The Details
Venue: Perth, AU (19:45 AU)
Date: Friday 13th February 2009
Referee: Bryce Lawrence (NZ)
Broadcast: 12:30 SA | CSN/SS1
2009 Pre-season Match Results
Western Force (Last year S14 position: 8 )
Western Force 19-24 Crusaders
Reds 22-19 Western Force
Auckland Blues (Last year S14 position: 6)
Blues 17-21 Chiefs
Blues 14-19 Hurricanes
Blues 26-24 Reds
Blues 45-34 Highlanders
The Teams
Western Force – TBA
Auckland Blues – TBA
The Statistics
Last result – Away victory by Western Force by 10 points
2008 Auckland Blues (2) 17 – 27 (3) Western Force
Previous Results: Western Force at home v Auckland Blues
Played 1 | Western Force 0 v 1 Auckland Blues
Summary: L
Year | Home Team | Tries | Score | Tries | Away Team | Pts diff
2007 Western Force (0) 06 v 33 (4) Auckland Blues (-27)
All Statistics: Western Force v Auckland Blues
Played 3 | Western Force 1 v 2 Auckland Blues
Summary: LLW
Most points for: Western Force 27 v 39 Auckland Blues
Largest winning margin: Western Force 10 v 31 Auckland Blues
Total points for: Western Force 41 v 89 Auckland Blues
Average points for: Western Force 14 v 30 Auckland Blues
Average points difference per game: Western Force < Auckland Blues by 16
The Predictions
Ou Grote: Western Force 19 v 28 Auckland Blues
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