Can you post the article? i dont subcribe to news websites
here is is:
AFTER a week from hell, the tide is set to turn for the Western Force.
We hear they are closing in on the signing of Bulldogs NRL try-scoring sensation Curtis Rona.
The high-profile coup would give the Force a much-needed boost after the drunken controversy in South Africa and poor performances of 2016.
Rona was being mentioned as a contender for the Queensland State of Origin side last year after he broke through as one of league’s best finishers, but then discovered that he was not eligible to play in the code’s showpiece event because he’d spent 12 years of his childhood in Western Australia.
Rona played for the Wanneroo district rugby club and was in the Force’s academy before he switched to league fulltime in 2009.
He made his NRL debut in 2014 for North Queensland, scoring six tries in seven games, before switching to the Bulldogs, for who he’s scored 34 tries in 42 games.
Rona’s wife Jacinta also hails from Perth and it’s understood the couple have a home there and are keen to move back with their daughter.
Tellingly, the Bulldogs are now chasing Canberra winger Brenko Lee as a potential replacement for Rona.
Also boosting the Force roster will be Reds lock Ben Matwijow, who will join the franchise after a stint in the ITM Cup with Taranaki.
It might also be reported on foxsports or news.com.au (both free and seem to run the same stories at the Tele/Courier Mail
