Western Force coach Simon Cron is urging his team to aim for greatness next season, and they'll have an evergreen Kurtley Beale and a "bulletproof" Zac Lomax among their arsenal again.
The Force ensured their 2026 Super Rugby Pacific season finished with a bang, coming from 20-7 down to defeat the NSW Waratahs 31-25 in driving rain in Perth on Saturday night.
The Force's fifth win from their final six games resulted in a 7-7 season record and seventh spot on the table.
It also marked the first time since the Force's 9-7 campaign in 2014 that the Perth-based franchise didn't finish with a negative win-loss record.
Cron said "it burns" that a lack of bonus points ultimately cost the Force a maiden finals berth this year.
