Este viernes se inicia la segunda edición del Super Rugby Australia. Dos partidos atractivos y tres jugadores argentinos listos para debutar en Western Force, en la primera fecha del super Rugby australiano.

Santiago Medrano titular y Tomás Cubelli al banco en el arranque del Super Rugby asutraliano. Foto: Western Force.

Reds – Waratahs  y Western Force – Brumbies son los dos partidos de la primera fecha del Super Rugby australiano y la novedad mas atractiva es la confirmación de Tomás Lezana y Santiago Medrano en la formación titular, además de la presencia de Tomás Cubelli entre los reservas de Force, la franquicia de Perth. Además de los argentinos se destacan en la formación los Wallabies Tom Robertson y Tevita Kiridrani y el irlandés Rob Kearney (95 caps con el seleccionado del trébol).

Formaciones Fecha 1

Reds – Waratahs. Suncorp Stadium – Brisbane. Viernes 5.45 hs

Reds: 1 Dane Zander,  2 Alex Mafi,3  Feao Fotuaika,4  Angus Blyth,5  Seru Uru,6 Angus Scott-Young,7 Fraser McReight,8 Harry Wilson,9 Tate McDermott,10 James O’Connor (c),11 Filipo Daugunu, 12 Hamish Stewart,13  Hunter Paisami,14  Jordan Petaia,15 Jock Campbell

Suplentes: 16 Richie Asiata, 17 Harry Hoopert, 18 Taniela Tupou, 19 Ryan Smith, 20 Tuania Tali Taualima, 21 Moses Sorovi, 22 Bryce Hegarty, 23 Ilaisa Droasese

Waratahs: 1 Angus Bell, 2 Tom Horton, 3 Harry Johnson-Holmes, 4 Sam Caird, 5 Jack Whetton, 6 Will Harris, 7 Carlo Tizzano, 8 Jack Dempsey, 9 Jake Gordon (c), 10 Will Harrison, 11 James Ramm, 12 Joey Walton, 13 Izaia Perese, 14 Alex Newsome, 15 Jack Maddocks

Suplentes: 16 Dave Porecki, 17 Tetera Faulkner, 18 Sio Tatola, 19 Jeremy Williams, 20 Hugh Sinclair, 21 Jack Grant, 22 Tane Edmed, 23 Mark Nawaqanitawase

Force vs Brumbies. HBF Park – Perth. 8.00 hs

Force: 1 Tom Robertson, 2 Feleti Kaitu’u, 3 Santiago Medrano, 4 Jeremy Thrush, 5 Fergus Lee Warner, 6 Tomas Lezana, 7 Kane Koteka, 8 Brynard Stander, 9 Ian Prior (c), 10 Jono Lance, 11 Marcel Brache, 12 Kyle Godwin, 13 Tevita Kuridrani, 14 Byron Ralston, 15 Rob Kearney

Suplentes: 16 Andrew Ready, 17 Angus Warner, 18 Greg Holmes, 19 Ryan McCauley, 20 Tim Anstee, 21 Tomas Cubelli, 22 Jake McIntyre, 23 Richard Kahui

Brumbies: 1 James Slipper, 2 Folau Fainga’a, 3 Allan Alaalatoa (c), 4 Darcy Swain, 5 Cadeyrn Neville, 6 Rob Valetini, 7 Jahrome Brown, 8 Pete Samu, 9 Nic White, 10 Noah Lolesio, 11 Mack Hansen, 12 Irae Simone, 13 Len Ikitau, 14 Andy Muirhead, 15 Tom Banks

Suplentes: 16 Connal McInerney, 17 Harry Lloyd, 18 Tom Ross, 19 Nick Frost, 20 Tom Cusack, 21 Ryan Lonergan, 22 Reesjan Pasitoa, 23 Issak Fines-Leleiwasa

Fixture

Fecha 1
Queensland Reds v NSW Waratahs, Friday 19 February, Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
Western Force v Brumbies, Friday 19 February, HBF Park, Perth

Fecha 2
Queensland Reds v Melbourne Rebels, Friday 26 February, Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
Brumbies v NSW Waratahs, Saturday 27 February, GIO Stadium, Canberra

Fecha 3
NSW Waratahs v Western Force, Friday 5 March, Venue TBC
Melbourne Rebels v Brumbies, Saturday 6 March, AAMI Park, Melbourne

Fecha 4
Western Force v Melbourne Rebels, Friday 12 March, HBF Park, Perth
Brumbies v Queensland Reds, Saturday 13 March, GIO Stadium, Canberra

Fecha 5
Melbourne Rebels v NSW Waratahs, Friday 19 March, AAMI Park, Melbourne
Queensland Reds v Western Force, Saturday 20 March, Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane

Fecha 6
Brumbies v Western Force, Friday 26 March, GIO Stadium, Canberra
NSW Waratahs v Queensland Reds, Saturday 27 March, Venue TBC

Fecha 7
NSW Waratahs v Brumbies, Friday 2 April, Venue TBC
Melbourne Rebels v Queensland Reds, Saturday 3 April, AAMI Park, Melbourne

Round 8
Melbourne Rebels v Western Force, Friday 9 April, AAMI Park, Melbourne
Queensland Reds v Brumbies, Saturday 10 April, Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane

Fecha 9
Brumbies v Melbourne Rebels, Friday 16 April, GIO Stadium, Canberra
Western Force v NSW Waratahs, Saturday 17 April, HBF Park, Perth

Fecha 10
Western Force v Queensland Reds, Friday 23 April, HBF Park, Perth
NSW Waratahs v Melbourne Rebels, Saturday 24 April, Venue TBC

Cuartos de final
Saturday 1 May

Final
Saturday 8  May

Presentación del plantel de Western Force 2021