WESTERN Force coach Tim Sampson has named an unchanged side to face Queensland Country in tomorrow afternoon’s National Rugby Championship sudden-death semifinal on the Gold Coast.

And he is unlikely to change the game plan that saw them grind out a 42-40 win in the Queenslanders only home loss of the season four weeks ago.

The Force season has been based on the power and technique of a dominant forward pack, particularly in the set piece.

But, if circumstances dictate, Sampson is confident his on-field decision-makers can adapt.

“Something we’ve been quite good at is being able to change our game up, depending on how we want to play, against certain opposition,” Sampson said.

“We’ve got some really good game managers in Ian Prior, Andrew Deegan, Rodney Iona, through those 9,10,12 positions. When they see an opportunity they call it.

“A strength of ours has been exploiting the opposition in certain areas of the field, whether that’s through the middle or on the edge.”

The Force forwards will want to pressure the Queensland pack that is full of Super Rugby experience and limit opportunities to the Reds’ centre pairing of Duncan Paia’aua and Jordan Petaia.

Sampson has put behind him the disappointment of last weekend’s 33-28 loss to minor premiers Fiji Drua that denied them a home semifinal.

“We were pretty happy with most part of that game,” he said.

“Our execution let us down in a pretty important area of the field, which is the attacking 22, so we’ve discussed sticking to our systems.

“We got out of shape a bit there. That was just through pressure. When you get those opportunities you’ve got to take them.

“Having a settled side is crucial at this time of year. There were some tough calls that had to be made. There are some very good players missing out.”