Super Rugby teams (Round 1)

Super Rugby teams (Round 1)

23 Feb 2012

Keo.co.za brings you the Super Rugby teams as they are announced.

BLUES vs CRUSADERS, AUCKLAND, FRI 08:35

Blues – 15 Isaia Toeava, 14 David Raikuna, 13 Rene Ranger, 12 Benson Stanley, 11 Rudi Wulf, 10 Michael Hobbs, 9 Alby Mathewson; 8 Jerome Kaino, 7 Daniel Braid, 6 Chris Lowrey, 5 Ali Williams, 4 Anthony Boric, 3 Charlie Faumuina, 2 Keven Mealamu (c), 1 Tom McCartney.
Subs: 16 Pauliasi Manu, 17 Tevita Mailau, 18 Brad Mika, 19 Luke Braid, 20 Piri Weepu, 21 Hadleigh Parkes, 22 Sherwin Stowers.

Crusaders – 15 Tom Marshall, 14 Sean Maitland, 13 Robbie Fruean, 12 Ryan Crotty, 11 Israel Dagg, 10 Tyler Bleyendaal, 9 Andy Ellis, 8 Kieran Read (c), 7 Matt Todd, 6 George Whitelock, 5 Samuel Whitelock, 4 Tom Donnelly, 3 Ben Franks, 2 Quentin MacDonald, 1 Wyatt Crockett.
Subs: 16 Corey Flynn, 17 Owen Franks, 18 Luke Romano, 19 Luke Whitelock, 20 Willie Heinz, 21 Patrick Osborne, 22 Adam Whitelock.

BRUMBIES vs FORCE, CANBERRA, FRI 10:40

Brumbies – 15 Robbie Coleman, 14 Henry Speight, 13 Andrew Smith, 12 Christian Lealiifano, 11 Jesse Mogg, 10 Matt Toomua, 9 Nick White, 8 Ben Mowen, 7 Ita Vaea, 6 Peter Kimlin, 5 Sam Carter, 4 Leon Power, 3 Dan Palmer, 2 Stephen Moore, 1 Ben Alexander.
Subs: 16 Anthony Hegerty, 17 Ruaidhri Murphy, 18 Scott Fardy, 19 Michael Hooper, 20 Ian Prior, 21 Zack Holmes, 22 Joe Tomane.

Force – 15 Alfie Mafi, 14 Nick Cummins, 13 Winston Stanley, 12 Rory Sidey, 11 Napolioni Nalaga, 10 James Stannard, 9 Brett Sheehan, 8 Ben McCalman, 7 David Pocock (c), 6 Matt Hodgson, 5 Nathan Sharpe, 4 Toby Lynn, 3 Salesi Ma’afu, 2 Nathan Charles, 1 Pek Cowan.
Subs: 16 Elvis Taione, 17 Kieran Longbottom, 18 Phoenix Battye, 19 Angus Cottrell, 20 Justin Turner, 21 Ben Seymour, 22 Sam Wara.

BULLS vs SHARKS, PRETORIA, FRI 19:10

Bulls – 15 Zane Kirchner, 14 Akona Ndungane, 13 Johann Sadie, 12 Francois Venter, 11 Bjorn Basson, 10 Morné Steyn, 9 Francois Hougaard, 8 Pierre Spies (c), 7 Jacques Potgieter, 6 Deon Stegmann, 5 Juandré Kruger, 4 Flip van der Merwe, 3 Werner Kruger, 2 Chiliboy Ralepelle, 1 Dean Greyling.
Subs: 16 Willie Wepener, 17 Frik Kirsten, 18 Wilhelm Steenkamp, 19 CJ Stander, 20 Jano Vermaak, 21 Louis Fouché, 22 JJ Engelbrecht.

Sharks – 15 Riaan Viljoen, 14 Louis Ludik, 13 JP Pietersen, 12 Tim Whitehead, 11 Lwazi Mvovo, 10 Pat Lambie, 9 Frederic Michalak, 8 Ryan Kankowski, 7 Marcell Coetzee, 6 Keegan Daniel (c), 5 Anton Bresler, 4 Steven Sykes, 3 Jannie du Plessis, 2 Bismarck du Plessis, 1 Dale Chadwick.
Subs: 16 Craig Burden, 17 Wiehahn Herbst, 18 Ross Skeate, 19 Jacques Botes, 20 Charl McLeod, 21 Meyer Bosman, 22 Paul Jordaan.

CHIEFS vs HIGHLANDERS, HAMILTON, SAT 08:35

Chiefs - 15 Robbie Robinson, 14 Lelia Masaga, 13 Richard Kahui, 12 Sonny Bill Williams, 11 Tim Nanai-Williams, 10 Aaron Cruden, 9 Brendon Leonard, 8 Fritz Lee, 7 Sam Cane, 6 Liam Messam (c), 5 Brodie Retallick, 4 Craig Clarke, 3 Ben Afeaki, 2 Hika Elliot, 1 Arizona Taumalolo.
Subs: 16 Mahonri Schwalger, 17 Toby Smith, 18 Michael Fitzgerald, 19 Tanerau Latimer, 20 Tawera Kerr-Barlow, 21 Andrew Horrell, 22 Asaeli Tikoirotuma.

Highlanders – 15 Ben Smith, 14 Buxton Popoali’i, 13 Tamati Ellison, 12 Phil Burleigh, 11 Hosea Gear, 10 Chris Noakes, 9 Jimmy Cowan, 8 Nasi Manu, 7 John Hardie, 6 Adam Thomson, 5 Nick Crosswell, 4 Josh Bekhuis, 3 Chris King, 2 Andrew Hore, 1 Jamie Mackintosh (c).
Subs: 16 Jason Rutledge, 17 Bronson Murray, 18 Culum Retallick, 19 James Haskell, 20 Aaron Smith, 21 Lima Sopoaga, 22 Kurt Baker.

WARATAHS vs REDS, SYDNEY, SAT 10:40

Waratahs - 15 Adam Ashley-Cooper, 14 Tom Kingston, 13 Rob Horne, 12 Tom Carter, 11 Brackin Karauria-Henry, 10 Daniel Halangahu (c), 9 Sarel Pretorius, 8 Wycliff Palu, 7 Chris Alcock, 6 Dave Dennis, 5 Dean Mumm, 4 Kane Douglas, 3 Sekope Kepu, 2 Tatafu Polota-Nau, 1 Benn Robinson.
Subs: 16 Damien Fitzpatrick, 17 Paddy Ryan, 18 Lopeti Timani, 19 Jono Jenkins, 20 Brendan McKibbin, 21 Bernard Foley, 22 Nathan Trist.

Reds - 15 Luke Morahan, 14 Dom Shipperley, 13 Anthony Faingaa, 12 Ben Tapuai, 11 Digby Ioane, 10 Mike Harris, 9 Will Genia, 8 Jake Schatz, 7 Beau Robinson, 6 Scott Higginbotham, 5 James Horwill (c), 4 Rob Simmons, 3 James Slipper, 2 James Hanson, 1 Ben Daley.
Subs: 16 Albert Anae, 17 Greg Holmes, 18 Van Humphries, 19 Radike Samo, 20 Liam Gill, 21 Ben Lucas, 22 Jono Lance

STORMERS vs HURRICANES, CAPE TOWN, SAT 17:05

Stormers – 15 Joe Pietersen, 14 Gerhard van den Heever, 13 Bryan Habana, 12 Jean de Villiers, 11 Gio Aplon, 10 Gary van Aswegen, 9 Dewaldt Duvenage, 8 Nick Koster, 7 Duane Vermeulen, 6 Schalk Burger (c), 5 Andries Bekker, 4 Eben Etzebeth, 3 Brok Harris, 2 Tiaan Liebenberg, 1 Stephen Kitshoff.
Subs: 16 Siyabonga Ntubeni, 17 Frans Malherbe, 18 De Kock Steenkamp, 19 Siya Kolisi, 20 Louis Schrueder, 21 Burton Francis, 22 Marcel Brache.

Hurricanes - 15 Andre Taylor, 14 Cory Jane, 13 Conrad Smith (c), 12 Tim Bateman, 11 Alapati Leiua, 10 Beauden Barrett, 9 Chris Eaton, 8 Victor Vito, 7 Jack Lam, 6 Faifili Levave, 5 Jason Eaton, 4 Jeremy Thrush, 3 Ben May, 2 Dane Coles, 1 Tristan Moran.
Subs: 16 Motu Matu’u, 17 Jeffery Toomaga-Allen, 18 James Broadhurst, 19 Brad Shields, 20 TJ Perenara, 21 Daniel Kirkpatrick, 22 Charlie Ngatai.

LIONS vs CHEETAHS, JOHANNESBURG, SAT 19:10

Lions – 15 Jaco Taute, 14 Deon Van Rensburg, 13 Doppies La Grange, 12 Alwyn Hollenbach, 11 James Kamana, 10 Elton Jantjies, 9 Michael Bondesio, 8 Joshua Strauss, 7 Derick Minnie, 6 Cobus Grobbelaar, 5 Franco van der Merwe, 4 Wikus Van Heerden/Hendrik Roodt, 3 Pat Cilliers, 2 Callie Visagie, 1 JC Janse van Rensburg.
Subs: 16 Martin Bezuidenhout, 17 Jacobie Adriaanse/CJ van der Linde, 18 Hendrik Roodt/Stephan Greeff, 19 Warren Whiteley, 20 Tian Meyer, 21 Butch James, 22 Lionel Mapoe.

Cheetahs – 15 Hennie Daniller, 14 Dusty Noble, 13 Robert Ebersohn, 12 Andries Strauss, 11 Rocco Jansen, 10 Johan Goosen, 9 Tewis de Bruyn, 8 Davon Raubenheimer, 7 Lappies Labuschagne/Philip van der Walt, 6 Heinrich Brüssow, 5 Izak van der Westhuizen, 4 Andries Ferreira, 3 WP Nel, 2 Adriaan Strauss (c), 1 Trevor Nyakane.
Subs: 16 Hercu Liebenberg, 17 Lourens Adriaanse, 18 Waltie Vermeulen, 19 Ashley Johnson, 20 Pieter van Zyl, 21 Sias Ebersohn, 22 Willie le Roux.


17 Comments

  • 1.We are red: Reply to this comment
    22 Feb 2012, 12:41 pm

    Howzit my saffa buddies. Just thought I’d come check out what was happening over this neck of the woods.

    I was expecting to see quite a few unfamiliar names for the bulls. Is actually quite a strong team. Who does evenryone in SA think is going to top your conference? Whispers in oz are saying its the year of the shark maybe, but i think stormers are a safe bet.

    Enjoy round 1 gents. I know Im looking forward to my reds giving those worthless Tah’s a hiding.

  • 2.hendrikp: Reply to this comment
    22 Feb 2012, 13:04 pm

    @We are red(Redbull)-1:

    Welcome.

    Sharks will lose too many games you would’ve expected them to win… many through not having a stand-out goal kicker – sorry Lambie.

    Would be surprised if the Bulls don’t finish tops.

  • 3.Skim: Reply to this comment
    22 Feb 2012, 16:49 pm

    It’s a hard one to call. Sharks do have a good team, Stormers will be better once Elstadt and De Jongh are back, the Bulls actually looked to be the strongest side during the warm-ups and the Lions and Cheetahs are on the up.

    I’d go for Sharks topping the conference, with Stormers and Bulls fighting it out for second, but the Cheetahs could be a dark horse.

  • 4.Agile T*t-Tyrant: Reply to this comment
    22 Feb 2012, 18:04 pm

    Hi Keo en kie, can you guys at keo.co.za name the refs weekly too please?
    Thanks.

  • 5.ashampoopaloo: Reply to this comment
    22 Feb 2012, 18:16 pm

    Crusaders (A)
    Brumbies (H)
    Bulls (H)
    Chiefs (H)
    Reds (A)
    Stormers (H)
    Lions (H)

  • 6.SexyTime: Reply to this comment
    22 Feb 2012, 18:27 pm

    Second that.

  • 7.Horings: Reply to this comment
    22 Feb 2012, 22:17 pm

    Blues, Force, Bulls, Chiefs, Waratahs, Stormers, Lions.

  • 8.versus: Reply to this comment
    23 Feb 2012, 07:57 am

    Crus,Force,Sharks,Highlanders,Reds,Stormers,Lions

  • 9.Blue Label: Reply to this comment
    23 Feb 2012, 08:09 am

    I am quietly optimistic about the Bulls’ chances, but when predicting scores with my head, I’d have to say that the Stormers and Sharks are the safe bets for the play-offs. Would still be disappointed if the Bulls dont finish in the top half of the log…

  • 10.Bill Reyts: Reply to this comment
    23 Feb 2012, 09:57 am

    @Blue Label(Blue Label)-9:

    I think the Bulls will take the Sharks this weekend. The Sharks are slow starters and end badly too. ;)

  • 11.THE MAULER: Reply to this comment
    23 Feb 2012, 10:56 am

    So now Lambie not a good goal kicker? Where you fish that out?

  • 12.stormersboy: Reply to this comment
    23 Feb 2012, 11:04 am

    I’m picking the Force over the Brumbies. That’s my “uitskieter” for the weekend.

    Reds over the ‘Tahs

    Chiefs over Otago? I’d like to see the team

  • 13.Bok fan: Reply to this comment
    23 Feb 2012, 11:13 am

    @hendrikp(hendrikp)-2: The Michalak will kick, think he was on about 80% in the currie cup

  • 14.Transformation: Reply to this comment
    23 Feb 2012, 11:23 am

    @THE MAULER(THE MAULER)-11: 2011 Suoer Rugby kicking stats:

    1. Peter Grant 84.7%
    2. Aaron Cruden 80%
    3. Sias Ebersohn 79.3%
    4. Morne Steyn 79%
    5. Matt Giteau 78.9%
    6. Pat Lambie 76.7%

  • 15.THE MAULER: Reply to this comment
    23 Feb 2012, 11:29 am

    Transie where you get that?

  • 16.THE MAULER: Reply to this comment
    23 Feb 2012, 11:30 am

    2,3% less than Morne… And now he is k a k? Lol

  • 17.Tjokker: Reply to this comment
    23 Feb 2012, 11:36 am

    Hello to all the rugby surporters! I read most of the posts (when about rugby) and we all have our own opinion. If I have to choose a conference winner, I’ll go for the……Stormers

    Cheetahs – Positives: Front row of Oosthuizen, Strauss, Nel. The boot of Johan Goosen. Heinrich Brussouw. Negatives: Locks international quality? Injury of Juan Smith. Didn’t look too hot in pre-season game against Bulls.

    Lions – Positives: Gained momentum in Currie Cup and proved that they can beat “bigger” teams. Team playing together since last year. Taute, Jantjes, Kilian, Strauss and Minnie. Negatives: Lack of depth. Currie Cup is not Super Rugby.

    Bulls – Positives: New backline has more attacking skills – if they stop kicking. Morne Steyn goal kicking abilities. Negatives: First year together. Lost all those experienced players. No Matfield line-outs. Depth of tight five.

    Stormers – Positives: Enough experience. A fit Bekker and Vermeulen. Habana on outside centre. Pietersen at fullback. Negatives: Front row. No 10 who can controle the game – I would prefer the Greek Ikey.

    Sharks – Positives: Experienced team. No John Smit. No Meyer Bosman or Adi Jacobs at midfield? The combo of Lambie / Michalak. Negatives: Injuries to Beast, Deysel and Alberts. Quality locks?

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