Super Rugby 2017: matches not involving Australian teams

[waiopehu oldboy]

This weeks Un-Australian Activities, a team effort by Wandering Brumby (aka Nick Wasiliev) & Marcelo, is up & it's well worth a click:

http://www.greenandgoldrugby.com/un-australian-activities-week-4-round-up/#disqus_thread

 

[PaarlBok]

Kings show some really metal and were unlucky to lose against the Sharks in Durban. How the Stormers let Cloete go is beyond me, he had a massive game again and welcome back the Paarl Boyshigher van der Sluys for the Kings.

Cheetahs got a hiding against the Pumas, Bulls on the return and Lions looking superb.

The best thing in the Africa conferences is the improvement from the Kings and Sun wolves.

Its good to see!

 

[Ulrich]

Stormers resting Etzebeth and du Toit among others. Could backfire, but I'm happy to see the franchises are really resting with the Springboks in mind. Should build some more depth all round which is a good thing.

DHL STORMERS TOURING SQUAD: Bjorn Basson, Kurt Coleman, Jan de Klerk, Dan du Plessis, Robert du Preez, Dewaldt Duvenage, Rynhardt Elstadt, JC Janse van Resnburg, Oli Kebble, Siya Kolisi, Dan Kriel, Dillyn Leyds, Wilco Louw, Godlen Masimla, Bongi Mbonambi, Sikhumbuzo Notshe, Caylib Oosthuizen, Ramone Samuels, JD Schickerling, Seabelo Senatla, Frans van Wyk, Chris van Zyl, EW Viljoen, Cobus Wiese, Damian Willemse.

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

ROUND 5

Blues v Bulls
17:35 Sat 25 March*

Sunwolves v Stormers
21:55 Sat 25 March (venue Singapore)

Kings v Lions
00:05 Sun 26 March

Cheetahs v Sharks
02:15 Sun 26 March

*times are AEST.

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

Match officials:

Cheetahs vs Sharks
@ Free State Stadium
Referee: Jaco Peyper (South Africa)
Assistant Referees: Jaco van Heerden (South Africa), Lourens van der Merwe (South Africa)
TMO: Johan Greeff (South Africa)

Sunwolves vs Stormers
@ National Stadium (Singapore)
Referee: Federico Anselmi (Argentina)
Assistant Referees: Shuhei Kubo (Japan), Aki Aso (Japan)
TMO: Minoru Fuji (Japan)

Kings vs Lions
@ Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium
Referee: Quinton Immelman (South Africa)
Assistant Referees: Rasta Rasivhenge (South Africa), Egon Seconds (South Africa)
TMO: Shaun Veldsman (South Africa)

Blues vs Bulls
@ QBE Stadium (North Harbour NZ)
Referee: Nic Berry (Australia)
Assistant Referees: William Houston (Australia), Nick Briant (New Zealand)
TMO: Ben Skeen (New Zealand)

 

[KiwiM]

Blues named to play the Bulls at North Harbour Stadium Saturday night.

1 Pauliasi Manu, 2 James Parsons (C), 3 Charlie Faumuina or Sione Mafileo, 4 Gerard Cowley-Tuioti, 5 Patrick Tuipulotu, 6 Jimmy Tupou, 7 Blake Gibson, 8 Jerome Kaino; 9 Augustine Pulu, 10 Piers Francis, 11 Melani Nanai, 12 George Moala, 13 Rieko Ioane, 14 Matt Duffie, 15 Michael Collins.​

Replacements: 16 Matt Moulds, 17 Ofa Tu’ungafasi or Sam Prattley, 18 Sione Mafileo or Ofa Tu’ungafasi, 19 Akira Ioane, 20 Murphy Taramai, 21 Sam Nock, 22 Ihaia West, 23 TJ Faiane.​

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

Sunwolves: 15 Jamie-Jerry Taulagi, 14 Shota Emi, 13 Timothy Lafaele, 12 Derek Carpenter, 11 Kenki Fukuoka, 10 Jumpei Ogura, 9 Keisuke Uchida, 8 Willie Britz, 7 Shokei Kin, 6 Ed Quirk (c), 5 Sam Wykes, 4 Liaki Moli, 3 Heiichiro Ito, 2 Yusuke Niwai, 1 Koki Yamamoto
Replacements: 16 Atsushi Sakate, 17 Masataka Mikami, 18 Takuma Asahara, 19 Uwe Helu, 20 Shumei Matsuhashi, 21 Kaito Shigeno, 22 Hayden Cripps, 23 Ryohei Yamanaka

Stormers: 15 Dillyn Leyds, 14 Bjorn Basson, 13 EW Viljoen, 12 Dan Kriel, 11 Seabelo Senatla, 10 Robert du Preez, 9 Dewaldt Duvenage, 8 Sikhumbuzo Notshe, 7 Siya Kolisi (c), 6 Rynhardt Elstadt, 5 JD Shickerling, 4 Chris van Zyl, 3 Wilco Louw, 2 Bongi Mbonambi, 1 JC Janse van Rensburg
Replacements: 16 Ramone Samuels, 17 Caylib Oosthuizen, 18 Oli Kebble, 19 Jan de Klerk, 20 Cobus Wiese, 21 Godlen Masimla, 22 Kurt Coleman, 23 Dan du Plessis

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

Blues named to play the Bulls at North Harbour Stadium Saturday night.

1 Pauliasi Manu, 2 James Parsons (C), 3 Charlie Faumuina or Sione Mafileo, 4 Gerard Cowley-Tuioti, 5 Patrick Tuipulotu, 6 Jimmy Tupou, 7 Blake Gibson, 8 Jerome Kaino; 9 Augustine Pulu, 10 Piers Francis, 11 Melani Nanai, 12 George Moala, 13 Rieko Ioane, 14 Matt Duffie, 15 Michael Collins.​

Replacements: 16 Matt Moulds, 17 Ofa Tu’ungafasi or Sam Prattley, 18 Sione Mafileo or Ofa Tu’ungafasi, 19 Akira Ioane, 20 Murphy Taramai, 21 Sam Nock, 22 Ihaia West, 23 TJ Faiane.​

Bulls: 15 Warrick Gelant, 14 Travis Ismaiel, 13 Jesse Kriel, 12 Jan Serfontein, 11 Jamba Ulengo, 10 Handre Pollard, 9 Piet van Zyl, 8 Hanro Liebenberg, 7 Nick de Jager, 6 Ruan Steenkamp, 5 Lood de Jager, 4 Jason Jenkins, 3 Trevor Nyakane, 2 Adriaan Strauss (c), 1 Lizo Gqoboko
Replacements: 16 Jaco Visagie, 17 Pierre Schoeman, 18 RG Snyman, 19 Jannes Kirsten, 20 Rudy Paige, 21 Tian Schoeman, 22 Burger Odendaal, 23 John-Roy Jenkinson

 

[PaarlBok]

Was hoping Duimpie Willemse would get a decent crack.

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[Ulrich]

This guy looks like a mammoth at 19. On the bench for the Stormers this weekend.

http://www.sport24.co.za/Rugby/SuperRugby/what-to-expect-from-cobus-wiese-20170323

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

Kings: 15 Malcolm Jaer, 14 Makazole Mapimpi, 13 Berton Klaasen, 12 Waylon Murray, 11 Alshaun Bock, 10 Lionel Cronje (c), 9 Louis Schreuder, 8 Ruaan Lerm, 7 Andisa Ntsila, 6 Chris Cloete, 5 Wilhelm van der Sluys, 4 Irne Herbst, 3 Ross Geldenhuys, 2 Kurt Haupt, 1 Schalk van der Merwe
Replacements: 16 Michael Willemse, 17 Chris Heiberg, 18 Justin Forwood, 19 Tyler Paul, 20 Stefan Willemse, 21 Johan Steyn, 22 Pieter-Steyn de Wet, 23 Luzuko Vulindlu

Lions: 15 Andries Coetzee, 14 Madosh Tambwe, 13 Harold Vorster, 12 Rohan Janse van Rensburg, 11 Courtnall Skosan, 10 Elton Jantjies, 9 Faf de Klerk, 8 Warren Whiteley (c), 7 Ruan Ackermann, 6 Jaco Kriel, 5 Franco Mostert, 4 Andries Ferreira, 3 Ruan Dreyer, 2 Malcolm Marx, 1 Jacques van Rooyen
Replacments: 16 Akker van der Merwe, 17 Sti Sitole, 18 Hencus van Wyk, 19 Lourens Erasmus, 20 Kwagga Smith, 21 Dillon Smit, 22 Jacques Nel, 23 Sylvian Mahuza

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

Cheetahs: 15 Clayton Blommetjies 14 Sergeal Petersen, 13 Francois Venter (c), 12 Nico Lee, 11 Raymond Rhule, 10 Fred Zeilinga, 9 Shaun Venter, 8 Henco Venter, 7 Teboho Mohoje, 6 Paul Schoeman, 5 Francois Uys, 4 Justin Basson, 3 Johan Coetzee, 2 Torsten van Jaarsveld, 1 Tshego Nche
Replacements: 16 Elandré Huggett, 17 Charles Marais, 18 Tom Botha, 19 Carl Wegner, 20 Niell Jordaan, 21 Tian Meyer, 22 Niel Marais, 23 Ryno Benjamin/Clinton Swart

Sharks: 15 Clement Poitrenaud, 14 Kobus van Wyk, 13 Lukhanyo Am, 12 Andre Esterhuizen, 11 Lwazi Mvovo, 10 Curwin Bosch, 9 Cobus Reinach, 8 Tera Mtembu (c), 7 Jean-Luc du Preez, 6 Jacques Vermeulen, 5 Ruan Botha, 4 Etienne Oosthuizen, 3 Coenie Oosthuizen, 2 Chiliboy Ralepelle, 1 Tendai Mtawarira
Replacements: 16 Stephan Coetzee, 17 Thomas du Toit, 18 Lourens Adriaanse, 19 Stephan Lewies, 20 Daniel du Preez, 21 Michael Claassens, 22 Jeremy Ward, 23 Garth April

 

[PaarlBok]

Cobus Wiese came from the same school as Tiaan Strauss. Upington High

 

[dru]

Bulls: 15 Warrick Gelant, 14 Travis Ismaiel, 13 Jesse Kriel, 12 Jan Serfontein, 11 Jamba Ulengo, 10 Handre Pollard, 9 Piet van Zyl, 8 Hanro Liebenberg, 7 Nick de Jager, 6 Ruan Steenkamp, 5 Lood de Jager, 4 Jason Jenkins, 3 Trevor Nyakane, 2 Adriaan Strauss (c), 1 Lizo Gqoboko
Replacements: 16 Jaco Visagie, 17 Pierre Schoeman, 18 RG Snyman, 19 Jannes Kirsten, 20 Rudy Paige, 21 Tian Schoeman, 22 Burger Odendaal, 23 John-Roy Jenkinson

This just has to be a squad close to turning around their fortunes. Blues are done if they take the Bulls dismissively. Nothing against "to infinity and beyond" but I'd love to see the Bulls roar in Aukland. Long shot maybe, but why not?

 

[zer0]

Well they are playing on Auckland's North Shore, which is basically a suburb of Pretoria. So if the Bulls are going to perform anywhere in NZ, it'll be there.

 

[Upthenuts]

Well they are playing on Auckland's North Shore, which is basically a suburb of Pretoria. So if the Bulls are going to perform anywhere in NZ, it'll be there.

so desperate for a crowd they put it in saffas second homeland, they should play it in whangerai

 

[PaarlBok]

Bulls will struggle to beat the Kings in their current state. Blues by 50

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

At the risk of incurring the wrath of these guys

and/ or my head ending up on one of those plaque thingos in GOAT's trophy room, I'm gunna be rooting for the Queen City Latteboys tonight with all the vigour & sincerity shown by the Dismal One when rooting for my Cantabs the week before last...............

Bulls by 20

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

A draw or better will see the Bloos regain the Random Munted Team Sympathy Wildcard or RMTSW (copyright Cyclopath, 2017) by going ahead of the 'tahs who currently hold the Random Munted Team Pity Wildcard or RMTPW (also copyright Cyclopath, 2017), either by table points or points differential.

A quick look at the weather radar suggests it'll be a clear night in Little Sethfricka, if a little breezy. It's been fairly wet recently so possibly a little heavy underfoot but shouldn't cut up too much.

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

That's some classic Polynesian b-ball right there, Pulu scores, Francis converts, Bloos 7-0.