Super Rugby teams – Round 17

Super Rugby teams – Round 17

5 Jul 2012

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

CHIEFS vs CRUSADERS, HAMILTON, FRIDAY 09:35

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

Crusaders – 15 Israel Dagg, 14 Adam Whitelock, 13 Robbie Fruean, 12 Ryan Crotty, 11 Zac Guildford, 10 Dan Carter, 9 Andy Ellis, 8 Kieran Read, 7 Richie McCaw, 6 George Whitelock, 5 Sam Whitelock, 4 Luke Romano, 3 Ben Franks, 2 Corey Flynn, 1 Owen Franks.
Subs: 16 Quentin MacDonald, 17 Wyatt Crockett, 18 Tom Donnelly, 19 Matt Todd, 20 Willi Heinz, 21 Tom Taylor, 22 Sean Maitland.

REDS vs HIGHLANDERS, BRISBANE, FRIDAY 11:40

Reds – 15. Luke Morahan, 14. Dom Shipperley, 13. Anthony Faingaa, 12. Mike Harris, 11. Chris F’Sautia, 10. Quade Cooper, 9. Will Genia, 8. Scott Higginbotham, 7. Beau Robinson, 6. Jake Schatz, 5. Adam Wallace-Harrison, 4. Rob Simmons, 3. James Slipper, 2. Saia Faingaa, 1. Greg Holmes
Subs: 16. James Hanson, 17. Ben Daley, 18. Radike Samo, 19. Jarrad Butler, 20. Ben Lucas, 21. Ben Tapuai, 22. Nick Frisby

Highlanders – 15 Ben Smith, 14 Kade Poki, 13 Siale Piutau, 12 Phil Burleigh, 11 Hosea Gear, 10 Mike Delany, 9 Aaron Smith, 8 Nasi Manu, 7 James Haskell, 6 Adam Thomson, 5 Nick Crosswell, 4 Jarrad Hoeata, 3 Ma’afu Fia, 2 Andrew Hore, 1 Jamie Mackintosh (c).
Subs: 16 Jason Rutledge, 17 Chris King, 18 Josh Bekhuis, 19 Tim Boys, 20 Jimmy Cowan, 21 Chris Noakes, 22 Kenny Lynn.

SHARKS vs BULLS, DURBAN, FRIDAY 19:10

Sharks – 15 Louis Ludik, 14 JP Pietersen, 13 Tim Whitehead, 12 Frans Steyn, 11 Lwazi Mvovo, 10 Frederic Michalak, 9 Charl McLeod, 8 Ryan Kankowski, 7 Marcell Coetzee, 6 Keegan Daniel (c), 5 Pieter-Steph du Toit, 4 Anton Bresler, 3 Jannie du Plessis, 2 Bismarck du Plessis, 1. Beast Mtawarira
Subs: 16 Craig Burden, 17 Wiehahn Herbst, 18 Jandre Marais, 19 Jean Deysel, 20 Cobus Reinach, 21 Meyer Bosman, 22 Odwa Ndungane

Bulls - 15 Zane Kirchner, 14 Akona Ndungane, 13 JJ Engelbrecht, 12 Wynand Olivier, 11 Bjorn Basson, 10 Morne Steyn, 9 Francois Hougaard, 8 Pierre Spies (c), 7 Jacques Potgieter, 6 Dewald Potgieter, 5 Juandre Kruger, 4 Flip vd 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 Fouche, 22 Francois Venter

BLUES vs FORCE, AUCKLAND, SATURDAY 09:35

Blues – 15 Charles Piutau, 14 Lachie Munro, 13 Francis Saili, 12 Ma’a Nonu, 11 Rene Ranger, 10 Michael Hobbs, 9 Piri Weepu, 8 Luke Braid, 7 Daniel Braid, 6 Steven Luatua, 5 Andrew Van der Heijden, 4 Liaki Moli, 3 Tevita Mailau, 2 Keven Mealamu (c), 1 Tony Woodcock.
Subs: 16 Tom McCartney, 17 Angus Ta’avao, 18 Chris Lowrey, 19 Peter Saili, 20 Alby Mathewson, 21 Orene Ai’i, 22 Hadleigh Parkes.

Force – 15 Alfie Mafi, 14 Nick Cummins, 13 Will Tupou, 12 Winston Stanley, 11 Napolioni Nalaga, 10 Ben Seymour, 9 Brett Sheehan, 8 Lachlan McCaffery, 7 Angus Cottrell, 6 Richard Brown, 5 Nathan Sharpe (c), 4 Toby Lynn, 3 Salesi Ma’afu, 2 Nathan Charles, 1 Pek Cowan.
Subs: 16 Ben Whittaker, 17 Ruan Smith, 18 Ollie Atkins, 19 Anare Koliavu, 20 Josh Holmes, 21 Kyle Godwin, 22 Patrick Dellit.

WARATAHS vs BRUMBIES, SYDNEY, SATURDAY 11:40

Waratahs - 15 Adam Ashley-Cooper, 14 Lachie Turner, 13 Rob Horne, 12 Berrick Barnes, 11 Drew Mitchell, 10 Bernard Foley, 9 Grayson Hart, 8 Wycliff Palu, 7 Chris Alcock, 6 Dave Dennis, 5 Kane Douglas, 4 Dean Mumm, 3 Sekope Kepu, 2 Tatafu Polota-Nau, 1 Benn Robinson.
Subs: 16 Josh Mann-Rae, 17 Paddy Ryan, 18 Sitaleki Timani, 19 Lopeti Timani, 20 Brendan McKibbin, 21 Tom Carter, 22 Tom Kingston.

Brumbies – 15. Robbie Coleman, 14. Henry Speight, 13. Andrew Smith, 12. Pat McCabe, 11. Jesse Mogg, 10. Zack Holmes, 9. Nic White, 8. Ben Mowen, 7. Michael Hooper, 6. Peter Kimlin, 5. Sam Carter, 4. Scott Fardy, 3. Dan Palmer, 2. Stephen Moore, 1. Ben Alexander
Subs: 16. Anthony Hegarty, 17. Ruaidhri Murphy, 18. Leon Power, 19. Ita Vaea, 20. Ian Prior, 21. Tevita Kuridrani, 22. Cam Crawford

CHEETAHS vs STORMERS, BLOEMFONTEIN, SATURDAY 15:00

Cheetahs – 15 Willie le Roux, 14 Nico Scheepers, 13 Robert Ebersohn, 12 Barry Geel, 11 Cameron Jacobs, 10 Riaan Smit, 9 Pieter van Zyl, 8 Justin Downey, 7 Lappies Labuschagné, 6 Heinrich Brüssow, 5 Izak van der Westhuizen, 4 Andries Ferreira/George Earle, 3 WP Nel, 2 Adriaan Strauss (c), 1 Trevor Nyakane.
Subs: 16 Hercu Liebenberg, 17 Marcel van der Merwe, 18 George Earle/Waltie Vermeulen, 19 Ashley Johnson, 20 Tewis de Bruyn, 21 Sias Ebersohn, 22 Philip Snyman.

Stormers – 15 Joe Pietersen, 14 Gio Aplon, 13 Juan de Jongh, 12 Jean de Villiers (c), 11 Bryan Habana, 10 Peter Grant, 9 Dewaldt Duvenage, 8 Jebb Sinclair, 7 Rynhardt Elstadt, 6 Siya Kolisi, 5 Andries Bekker, 4 De Kock Steenkamp, 3 Frans Malherbe, 2 Deon Fourie, 1 Steven Kitshoff.
Subs: 16 Tiaan Liebenberg, 17 Deon Carstens, 18 Quinn Roux, 19 Don Armand, 20 Louis Schrueder, 21 Burton Francis, 22 Gerhard van den Heever.

LIONS vs REBELS, JOHANNESBURG, SATURDAY 17:05

Lions – TBC

Rebels – TBC


39 Comments

  • 1.Guns: Reply to this comment
    4 Jul 2012, 08:18 am

    Missing teamsheet dragons…

  • 2.Puma: Reply to this comment
    4 Jul 2012, 09:24 am

    See Lambie out for Fridays game. Still struggling with the ankle injury. Sharks chances have dipped now with quite a few out injured. Alberts, Sykes and Lambie all out injured.

    Bulls could very well win this and get themselves a home quarter and a semi against Stormers at Newlands. Probably the best scenario for them as they wont have to head off to NZ to play in the play offs. If Bulls do face either Canes or Saders at Loftus they will win that game, if they have to travel to NZ to face them then think they wont make it. So If Bulls do beat my Sharks will probably be the best scenario for saffa teams having two teams that can hold a semi and a quarter final.

    Go Sharks. Still hope my team beats the Bulls. My teams chances of making the play offs is really very slim, but really still hope we can beat the Bulls. Going to be tough without some of our star players.

  • 3.WP Till I Die: Reply to this comment
    4 Jul 2012, 09:28 am

    Robert Ebersohn won’t miss any tackles on Saturday with Barry Geel’s calming influence on his inside.

  • 4.RainbowBanana: Reply to this comment
    4 Jul 2012, 09:37 am

    @Puma(Puma)-2: 3 big blows for the Sharks! Although Deysel is a great replacement for Alberts and Pieter-Steph du Toit for Sykes.
    I would rather play Ludik at 15 then Viljoen

  • 5.galileo, roundness, union, coach...: Reply to this comment
    5 Jul 2012, 08:25 am

    chiefs
    reds
    bulls (with kankowski 8, coetzee 7 & daniel 6 i just dont see it happening)
    blues
    cheetahs or stormers could win it so flip a coin

  • 6.galileo, roundness, union, coach...: Reply to this comment
    5 Jul 2012, 08:26 am

    oh and

    brumbies

  • 7.Gumboots: Reply to this comment
    5 Jul 2012, 08:31 am

    @Puma(Puma)-2:

    Naa mate! Stormers took a depleted team and beat the full bloodied Bulls team… You guys can’t possibly lose to the Bulls… Come now do it for us… :lol:

  • 8.Gumboots: Reply to this comment
    5 Jul 2012, 08:33 am

    @galileo, roundness, union, coach…(i_love_u_bakkiesbotha)-6:

    More Whitney!!!

  • 9.Gumboots: Reply to this comment
    5 Jul 2012, 08:34 am

    Saders
    Landers
    Sharks
    Blues
    Brumbies
    Stormers
    Lions

    Guru said so…

  • 10.galileo, roundness, union, coach...: Reply to this comment
    5 Jul 2012, 08:41 am

    @Gumboots(Gumboots)-8:
    more boots

  • 11.galileo, roundness, union, coach...: Reply to this comment
    5 Jul 2012, 08:44 am

    @Gumboots(Gumboots)-7:
    sharks loose trio too weak
    lambie and alberts out
    just dont see it for the sharks

  • 12.Sasuke: Reply to this comment
    5 Jul 2012, 08:45 am

    Crusaders
    Reds
    Sharks
    Blues
    Brumbies
    Stormers
    Lions

  • 13.Te Rangatira: Reply to this comment
    5 Jul 2012, 08:50 am

    Chiefs
    Highlanders
    Bulls
    Mighty Blues
    Brumbies
    Stormers
    Lions

  • 14.Sasuke: Reply to this comment
    5 Jul 2012, 08:51 am

    Bulls and Sharks need to hope that the Reds lose on saturday. This will help them both make the play-offs.

  • 15.ufo: Reply to this comment
    5 Jul 2012, 08:55 am

    will have to go for the sharks this weekend…

    “for the greater good of south african rugby” of course… so that we possibly get three teams into the playoffs…

    interesting to see tony johnson postulating that the current system makes it easier for the weakest conference to get three teams into the playoffs… funny how he never mentioned this last year under the same system…

    :lol:

  • 16.rangerman: Reply to this comment
    5 Jul 2012, 09:04 am

    I hope kanko has a stormer. He is due for one.
    Very underrated player.

  • 17.Sasuke: Reply to this comment
    5 Jul 2012, 09:04 am

    @ufo(ufo)-15: They will need some help though. It will be great if we can get three teams in the play-offs

  • 18.Transformation: Reply to this comment
    5 Jul 2012, 09:04 am

    @ufo(ufo)-15: is that what he said? i heard him talking but wasn’t paying much attention until he got to the point that australia’s no.1 team is some points behind some teams in 3rd position in the other conferences and was wondering what us south africans think about it now as we apparently were vociferous backers of at least one team from each conference making the playoffs regardless of points!

    that i was surprised about!

  • 19.the artist formerly known as gunther: Reply to this comment
    5 Jul 2012, 09:10 am

    Bulls.

    Let’s shove the “greater good of South African rugby” up their trumpets.

  • 20.ufo: Reply to this comment
    5 Jul 2012, 09:17 am

    @Sasuke(Sasuke)-17:

    sure will be…

    @Transformation(Transformation)-18:

    yes he did… he also said that it was south africa who insisted on the each conference winner being guaranteed a playoff… yet i heard greg peters say that the TV (damn minds gone blank about their name…) insisted that each country gets a playoff to maintain viewer interest in each territory… so seems tony speaking phony…

    @the artist formerly known as gunther(gunther)-19:

    :lol:

    sharks have big trumpets…

  • 21.ufo: Reply to this comment
    5 Jul 2012, 09:18 am

    mediacorp…?

  • 22.Transformation: Reply to this comment
    5 Jul 2012, 09:20 am

    @the artist formerly known as gunther(gunther)-19: every man for himself!

    i like :lol:

  • 23.galileo, roundness, union, coach...: Reply to this comment
    5 Jul 2012, 09:22 am

    @galileo, roundness, union, coach…(i_love_u_bakkiesbotha)-5:
    oh
    and rebels

    @rangerman(rangerman)-16:
    ‘underrated’..?.
    wow

    you must have the bends…

    @Transformation(Transformation)-18:
    i wouldnt believe any of the shitt tj speaks.
    he makes things up which goes in line with his anti-jarpy world view.

  • 24.Transformation: Reply to this comment
    5 Jul 2012, 09:22 am

    @ufo(ufo)-21: newscorp

  • 25.ufo: Reply to this comment
    5 Jul 2012, 09:23 am

    @Transformation(Transformation)-24:

    thank you…

  • 26.Fern is not a stud,he is merely no19: Reply to this comment
    5 Jul 2012, 09:31 am

    These stormers supporters won’t see any glory from their side this year,the only glory these debauched,bent,backbiting,speedo wearing ladyboys will get is down at their local gloryhole.

  • 27.THE MAULER: Reply to this comment
    5 Jul 2012, 09:44 am

    Even with the injuries the Sharks have they can beat this Bulls team… But the question is will they…

  • 28.the artist formerly known as gunther: Reply to this comment
    5 Jul 2012, 09:51 am

    It’s a jungle out there boys.

    Bulls Stormers final.

    Let’s be having it.

    I might even persuade Tac to open a bottle of his Chateau Loftus 2009 Whoopass.

  • 29.Michael: Reply to this comment
    5 Jul 2012, 09:53 am

    @Fern is not a stud,he is merely no19(Fern)-26: How nice of you to check us out darling :-)

    :-)

  • 30.KWAGGA ROBERTSE: Reply to this comment
    5 Jul 2012, 09:55 am

    Lotta love on this thread or is it just katoolsgeit?

  • 31.The Sharks rugby pedigree is packaged by Mad Eye Productions.: Reply to this comment
    5 Jul 2012, 09:59 am

    In all honesty, the Sharks should still beat the Bulls…..If the borderline pathetic, boring,gaylord,weak and undeserving Stormers could do it at Loftus (with a B team, weak scrum, kuk loosies and zero backline zip) the brilliant Sharks should just have to pitch up on time to take this.

    :)

    If the Sharks lose to the Bulls, all this talk of the Sharks brilliance and being ‘better’ than the Stormers ends. If the Sharks lose, it means quite simply they are kuk. (And if I hear the injury excuse, I am going to puke)

  • 32.the artist formerly known as gunther: Reply to this comment
    5 Jul 2012, 10:05 am

    Steyn is going to have to kick one over for a change.

  • 33.galileo, roundness, union, coach...: Reply to this comment
    5 Jul 2012, 10:09 am

    @THE MAULER(THE MAULER)-27:
    the answer is no
    n they wont

  • 34.THE MAULER: Reply to this comment
    5 Jul 2012, 10:19 am

    Well Bakkies goodluck then… Im sure you will be the first to congratulate the Sharks if they do??

  • 35.ufo: Reply to this comment
    5 Jul 2012, 10:33 am

    all being equal and playing to their full potential the bulls and sharks would beat most teams on any given day… playing each other i would normally go for the home side of the two… without lambie and alberts the sharks are considerably weaker IMO… and that could negate the homefield advantage of the sharks…

    and the bulls have proven in the past that they are about the only south african team that really knows how perform when it really does count… so… no offense intended to sharks fans… but i do expect the bulls to win…

    so have to support the sharks in the hope of them qualifying for the the playoffs too… :wink:

  • 36.wpstormerbok: Reply to this comment
    5 Jul 2012, 11:00 am

    Sharks to take it.

    They’ll probably take quick line-outs to minimize Bulls threat there, run back those long kicks, disrupt Hougie at ruck time so M.Steyn will be deeper in the pocket than he usually is.

    At ruck time I’m expecting Bismarck to cause some big head aches there and of course Sharkies will have almost guaranteed gain line advantage in mid field with Frans Steyn there, not to mention his 50 meter penalty kicks should it get tight.

    Sharkies by 5, unless they choke, like vs Lions.

  • 37.galileo, roundness, union, coach...: Reply to this comment
    5 Jul 2012, 11:04 am

    @THE MAULER(THE MAULER)-34:
    yes,
    yes i will congratulate them roundly and sincerely if they do.

  • 38.Michael: Reply to this comment
    5 Jul 2012, 11:33 am

    Sharks need a new coach…

    Or will Frans rescue Plum’s arse.

  • 39.Transformation: Reply to this comment
    5 Jul 2012, 11:38 am

    @The Sharks rugby pedigree is packaged by Mad Eye Productions.(The Sharks rugby pedigree is packaged as dog food)-31: “If the Sharks lose to the Bulls, all this talk of the Sharks brilliance and being ‘better’ than the Stormers ends. If the Sharks lose, it means quite simply they are kak. (And if I hear the injury excuse, I am going to puke)

    :mrgreen:

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