2018 World Series Rugby season

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World Series Rugby
Countries Australia (2 teams)
Fiji (1 team)
Hong Kong (1 team)
Japan (1 team)
New Zealand (1 teams)
Samoa (1 team)
Tonga (1 team)
Matches played7
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World Series Rugby was a series of rugby union exhibition matches played in 2018 between the Perth-based Western Force and opposition teams from the Asia-Pacific region. It was the forerunner of Global Rapid Rugby, which commenced in 2019. World Series Rugby was created after the Western Force team was axed from the Australian Super Rugby conference at the end of the 2017 season. [1]

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Teams

National teamsClub teams
Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga A Flag of Australia (converted).svg Force
Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa A Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rebels
Flag of Hong Kong.svg Hong Kong Dragons Flag of New Zealand.svg Crusaders
Flag of Fiji.svg Fiji A Flag of Japan.svg Wild Knights

Fixtures

May–June

4 May 2018 Force Flag of Australia (converted).svg24–14Flag of Fiji.svg Fiji A nib Stadium, Perth  
18:30 AWST (UTC+8)Try: Brache 11'
Bardoul 15'
Stander 26'
Kaitu’u 57'
Con: Grant (2/4) 13' 16'		 Report: [2] [3] Try: Vularika 45'
Voka 75'
Con: Veitokani (2/2) 46' 76'
Cards: Vularika (YC) 14'		Attendance: 19,466
13 May 2018 Force Flag of Australia (converted).svg47–17Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga A nib Stadium, Perth  
16:00 AWST (UTC+8) Report: Attendance: 16,323
9 June 2018 Force Flag of Australia (converted).svg12–28Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rebels nib Stadium, Perth  
19:00 AWST (UTC+8)Try: Lloyd
Lee-Warner
Con: Deegan 1		 Report: Try: Debreczeni
Meakes
Adams
Tuala
Con: Adams 4
Cards: Ruru (YC) 75'		Attendance: 13,907
22 June 2018 Force Flag of Australia (converted).svg8–44Flag of New Zealand.svg Crusaders nib Stadium, Perth  
18:30 AWST (UTC+8)Try: Prior
Pen: Grant		 Report: Try: Drummond Ru ball.svg PT'
Hunt
Mataele
Tamanivalu
Faingaanuku
Con: Hunt 6		Attendance: 14,259

July–August

14 July 2018 Force Flag of Australia (converted).svg33–5Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa A nib Stadium, Perth  
19:00 AWST (UTC+8)Try: Stowers (2) 14' m 23', Stander 7'
Alcock 47', Heiberg 72'
Con: Grant (3/4) 8' 24' 48'
McGregor (1/1) 73'
Cards: Ferris (YC) 68'		 Report Try: Lolo 68' m
Con: Malielegaoi (0/1)		Attendance: 11,678
10 August 2018 Force Flag of Australia (converted).svg45–24Flag of Hong Kong.svg Hong Kong Dragons nib Stadium, Perth  
18:30 AWST (UTC+8)Try: McGregor (2) 3' c, 21' c
Uyen (2) 35' m, 63' m
H. Orr 49' c
Penalty try 69'
Scoble 80' c
Con: Grant (3/5) 3', 22', 50'
Stander (1/1) 80'		 Report:
Details [4] 		Try: Hrstich 28' c
Andrews 54' m
McCormick-Houston 73' c
Warner 78' m
Con: De Theirry (1/1) 29'
Keith (1/3) 74'		Attendance: 14,018
17 August 2018 Force Flag of Australia (converted).svg50–45Flag of Japan.svg Wild Knights nib Stadium, Perth  
18:30 AWST (UTC+8)Try: Brache 2
Stander 2
McGregor
Lacey
Thrush
Millar
Con: Prior 7
Pen: Prior		 Report: Try: Fukuoka Ru ball.svg PT'
Uchida
Hoire
Millar
Yamasawa
Con: Barnes 4
Yamasawa
Pen: Barnes		Attendance: 16,000

Country Stockman tour

Following the 2018 World Series Rugby season, the Australian Country Stockman Rugby team undertook a two match tour to Perth to play the Western Force and Western Force Under-19 sides.

20 August 2018 Force Under-19 Flag of Australia (converted).svg19–36Flag of Australia (converted).svg Stockman RugbyWannaroo Rugby Club 
7.00 pm AWST (UTC+8)Try: Tizzano (2) 45' m, 80' c
Foster-Hall 49' c
Con: J. Hardy (2/3) 46', 80'		Report:Try: Gibbon (2) 20' c, 32' m
Dorrough (3) 24' c, 58' m, 74' c
Bulley 27' m
Con: Dorrough (3/5) 20', 25', 75'
25 August 2018 Force Flag of Australia (converted).svg76–0Flag of Australia (converted).svg Stockman Rugby Rockingham Rugby Club  
6.00 pm AWST (UTC+8)Try:
Alcock (2) 5' m, 42' c
Lee-Warner (2) 26' c, 53' c
Uyen (2) 50' c, 62' m, P. Grant 34' c
Fines 36' c, H. Orr 57' c
B. Grant 71' c, Lloyd 79' c
Con: P. Grant (7/9) 27', 35', 43', 46', 51', 54', 58'
Alatimu (2/2) 72', 80'		Report:

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References

  1. ↑ "'Twiggy' launches World Series Rugby, confirms 2018 Force fixtures". The Sydney Morning Herald . 5 March 2018.
  2. ↑ "Western Force beat Fiji Warriors 24–14 in World Series Rugby debut". News.com.au . 4 May 2018.
  3. ↑ "Western Force beat Fiji Warriors 24–14 in World Series Rugby debut". Fox Sports Australia . 4 May 2018.
  4. ↑ English, Tom (10 August 2018). "Western Force vs Hong Kong Dragons: World Series Rugby". The Roar. Archived from the original on 11 August 2018. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
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