McCalman on Force bench
Coming off a stint in the Japanese Top League following the Wallabies' World Cup campaign McCalman was rested for the first round clash with the Rebels bit is fully fit and refreshed as the team make the journey to Suncorp.
Fijian-born flyer, Semisi Masirewa gets his first Super Rugby start after showing promise in 13-minutes of the bench on debut in Round One.
Skipper Matt Hodgson said he is excited to have back row partner McCalman back in the side and is looking forward to seeing what Masirewa can do in his first start.
"It's great to have Benny back and welcome him into the fold. He has had two weeks of training now since he got back and bit of hard study at night to get back onto the track."
"Semisi was probably disappointed he didn't get too much ball in his debut but now he has a full 80-minutes to show what he can do. He has been doing some great things at training so it’s a good reward for him."
Steve Mafi and Adam Coleman will again partner in the second row. Coleman lead all comers in line-out takes in Round One and will again look to dominate come Saturday.
Rounding out the forward pack Matt Hodgson, Brynard Stander and Angus Cottrell will make up the back row.
In the backline, scrumhalf Alby Mathewson will again look to provide quality service for Jono Lance at flyhalf. In the centres Solomoni (Junior) Rasolea comes in at No.12 to replace the injured Kyle Godwin while Ben Tapuai returns to Suncorp Stadium to face his old side for the first time. Masirewa, Luke Morahan and Dane Haylett-Petty will make up the back three.
Coming off the bench, Jermaine Ainsley will back up after and impressive performance on debut along with Peter Grant while Marcel Brache moves to the bench.
Western Force: 15 Dane Haylett-Petty, 14 Luke Morahan, 13 Ben Tapuai, 12 Junior Rasolea, 11 Semisi Masirewa, 10 Jono Lance, 9 Alby Mathewson, 8 Angus Cottrell, 7 Matt Hodgson (captain), 6 Brynard Stander, 5 Adam Coleman, 4 Steve Mafi, 3 Guy Millar, 2 Nathan Charles, 1 Pekahou Cowan.
Replacements: 16 Heath Tessmann, 17 Chris Heiberg, 18 Jermaine Ainsley, 19 Ross Haylett-Petty, 20 Ben McCalman, 21 Ian Prior, 22 Peter Grant, 23 Marcel Brache.
Date: Saturday, March 5
Venue: Suncorp Satdium, Brisbane
Kick-off: 18.45 (16.45 AWST)
Referee: Angus Gardner (Australia)
Assistant referees: Nic Berry (Australia), Damien Mitchelmore (Australia)
TMO: George Ayoub (Australia)
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