All the hard work done by the Force comes to nothing as the ref awards a penalty to the Highlanders. Smith taps and goes and goes on the attack. The play is taken out of bounds and the ref brings the game back for the original penalty where the Force were off their feet at the ruck

The Force break the Highlanders defense with Godwin on the charge.

The Force get the second half started

Half time now and the visitors have a narrow lead going into the break

Force Offside

The Highlanders press hard for the score but the ball is lost forward and the games is brought back for a penalty to the Highlanders as the Force were offside.
Hooter has gone so Sopoaga will go for the posts looking to send his team into the break with the lead.

The Highlanders penalized for pushing before the ball has been fed into the oven. Haylett-Petty doesn't find touch and Sopoaga hoists one and manage to regather the ball and go on the attack

Not for the first time the scrum is asked to be reset.

Come on Force!

Naholo goes on the charge and manages to beat a man before who too looses the ball in the contact. Force to feed the scrum