Force rock Reds with huge Super Rugby upset

The Queensland Reds have had their bubble burst by the Western Force, who have hauled themselves off the Super Rugby Pacific canvas with a 40-31 upset in Perth on Saturday.

The Force were winless before the round five clash while the Reds were gathering hype as a potential title contender under new coach Les Kiss.

An Australian team hasn’t won a combined Super Rugby title since the NSW Waratahs in 2014.

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“We’ve just got to start doing it for a lot longer. 31 points, we’re not happy with that. That’s not a good defensive effort, but there’s patches there and we’ll enjoy tonight. We’ll celebrate those but we’re going to have to be better.”

The Hurricanes sit top of the table after their comfortable 54-28 win over the Melbourne Rebels in Palmerston North on Friday night.