, Western Force players Scott Fava and Richard Brown were fined and ordered to do community service for mistreating protected native quokkas at a team bonding session on Rottnest Island, 19 kilometres (12 miles) off the coast of Perth. Scott Fava (born 19 January 1976 in Kiama, Australia) is an Australian Rugby Union player and vice-captain of the Western Force Rugby Union club. ... Binomial name (Quoy & Gaimard, 1830) Quokka, Melbourne Zoo The Quokka (Setonix brachyurus) is a small macropod, about the size of a large domestic cat. ... Rottnest Island from space The Basin and Bathurst Lighthouse Rottnest Island ( ) is located 19 km off the coast of Western Australia, near Fremantle. ...

Eye-witness accounts stated that the players had mishandled the animals, including trapping and throwing them, though none were known to be seriously injured. Alcohol was said to be a factor.

As a result of the actions, Australia Wallaby number 8 Fava was ordered to pay $11,000, attend a week of community service and undergo counselling for alcohol abuse, while flanker Richard Brown was sentenced to a $5000 fine as well as a seven days' community service. Both fines were payable to the Rottnest Island Conservation Foundation. A normal Rugby union team formation illustrating each of the positions and their respective numbers. ... A rugby union team is made up of 15 players: eight forwards, numbered from 1 to 8; and seven backs, numbered from 9 to 15[1]. Depending upon the competition, there may be up to seven replacements. ...

See also

• RugbyWA

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References

1. ^ "Force hold Crusaders to a draw", planetrugby.com. Retrieved on 2006-09-15. 
2. ^ "Western Force win race for Giteau", planetrugby.com. Retrieved on 2006-09-15. 
3. ^ "Force Fined $110,000 For Breach", MSN. Retrieved on 2006-09-15. 
4. ^ "McKenzie slams western farce", Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved on 2006-09-15. 
5. ^ Gray, Wynne. "Rugby: Force win as TV replay shows officials' frailty", nzherald.co.nz, 2007-03-12. Retrieved on 2007-03-12. 

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External links

• Official website of the Western Force
• Western Force Unofficial Forum - TheWholeForce - Fan website