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Western Force Western Force 32 - 42 Blues Blues

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21 Feb 2026

Super Rugby Pacific

Stage: Regular Season Round 2

HIF Health Insurance Oval

Western Force vs Blues head to head

The Blues triumphed over the Western Force with a score of 42-32 in a high-scoring Super Rugby clash. Fusitu'a opened the scoring for the Blues early with a try, followed by a conversion from Perofeta. The Force responded well, with Johnson-Holmes crossing for a try shortly after, converted by Donaldson. However, a yellow card for Paenga-Amosa hampered the Force, allowing Perofeta to score again and extend the Blues' lead. As the second half unfolded, the Blues maintained their advantage with tries from Barnes and Forbes, while Donaldson's efforts kept the Force in contention. Kuenzle's try brought the home team back within reach, but it wasn't enough to overcome the Blues' lead. Ultimately, Perofeta's standout performance with multiple tries and conversions secured the victory for the visitors.

Broadcasters

Where to watch in: New Zealand, United Kingdom

Weather

Temperature: 25.0°C (Feels like 24.3°C) Condition: Windy Wind: 26.9 km/h, gusting to 60.6 km/h Humidity: 52% Cloud Cover: 1%

Highlights

Events

  • Kickoff
  • 5'

    Try

    Josh Fusitu'a 路 Blues

    0 - 5
  • 6'

    Conversion

    Stephen Perofeta 路 Blues

    0 - 7
  • 11'

    Try

    Harry Johnson-Holmes 路 Western Force

    5 - 7
  • 12'

    Conversion

    Ben Donaldson 路 Western Force

    7 - 7
  • 19'

    Yellow Card

    Brandon Paenga-Amosa 路 Western Force

  • 19'

    Substitution

    Leonel Oviedo on for Divad Palu 路 Western Force

  • 20'

    Try

    Stephen Perofeta 路 Blues

    7 - 12
  • 21'

    Conversion

    Stephen Perofeta 路 Blues

    7 - 14
  • 27'

    Penalty

    Ben Donaldson 路 Western Force

    10 - 14
  • 29'

    Substitution

    Divad Palu on for Leonel Oviedo 路 Western Force

  • 29'

    Yellow Card Complete

    Brandon Paenga-Amosa 路 Western Force

  • 40'

    Substitution

    Mason Tupaea on for Josh Fusitu'a 路 Blues

  • Halftime 10 - 14
  • Second Half
  • 41'

    Try

    Carlo Tizzano 路 Western Force

    15 - 19
  • 41'

    Try

    Zarn Sullivan 路 Blues

    10 - 19
  • 42'

    Conversion

    Ben Donaldson 路 Western Force

    17 - 21
  • 42'

    Conversion

    Stephen Perofeta 路 Blues

    15 - 21
  • 46'

    Penalty

    Ben Donaldson 路 Western Force

    20 - 21
  • 47'

    Substitution

    Leonel Oviedo on for Brandon Paenga-Amosa 路 Western Force

  • 49'

    Substitution

    Kurt Eklund on for Bradley Slater 路 Blues

  • 49'

    Substitution

    Xavi Taele on for Pita Ahki 路 Blues

  • 49'

    Substitution

    Torian Barnes on for Hoskins Sotutu 路 Blues

  • 51'

    Substitution

    Sef Fa'agase on for Tom Robertson 路 Western Force

  • 51'

    Substitution

    Misinale Epenisa on for Harry Johnson-Holmes 路 Western Force

  • 52'

    Try

    Torian Barnes 路 Blues

    20 - 26
  • 53'

    Conversion

    Stephen Perofeta 路 Blues

    20 - 28
  • 53'

    Substitution

    Lopeti Faifua on for Franco Molina 路 Western Force

  • 53'

    Substitution

    Ofa Tu'ungafasi on for Marcel Renata 路 Blues

  • 56'

    Substitution

    Henry Robertson on for Nathan Hastie 路 Western Force

  • 58'

    Substitution

    Max Burey on for Divad Palu 路 Western Force

  • 59'

    Try

    Cole Forbes 路 Blues

    20 - 33
  • 60'

    Conversion

    Stephen Perofeta 路 Blues

    20 - 35
  • 60'

    Substitution

    Sam Nock on for Finlay Christie 路 Blues

  • 66'

    Try

    Bayley Kuenzle 路 Western Force

    25 - 35
  • 67'

    Conversion

    Ben Donaldson 路 Western Force

    27 - 35
  • 67'

    Substitution

    Codemeru Vai on for Zarn Sullivan 路 Blues

  • 69'

    Try

    Josh Beehre 路 Blues

    27 - 42
  • 69'

    Conversion

    Stephen Perofeta 路 Blues

    27 - 37
  • 70'

    Substitution

    Kane Koteka on for Carlo Tizzano 路 Western Force

  • 70'

    Substitution

    Che Clark on for Anton Segner 路 Blues

  • 70'

    Substitution

    Kurtley Beale on for Hamish Stewart 路 Western Force

  • 79'

    Try

    Ben Donaldson 路 Western Force

    32 - 42
  • Fulltime 32 - 42

Player ratings

Western Force
  • 15 Mac Grealy 6.9
  • 14 Divad Palu 6.1
  • 13 George Bridge 5.8
  • 12 Hamish Stewart 7.0
  • 11 Bayley Kuenzle 7.9
  • 10 Ben Donaldson 7.6
  • 9 Nathan Hastie 6.0
  • 1 Tom Robertson 6.4
  • 2 Brandon Paenga-Amosa 5.2
  • 3 Harry Johnson-Holmes 6.7
  • 4 Franco Molina 6.2
  • 5 Darcy Swain 5.3
  • 6 Jeremy Williams 5.7
  • 7 Carlo Tizzano 8.2
  • 8 Vaiolini Ekuasi 7.2
  • 16 Leonel Oviedo 6.3
  • 17 Sef Fa'agase 6.2
  • 18 Misinale Epenisa 5.7
  • 19 Lopeti Faifua 6.0
  • 20 Kane Koteka 5.9
  • 21 Henry Robertson 5.7
  • 22 Max Burey 6.2
  • 23 Kurtley Beale 5.9
Blues
  • 15 Zarn Sullivan 8.0
  • 14 Cole Forbes 7.1
  • 13 AJ Lam 7.2
  • 12 Pita Ahki 6.7
  • 11 Caleb Clarke 7.6
  • 10 Stephen Perofeta 7.1
  • 9 Finlay Christie 6.9
  • 1 Josh Fusitu'a 7.6
  • 2 Bradley Slater 7.2
  • 3 Marcel Renata 7.1
  • 4 Laghlan McWhannell 6.0
  • 5 Josh Beehre 8.5
  • 6 Anton Segner 8.2
  • 7 Dalton Papali'i 7.3
  • 8 Hoskins Sotutu 7.7
  • 16 Kurt Eklund 6.4
  • 17 Mason Tupaea 6.7
  • 18 Ofa Tu'ungafasi 6.2
  • 19 Che Clark 6.4
  • 20 Torian Barnes 7.5
  • 21 Sam Nock 6.2
  • 22 Xavi Taele 6.5
  • 23 Codemeru Vai 6.5