Force dominate Drua 52-15 in Perth

Force dominate Drua 52-15 in Perth

By Navitalai Naivalurua
Sunday 23/03/2025

The Swire Shipping Fijian Drua lost to the Western Force 52-15 in round 6 of the Shop N Save Super Rugby Pacific.

The Force showed their dominance in the first half, scoring five tries to one.

Hooker Nic Dolly scored a hattrick, with his first try coming in the first minute of the match.

The Force crossed over again in the seventh minute to lead 12-0.

Dolly scored his second try through a maul to put them in a 17-0 lead, and Harry Potter showed his speed by swerving through the Drua’s defence and scoring the Force’s fourth try in the first half.

The Drua committed a lot of mistakes and handling errors, which the Force capitalised on.

Dolly scored his third in the 35th minute to put the Force in a 33-0 lead.

Drua’s first try came in the 40 minute from Ilaisa Droasese.

The Drua started strong in the second half with a try to Taniela Rokuro, but the Force responded with a try from Carlos Tizzano to lead 40-10.

Etonia Waqa got one back for the Drua in the 56th minute, however, the Force continued their dominance as they scored another two tries from Potter and Donaldson.

The Drua could not capitalise on their game plan, and silly mistakes cost them the match.

This will be one of the things they will have to look at when they return to Fiji.

FT: DRUA 15-52 FORCE

76' Try to Force. Ben Donaldson. DRUA 15-52 FOR

67' Try to Force. Harry Potter. DRUA 15-47 FOR

63' Drua on the attack. What a tackle from Elia Canakaivata. DRUA 15-40 FOR

56' Try to Drua. Etonia Waqa. DRUA 15-40 FOR

53' Drua gets a line out inside the Force 22m, but the Force steals it and clears it out from their danger zone. DRUA 10-40 FOR

45' Try to Force. Carlos Tizzano. DRUA 10-40 FOR

42' Try to Drua. Taniela Rokuro. DRUA 10-33 FOR

2nd Half: DRUA 5-33 FORCE Kick-off: DRUA

DRUA 5-33 FORCE

40' Try to Drua. Ilaisa Droasese. DRUA 5-33 FOR

35' Try to Force. Nic Dolly. DRUA 0-33 FOR

34' Nothing going right for the Drua. Force gets another penalty inside the Drua's 22m and a chance to get another try. DRUA 0-26 FOR

28' Try to Force. Dylan Pietsch. DRUA 0-26 FOR

22’ Droasese drops the ball. Force survives the attacks from the Drua. DRUA 0-19 FOR

19’ George Poolman drops the ball inside their 22 metre line. Drua gets the scrum and a chance to get on the scoreboard. DRUA 0-19 FOR

12’ Try to Force. Nic Dolly. DRUA 0-19

10' Force's try not awarded. Knee in touch. Drua survives. DRU 0-12 FOR

2' Error from Drua. Droasese drops the ball inside 22m. Force gets the scrum. DRUA 0-7 FOR

1' Try to Force. Nic Dolly. DRUA 0-7 FOR

1' Force gets a penalty inside the Drua's 22m. They take the lineout. Drua 0-0 FOR

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