As the Western Force prepare to host fellow strugglers the Crusaders, ex-England hooker Nic Dolly has signed on the dotted line with WA's Super Rugby outfit.
The ACT Brumbies can make a strong Super Rugby Pacific statement, if they can snap their losing streak at Eden Park and beat the Blues on Saturday night.
Cormac Daly, who moved to Sydney last year for an office job, will become the first Irishman to start for the Queensland Reds since 1997.