The Western Force Women are an Australian
rugby union
Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand. In its m ...
team that competes annually in the
Super W
The Super W is a women's rugby union competition held in Australia. The inaugural season was in 2018, when it replaced the former National Women's Rugby Championship. The are the most successful team so far, .
Teams
Six women's rugby teams c ...
competition, and are based in
Perth
Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia. It is the fourth most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a population of 2.1 million (80% of the state) living in Greater Perth in 2020. Perth is ...
,
Western Australia
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. They have competed in every edition of Super W since its official launch in 2018. They played under the name RugbyWA from 2019 to 2020.
History
The team played as the Western Force Women in the inaugural season of the Super W competition, finishing third overall.
They played under the name RugbyWA during the 2019 and 2020 seasons after their re-branding. The side returned to their "roots" by wearing the traditional black and gold state colours.
They returned to playing under the Western Force name in 2021 as a newly structured Super W team, in an effort to increases support for the women’s game in Western Australia.
With
RugbyWA
The Western Australia Rugby Union (RugbyWA) is the governing body of rugby union in Western Australia. It was founded in 1893 and the inaugural 4 team competition commenced in 1895. The highest competition run by the union is the RugbyWA FMG Pr ...
administering the "operational and logistical aspects in a collaborative approach".
The Western Force did not complete the 2021 season but opted to pull out of the Super W competition after the first round due to the worsening
COVID-19
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situation in
New South Wales
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Current squad
On 20 February, the squad for the
2024 Super Rugby Women's season was announced.
Season standings
Super W
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Coaching Staff
* Head Coach: Dylan Parsons
* Assistant Coach: Chris Heiberg
* Assistant Coach: Dwayne Grace
* Female High Performance Pathways Manager: Claudia Bell
References
External links
Official website
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2017 establishments in Australia
Rugby clubs established in 2017
Women's rugby union teams in Australia
Super W
Rugby union teams in Western Australia
Sports clubs and teams in Perth, Western Australia
Western Force