Israel Folau breaks Waratahs record in win over Force
Last Updated: 26/04/16 10:50am
Wallabies full-back Israel Folau became the Waratahs' top tryscorer in Super Rugby history when he bagged one of his team's six tries in a 49-13 bonus point win over the Western Force.
Folau, playing at outside centre, scored his 30th career try during a second half rout in which the Waratahs scored four tries to one, overtaking Lote Tuqiri's franchise record.
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The New South Wales outfit suffered back-to-back home defeats in their previous two outings but scores from Rob Horne, Nick Phipps, Folau, Reece Robinson, Angus Ta'avao and Jed Holloway - plus 19 points from the boot of Bernard Foley - eased them past the Force.
The Waratahs led 17-6 after a relatively close first half in Perth but established their superiority in the second spell as they dominated possession and the Force's defence began to wilt.
A second-minute penalty from Peter Grant gave the hosts an early lead but the Waratahs took control after Semisi Masirewa was sin-binned and restricted the struggling Force to only one more Grant three-pointer and Harry Scoble's converted try.
