COLEMAN RETURNS FOR FORCE AS TESSMANN SET FOR 50TH
Lock Adam Coleman will make his return for the Western Force when they take on reigning champions, the NSW Waratahs, at the ‘Force Field’ (nib Stadium) on Saturday (9 May).
Coleman missed last weekend’s match against the Blues with a shoulder injury, but has been reinstated in the Force line-up to face the side with whom he made his Asteron Life Super Rugby debut with in 2013.
The 23-year-old will again team up with Steve Mafi in the second row, in the only change to the Force forward pack.
In the backline, Solomoni Jnr Rasolea replaces Luke Burton at inside centre, while Ryan Louwrens, who scored a try in his starting debut last week, retains his place in the ‘9’ jersey.
On the Force bench, hooker Heath Tessmann is in line to play his 50th Asteron Life Super Rugby match this weekend. The robust rake played 10 matches for the Melbourne Rebels before joining the Western Force ahead of the 2013 season.
Tessmann will be joined on the reserves list by scrumhalf Alby Mathewson, who returns from a knee injury suffered against the Stormers in Round 10.
‘Superhero Saturday’ will land at the ‘Force Field’ (nib Stadium) on Saturday night, with spectators encouraged to dress as their favourite superhero in support of the club’s charity partner, zero2hero.
As part of the match, all children will ‘pay zero if you come as a hero’! The Western Force will give free entry for every junior (under 17) that comes dressed as a super hero. (Valid only for General Admission tickets sold at the gate, with a full priced adult or Western Force member.)
Tickets are available for the Western Force’s home match against the NSW Waratahs at the ‘Force Field’ (nib Stadium) on Saturday, 9 May. Tickets are available from ticketmaster.com.au.
2015 Asteron Life Super Rugby – Week 13
Western Force v NSW Waratahs
The ‘Force Field’ (nib Stadium), Perth
Kick-off: 5.40pm
1. Pekahou Cowan
2. Nathan Charles
3. Tetera Faulkner
4. Steve Mafi
5. Adam Coleman
6. Angus Cottrell
7. Matt Hodgson (c)
8. Ben McCalman
9. Ryan Louwrens
10. Sias Ebersohn
11. Nick Cummins
12. Solomoni Jnr Rasolea
13. Kyle Godwin
14. Luke Morahan
15. Dane Haylett-Petty
Reserves
16. Heath Tessmann
17. Chris Heiberg
18. Guy Millar
19. Wilhelm Steenkamp
20. Kane Koteka
21. Alby Mathewson
22. Luke Burton
23. Marcel Brache
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