{"id":586338,"date":"2026-04-05T04:09:14","date_gmt":"2026-04-05T04:09:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/586338\/"},"modified":"2026-04-05T04:09:14","modified_gmt":"2026-04-05T04:09:14","slug":"zac-lomax-set-for-memorable-super-rugby-debut-against-fijian-drua","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/586338\/","title":{"rendered":"Zac Lomax Set for Memorable Super Rugby Debut Against Fijian Drua"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<p>Zac Lomax is set to make his Super Rugby debut against the Fijian Drua after a brief injury delay, promised to be memorable by Western Force coach Simon Cron. Missing their recent win over the Reds due to a tight hamstring, Lomax&#8217;s introduction will take place at Churchill Park, Lautoka.<\/p>\n<p>Cron emphasized the challenging nature of the upcoming match, recognizing the Drua&#8217;s home-field advantage and athleticism. Describing it as a &#8216;baptism,&#8217; Cron expressed confidence in Lomax&#8217;s capabilities, noting his power and strength akin to the impressive Drua athletes.<\/p>\n<p>The former National Rugby League player joined the Western Force in March after a legal dispute with the Parramatta Eels. Although not needed in the Force&#8217;s recent upset win, his debut is anticipated eagerly. Cron explained Lomax&#8217;s cautious return, highlighting his 80% sprint capacity and prioritizing the athlete&#8217;s welfare.<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"&#13; Zac Lomax is set to make his Super Rugby debut against the Fijian Drua after a brief&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":586339,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[567],"tags":[64,63,41286,217781,4517,9112,760,159,2633,286927,85,29898,11229,22332],"class_list":{"0":"post-586338","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-rugby","8":"tag-au","9":"tag-australia","10":"tag-debut","11":"tag-fijian-drua","12":"tag-hamstring-injury","13":"tag-parramatta-eels","14":"tag-rugby","15":"tag-rugby-league","16":"tag-rugby-union","17":"tag-simon-cron","18":"tag-sports","19":"tag-super-rugby","20":"tag-western-force","21":"tag-zac-lomax"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/586338","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=586338"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/586338\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/586339"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=586338"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=586338"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=586338"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}