
It's crunch time for the NSW Waratahs and Western Force as they battle to keep pace with Australia's Super Rugby Pacific heavyweights and remain in the 2022 finals race.
It's only early days but, with both sides on 1-2 season records, the losers at Leichhardt Oval on Sunday will fall further behind last year's Super Rugby AU grand finalists the Brumbies and Queensland Reds and be very much playing catch-up in the weeks ahead.