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.
Teams National teamsClub teams Force Rebels Hong Kong Dragons Crusaders Fiji A Wild Knights
Fixtures May–June
Team details FB 15Peter GrantRW 14Rod DaviesOC 13Marcel BracheIC 12Rod IonaLW 11Brad LaceyFH 10Andrew DeeganSH 9 Ian Prior (c)N8 8 Brynard StanderOF 7 Chris AlcockBF 6 Trevin FerisRL 5 Johan BardoulLL 4 Fergus Lee-WarnerTP 3 Chris HeibergHK 2 Heath Tessmann (VC)LP 1 Harry LloydReplacements:RE 16Alifeleti Kaitu'uRE 17Tom SheminantRE 18Kieran LongbottomRE 19Leon PowerRE 20Harrison OrrRE 21Ryan LouwrensRE 22AJ AlatimuRE 23Clay UyenCoach: Tim Sampson FB 15RW 14OC 13IC 12LW 11FH 10SH 9 N8 8 OF 7 BF 6 RL 5 LL 4 TP 3 HK 2 LP 1 Replacements:RE 16RE 17RE 18RE 19RE 20RE 21RE 22RE 23Coach: Toutai Kefu
Team details FB 15Clay UyenRW 14Rod DaviesOC 13Marcel BracheIC 12Rod IonaLW 11Brad LaceyFH 10Andrew DeeganSH 9 Ian Prior (c)N8 8 Brynard StanderOF 7 Chris AlcockBF 6 Trevin FerisRL 5 Johan BardoulLL 4 Fergus Lee-WarnerTP 3 Chris HeibergHK 2 Alifeleti Kaitu'uLP 1 Harry LloydReplacements:RE 16Harry SobleRE 17Tom SheminantRE 18Kieran LongbottomRE 19Leon PowerRE 20Harrison OrrRE 21Elliot TurnerRE 22AJ AlatimuRE 23Henry TaefuCoach: Tim Sampson FB 15RW 14OC 13IC 12LW 11FH 10SH 9 N8 8 OF 7 BF 6 RL 5 LL 4 TP 3 HK 2 LP 1 Replacements:RE 16RE 17RE 18RE 19RE 20RE 21RE 22RE 23Coach: Toutai Kefu
Team details FB 15Peter GrantRW 14Rod DaviesOC 13Henry TaefuIC 12AJ Alatimu LW 11Brad LaceyFH 10Andrew DeeganSH 9 Ian Prior (c)N8 8 Brynard StanderOF 7 Chris AlcockBF 6 Tevin FerrisRL 5 Johan BardoulLL 4 Fergus Lee-WarnerTP 3 Chris HeibergHK 2 Heath TessmannLP 1 Harry LloydReplacements:RE 16Feleti Kaitu’uRE 17Markus VanzatiRE 18Tom SheminantRE 19Leon PowerRE 20Harrison OrrRE 21Issak Fines-LeleiwasaRE 22George PisiRE 23Clay UyenCoach: Tim Sampson FB 15Jack DebreczeniRW 14Kiti RatuOC 13Tom English (c)IC 12Billy MeakesLW 11Henry HutchinsonFH 10Tayler AdamsSH 9 Harrison GoddardN8 8 Angus CottrellOF 7 Richard HardwickBF 6 Ross Haylett–PettyRL 5 Matt PhilipLL 4 Sam JeffriesTP 3 Pone Fa'amausiliHK 2 Nathan CharlesLP 1 Tom MoloneyReplacements:RE 16Matt GibbonsRE 17Andrew TualaRE 18Jermaine AinsleyRE 19Nick Champion de CrespignyRE 20Rohan O'ReaganRE 21Jack JohnsonRE 22Michael RuruRE 23Hunter PaisamiRE 24Jack McGregorCoach: David Wessels
Squad reference
Team details FB 15Peter GrantRW 14Masivesi DakuwaqaOC 13Brad LaceyIC 12Rod Davies LW 11Brad LaceyFH 10Andrew DeeganSH 9 Ian Prior (c)N8 8 Brynard StanderOF 7 Chris AlcockBF 6 Henry StowersRL 5 Jeremy ThrushLL 4 Fergus Lee-WarnerTP 3 Chris HeibergHK 2 Heath TessmannLP 1 Harry LloydReplacements:RE 16Feleti Kaitu’uRE 17Cameron OrrRE 18Tom SheminantRE 19Leon PowerRE 20Johan BardoulRE 21Tevin FerrisRE 22Harrison OrrRE 23Issak Fines-LeleiwasaRE 24Henry TaefuRE 25Clay UyenCoach: Tim Sampson FB 15RW 14OC 13IC 12LW 11FH 10SH 9 N8 8 OF 7 BF 6 RL 5 LL 4 TP 3 HK 2 LP 1 Replacements:RE 16RE 17RE 18RE 19RE 20RE 21RE 22RE 23Coach: Scott Robertson
July–August
Team details FB 15Peter GrantRW 14Masivesi DakuwaqaOC 13Marcel BracheIC 12Henry TaefuLW 11Brad LaceyFH 10Andrew DeeganSH 9 Ian Prior (c)N8 8 Brynard StanderOF 7 Chris AlcockBF 6 Henry StowersRL 5 Jeremy ThrushLL 4 Johan BardoulTP 3 Tom SheminantHK 2 Feleti Kaitu’uLP 1 Harry LloydReplacements:RE 16Heath TessmannRE 17Cameron OrrRE 18Chris HeibergRE 19Leon PowerRE 20Tevin FerrisRE 21Issak Fines-LeleiwasaRE 22AJ AlatimuRE 23Jack McGregorCoach: Tim Sampson FB 15 John VailiRW 14 Ivan SafuaOC 13 Jay MalielegaoiIC 12 Gordon LemisionLW 11 Paulo ScanlanFH 10 Mesala SeumaloSH 9 Morman UiliN8 8 Fagu MalloyOF 7 Lio LoloBF 6 Levi Asifa'amatalaRL 5 Ikifusi MatamuLL 4 Mikaele TapiliTP 3 Ueselani AimaasuHK 2 Afa Aiono (c)LP 1 Siliva TapuReplacements:RE 16 Leo BrownRE 17 Turi UiniRE 22 Alofaaga SaoRE 19 Elia TogiteleRE 20 Steve TuiuliRE 21 Pupi Ah SeeRE 22 Henry SuauuRE 23 Vaifagaloa MamoeCoach: Brian Lima
Team details FB 15Jack McGregorRW 14Clay UyenOC 13Marcel BracheIC 12Henry TaefuLW 11Brad LaceyFH 10Peter GrantSH 9 Ian Prior (c)N8 8 Brynard StanderOF 7 Tevin FerrisBF 6 Harrison OrrRL 5 Leon PowerLL 4 Jeremy ThrushTP 3 Chris HeibergHK 2 Heath TessmannLP 1 Cameron OrrReplacements:RE 16Harry ScobleRE 17Markus VanzatiRE 18Kieran LongbottomRE 19Fergus Lee-WarnerRE 20Henry StowersRE 21Issak Fines-LeleiwasaRE 22AJ AlatimuRE 23Rodney IonaRE 24George PisiCoach: Tim Sampson FB 15Casey StoneRW 14Charlie Higson-SmithOC 13Tyler Spitz IC 12Ben Axten-BurrettLW 11Sam PurvisFH 10Nathan De TheirrySH 9 Bryn PhillipsN8 8 Josh HrstichOF 7 Josh DowsingBF 6 James SawyerRL 5 Craig LodgeLL 4 Fin FieldTP 3 Grant KempHK 2 Mitch AndrewsLP 1 Tau KolomatangiReplacements:RE 16Johnnie McCormick-HoustonRE 17Ben HigginsRE 18Callum McFeat SmithRE 19Chris AllmanRE 20Chris CalanzaRE 21Ben WillisRE 22Ruan Du PlooyRE 23Rob KeithRE 24Lewis WarnerRE 25Callum TamCoach:Leigh Jones
Team details FB 15Jack McGregorRW 14Clay UyenOC 13Marcel BracheIC 12Henry TaefuLW 11Brad LaceyFH 10Andrew DeeganSH 9 Ian Prior (C)N8 8 Brynard StanderOF 7 Tevin FerrisBF 6 Harrison OrrRL 5 Jeremy ThrushLL 4 Leon PowerTP 3 Chris HeibergHK 2 Heath Tessmann (VC)LP 1 Cameron OrrReplacements:RE 16Feleti Kaitu'uRE 17Harry LloydRE 18Kieran LongbottomRE 19Fergus Lee-WarnerRE 20Henry StowersRE 21Issak FinesRE 22Peter GrantRE 23George PisiCoach: Tim Sampson FB 15Keisuke MoriyaRW 14Akihito YamadaOC 13Yasutaka Sasakura IC 12Rikiya MatsudaLW 11Kenki FukuokaFH 10Berrick BarnesSH 9 Keisuke UchidaN8 8 Jack CornelsenOF 7 Shunsuke Nunomaki (c)BF 6 Ben GunterRL 5 Daniel HeenanLL 4 Kotaro YatabeTP 3 Shohei HiranoHK 2 Keita InagakiLP 1 Atsushi SakateReplacements:RE 16Shota HorieRE 17Tom MoloneyRE 18Craig MillarRE 19Masaki TaniRE 20Iori KajiRE 21Fumiaki TanakaRE 22Takuya YamasawaRE 23Ryuji NoguchiCoach: Robbie Deans
Country Stockman tour 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.
Team details FB 15Jack HardyRW 14Clay UyenOC 13George PisiIC 12AJ AlatimuLW 11Brad LaceyFH 10Peter GrantSH 9 Issak FinesN8 8 Tobias HoskinsOF 7 Carlo TizzanoBF 6 Chris AlcockRL 5 Fergus Lee-WarnerLL 4 Harrison OrrTP 3 Kieran LongbottomHK 2 Harry ScobleLP 1 Markus VanzatiReplacements:RE 16Feleti Kaitu'uRE 17Harry LloydRE 18Cameron OrrRE 19Ben GrantRE 20Tevin FerrisRE 21Elliot TurnerRE 22Louie DavidRE 23Sheldon TarawaCoach: Tim Sampson FB 15 Finn Mc KeeRW 14 Alex GibbonOC 13 Landon HayesIC 12 Ben CottonLW 11 Billy BulleyFH 10 Fred DurroughSH 9 Vincent QuigleyN8 8 Marcus CarboneOF 7 Josateki MurrayBF 6 Luke PapworthRL 5 Tom NowlanLL 4 Marcus ChristensonTP 3 Rhys BrodieHK 2 Bart RitchieLP 1 Oscar CunninghamReplacements:RE 16 Dane Le RougetelRE 17 Tom CourtRE 18 Cameron McKerrowRE 19 Rory CollinsRE 20 Andrew SelwoodRE 21 Trent De VereRE 22 Jack RadfordRE 23 Zac CamptonRE 24 Paul MackinCoach: Guy Shepherdson
References
External links Western Force Webpage 2018 Schedule Force vs Australian Stockman Rugby