Super Rugby Pacific
Western Force vs Blues

Time Sat, Feb 21, 2026, 8:35 AM
Location HIF Health Insurance Oval

Western Force		Blues
Donaldson78' Kuenzle66' Tizzano41' Johnson-Holmes11'	Tries	Beehre69' Forbes59' Barnes52' Sullivan41' Perofeta20' Fusitu'a5'
Donaldson67' Donaldson42' Donaldson12'	Conversions	Perofeta70' Perofeta60' Perofeta53' Perofeta42' Perofeta21' Perofeta6'
Donaldson47' Donaldson27'	Penalty Goals

Western Force		Blues
Attack
4	Tries	6
363	Metres	358
146	Carries	100
21	Defenders Beaten	20
4	Clean Breaks	7
179	Passes	144
7	Offloads	6
12	Turnovers Conceded	17
Defence
132	Tackles	173
20	Missed Tackles	21
4	Turnovers Won	7
Kicking
16	Kicks in Play	13
3/4	Conversions	6/6
2/2	Penalty Goals	N/A
N/A	Drop Goals	N/A
0	Charged Down	0
418	Kick From Hand Metres	304
11	In Touch	15
5	Opponent Collection	4
83%	Success	100%
16	Possession Lost	20
2	Possession Retained	0
Breakdown
112	Rucks Won	76
4	Rucks Lost	1
96%	Rucks Success Rate	98%
1	Mauls Won	7
Set Plays
10	Lineouts Won	13
4	Lineouts Lost	3
71%	Lineouts Success Rate	81%
10	Scrums Won	5
0	Scrums Lost	0
100%	Scrums Success Rate	100%
Possession
53%	Possession	47%
52%	First Half	48%
54%	Second Half	46%
70%	Ball Possession Last 10 Mins	30%
Discipline
11	Penalties Conceded	7
0	Red Cards	0
1	Yellow Cards	0
7	Penalty Conceded Own Half	6

Western Force	Blues
1Tom Robertson	1Josh Fusitu'a
2Brandon Paenga-Amosa	2Bradley Slater
3Harry Johnson-Holmes	3Marcel Renata
4Franco Molina	4Laghlan McWhannell
5Darcy Swain	5Josh Beehre
6Jeremy Williams (C)	6Anton Segner
7Carlo Tizzano	7Dalton Papali'i (C)
8Vaiolini Ekuasi	8Hoskins Sotutu
9Nathan Hastie	9Finlay Christie
10Ben Donaldson	10Stephen Perofeta
11Bayley Kuenzle	11Caleb Clarke
12Hamish Stewart	12Pita Ahki
13George Bridge	13AJ Lam
14Divad Palu	14Cole Forbes
15Mac Grealy	15Zarn Sullivan
Substitutes
16Leonel Oviedo	16Kurt Eklund
17Sef Fa'agase	17Mason Tupaea
18Misinale Epenisa	18Ofa Tu'ungafasi
19Lopeti Faifua	19Che Clark
20Kane Koteka	20Torian Barnes
21Henry Robertson	21Sam Nock
22Max Burey	22Xavi Taele
23Kurtley Beale	23Codemeru Vai
Coaches
Simon Cron	Vern Cotter

81	End Of Second Half	It's all over! The referee Damon Murphy has blown their whistle to end the game.
79	Conversion - Hit Left Post	Ben Donaldson takes the conversion but it hits the upright and bounces away, kick unsuccessful.
78	Try - Close range	Western Force are stopped just a few metres from the try line but Ben Donaldson picks up from the base of the ruck to score the try.
78	Clean Break	This is dangerous for the defence as Ben Donaldson bursts through to advance the Western Force attack.
76	Clean Break	This is dangerous for the defence as Bayley Kuenzle bursts through to advance the Western Force attack.
70	Substitution on	Western Force decide to make a substitution, with Kurtley Beale getting some game time.
70	Substitution off	Western Force decide to make a substitution, with Hamish Stewart being replaced.
70	Substitution on	Blues decide to make a substitution, with Che Clark getting some game time.
70	Substitution off	Blues decide to make a substitution, with Anton Segner being replaced.
70	Substitution on	Western Force decide to make a substitution, with Kane Koteka getting some game time.
70	Substitution off	Western Force decide to make a substitution, with Carlo Tizzano being replaced.
70	Conversion - Kicked	The Blues supporters go wild as Stephen Perofeta successfully kicks the conversion.
69	Try - Close range	Josh Beehre scores the try from close range.
69	Try Assist	That's a great try assist by Sam Nock.
67	Substitution on	Blues make a substitution with Codemeru Vai coming on.
67	Substitution off	Blues make a substitution with Zarn Sullivan coming off.
67	Conversion - Kicked	The Western Force supporters go wild as Ben Donaldson successfully kicks the conversion.
66	Try - Close range	Western Force are only a few metres out, surely they must score! And they do with Bayley Kuenzle touching down.
66	Clean Break	The defensive line has been broken as Bayley Kuenzle goes through the gap.
66	Try Assist	Mac Grealy sets up the try.
60	Substitution on	Blues sub Sam Nock comes onto the field.
60	Substitution off	Finlay Christie departs for Blues.
60	Conversion - Kicked	The Blues supporters go wild as Stephen Perofeta successfully kicks the conversion.
59	Try - Passing Move	Great hands by Blues leads to a try for Cole Forbes
59	Clean Break	The defensive line has been broken as Cole Forbes goes through the gap.
59	Try Assist	Zarn Sullivan played a key part in that try.
59	Clean Break	The defensive line has been broken as Caleb Clarke goes through the gap.
58	Substitution on	Max Burey comes on for Western Force.
58	Substitution off	Divad Palu leaves the field.
57	Substitution on	Henry Robertson comes on for Western Force.
57	Substitution off	Nathan Hastie leaves the field.
53	Substitution on	Ofa Tu'ungafasi comes on.
53	Substitution off	Marcel Renata comes off.
53	Substitution on	Lopeti Faifua comes on.
53	Substitution off	Franco Molina comes off.
53	Conversion - Kicked	The touch judges raise their flags as Stephen Perofeta kicks the conversion.
52	Try - Close range	Nothing was going to stop Torian Barnes from scoring as they record the try for Blues.
52	Try Assist	That's a great try assist by Finlay Christie.
51	Clean Break	What a run here by AJ Lam as they get over the gainline!
51	Substitution on	Misinale Epenisa comes on.
51	Substitution off	Harry Johnson-Holmes comes off.
51	Substitution on	Sef Fa'agase comes on.
51	Substitution off	Tom Robertson comes off.
49	Substitution on	Blues decide to make a substitution, with Torian Barnes getting some game time.
49	Substitution off	Blues decide to make a substitution, with Hoskins Sotutu being replaced.
49	Substitution on	Blues decide to make a substitution, with Xavi Taele getting some game time.
49	Substitution off	Blues decide to make a substitution, with Pita Ahki being replaced.
49	Substitution on	Blues decide to make a substitution, with Kurt Eklund getting some game time.
49	Substitution off	Blues decide to make a substitution, with Bradley Slater being replaced.
47	Substitution on	Western Force decide to make a substitution, with Leonel Oviedo getting some game time.
47	Substitution off	Western Force decide to make a substitution, with Brandon Paenga-Amosa being replaced.
47	Penalty Goal - Kicked	Ben Donaldson makes no mistake with that penalty goal attempt.
42	Conversion - Kicked	Stephen Perofeta adds the two points for Blues.
41	Try - Passing Move	Incisive passing by Blues is finished off by Zarn Sullivan, as they goes over for the try.
41	Try Assist	Dalton Papali'i played a key part in that try.
41	Clean Break	Fabulous play by Blues has led to Dalton Papali'i being able to wriggle through a gap.
40	Substitution on	Blues make a substitution with Mason Tupaea coming on.
40	Substitution off	Blues make a substitution with Josh Fusitu'a coming off.
40	Start Of Second Half	The second half kicks off.
42	End Of First Half	The half-time whistle blows and both teams head for the dressing rooms.
42	Conversion - Kicked	Ben Donaldson adds the two points for Western Force.
41	Try - Close range	The pick and go results in a try for Western Force as Carlo Tizzano goes over.
38	Clean Break	Fabulous play by Blues has led to Hoskins Sotutu being able to wriggle through a gap.
29	Substitution on	Divad Palu comes on.
29	Substitution off	Leonel Oviedo comes off.
27	Penalty Goal - Kicked	The touch judges raise their flags as Ben Donaldson kicks the penalty goal.
25	Clean Break	Trouble here as Carlo Tizzano breaches the defence.
24	Clean Break	This is dangerous for the defence as Stephen Perofeta bursts through to advance the Blues attack.
21	Conversion - Kicked	Stephen Perofeta makes no mistake with that conversion attempt.
20	Try - Close range	Blues are stopped just a few metres from the try line but Stephen Perofeta picks up from the base of the ruck to score the try.
20	Clean Break	This is dangerous for the defence as Stephen Perofeta bursts through to advance the Blues attack.
20	Try Assist	That's a great try assist by Hoskins Sotutu.
19	Substitution on	Western Force make a substitution with Leonel Oviedo coming on.
19	Substitution off	Western Force make a substitution with Divad Palu coming off.
19	Yellow card	Brandon Paenga-Amosa (Western Force) is shown a yellow card
12	Conversion - Kicked	Ben Donaldson converts the try.
11	Try - Close range	Harry Johnson-Holmes scores the try from close range.
6	Conversion - Kicked	Stephen Perofeta has kicked a conversion.
5	Try - Close range	Blues are only a few metres out, surely they must score! And they do with Josh Fusitu'a touching down.
0	Start Of First Half	We are underway as the referee Damon Murphy blows their whistle.

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