The Western Force will attempt to maintain their hot start as they welcome the Queensland Reds to HBF Park.
The Force have pulled off two thrilling victories to start the season, most recently taking down the Brumbies in Canberra for the first time in over a decade.
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They have named Reesjan Pasitoa to start in the centres. The talented playmaker will play his first Super Rugby game in 1,007 days.
Meanwhile, the Queensland Reds started their season with a convincing win over Moana Pasifika.
Wallabies Matt Faessler, Zane Nonggorr and Angus Blyth start in the forwards whilst Dre Pakeho will make his SMARTECH Super Rugby Pacific debut in the midfield.
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Force 14 Reds 14! Geez this is shaping as an all-time classic. Once again it's McDermott pulling strings with a cheeky inside ball from the ruck base to send Seru Uru through a hole and the floodgates opened from there. Soft hands from Harry Wilson and Ryan Smith create quick ball for a storming Tom Lynagh to dive over. Conversion is thrown over and like that, we're back at level pegging!
Force 14-7! Queensland haven't had a sniff all evening but Tate McDermott has wrestled his side back into the contest with two clutch plays. First, the halfbacks bounces out from a scrum base and sends Daugunu barrelling down the left wing before identifying space behind the line and tapping a pin-point grubber through for Josh Flook. Tom Lynagh nails the wide conversion attempt and the margin's back to seven points.
Force 14-0! Darcy Swain gets the chocolates but how about that for Force backline brilliance?! A scrum platform provides Ben Donaldson with plenty of pasture and he creates space to his left with a beautiful delayed pass that unlocks a lovely one-two between Mac Grealy and Dylan Pietsch. The duo tag-teamed to within a foot of the left corner post and Swain backs up with the tough carry to chalksville. Donaldson slots it from out wide and the Force lead by two tries!
Force 7-0! It was only a matter of time before the Force finally cracked Queensland and it's the Italian Stallion who breaks through first. After a mountain of possession, Carlo Tizzano drives over from the ruck base and opens the hosts' account. Ben Donaldson slots the conversion and Queensland are on the back-foot early in Perth.
Nic Dolly's been denied for the second time in four minutes - this time after a try-saving tackle from Angus Blyth - but the Force are still storming ahead.
Force fans could feel a little hard done by there. Dolly looked to have grassed it but referee Nic Berry couldn't peer past the bodies and sent it upstairs as a no-try.
Sea of Blue really finding their voice as the Force lay siege to Queensland's line once more.
It's tit-for-tat in Perth with Mac Grealy and Reesjan Pasitoa starting to flex their muscles in attack.
Pasitoa is finding plenty of soft shoulders and Grealy's fancy footwork forced a Reds' goal line dropout after threatening that right wing channel.
Nic Dolly had a chance to open the scoring with the Force enjoying advantage following a bruising Reed Prinsep carry but couldn't ground it cleanly - momentum still with the hosts here for a 5m line out!
So close there for the visitors with Harry Wilson busting the line but his offload couldn't find backrow partner Fraser McReight.
Great work in the lead-up from Heremaia Murray but the scrambling Force defence had Queensland covered until Wilson's slick dummy cracked them open - last pass could've seen McReight under the black dot.
How much will that error cost the Reds? Only time will tell.
It's been a fast start here at HBF Park with the Force chasing an early chance from the Reds' botched kick-off.
The Queenslanders were backpedalling from that initial mid-field scrum as Ben Donaldson probed the right wing but recovered well with Filipo Daugunu and Seru Uru carrying strongly.
At the end of four unbroken minutes, it's the Reds who emerge minor victors with a ruck penalty - they'll attack from a lineout deep in the Force's 22.
Good evening one and all! Welcome to rugby.com.au's live coverage of this Aussie derby blockbuster between the Force and Reds at Perth's HBF Park.
We're in for a massive clash with both sides out to extend their unbeaten starts to 2025.
Queensland dominated their most recent derby in a 59-13 thrashing but the Force will be confident after their 2-0 opening fortnight and having won their last home fixture against the Reds 40-31.
The teams are running out onto the Perth turf right now - we're ready to get underway!
FORCE (1-15): Marley Pearce, Nic Dolly, Tom Robertson, Darcy Swain, Sam Carter, Nick Champion de Crespigny, Carlo Tizzano, Reed Prinsep (co-c), Nic White (co-c), Ben Donaldson, Dylan Pietsch, Hamish Stewart, Reesjan Pasitoa, Harry Potter, Mac Grealy
Replacements: Brandon Paenga-Amosa, Ryan Coxon, Atu Moli, Vaiolini Ekuasi, Will Harris, Issak Fines-Leleiwasa, Max Burey, George Poolman
REDS (1-15): Sef Fa'agase, Matt Faessler, Zane Nonggorr, Ryan Smith, Angus Blyth, Seru Uru, Fraser McReight, Harry Wilson, Tate McDermott (c), Tom Lynagh, Filipo Daugunu, Dre Pakeho, Josh Flook, Lachie Anderson, Heremaia Murray
Replacements: Josh Nasser, George Blake, Massimo De Lutiis, Josh Canham, Liam Wright, Kalani Thomas, Harry McLaughlin-Phillips, Tim Ryan
Referee: Nic Berry
Assistant Referees: George Myers, Jordan Kaminski
TMO: Graham Cooper
The Force's clash with the Reds will be shown LIVE on Stan Sport and the Nine Network.
Coverage will be live and ad-free on Stan Sport, slated to start at 7:00 pm AEDT with kickoff expected at 7:35 pm.
The game will also be shown on free-to-air television on 9Gem, with coverage beginning at 7:00 pm.
