{"id":421395,"date":"2024-09-11T03:00:48","date_gmt":"2024-09-11T03:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=421395"},"modified":"2024-09-11T04:08:17","modified_gmt":"2024-09-11T04:08:17","slug":"force-land-ex-all-blacks-star-in-recruitment-coup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=421395","title":{"rendered":"Force land ex-All Blacks star in recruitment coup"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Western Force<\/a> have continued their 2025 recruitment drive with the signing of former All Blacks<\/a> centre Matt Proctor.<\/p>\n

The 31-year-old – who played one Test against Japan in 2018 – was in need of a new home after the Melbourne Rebels<\/a> folded.<\/p>\n

Proctor had previous stints \ufeffwith the Northampton Saints (2019-23) and the Hurricanes (2013-19), where he was a key cog of their maiden title triumph in 2016.<\/p>\n

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\"Matt<\/p>\n

"He's a very decorated player who'll bring a lot on field," Cron said.<\/p>\n

"He's also a very experienced midfielder who has a really professional attitude towards training and development of those around him.<\/p>\n

"The feedback from teams he's been with in the past has been so positive that we were excited to get him over to Perth.<\/p>\n

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\"Simon<\/p>\n

"He'll continue to help develop a lot of our backline talent, additionally with the most recent injury to Bayley Kuenzle, he really helps us in the backline."<\/p>\n

The Force finished 10th this season with a 4-10 record.<\/p>\n

\ufeffCron has also signed four forwards with Test experience – Brandon Paenga-Amosa, Darcy Swain, Nic Dolly and Harry Johnson-Holmes.<\/p>\n

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"I'm really excited about this move as I see a lot of potential in the Force," said Proctor, whose younger brother Billy made his All Blacks debut against Fiji in July.<\/p>\n

"The results weren't quite there last year but looking deeper a lot of the losses were close games, so they weren't far off, so I can see the potential there. The club has made a lot of positive signings over the last 12 months as well.<\/p>\n

"In terms of what I can bring, I've been around the game for over 10 years, so I can bring experience and the way I see the game can hopefully add to what we're building at the Force."<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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