Western Force welcome back Wallabies winger for crucial Waratahs clash

Wallabies winger Dylan Pietsch is back for the Western Force are overcoming a foot injury, named in the starting side for the top-of-the-table Super Rugby AUS showdown with the NSW Waratahs at Pittwater Rugby Park in Sydney.

Pietsch headlines the side to take on the Tahs, with both teams looking to maintain their unbeaten runs ahead of the Grand Final. Whoever wins this match on Sunday afternoon will host the big dance early next month.

Australia Sevens star Wallace Charlie and Australia A representative Mac Grealy join Pietsch in an exciting back three . They will play outside the increasingly familiar midfield pairing of Boston Fakafanua and Zac Lomax.

Nathan Hastie will look to continue his strong Super Rugby AUS campaign, with the scrum-half again set to link up with Kurtley Beale in the halves. In the forwards, Force vice-captain Will Harris will again line up at blindside flanker.

Harris starts on one side of the scrum, with openside flanker Jack Daly and No. 8 Jackson Iose rounding out the loose forwards trio. Australia Sevens representative Aden Ekanayake is among the players looking to provide impact off the bench.

Trevor Hosea and Zak Healey are the second-rowers, joined in the tight five by a solid front-row trio that includes a couple of capped internationals. One-Test England rake Nic Dolly captains the side and will pack down alongside props Tom Robertson and Misinale Epenisa.

Western Force team to take on NSW Waratahs

1. Tom Robertson

2. Nic Dolly (c)

3. Misinale Epenisa

4. Zak Healey

5. Trevor Hosea

6. Will Harris (vc)

7. Jack Daly

8. Jackson Iose

9. Nathan Hastie

10. Kurtley Beale

11. Wallace Charlie

12. Boston Fakafanua

13. Zac Lomax

14. Dylan Pietsch

15. Mac Grealy (vc)

Replacements

16. Albert Alcock, 17. Max Sawers, 18. Regin Pratt, 19. Wil Taylor, 20. Aden Ekanayake, 21. Evan Hooper, 22. Ronan Leahy, 23. Kane Koteka, 24. Luke Aiken, 27. Bradley Kuhn