The Swire Shipping Fijian Drua went down 19-15 to the Western Force in Perth in round 15 of the Shop N Save Super Rugby Pacific.
Silly mistakes and keeping possession of the ball cost the Fijian Drua the match.
The Force were ruthless as they disrupted most of the Drua's scrum and line-outs, and they started strong through a lineout maul, resulting in Carlo Tizzano crossing over to give them a 7-0 lead.
The Drua responded through a try to Kitione Salawa, who is playing his 50th Super Rugby Pacific match, in the 16th minute to tie the match 7-all.
The try fueled a fire within the Drua players as they kept pushing toward the Force's try line but were denied through a strong defence from the hosts.
Zuriel Togiatama got another try for the Drua to put them ahead but the Force kept building on pressure as they hunted for the win.
The Fijian Drua led the Force 12-7 at half time.
The second half kicked off with some intense plays but the Drua held their defence.
Loose-men Vaiolini Ekuasi muscled his way through to the try line to put his side in a 14-12 lead.
With less than 15 minutes to play, Kemu Valetini converted a penalty that put the Drua ahead by one point, but a few minutes later, the host side responded through a try to Zac Lomax in the corner to put them in a 19-15 lead.
The Drua kept building on pressure against the Force but they could not capitalise at the end resulting in their loss.
In other results, the Reds beat Moana Pasifika 33-31, while the Hurricanes defeated the Highlanders 45-28.
