Western Force captain Jeremy Williams described the
side’s 20-minute fadeout against the Hurricanes as like “getting punched in the
face” after going down 31-23 on Friday night.
The Force impressed in the first 40 and led 11-5 early
in the second half before the Hurricanes responded, fuelled by a stacked bench,
with four tries inside 20 minutes.
The WA side rallied late with two more tries, from
Darby Lancaster and Nathan Hastie, but the damage was done after the Hurricanes’
burst.
“That first 20 in the second half we got punched in
the face a bit,” Williams told Sky after the game.