Western Force will have a South American flavour for the 2026 Super Rugby Pacific season thanks to their three new Argentine recruits.
Josh Kempton
Western Force have opened their pre-season account with a morale-boosting win as they claimed a last-gasp 21-19 victory over Queensland Reds at Scotch College.
Ben Smith
George Bridge has made his name both for the All Blacks and in Super Rugby as a prolific winger — but the star Western Force recruit has declared he is excited by a positional shift into the centres.
Western Force have added a six-foot-one, 118kg monster to their Hooker depth with a third Argentine signing on for the 2026 season.
Aaron Kirby
Even in retirement, you cannot keep Nic White away from rugby, with the Wallabies great returning to the Western Force fold.
Western Force skipper Jeremy Williams says more competition for spots and a few ‘new tricks’ from coach Simon Cron will drive the team in their bid to reach the Super Rugby Pacific finals for the first time.
There are not many professional rugby union players who hail from Perth, and even fewer can claim to have played internationally.
Ben Donaldson started 2025 as one of the main favourites for the Wallabies fly-half jersey; it did not pan out the way he wanted, but the Western Force star is eager to build on the lessons learned in 2026.
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Aaron Kirby, Ben Smith and Chris Robinson
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Chris Robinson
Western Force star and Wallabies fly-half Ben Donaldson has paid tribute to Bondi Beach terrorist attack victim Peter ‘Marzo’ Meagher as the community rallies around his beloved Randwick Rugby Club.
The sister of Western Force and Wallabies hooker Brandon Paenga-Amosa is set to join her brother out west for the upcoming Super Rugby Women’s season.
Three Wallaroos hopefuls have recommitted to Western Force after breakout Super Rugby Women campaigns.
Western Force’s Super Rugby Women season will look different next season after Rugby Australia announced the league would be pushed back by three months.
Western Force have announced the return of three cornerstone pieces, with Wallaroos Michaela Leonard and Sammy Wood and fly-half Nicole Ledington all re-signing.
Western Force coach Dylan Parsons has declared he has “unfinished business” after the club confirmed he will return as their Super Rugby Women’s coach.
Western Force have entertained a visit from free agent NRL star and State of Origin winger Zac Lomax as he explores a cross-code switch to union.
A new era has begun for Western Force, with the Super Rugby Pacific club unveiling their first kits under their partnership with New Balance - and there is a small but subtle difference in the club’s logo.
Western Force have rounded out their squad for the 2026 Super Rugby Pacific season with more international experience in the form of Argentinian scrum-half Agustin Moyano.
Kurtley Beale’s career at the top level will go on after the 95-Test veteran inked a new deal to remain a Super Rugby Pacific player.
Western Force have made a much-needed addition to their front-row stocks by signing ex-Brumbies prop and Tongan international Feao Fotuaika on a one-year deal.
Western Force have elevated promising academy centre and Australian under-20 Boston Fakafanua to their senior squad for the 2026 Super Rugby Pacific season.
Western Force star Darcy Swain could be set for a first Wallabies Test in three years after coach Joe Schmidt sent out an injury-enforced SOS to the second rower.
By his own admission, Western Force star Nick Champion de Crespigny was a surprise choice to captain the Wallabies against Japan — and he has received advice from one of the team’s greatestr skippers.
