August 14th at 7.05pm – Cbus Super Stadium, Gold Coast As predicted, the Force have struggled with their return to the top level of rugby in Australia. They’ve now racked up losses against each of the four other teams in the condensed Super Rugby AU 2020 season, and though they’ve been surprisingly competitive at times they’ve been unable to put it together for an entire game. This weekend they have a match-up against the team they would feel they are most closely matched with, but the Waratahs were terrific last weekend and come into this game with their tails right up. The Tahs were dominant as underdog against the Reds last weekend, with five first half tries opening up a 38-0 lead at the half which, unsurprisingly, they didn’t relinquish. The 45-12 win sent them ahead of the Reds on the table and into third place, and they’ll be keen to consolidate that position with a win this weekend against a much easier opponent.
Betting odds are unsurprisingly pretty heavily in the favour of the Waratahs on the back of their impressive win last weekend. Waratahs -8.5 at $1.89 The Waratahs should be able to carry their good form into this one and win comfortably. Waratahs -4.5 at half time at $1.94 After winning the first half by 38 points last weekend against the Reds they can lead the Force by at least five this week Waratahs -12 at $2.38 For a little extra value take the Waratahs to win this one by 13 or more points.
Head to Head Record Played 16 Force have won 6 Waratahs have won 10 Last time they met Round 2, 2020 – Waratahs 23-14 Force General Statistics The Force have scored just over half as many points as the second lowest scoring team in Super Rugby AU this season. Despite that, Byron Ralston is one of just two players to have scored 4 tries in 2020. In contrast, the Waratahs are the highest scoring team in the league.
The Waratahs’ performance last weekend surprised many as they disposed of the more highly touted Reds in dominant fashion. It was a win which raised question marks about the status quo of the league, with most having previously assumed that the Rebels and the Reds were the two best teams in the league aside from the Brumbies. Howeer, if they want to prove they have what it takes to be of any relevance later in the season they’ll need to ensure it wasn’t just a one-off, and they can start this weekend by running out the comfortable winner against the struggling Force. Bet on the Waratahs now
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