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Western Force re-sign veteran for another two years
By AAP
Western Force veteran Ian Prior has re-signed for a further two seasons, while former Junior Wallaby Henry Robertson has joined to help bolster the halfback options.
Prior lost the Force captaincy to hooker Feleti Kaitu'u at the beginning of the 2022 Super Rugby Pacific season, but the 31-year-old maintained his strong form to show he is still a key part of the side.
As one of only three players to play 100 matches for the Force, Prior's leadership and skill will continue to be crucial as he enters his 10th campaign in Western Australia.
"I feel like I played some of my best rugby this year and still have the hunger to keep getting better," Prior said.
"I'll be looking to use my experience to make sure everyone knows what we're representing, and what the jersey means to former players, the staff, our partners, and our supporters.
"It's an exciting new chapter for the club with the regeneration of the squad and coaching staff.
"I'm looking forward to building on the legacy that those before us have built to ensure we're making them proud with our own contributions."
Robertson joins the Force on a one-year deal from the NSW Waratahs, where he made seven Super Rugby appearances, including two matches against the Force.
The 22-year-old is looking forward to linking up with some familiar faces.
"I've worked with Tom Robertson, Ryan McCauley, and George Poolman before, who I've spoken with about the club. I'm really looking forward to joining a hard-working group," he said.
"I want to be playing consistent rugby at the Super Rugby level. I'm aiming to take any opportunity to develop my game and play senior rugby as much as possible."
Prior and Robertson will battle it out with Issak Fines-Leleiwasa for the starting role in the No.9 jersey.
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Nah, that just needs some more variation. Chip kicks, grubber stabs, all those. Will Jordan showed a pretty good reason why the rush was bad for his link up with BB.
If you have an overlap on a rush defense, they naturally cover out and out and leave a huge gap near the ruck.
It also helps if both teams play the same rules. ARs set the offside line 1m past where the last mans feet were😅
Go to commentsYeah nar, should work for sure. I was just asking why would you do it that way?
It could be achieved by outsourcing all your IP and players to New Zealand, Japan, and America, with a big Super competition between those countries raking it in with all of Australia's best talent to help them at a club level. When there is enough of a following and players coming through internally, and from other international countries (starting out like Australia/without a pro scene), for these high profile clubs to compete without a heavy australian base, then RA could use all the money they'd saved over the decades to turn things around at home and fund 4 super sides of their own that would be good enough to compete.
That sounds like a great model to reset the game in Aus. Take a couple of decades to invest in youth and community networks before trying to become professional again. I just suggest most aussies would be a bit more optimistic they can make it work without the two decades without any pro club rugby bit.
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