Western Force captain Trilleen Pomare says today’s Super Rugby Women’s semi-final against the Fijian Drua will be a “redemption round” for the visiting Australian team.
The Force travelled to Fiji three weeks ago for their Round 3 loss to the Drua and returned on Wednesday ahead of today’s club-first Super W semi-final at the HFC Bank Stadium in Suva.
While the Force made the long journey from Perth to Sydney to Nadi three weeks ago, they opted to stay in Canberra and train at the AIS after last Saturday’s 38-36 win over the ACT Brumbies, given the six-day turnaround.
The Force squad made a three-hour bus trip from Canberra to Sydney on Wednesday, before a four-hour flight to Nadi , followed by another three hour bus trip to Suva.
Pomare was part of the Force side that lost to the Drua over the Easter weekend on a muddy Churchill Park pitch in Lautoka.
Friday’s semi-final will be played at the HFC Bank Stadium in Suva, with rain forecast but the pitch is expected to be better, although Pomare wasn’t fazed either way.
“We’re playing in Suva this time around. I’m told the facilities and fields there are a bit better,” Pomare told ABC Perth’s Extra-Time radio show “But a semi-final is do or die, so whatever conditions are thrown at us, we need to be able to adapt.
“Last time we didn’t take our opportunities. It’s a bit of a redemption round for us.”
The match kicks off at 4.35pm.
