The Western Force's finals hopes are officially over, despite posting a gutsy 19-15 Super Rugby Pacific win over Fijian Drua in Perth.
The Force entered Saturday night's match knowing only a bonus-point win would be enough to keep their faint finals chances alive, while the Drua's hopes were already extinguished following Queensland's last-gasp win over Moana Pasifika earlier in the day.
Zac Lomax's 69th-minute try from what looked to be an obvious forward pass put the Force ahead, but the home side needed another two tries from there to snare the winning bonus point.
Captain Jeremy Williams looked to have given the Force hope when he touched down in the 78th minute, but the TMO rubbed it out after deeming there had been an earlier knock-on.
