Western Force vs South China Tigers: Rapid Rugby Showcase live scores, blog

The Western Force formally begin their Rapid Rugby Showcase tonight when they host the South China Tigers at HBF Park in Perth. Join The Roar for live scores and a blog of the match, starting from 7:40pm local time, 10:40pm AEDT.

The Force picked up a 10-point win over a ‘World XV’ last week in what was essentially a warm-up game for their Rapid Rugby Showcase, which starts tonight.

The Showcase has the Force set up for eight fixtures against Asian teams where they’ll play matches both home and away over the next three months.

They have another game in Perth two weeks from now, but then will travel through Singapore, Hong Kong and Fiji for their next three matches after that before returning to Perth in late May.

Tonight’s opponents, the South China Tigers, are a Hong Kong-based team launched last year specifically for the purpose of competing in Global Rapid Rugby.

The Showcase provides a crucial testing ground for the ‘Rapid Rugby’ concept which Andrew Forrest no doubt hopes will evolve into a complete competition – rather than a mere ‘showcase’ – in the near future.

Join The Roar for live scores and a blog of the match between the Western Force and the South China Tigers at HBF Park on Friday night, starting from 7:40pm local time, 10:40pm AEDT.

Where: HBF Park
When: 10:40pm AEDT
TV: SBS

Western Force
1. Harrison LLOYD, 2. Andrew READY, 3. Kieran LONGBOTTOM, 4. Leon POWER, 5. Jeremy THRUSH, 6. Henry STOWERS, 7. Chris ALCOCK, 8. Brynard STANDER, 9. Ian PRIOR, 10. Andrew DEEGAN, 11. Brad LACEY, 12. Rodney IONA, 13. Henry TAEFU, 14. Masivesi DAKUWAQA, 15. Jack MCGREGOR

Reserves: 16. Feleti KAITU’U, 17. Cameron ORR, 18. Tom SHEMINANT, 19. Johan BARDOUL, 20. Tevin FERRIS, 21. Isaak FINES, 22. AJ ALATIMU, 23. Clay UYEN.

South China Tigers
1. Tau KOLOMATANGI, 2. Alexander POST, 3. Grant KEMP, 4. Fin FIELD, 5. Callum MCCULLOUGH, 6. James CUNNINGHAM, 7. Josh DOWSING, 8. Josh HRSTICH, 9. Bryn PHILLIPS, 10. Glyn HUGHES, 11. Ma CHONG, 12. Matthew ROSSLEE, 13. Lewis WARNER, 14. Tom VARNDELL, 15. Nathan De THIERRY

Reserves: 16. Mitch ANDREWS, 17. Callum MCFEAT SMITH, 18. Jack PARFITT, 19. Michael PARFITT, 20. James SAWYER, 21. Ruan Du PLOOY, 22. Tom HILL, 23. Samisoni NASAGAVESI

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