Super Rugby 2017: matches not involving Australian teams

[waiopehu oldboy]

Chiefs: 15 Damian McKenzie, 14 Shaun Stevenson, 13 Anton Lienert-Brown, 12 Johnny Faauli, 11 James Lowe, 10 Aaron Cruden(cc), 9 Tawera Kerr-Barlow, 8 Michael Leitch, 7 Sam Cane(cc), 6 Liam Messam, 5 Brodie Retallick, 4 Dominic Bird, 3 Nepo Laulala, 2 Hika Elliot, 1 Siegfried Fisi’ihoi
Replacements: 16 Brayden Mitchell, 17 Kane Hames, 18 Atu Moli, 19 Taleni Seu, 20 Mitchell Karpik, 21 Finlay Christie, 22 Stephen Donald, 23 Solomon Alaimalo

Messam's 150th.

Bulls: 15 Jesse Kriel, 14 Travis Ismaiel, 13 Jan Serfontein, 12 Burger Odendaal, 11 Jamba Ulengo, 10 Handré Pollard, 9 Rudy Paige, 8 Arno Botha, 7 Nick de Jager, 6 Ruan Steenkam, 5 Lood de Jager , 4 RG Snyman, 3 Trevor Nyakane, 2 Adriaan Strauss (c), 1 Pierre Schoeman.
Replacements: 16 Edgar Marutlulle, 17 Lizo Gqoboka, 18 Jacobie Adriaanse, 19 Jason Jenkins, 20 Jannes Kirsten, 21 Piet van Zyl, 22 Tian Schoeman, 23 Warrick Gelant

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

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 Sithole/Corne Fourie, 18 Johannes Jonker/Hencus van Wyk, 19 Lourens Erasmus, 20 Kwagga Smith, 21 Ross Cronje, 22 Jacques Nel, 23 Dillon Smit/Lionel Mapoe

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

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

Stormers: 15 SP Marais, 14 Cheslin Kolbe, 13 EW Viljoen, 12 Dan du Plessis, 11 Dillyn Leyds, 10 Robert du Preez, 9 Jano Vermaak, 8 Sikhumbuzo Notshe, 7 Siya Kolisi (c), 6 Cobus Wiese, 5 Pieter-Steph du Toit, 4 Eben Etzebeth, 3 Frans Malherbe, 2 Bongi Mbonambi, 1 JC Janse van Rensburg
Replacements: 16 Ramone Samuels, 17 Caylib Oosthuizen, 18 Oli Kebble, 19 Chris van Zyl, 20 Nizaam Carr, 21 Dewaldt Duvenage, 22 Kurt Coleman, 23 Dan Kriel

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

 

[PaarlBok]

Going to be a massive tough game. The Stormers team is packed with promising young talent.

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[Dismal Pillock]

Hawftime Chiefs/Bulls, a real awm wrestle.

Forget that for now though because OMG one of the big tuff bok forwards has THIS hairdo:

That guy better hope Os Du Randt isn’t watching.

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

Brilliant solo try from Shaun Stephenson: steps his man with ridiculous ease, perfect chip-kick & regather giving the Bulls FB no chance other than an ineffectual jersey-grab. Cruden nails the conversion from way out wide, Chiefs 10-9 & if they can cut out the handling errors will take the Bulls apart from here.

 

[NTT]

Yeah that was some try by Stephenson. Bulls playing some really grinding old school Bulls rugby.

Its cute the Chiefs have all shaved their heads for this game.

 

[swingpass]

How can that shunt from the Chiefs scrum result in a penalty to the Bulls

 

[NTT]

Both sides of the scrum need to go forward not just pivot one prop.

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

And THAT, folks, is how you counter a rush defence: nice grubber on the run from TKB regathered in the in-goal by DMac who adds the extras from in front, Chiefs 23-12 & as last week you get the feeling the Bulls don't have much to offer that doesn't involve the cannon Handre Pollard has where most people have a right foot........

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

BP try Chiefs, Moli goes over off a nice Retallick (!!!) offload, Cruden misses a sitter but 28-12 inside the last official minute.

 

[Upthenuts]

three down, two to go

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

Chiefs go back to top of the table, CruSadists can overtake them tomorrow but Tribe have a game in hand so IMO & regardless of what happens in BrisVegas (I'm expecting a BP 'canes win, BTW) they're the favourites for the title this year, 24 of a possible 25 comp points says it all, really.

 

[ACR]

NZ teams vs foreign opposition so far: 13-0 (1 left to go this w/e)

None have made the South Africa/Round the World trip yet though.

 

[Slim 293]

Oh my, if the flogging the Cheetahs were copping wasn't bad enough......... that knock on over the line by their no 8.

 

[Ulrich]

41k crowd Lions v Sharks

 

[Slim 293]

Players running onto the ball..........

That Oostheizen try!

 

[Ulrich]

LIons v Sharks game is a high quality derby like the classics of old.

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

Chiefs centre Jonathan Faauli has been cited for a no-arms tackle that wasn't picked up during the match. They're also waiting to see if Sam Cane and/ or Nepo Laulala will be fit to travel to SA.

http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/...auli-cited-for-dangerous-tackle-against-bulls

http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/...in-over-bulls-but-lose-sam-cane-to-concussion

 

[Ulrich]

Chiefs by 12.

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