Reds make it 3 from 3 with victory over Force

The Queensland Reds made it three from three with a 29-16 away win over the Western Force in round 3 of Super Rugby Pacific.

The Force opened the scoring with an early penalty, but the Reds responded immediately with a try to lead 7-3.

The Reds ran in their second try after 26 minutes to extend the lead out to 12-3, but the Force hit back with a try around the half hour mark to close the gap to two points.

The Reds picked up a yellow card just before halftime, with the sides trading late first half penalties to see the Reds up 15-13 at the break.

The Reds picked up their second yellow card of the match just before the hour mark, with the Force edging ahead with a penalty shortly after.

The Reds reclaimed the lead with a try with 15 minutes to play and followed that up with another score five minutes later to seal the victory.