The Western Force will welcome back Wallabies wing Dylan Pietsch to a largely stable 23-member team list for Saturday’s away game against the Queensland Reds.
Pietsch has missed the past two games due to a knee injury, but returns for the trip to Suncorp Stadium in Round 7 of the 2025 SMARTECH Super Rugby Pacific season.
Joondalup Brothers loosehead prop Marley Pearce is promoted to the starting XV, representing the only two changes to the 23-player team list from last Sunday’s 52-15 win over the Fijian Drua.
Pearce will start in the front alongside Tom Robertson and Nic Dolly, who scored a hat-trick against the Drua. Captain Jeremy Williams and Darcy Swain will start at the locks.
The back row is made up of Will Harris, Nick Champion de Crespigny and leading Super Rugby Pacific try scorer Carlo Tizzano.
Wallabies scrum-half Nic White and fly-half Ben Donaldson will partner up again, with Pietsch and Harry Potter starting on the wings.
Ex-Reds backs Mac Grealy and Hamish Stewart return to Brisbane with the latter partnering Sio Tomkinson in the midfield.
The Force will travel to Brisbane on Thursday ahead of Saturday’s game that kicks off at 4:35pm WST live on 9Gem and Stan Sport.
Western Force team list
Starting XV; Marley Pearce, Nic Dolly, Tom Robertson, Jeremy Williams (c), Darcy Swain, Will Harris, Carlo Tizzano, Nick Champion de Crespigny; Nic White, Ben Donaldson, Dylan Pietsch, Hamish Stewart, Sio Tomkinson, Harry Potter, Mac Grealy
Reserves; Tom Horton, Ryan Coxon, Atu Moli, Vaiolini Ekuasi, Reed Prinsep, Isaak Fines-Leleiwasa, Max Burey, Reesjan Pasitoa
Game details
Queensland Reds vs Western Force
Saturday 29 March, 4:35pm WST
Live on Stan Sport & 9Gem
Unavailable list
Harry Johnson-Holmes (knee)
Bayley Kuenzle (knee)
Harry Hoopert (knee)
Divad Palu (shoulder)
Matt Proctor (shoulder)
Papillon Sevele (knee)
