MATCH CENTRE<\/a><\/p>\nKICK OFF<\/p>\n
Ben Donaldson kicks off and this game is underway in Lautoka.<\/p>\n
The Drua get the chance to perform Na Bole for the first time in a while on the field, with Motikiai Murray leading the way.<\/p>\n
DRUA 0<\/p>\n
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FORCE 0<\/p>\n
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PRE GAME: WELCOME<\/p>\n
Welcome to Rugby.com.au’s coverage of the Fijian Drua-Western Force contest in Lautoka.<\/p>\n
Conditions are as hot as always but the rain thankfully seems to be staying away.<\/p>\n
Eyes will be on Zac Lomax, who will likely be coming off the bench in the second half around the 55-60 min mark.<\/p>\n
The Drua have made changes from Wednesday’s team naming. Virimi Vakatava comes into the centres to replace Iosefo Namoce, while Penaia Cakobau comes in for Haereiti Hetet, who was ruled out in the warm-up.<\/p>\n
FIJIAN DRUA v WESTERN FORCE TEAMS<\/p>\n
DRUA (1-15):\u00a0Penaia Cakobau, Zuriel Togiatama, Mesake Doge, Isoa Nasilasila (co-c), Joseva Tamani, Etonia Waqa, Motikiai Murray, Elia Canakaivata, Issak Fines-Leleiwasa, Isaiah Armstrong-Ravula, Ilaisa Droasese, Virimi Vakatava, Tuidraki Samusamuvodre (co-c), Isikeli Basiyalo, Isikeli Rabitu<\/p>\n
Replacements:\u00a0Mesulame Dolokoto, Emosi Tuqiri, Samuela Tawake, Vilive Miramira, Kitione Salawa, Isoa Tuwai, Simione Kuruvoli, Manasa Mataele<\/p>\n
FORCE (1-15):\u00a0Sef Fa’agase, Brandon Paenga-Amosa, Misinale Epenisa, Franco Molina, Jeremy Williams (c), Nick Champion de Crespigny, Jack Daly, Vaiolini Ekuasi, Henry Robertson, Ben Donaldson, Dylan Pietsch, Bayley Kuenzle, Hamish Stewart, George Bridge, Mac Grealy<\/p>\n
Replacements:\u00a0Nic Dolly, Marley Pearce, Harry Johnson-Holmes, Lopeti Faifua, Will Harris, Agustin Moyano, Kurtley Beale, Zac Lomax<\/p>\n
Referee:\u00a0Damon Murphy<\/p>\n
Assistant Referees:\u00a0Jordan Way, Jeremy Markey<\/p>\n
TMO:\u00a0James Leckie<\/p>\n
HOW TO WATCH FIJIAN DRUA v WESTERN FORCE <\/p>\n
The Force’s clash with the Drua will be shown LIVE on Stan Sport.<\/p>\n
Coverage will be live and ad-free on Stan Sport, slated to start at 2:20 pm with kickoff expected at 2:35 pm.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Western Force are out to make it back-to-back wins away from home as they face the Fijian…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":599333,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[567],"tags":[64,63,217781,760,85,48013,11229],"class_list":{"0":"post-599332","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-fijian-drua","11":"tag-rugby","12":"tag-sports","13":"tag-super-rugby-pacific","14":"tag-western-force"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/599332","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=599332"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/599332\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/599333"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=599332"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=599332"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=599332"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}