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Match Result
The Brumbies continue their undefeated run, it wasn’t pretty in that second half but they set up the win with some clinical play in the first half. Got quite physical in the second half but the Force will get nothing for their effort, it was an improved effort and Mafi was a big player for the Force.
Cummins had virtually no opportunity in his return but got some meat, The Brumbies will need to improve again on that effort, they have some injury worries with Fardy and Coleman leaving the field with injuries. Kuridrani and Toomua were quiet while Tomani was superb in the first half.
For now they will join the Hurricanes as the two defeated side through four rounds.
It’s the Brumbies 27 defeating the Force 15.
Match Preview
The Force will be licking their wounds following a crushing defeat at home to the Hurricanes, it won’t get any easier as they make one of the most difficult road trips in Super Rugby to face the Brumbies. Join us for live commentary and scores from 7:20pm AEDT.
The Force were crunched by a side many think will reach their potential this year in the Hurricanes. The good news is the ‘Honey Badger’ Nick Cummins declared himself ready to return this weekend.
That could bring some improvement to the Force but one area they will need to work on is their defence. The Perth franchise currently ranks last in tackling accuracy with 82 per cent.
With a few injuries their scrum has been smashed with just 58 per cent success rate. No doubt this will be an area the Brumbies – with a Wallaby front row – will look to exploit. It’s not going to be a fun night for the Force if they can’t get their scrum right.
Look for Brumbies lock Sam Carter in the lineouts, who leads the league in most takes with 20. The Brumbies were clinical with their lineouts last week and Jarrad Butler was unfortunate not to have scored a double.
It’s hard to see where the Force can really get a hold on this game. Perhaps constricting the Brumbies’ possession, but even with barely any possession last week the Brumbies still found a way to win.
It could be a decent scoring affair with the first 12 matches between these sides yielding an aggregate score of 39 points. The last game between these sides, in July of last year, saw 72 points scored as the Brumbies dominated 47-25, and we saw in Round 1 what the Brumbies could do when they get in a groove at home.
However the Force have showed they can be unpredictable, beating the Waratahs in Round 1. That seems like a distant memory though two rounds later, and if the Force don’t pick their game up this season could slip before they know it.
Prediction
The Brumbies look to be way to strong here. I’m predicting a blowout.
Brumbies by 15.
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