Western Force coach Tim Sampson is ignoring the naysayers as the club attempts to gatecrash the finals for a second straight season.
The squads are out for the Super Rugby franchises as the attention of Southern Hemisphere fans turns to a new era in the competition. The new competition sees the introduction of an eight-team finals series.
The five Australian Super Rugby Pacific franchises - the Brumbies, Reds, Rebels, Force and Waratahs - and the Fijian Drua have unveiled their squads for next season.
All four of the Western Force's Argentine recruits could make their debuts for the side against the Brumbies on Tuesday.
The Western Force's recruiting spree has spread to the coaching ranks, with former Fiji head coach John McKee joining the Perth-based franchise.
The trio join Greg Holmes, Kyle Godwin, Ian Prior, Kieran Longbottom, Brynard Stander, and Marcel Brache as key players to have re-signed from last season.
Olympic Sevens hopeful Lachie Anderson is set to make his Super Rugby AU debut in Melbourne's must-win last-round clash with the Western Force in Newcastle on Saturday.
The Western Force have set their sights on producing a famous underdog triumph when they take on the Brumbies in Canberra on Friday night.
July is here and teams up and down the country are heading back into preseason and beginning their preparations for the 2018/19 season.
