Sam Wykes rugby player
Sam Wykes rugby player

Sam Wykes

25th Apr 1988 1.97m/107kg No 4 Lock

Reds win Perth snorefest

8 years ago by Rugby 365

The Reds took a small step away from the bottom of the Super Rugby table when they beat a dour Western Force 32-10 in an uninspiring Super Rugby match in Perth on Saturday. The two teams showed why...

Preview: S15 Round 16, Part Two

8 years ago by Rugby 365

Saturday's action covers the whole spectrum, with Super Rugby action from the top to the bottom. Not only do we have the pace-setters going toe-to-toe, but we also have an intriguing basement battle. It...

Highlanders win Perth snorefest

8 years ago by Rugby 365

The Highlanders cemented their place in the Super Rugby play-off zone with a stuttering 23-3 win over a hapless Western Force team in Perth on Saturday. The Highlanders held a slender 6-3 lead at half-time...

Weekend teams and predictions

8 years ago by Front Row Grunt

Bulls and Sharks to strike back on tour? Tahs to pip the Saders in Sydney? Some say yes, Tank Lanning says no. Catch all the weekend’s teams, times, collated odds and SuperBru community picks. Tank...

Preview: S15 Round 15, Part Two

8 years ago by Rugby 365

It seems unlikely anybody will catch Super Rugby's runaway leaders, the Hurricanes. But that won't stop teams from trying to knock them over and claim bragging rights in the home stretch of the tournament's...

Stormers edge willing Force

9 years ago by Rugby 365

The Stormers ended the Australian leg of their tour unbeaten when they edged a willing Western Force 13-6 in Perth on Saturday. After losing both their encounters in New Zealand, the Stormers bounced...

Super Rugby Round 10 Preview Part 2

9 years ago by Len Kaplan

The struggling Force continue to battle the sadly underperforming Reds and under-siege Blues for the wooden spoon, and on Saturday face the rejuvenated Stormers. The Bulls, up and down, occasionally...

Preview: S15 Round 10, Part Two

9 years ago by Rugby 365

The spotlight will shine brightly on the South African teams in this edition of our preview, even though two of the matches are cross-conference encounters. With the SA conference a closely contested...

Frustrated Force vow to keep fighting

9 years ago by TheRoar.com.au

Stand-in Western Force skipper Sam Wykes is adamant the franchise has the right hierarchy in place to lead the slumping team to Super Rugby success in future. The Force face a fight just to avoid the wooden...

Preview: S15 Round Nine, Part Two

9 years ago by Rugby 365

There will be a lot of desperation on display in the second half of the weekend's Super Rugby matches. We start this part of our preview in Perth, where the Cheetahs - on a five-match losing streak...