Super 14 teams: Round 10
16 Apr 2009
Keo.co.za brings you the Super 14 teams as they are announced.
BLUES vs HIGHLANDERS, AUCKLAND, FRIDAY 09:35
Blues – 15 Paul Williams, 14 Joe Rokocoko, 13 Anthony Tuitavake, 12 Isaia Toeava, 11 Rudi Wulf, 10 Jimmy Gopperth, 9 Taniela Moa, 8 Jerome Kaino, 7 Josh Blackie, 6 Chris Lowrey, 5 Anthony Boric, 4 Kurtis Haiu, 3 Charlie Faumuina, 2 Keven Mealamu (c), 1 Tony Woodcock/Tevita Mailau.
Subs: 16 Tom McCartney, 17 Tevita Mailau/James Afoa, 18 Jay Williams, 19 Peter Saili, 20 Grayson Hart, 21 Michael Hobbs, 22 Rene Ranger.
Highlanders – 15 Israel Dagg, 14 Ben Smith, 13 Jason Shoemark, 12 Daniel Bowden, 11 Fetu’u Vainikolo, 10 Mathew Berquist, 9 Jimmy Cowan (c), 8 George Naoupu, 7 Alando Soakai, 6 Adam Thomson, 5 Tom Donnelly, 4 Josh Bekhuis, 3 Clint Newland, 2 David Hall, 1 Jamie Mackintosh.
Subs: 16 Jason Rutledge, 17 Chris King, 18 Hayden Triggs, 19 Steven Setephano, 20 Sean Romans, 21 Johnny Leota, 22 Kendrick Lynn.
BRUMBIES vs BULLS, CANBERRA, FRIDAY 11:40
Brumbies – 15 Adam Ashley-Cooper, 14 Stirling Mortlock, 13 Tyrone Smith, 12 Gene Fairbanks, 11 Francis Fainifo, 10 Christian Lealiifano, 9 Joshua Holmes; 8 Stephen Hoiles (c), 7 George Smith, 6 Mitchell Chapman, 5 Peter Kimlin, 4 Ben Hand, 3 Guy Shepherdson, 2 Stephen Moore, 1 Ben Alexander.
Subs: 16 Huia Edmonds, 17 Salesi Ma’afu, 18 Sitaleki Timani, 19 Julian Salvi, 20 Patrick Phibbs, 21 Matt Toomua, 22 Afusipa Taumoepeau.
Bulls – 15 Zane Kirchner; 14 Akona Ndungane, 13 JP Nel, 12 Wynand Olivier, 11 Bryan Habana, 10 Morné Steyn, 9 Fourie du Preez (c), 8 Pierre Spies, 7 Pedrie Wannenburg, 6 Dewald Potgieter, 5 Wilhelm Steenkamp, 4 Danie Rossouw, 3 Werner Kruger, 2 Derick Kuün, 1 Gurthrö Steenkamp.
Subs: 16 Jaco Engels, 17 Rayno Gerber, 18 Deon Stegmann, 19 Chiliboy Ralepelle, 20 Heini Adams, 21 Burton Francis, 22 Jaco Pretorius.
HURRICANES vs STORMERS, WELLINGTON, SATURDAY 07:30
Hurricanes – 15 Cory Jane, 14 Tamati Ellison, 13 Conrad Smith, 12 Ma’a Nonu, 11 David Smith, 10 Willie Ripia, 9 Piri Weepu/Alby Mathewson, 8 Rodney So’oialo (c), 7 Scott Waldrom, 6 Victor Vito, 5 Jason Eaton, 4 Jeremy Thrush, 3 Neemia Tialata, 2 Andrew Hore, 1 Jacob Ellison.
Subs: 16 Dane Coles, 17 Tim Fairbrother, 18 Bryn Evans, 19 Karl Lowe, 20 Mathewson/Daniel Kirkpatrick, 21 Jason Kawau, 22 Zac Guildford.
Stormers – 15 Conrad Jantjes, 14 Wylie Human, 13 Gcobani Bobo, 12 Jean De Villiers (c), 11 Sireli Naqelevuki, 10 Peter Grant, 9 Dewaldt Duvenhage, 8 Luke Watson, 7 Duane Vermeulen, 6 Schalk Burger, 5 Adriaan Fondse, 4 Hilton Lobberts, 3 Brian Mujati/ Wicus Blaauw, 2 Tiaan Liebenberg, 1 JD Moller.
Subs: 16 Schalk Brits, 17 Brok Harris, 18 AJ Venter, 19 Pieter Louw, 20 Ricky Januarie, 21 Willem De Waal, 22 Dylan Des Fountain.
REDS vs LIONS, BRISBANE, SATURDAY 09:35
Reds – 15 Mark McLinden, 14 Peter Hynes, 13 Digby Ioane, 12 Berrick Barnes, 11 Brando Va’aulu, 10 Quade Cooper, 9 Will Genia, 8 Ezra Taylor, 7 Daniel Braid, 6 Hugh McMeniman, 5 James Horwill (c), 4 Adam Byrnes, 3 Laurie Weeks, 2 Sean Hardman, 1 Greg Holmes.
Subs: 16 Saia Faingaa, 17 Jack Kennedy, 18 Leroy Houston, 19 Scott Higginbotham, 20 Ben Lucas, 21 Charlie Fetoai, 22 Luke Morahan.
Lions – 15 Earl Rose, 14 Jannie Boshoff, 13 Deon van Rensburg, 12 Doppies la Grange, 11 Henno Mentz, 10 Andre Pretorius, 9 Jano Vermaak, 8 Willem Alberts, 7 Ernst Joubert (c), 6 Todd Clever, 5 Jannes Labuschagne, 4 Anton van Zyl, 3 Lawrence Sephaka, 2 Willie Wepener, 1 Heinke van der Merwe.
Subs: 16 Hans van Dyk, 17 JC Janse van Rensburg, 18 Franco van der Merwe, 19 Robert Kruger, 20 Gerhard Mostert, 21 Chris Jonck, 22 Shandré Frolick.
WARATAHS vs FORCE, SYDNEY, SATURDAY 11:40
Waratahs – 15 Sam Norton-Knight, 14 Lachie Turner, 13 Timana Tahu, 12 Tom Carter, 11 Lote Tuqiri, 10 Daniel Halangahu, 9 Brett Sheehan, 8 Wycliff Palu, 7 Phil Waugh (c), 6 Ben Mowen, 5 Will Caldwell, 4 Dean Mumm, 3 Dan Palmer, 2 Tatafu Polota-Nau, 1 Benn Robinson.
Subs: 16 Damien Fitzpatrick, 17 Sekope Kepu, 18 Chris Thomson, 19 Luke Doherty, 20 Luke Burgess, 21 Kurtley Beale, 22 Peter Playford.
Western Force – 15 Drew Mitchell, 14 Scott Staniforth, 13 Ryan Cross, 12 James O’Connor, 11 Cameron Shepherd, 10 Matt Giteau, 9 Josh Valentine, 8 Richard Brown, 7 David Pocock, 6 Matt Hodgson, 5 Nathan Sharpe (c), 4 Sam Wykes, 3 Ben Castle, 2 Tai McIsaac, 1 Pek Cowan. Subs: 16 Ben Whittaker, 17 AJ Whalley, 18 Tom Hockings, 19 Tamaiti Horua, 20 Chris O’Young, 21 Josh Tatupu, 22 Haig Sare.
CHEETAHS vs CHIEFS, KIMBERLEY, SATURDAY 15:00
Cheetahs – 15 Hennie Daniller, 14 Bjorn Basson, 13 Corné Uys, 12 Meyer Bosman, 11 Jongi Nokwe, 10 Jacques-Louis Potgieter, 9 Tewis de Bruyn, 8 Hendro Scholtz, 7 Juan Smith (c), 6 Heinrich Brüssow, 5 David de Villiers, 4 Wayne van Heerden, 3 Kobus Calldo, 2 Adriaan Strauss, 1 Wian du Preez.
Subs: 16 Richardt Strauss, 17 Bees Roux, 18 Nico Breedt, 19 Kabamba Floors, 20 Sarel Pretorius, 21 Piet van Zyl, 22 Fabian Juries.
Chiefs – 15 Mils Muliaina (c), 14 Tim Mikkelson, 13 Richard Kahui, 12 Callum Bruce, 11 Dwayne Sweeney, 10 Stephen Donald, 9 Brendon Leonard, 8 Sione Lauaki, 7 Tanerau Latimer, 6 Liam Messam, 5 Kevin O’Neill, 4 Craig Clarke, 3 James McGougan, 2 Aled de Malmanche, 1 Ben May.
Subs: 16 Hika Elliot, 17 Sona Taumalolo, 18 Toby Lynn, 19 Serge Lilo, 20 Toby Morland, 21 Mike Delany, 22 Jackson Willison.
SHARKS vs CRUSADERS, DURBAN, SATURDAY 17:05
Sharks – 15 Stefan Terblanche, 14 Odwa Ndungane, 13 Adrian Jacobs, 12 Riaan Swanepoel, 11 JP Pietersen/Waylon Murray, 10 Francois Steyn, 9 Rory Kockott, 8 Ryan Kankowski, 7 Keegan Daniel, 6 Jacques Botes5. Johann Muller (c), 4 Steven Sykes, 3 Jannie du Plessis, 2 Bismarck du Plessis, 1 Deon Carstens
Subs: 16 John Smit, 17 Tendai Mtawarira, 18 Albert van den Berg, 19 Jean Deysel, 20 Charl McLeod, 21 Monty Dumond, 22 Luzuko Vulindlu/Waylon Murray
Crusaders – 15 Leon MacDonald, 14 Jared Payne, 13 Tim Bateman, 12 Ryan Crotty, 11 Colin Slade, 10 Stephen Brett, 9 Andy Ellis/Kahn Fotuali’i; 8 Thomas Waldrom, 7 Richie McCaw (capt), 6 Kieran Read, 5 Isaac Ross, 4 Brad Thorn, 3 Bronson Murray, 2 Jason Macdonald, 1 Wyatt Crockett.
Subs: 16 Daniel Perrin, 17 Owen Franks, 18 Ross Filipo, 19 Michael Paterson, 20 Fotuali’i/Tyson Keats, 21 Adam Whitelock, 22 Kade Poki.
This thread will be updated as the teams are announced.
18 Comments
15 Apr 2009, 07:12 am
Even without Bakkies and Matfield the Bulls have a DRAGON of a team.
15 Apr 2009, 07:34 am
Good news for Sharks fans, for this week, Jean Deysel, Waylon Murray, Beast, Bismarck and JP Pietersen are due back! Suddenly some of my butterflies have died. Note only some of the Butterflies not all!
Loosehead, your team had better do it against the Chiefs or I swear I will never support the Cheetahs again as long as I live!
15 Apr 2009, 07:45 am
#2 Sharksgirl: And a wonderfull good morning to you too!
You can’t blame the Cheetahs for the Sharks loss against the Reds and the Cheetahs.
The returning players should make a huge difference to the Sharks. What they have to do is get a big bruiser onto the flank as soon as possible. If Deysel can’t start then start with Biusmark on the flank.
15 Apr 2009, 08:08 am
#3 Loosehead: Good morning Loosehead, sorry just excited about the returning players forgot my manners!!!
I am not blaming the Cheetah’s for the Sharks loss they were deserved winners by a long mile. What gets me though is why do they only manage this kind of performance against SA oposition. If they manage to keep this performance against foreign oposition they would do the Sharks and Bulls a huge favour, and if they had started like Saturday, at the Beginning of competition SA could have had 3 sides in the semis! Don’t get me wrong the Cheetahs are my second SA team, only go against them if they play the Sharks, so would have loved for them to have played ALL season like they played on Saturday!
15 Apr 2009, 10:08 am
#4 Sharksgirl: I wonder if you are as cross with the Stormers who has only just sneaked it against the Reds, have lost to all other Kiwi/Aus teams and crashed the Lions in the desperation to win. Does not read much different from the Cheetahs’ season script
15 Apr 2009, 10:49 am
#5 scar: At the time the Stormers beat the Lions they still had a chance to get into the semis so I was not so affected other than I dislike the Stormers intensely and like the LIons. What did this win do for the Cheaters they are still bottom of the log and have no hope what so ever of making the Semis! However you miss the point, what I am actually saying is if the Cheetahs had played like they did against the Sharks, against The Hurricanes, Waratahs, etc. they would have done us Sharks and Bulls supporters as well as you Cheaters supporters huge favours! but they didn’t they rolled over and played dead. they even rested 8 of their top players against the Hurricanes tell me thats not admitting defeat before even kicking a single ball, but against SA oposition they come all guns blazing! Of course, if they now play to the same level and skill they did on Saturday for the remainder of the Season, it will put a whole different shade on this whole issue, as we can then honestly say that they have finally hit their groove!
15 Apr 2009, 12:55 pm
#6 Sharksgirl: I am huagely dissapointed at how they played on tour (again). But they came very close to beating the Force and then lost Juan which is a massive blow for a team that lack depth.
However, resting payers have always been a tactic for sevral teams while touring down under and even with their depeleted team, they played really well against the Hurricans.
In addition, I think every other SA team is thankful they did not get the Cheetahs draw. It is the worse one in the whole competition and that alone, IMO. valudates the decision to rest players! However,, I agree that the rest of their sesaon will indicate what “shade” their season will be remembered as!
Hope your team does well against the Saders!
15 Apr 2009, 14:24 pm
#7 scar: Thank you Scar, I also hope the Cheetahs do well for the remainder of the season. I do agree with you about the draw, we had a shite one last year, and we were not impressed!
15 Apr 2009, 15:03 pm
#8 Sharksgirl:
Sharksgirl..
If The Cheetahs beat the Bulls, then all will be forgotten and i will forgive them for tripping up our Sharks team.
After all The Sharks are in need of a serious rest, and a loss like that could just be what they needed as they head into the final stretch of the tournament
15 Apr 2009, 15:34 pm
#9 FootSoldier: Have to agree with you there Footsoldier!
15 Apr 2009, 16:24 pm
Cheetahs beat the Bulls?
In what lala land are your tuna supporters living?
15 Apr 2009, 16:50 pm
what a shock the sharks haven’t released their squad yet.
15 Apr 2009, 20:05 pm
#4 Sharksgirl:
I can understand your sentiments, but unfortunately, the Cheetah’s were a very unsettled unit till now, and some shoddy refs didn’t help either!!
Unfortunately, it all came good against the Sharks, though the signs were their against the Brumbies already !!
16 Apr 2009, 07:55 am
#13 Cheetah 4 Eva: That is what I am hoping for, the Cheetahs playing like they did on Saturday can do the Sharks huge favours!
#11 Joost_is_Innocent: They have done it a number of times, don’t be like us Sharks supporters, rather respect your oposition! See you in Durbs anyway!
16 Apr 2009, 07:59 am
#12 Dunx: The Sharks are waiting on the fitness of several players, before they release their squad! Other than the walking wounded coming back into the squad the Sharks will retain the same team, that is what they have done the entire season, get with the programme!
16 Apr 2009, 09:54 am
#15 Sharksgirl: See that JPP, Deysel, Bissie, Beast, Murray and Sykes back for the Saders game.
Read that Bissie never just rested last week, it was because of a slight injury. So hope that is all fine now. Ruan to come back after the bye.
16 Apr 2009, 10:16 am
#16 Puma: yep Puma, I also read Bissie was injure this morning. We were all misled by the commentators last week, but he is definitely in the Starting line up this week, this is the Sharks match 22 for Saturday, according to the Sharks site:
15. Stefan Terblanche
14. Odwa Ndungane
13. Adrian Jacobs
12. Riaan Swanepoel
11. JP Pietersen/Waylon Murray
10. Francois Steyn
9. Rory Kockott
8. Ryan Kankowski
7. Keegan Daniel
6. Jacques Botes
5. Johann Muller (Capt)
4. Steven Sykes
3. Jannie du Plessis
2. Bismarck du Plessis
1. Deon Carstens
Replacements:
16. John Smit
17. Tendai Mtawarira
18. Albert van den Berg
19. Jean Deysel
20. Charl McLeod
21. Monty Dumond
22. Luzuko Vulindlu/Waylon Murray
Although Waylon has been bracketed with JP, Sharksworld has spoken to JP and he sais he is playing on Saturday. Good news for us, also the fact that Deysel is finally back!
16 Apr 2009, 11:23 am
#17 Sharksgirl:
I feel that Luzuko Vulindlu is NOT up to Super14 rugby at all yet, actually have no idea how he even made any of the match day lineups.
He should be playing Vodacom Cup and Currie Cup, nothing higher then that for atleast 2years.
Huge bonus if Waylon is ready to return he’s a class act.
If The Sharks can lift their game this weekend and then have the bye weekend to recharge and with all their players returning including Pienaar due to return too, i don’t see any team beating The Sharks in Durban.
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