Western Province rugby players Marcel Brache and Chris Heiberg have signed with Australia’s Western Force to play in the 2014 Super Rugby season.
Burton Francis’s penalty after the hooter helped the Cheetahs to their fifth consecutive win, overcoming the Stormers 26-24 in their Super 15 match.
The Melbourne Rebels produced a stunning form reversal to beat the Western Force 30-23 in their Super 15 rugby clash in Perth.
The Lions moved their losses away from home to a total of 64 out of 71 games as they once again got beat on the trot by the Force.
Wallaby sensation James O’Connor quit Super 15 side the Western Force on Wednesday after negotiations over a new contract broke down.
It’s almost certain which teams will finish in the top four, but there are still two play-off places up for grabs, with four teams vying for them.
David Smith finally broke a drought with the Western Force to help his side to snap a three-game losing streak to beat the Brumbies.
The Melbourne Rebels posted their first away triumph in the Super rugby competition, the newcomers winning 26-25 in a thriller against Western Force.
A penalty in the dying seconds enabled New Zealand’s Auckland Blues to snatch a lucky 22-22 draw with Australia’s Western Force.
The Western Force have released coach John Mitchell from the final year of his contract and he will join the Lions on a three-year contract.
Right-wing Bjorn Basson scored two tries as Central Cheetahs gained a convincing 29-14 win over the Western Force in a Super 14 match on Saturday.
Justin Turner, Ryan Cross and Cameron Shepherd all scored late tries to help the Western Force to a 41-27 victory over the Otago Highlanders.
John Mitchell will not seek reappointment as the coach of Australian franchise Western Force after the 2011 season, team officials said on Wednesday.
Western Force’s run of injuries has continued, with loose forwards David Pocock and Richard Brown set to miss at least six weeks of the Super 14.
Former Springbok flyhalf Andre Pretorius will miss this season’s Super 14 series for Australia’s Western Force after sustaining a hamstring injury.
Quade Cooper will play for the Reds in Friday’s Super 14 trial against the Western Force in his first appearance since being arrested for burglary.
Australia winger Clyde Rathbone announced his retirement on Wednesday after suffering a nasty facial injury.
Former Springbok flyhalf Andre Pretorius is considering an offer to play for the Western Force next season.
The Chiefs scored tries in the first and last minutes to end their luckless start to the Super 14 season with a 31-13 win over the Force on Friday.
The Force opened their Super 14 account with a 16-10 victory over a dogged Cheetahs team in hot and humid conditions in Perth on Friday.
