The Western Force are reported to have signed Netani Baleisomosomo on a two-year deal ahead of the 2027 Super Rugby Pacific season. The 22-year-old arrives after impressing in Queensland Premier Rugby, with a profile built around physicality and versatility.
Baleisomosomo can play in the second row and across the loose forwards. That flexibility could give the Force another powerful option in their forward pack as they prepare for the next Super Rugby Pacific campaign.
What Netani Baleisomosomo brings to the Western Force
The reported recruit has been described as a big-bodied, dominant ball-carrier with plenty of physicality. He is also seen as a player with significant room to develop at Super Rugby level.
That combination matters. A forward who can cover both the lock and loose-forward roles gives a squad more ways to shape its bench and adjust its pack from week to week. Baleisomosomo’s opportunity with the Force follows a strong club season rather than an established run in the competition, so the next step will be a substantial one.
He is the latest reported addition to the Force squad for 2027, following the re-signing of scrum-half Austin Moyano.
For the wider competition picture, revisit the 2026 Super Rugby Pacific season preview.
Baleisomosomo’s route from New Zealand to Queensland
Born in Fiji, Baleisomosomo moved to New Zealand as a teenager on a scholarship at Nelson College. He later spent time in the Crusaders U20s system and in the Tasman Mako provincial squad.
Earlier in 2026, he crossed the Tasman to join Wests Bulldogs in premier club rugby. His form for the Bulldogs has stood out: he has been named in the Hospital Cup Team of the Week three times this season.
Wests Bulldogs also reached the preliminary final after a 36-19 win over Easts last weekend, leaving them one win from the competition’s decider.
A reported Super Rugby Pacific opportunity
Baleisomosomo has said he is excited by the prospect of a fresh start and a new challenge with the Force. The move would take a player who has worked through school, age-grade, provincial and premier-club environments into a Super Rugby Pacific squad.
For the Force, the attraction is clear in the reported assessment of his game: size, ball-carrying power and the ability to cover more than one forward role. For Baleisomosomo, the 2027 season would represent his chance to turn a productive Queensland club campaign into a higher-level breakthrough.
