5 minutes to kickoff.

Hello and welcome to today’s coverage of the Western Force vs Reds live from NIB Stadium, Perth. It’s a weekend of must-wins for many Super Rugby teams and this certainly includes the Force who are vying for the last wildcard spot. They will need to show a massive improvement on last week’s bitterly disappointing showing which saw the Force effectively lose the match in the first 15 minutes. The Reds on the other hand, have had a very disappointing season and are not in a position to qualify, however they showed significant improvement in their demolition of the Rebels last week. The Force see the return of Wilhelm Steenkamp as well as Nick “the Honey Badger” Cummins which are sure to give them the needed boost. The Reds have had a number of injuries which have resulted in Greg Holmes (Knee), Dom Shipperley (Ankle) and Anthony Fainga’a (Calf) all being ruled out of today’s match. Ultimate Rugby will keep you up to date throughout the match.

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