Match thread

Kirwan

Feels like this is going to be high scoring.

Kirwan

Play is all over the place. Entertaining

Kirwan

Worrying signs for Force out wide, Drua making good ground.

Kirwan

Great overrule from the TMO, try to Drua.

Kirwan

Force struggling with the physical size of the Drua.

Kirwan

Good defence here from the Drua

Kirwan

Force get a penalty and will take a likely lead, 15-14.

After a poor start, Drua had the best of that half.

KiwiMurph

Force take advantage of a passive Drua defensive line

Kirwan

22-14 Drua starting slow again.

Kirwan

Handling has gone to shit

Kirwan

It must be slippery out there, knock ons in mauls now.

Kirwan

27-14 now, Drua faded out

Duluth

Kalapu having a good game from the bench. Do we know if he’s back for the NPC?

Kirwan

29-14, assumed he’d miss the kick

KiwiMurph

That's where the maul rules are rubbish.

Drua push Force back 5 metres but because the attacking team get 2 'stops' they just rebound and score.

Kirwan

34-14 now, kick to come. Force rolling over the top now.

Duluth

Force jump over the Highlanders on the table. Highlanders are 11th and have a hard game this weekend (Brumbies in Canberra)

Stargazer

This game shows once again that the Drua's wins in the Fijian heat don't necessarily mean that they are a good team. Improved, yes, but definitely still a lot more improvement needed. To be a contender for the title, you must be able to win away from home.

Kirwan

Force fitness the main difference in the end. Drua made a lot of mistakes, some nice breaks then throw the ball away.

34-14