Coleman to lead charge against Rebels

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The Road Safety Western Force have announced their 23-man strong squad to take on the Melbourne Rebels at nib Stadium this Friday, 7 July.

Wallaby hooker Tatafu Polota-Nau returns from National duties and will have Pek Cowan and Jermaine Ainsley beside him in the front row.

Adam Coleman is set to start in the second row and will captain the side for the first time and become the 13^th Road Safety Western Force captain.

Recent Wallaby debutant Richard Hardwick will start in the number seven jersey and link up with fellow local product Ross Haylett-Petty and Fijian excitement machine Isi Naisarani.

In the backline, speedster Chance Peni returns from a lengthy period on the sideline due to a groin injury and will be looking to pick up where he left off.

In the reserves, Brynard Stander comes into the side and will provide plenty of impact in the forward pack, while classy flyhalf Jono Lance is back after a broken hand and is set to play his 50^th match of Super Rugby.

Road Safety Western Force Head Coach Dave Wessels says that his team are ready for a fired-up Rebels squad and looks forward to an exciting game of rugby.

“It’s been great to have a few weeks of dedicated training time to work on our game. We’ve worked hard on elements of our set piece and bringing more variation to our attack.

“It looks like the rain is going to hold off on Friday so we’re looking forward to an exciting game from both sides.”

Road Safety Western Force v Melbourne Rebels

Pek Cowan
Tatafu Polota-Nau
Jermaine Ainsley
Matt Philip
Adam Coleman (C)
Ross Haylett-Petty
Richard Hardwick
Isi Naisarani
Michael Ruru
Peter Grant
Alex Newsome
Bill Meakes
Curtis Rona
Chance Peni
Dane Haylett-Petty

Reserves

Heath Tessmann
Francois van Wyk
Tetera Faulkner
Lewis Carmichael
Brynard Stander
Ian Prior
Jono Lance
James Verity-Amm

Vodafone Super Rugby Round 16
Road Safety Western Force v Melbourne Rebels
Friday, 7 July. Kick off 5:45PM AWST
nib Stadium, Perth
LIVE on Fox Sports 501