Western Force

The 37-year-old ex-All Black scored the winning try for the Western Force against the Rebels after being convinced to come out of retirement.

"He's a guy that if you're running out of the trenches, you want him behind you. *

Former All Blacks lock Jeremy Thrush scored the match-winning try for the Western Force in Saturday's 34-27 triumph against the Rebels in Perth.

[Super Rugby Pacific](https://www.planetrugby.com/tournament/super-rugby) season. [Rebels](https://www.planetrugby.com/team/melbourne-rebels) were leading 24-13 at the interval. [Force](https://www.planetrugby.com/team/western-force)‘s only points during that period came via a penalty from Bryce Hegarty before Tom Robertson scored their opening try in the 33rd minute with Hegarty adding the extras.

Rookie coach Simon Cron led the Western Force to a 34-27 win over Melbourne Rebels, thanks to a match winning try from a player…

We could have really put the nail in the coffin early in that second half and we didn’t. That cut the margin and then his second put the Force in front for the first time with 63 minutes gone. “Think it’s a bit of a mindset thing for us. “A lot of our things that we could control we just didn’t control and execute. The outstanding player of the first half was Richard Hardwick. Gordon wasn’t the only one to catch the eye and his partnership with halves partner Ryan Louwrens (biceps the size of bowling balls) showed plenty of promise, although Lowrens was pinged under the new law variations when he dithered at the back of a ruck. A superb comeback win was just the second time the Force have won the opening game of the season. Lock Jeremy Thrush had retired at the end of 2022 and started a coaching career at the Force Academy. I expect the player to capture my attention and say, ‘you’d be stupid if you don’t pick me’.” Tane Edmed, Jack Debreczeni, Tom Lynagh and Noah Lolesio have carried the weight of the No.10 jersey for their teams this weekend. The hosts lacked cohesion early and despite the weight of possession struggled for meaningful field position. “It’s a bit of a strange one really,” said Thrush.

The Western Force opened their Super Rugby Pacific season with a thrilling 34-27 victory over the Melbourne Rebels at HBF Park. After the Rebels posted a ...

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Former All Blacks lock Jeremy Thrush scored the match-winning try for the Western Force in Saturday's 34-27 triumph against the Rebels in Perth.

Jeremy Thrush played a match-winning role against the Rebels after reversing his decision to retire, and it looks like the Force need him for a while ...

"He's such a humble guy. Wallabies hooker Folau Fainga'a and star winger Manasa Mataele missed the Rebels match with Achilles tendon issues, and they are no guarantee to return against the Reds. He's calm, he's a really good sounding board for me." I'm feeling for him right now. "He's coaching a lot and loving it. "At the moment, we've got a good solid block at the start here where Thrush will be in the mix.

The Rebels led 24-10 before a Force comeback led by former All Black Jeremy Thrush sealed the deal for the Westerners.

“He’s a guy that if you’re running out of the trenches, you want him behind you. The Force hit the lead in the 64th minute when Stewart touched down after a successful rolling maul. The complexion of the game changed in the 50th minute when Rebels winger Lachlan Anderson was yellow carded for an obvious foul as the Force were close to scoring a try. The Force hit back through a try from Tom Robertson in the 33rd minute courtesy of a nice break from Toni Pulu. The Force hit the lead in the 64th minute following tries to Tom Horton and Hamish Stewart, only for Rebels star Reece Hodge to level the scores three minutes later with a 52-metre penalty. The Rebels were on track for victory after opening up a 24-10 lead late in the first half of Saturday night’s match.

It was a tale of two halves as the Western Force manufactured an inspiring comeback to overcome an 11-point deficit to secure a 34-27 victory over the ...

With ten minutes remaining, Jeremey Thrush brought the Sea of Blue to their feet as he dived through the ruck for a try that to put his side back into the lead with only minutes remaining. Playing to their strengths, the Force saw their first lead of the encounter during 63rd minute with Hamish Stewart diving over off the back of a rolling maul setting the score at 27-24. Immediately the Force capitalised on their advantage through the use of Tom Horton, who dived over to score his first try to cut the lead to only four points.