The Western Force has locked in two fixtures on the east coast for the Club’s 2026 Swyftx Super Rugby Women’s pre-season.
The Force will take on NSW Women’s Division 1 club Manly Mariners in Sydney on Sunday 17 May, before facing the ACT Brumbies in Canberra on Saturday 23 May.
The pair of fixtures will be played ahead of the Force’s season opener, which comes after the Round 1 bye, away to Fijian Drua on Saturday 13 June in Round 2.
The Force squad will fly to Sydney ahead of the game against the Marlins at Manly Oval, before spending the week in camp in Canberra and then taking on the Brumbies.
The Force’s 32-player squad was confirmed last month ahead of the new Super W season, with the side deep into pre-season ahead of next month’s opener.
Earlier this week, the Force’s Super W fixtures were finalised, with Wanneroo confirmed to host the side’s Round 3 game against the Queensland Reds.
Force female high performance pathways manager Claudia Bell said: “Our squad has been working hard in preparation over the past few months and this is another exciting step towards the new campaign. Our Wallaroos contingent returned this week, so it’s all ramping up.”
At this stage, neither game will be live streamed but there will be updates on Western Force social media channels.
Western Force Super W pre-season fixtures
Date, Time – Fixture – Venue
Sunday 17 May, 2pm AEST / 12pm WST - Manly Marlins vs Western Force - Manly Oval, Sydney
Saturday 23 May, 10am AEST / 8am WST - ACT Brumbies vs Western Force - Brumbies HQ, Canberra
Western Force Super W season proper fixtures
Round – Date, Time (all WST) – Fixture – Venue
Rd 1 – Bye
Rd 2 – Saturday 13 June, 10:05am WST – Fijian Drua vs Western Force – King Charles Park, Nadi
Rd 3 – Saturday 20 June, 2:05pm WST – Western Force vs Queensland Reds – Wanneroo Rugby Union Club, Perth
Rd 4 – Saturday 27 June, 2:05pm WST – Western Force vs NSW Waratahs – Palmyra Rugby Club, Perth
Rd 5 – Sunday 5 July, 12:05pm WST – ACT Brumbies vs Western Force – Viking Park, Canberra
Semi-finals – Friday-Sunday 17-19 July
Grand Final – Friday-Sunday 24-26 July
Women’s Super Rugby Champions Final – Saturday 1 August - Super Rugby Women's champion v Super Rugby Aupiki champion – Leichhardt Oval, Sydney
*All Super W games will be live on Stan Sport
