Coleman returns for Force

 

Coleman missed last weekend’s match against the Blues with a shoulder injury, but has been reinstated in the Force line-up to face the side with whom he made his Super Rugby debut with in 2013.

 

The 23-year-old will again team up with Steve Mafi in the second row, in the only change to the Force forward pack.

 

In the backline, Solomoni Rasolea replaces Luke Burton at inside centre, while Ryan Louwrens, who scored a try in his starting debut last week, retains his place at scrumhalf.

 

On the Force bench, hooker Heath Tessmann is in line to play his 50th Super Rugby match this weekend. The robust front row forward played 10 matches for the Melbourne Rebels before joining the Force ahead of the 2013 season.

 

Tessmann will be joined on the reserves list by scrumhalf Alby Mathewson, who returns from a knee injury suffered against the Stormers in Round 10.

 

Force: 15 Dane Haylett-Petty, 14 Luke Morahan, 13 Kyle Godwin, 12 Solomoni Rasolea, 11 Nick Cummins, 10 Sias Ebersohn, 9 Ryan Louwrens, 8 Ben McCalman, 7 Matt Hodgson (captain), 6 Angus Cottrell, 5 Adam Coleman, 4 Steve Mafi, 3 Tetera Faulkner, 2 Nathan Charles, 1 Pekahou Cowan

Replacements: 16 Heath Tessmann, 17 Chris Heiberg, 18 Guy Millar, 19 Wilhelm Steenkamp, 20 Kane Koteka, 21 Alby Mathewson, 22 Luke Burton, 23 Marcel Brache

 

Date: Saturday, May 8

Venue: nib Stadium, Perth

Kick-off: 17.40 (9.40 GMT)

Referee: Rohan Hoffmann (Australia)

Assistant Referees: Andrew Lees (Australia), Matt O'Brien (Australia)

TMO: Peter Marshall (Australia)