Highlanders vs Western Force · Super Rugby Pacific
Super Rugby Pacific · 2026Full time
39–31
Match report
Highlanders beat Western Force 39-31 at Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin in round 4 of the Super Rugby Pacific on Saturday, 7 March 2026.
The win ends a run of two defeats for Highlanders. Ben O'Keeffe refereed.
Written automatically from the match data; updated as results come in.
Head to head
5
Highlanders wins (71%)
0
Draws (0%)
2
Western Force wins (29%)
Last 7 meetings, since May 2021
Biggest Highlanders win
61–10
13 May 2022
Biggest Western Force win
30–17
22 Apr 2023
Last 5 meetings
- 7 Mar 2026 · Super RugbyHighlanders39Western Force317 Mar 2026Highlanders39–31Western ForceSuper Rugby
- 5 Apr 2025 · Super RugbyWestern Force29Highlanders205 Apr 2025Western Force29–20HighlandersSuper Rugby
- 27 Apr 2024 · Super RugbyHighlanders7Western Force627 Apr 2024Highlanders7–6Western ForceSuper Rugby
- 22 Apr 2023 · Super RugbyWestern Force30Highlanders1722 Apr 2023Western Force30–17HighlandersSuper Rugby
- 19 Mar 2023 · Super RugbyHighlanders43Western Force3519 Mar 2023Highlanders43–35Western ForceSuper Rugby
Lineups
Avg. age
26.6
Avg. age
26.9
Highlanders
- 1Ethan de Groot(28)
- 2Jack Taylor(23)
- 4Oliver Haig(24)
- 5Mitchell Dunshea(30)
- 9Folau Fakatava(26)
- 10Cameron Millar(24)
- 11Jona Nareki(28)
- 12Timoci Tavatavanawai(28)
- 13Jonah Lowe(30)
- 15Jacob Ratumaitavuki-Kneepkens(25)
Replacements
- 17Daniel Lienert-Brown(33)
- 19Will Stodart(23)
- 20Sean Withy(25)
- 21Adam Lennox(23)
- 22Reesjan Pasitoa(24)
Western Force
- 1Tom Robertson(32)
- 2Brandon Paenga-Amosa(30)
- 4Jeremy Williams(25)
- 7Carlo Tizzano(26)
- 9Nathan Hastie(25)
- 10Ben Donaldson(27)
- 11George Bridge(31)
- 12Hamish Stewart(28)
- 13Divad Palu(22)
- 14Darby Lancaster(23)
Replacements
- 18Misinale Epenisa(25)
- 19Franco Molina(29)
- 20Will Harris(26)
- 21Henry Robertson(26)
- 22Max Burey(27)
- 23Kurtley Beale(37)