Western Force bring a 3-game streak to Invercargill Rugby Park
Highlanders meet Western Force at Invercargill Rugby Park, Friday 5:35pm (Super Rugby Pacific). Highlanders have won 5 of the 7 meetings with Western Force since 2017.
The big picture
Highlanders come in 9th on the ladder with 24 points; Western Force are 7th on 30. Only a couple of spots separate them, so there is plenty riding on it.
Highlanders are 5–9 in Super Rugby Pacific 2026, averaging 23.4 points for and 30.3 against.
Western Force are 7–7 in Super Rugby Pacific 2026, averaging 25.6 points for and 27.4 against.
Form
Highlanders have won two of their last five and most recently lost to Hurricanes 28–45.
Western Force have won four of their last five and most recently beat New South Wales Waratahs 31–25.
Western Force arrive on a 3-game winning streak.
Head to head
These sides have met 7 times on our records since 2017: Highlanders 5, Western Force 2.
Last time out (2026), Highlanders won 39–31 at Forsyth Barr Stadium.
Biggest margin between these two: Highlanders by 51 points in 2022 (61–10).
Players to watch
For Highlanders, watch Lucas Casey (0.3 tries a game in 2026).
What the numbers say
On the numbers this is too close to split.
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