Super Rugby Matches without a match thread

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Lions v Blues:

 

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Cheetahs v Kings:

 

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Jaguares v Sharks:

Senatore cited for biting, Creevy for a dangerous tackle:

http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/...ward-lenorado-senatore-cited-for-biting-shark

Much as Deysel is a serial grub, no one deserves to leave the field like that & hopefully there's no lasting damage.

 

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Sunwolves v Stormers:

 

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Creevy suspended for one week, no word yet on Senatore:

http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/...ended-for-one-week-following-dangerous-tackle

 

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Senatore ten weeks for biting:

http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/...eonardo-senatore-banned-for-10-weeks-for-bite

 

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Lions v Jaguares: 2300 AEST Saturday
@ Emirates Airlines Stadium, Johannesburg
Referee: Stuart Berry
Assistant Referees: Cwengile Jadezweni, Lourens van der Merwe
TMO: Willie Vos

Sharks v Kings: 0110 Sunday
@ Growthpoint Kings Park, Durban
Referee: Quinton Immelman
Assistant Referees: Rodney Bonaparte, Archie Sehlako
TMO: Marius Jonker

Bulls v Stormers: 0320 Sunday
@ Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
Referee: Ben O’Keeffe
Assistant Referees: Glen Jackson, AJ Jacobs
TMO: Johan Greeff

 

[Marcelo]

Jaguares starting XV vs Lions:

1 Garcia Botta
2 Julian Montoya
3 Ramiro Herrera
4 Matias Alemanno
5 Tomas Lavanini
6 Pablo Matera
7 Tomas Lezana
8 Facundo Isa
9 Martin Landajo (c)
10 Nicolas Sanchez
11 Lucas Gonzalez Amorosino
12 Juan Hernandez
13 Matias Orlando
14 Emiliano Bofelli
15 Joaquin Tuculet

Replacements:

16 Facundo Bosch
17 Facundo Gigena
18 Tetaz Chaparro
19 Guido Petti
20 Ortega Desio
21 Gonzalo Bertranou
22 Santiago Gonzalez Iglesias
23 Ramiro Moyano

 

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Bulls: 15 SP Marais, 14 Jamba Ulengo, 13 Jesse Kriel, 12 Jan Serfontein, 11 Travis Ismaiel, 10 Francois Brummer, 9 Piet van Zyl, 8 Arno Botha, 7 Jannes Kirsten, 6 Lappies Labuschagne, 5 RG Snyman, 4 Jason Jenkins, 3 Marcel van der Merwe, 2 Adriaan Strauss (c), 1 Lizo Gqoboka. Replacements: 16 Jaco Visagie, 17 Trevor Nyakane, 18 Pierre Schoeman, 19 Grant Hattingh, 20 Deon Stegmann, 21 Rudy Paige, 22 Tian Schoeman, 23 Dries Swanepoel

Stormers: 15 Cheslin Kolbe, 14 Kobus van Wyk, 13 Johnny Kotze, 12 Damian de Allende, 11 Leolin Zas, 10 Jean-Luc du Plessis, 9 Nic Groom, 8 Schalk Burger, 7 Siya Kolisi, 6 Nizaam Carr, 5 Pieter-Steph du Toit, 4 Eben Etzebeth, 3 Frans Malherbe (c), 2 Bongi Mbonambi, 1 Oli Kebble. Replacements: 16 Scarra Ntubeni, 17 Alistair Vermaak, 18 Vincent Koch, 19 Rynhardt Elstadt, 20 Sikhumbuzo Notshe, 21 Louis Schreuder, 22 Brandon Thomson, 23 Huw Jones

 

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Jaguares starting XV vs Lions:

1 Garcia Botta
2 Julian Montoya
3 Ramiro Herrera
4 Matias Alemanno
5 Tomas Lavanini
6 Pablo Matera
7 Tomas Lezana
8 Facundo Isa
9 Martin Landajo (c)
10 Nicolas Sanchez
11 Lucas Gonzalez Amorosino
12 Juan Hernandez
13 Matias Orlando
14 Emiliano Bofelli
15 Joaquin Tuculet

Replacements:

16 Facundo Bosch
17 Facundo Gigena
18 Tetaz Chaparro
19 Guido Petti
20 Ortega Desio
21 Gonzalo Bertranou
22 Santiago Gonzalez Iglesias
23 Ramiro Moyano

Lions: 15 Jaco van der Walt, 14 Ruan Combrinck, 13 Lionel Mapoe, 12 Howard Mnisi, 11 Courtnall Skosan, 10 Elton Jantjies, 9 Faf de Klerk, 8 Warren Whiteley (c), 7 Cyle Brink, 6 Jaco Kriel, 5 Franco Mostert, 4 Lourens Erasmus, 3 Julian Redelinghuys, 2 Armand van der Merwe, 1 Corne Fourie. Replacements: 16 Malcolm Marx, 17 Dylan Smith, 18 Jacques van Rooyen, 19 Ruan Ackermann, 20 Warwick Tecklenburg, 21 Ross Cronje, 22 Rohan Janse van Rensburg, 23 Sylvian Mahuza

 

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Sharks: 15 Willie le Roux, 14 JP Pietersen, 13 Paul Jordaan, 12 Andre Esterhuizen, 11 Lwazi Mvovo, 10 Patrick Lambie (c), 9 Michael Claassens, 8 Daniel du Preez, 7 Jean-Luc du Preez, 6 Keegan Daniel, 5 Stephan Lewies, 4 Etienne Oosthuizen, 3 Lourens Adriaanse, 2 Chiliboy Ralepelle, 1 Dale Chadwick. Replacements: 16 Kyle Cooper, 17 Juan Schoeman, 18 Thomas du Toit, 19 Lubabalo Mtyanda, 20 Lubabalo Mthembu, 21 Stefan Ungerer, 22 Garth April, 23 Odwa Ndungane

Kings: 15 Jurgen Visser, 14 Lukhanyo Am, 13 JP du Plessis, 12 Shane Gates, 11 Luzuko Vulindlu, 10 Louis Fouche, 9 Ntando Kebe, 8 Aidon Davis, 7 Thembelani Bholi, 6 Stefan Willemse, 5 Schalk Oelofse, 4 Steven Sykes (c), 3 Jacobie Adriaanse, 2 Martin Ferreira, 1 Schalk Ferreira. Replacements: 16 Martin Bezuidenhout, 17 Justin Ackerman, 18 Tom Botha, 19 JC Astle, 20 Jacques Engelbrecht, 21 Kevin Luiters, 22 Elgar Watts, 23 Leighton Eksteen

 

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Stormers have turned up to Loftus for their match vs the Bulls clad in some sort of comically confused Apric Fools Crusaders-worship gear.

Schalk Burger of the Capeless Cape Town Crusaders.

I can only imagine what they wore. Literally.

 

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Lions v Jaguares:

 

[galumay]

Lions look to be the next best team after the top 4 Kiwi teams, I know the Jaguares are not going well but some of those breaks off their own line from the Lions were impressive, the set piece seems to be pretty well sorted and they really seem to be enjoying their rugby.

 

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Sharks v Kings:

 

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Bulls v Stormers:

 

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Four matches with massive implications for who finishes where (plus Kings v Jaguares). IMO this is the biggest non-Finals weekend in Super Rugby since at least the introduction of the Conferences, if not ever.

Hurricanes v Highlanders
@ Westpac Stadium, Wellington: 1735 AEST, Friday
Referee: Mike Fraser
Assistant Referees: Brendon Pickerill, Jamie Nutbrown
TMO: Aaron Peterson

Winner all but certain to qualify for a wildcard, loser will be battling it out with whoever finishes second in the Australian Conference for the final wildcard.

Kings v Jaguares
@ Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth: 0300 Saturday
Referee: Nick Briant
Assistant Referees: Quinton Immelman, Ben Crouse
TMO: Marius Jonker

Blues v Crusaders
@ Eden Park, Auckland: 1735 Saturday
Referee: Angus Gardner
Assistant Referees: Paul Williams, Brendon Pickerill
TMO: Glenn Newman

Blues are gone but could still rain on a few parades. Crusaders are only a point adrift of Chiefs & will know exactly what's needed to get back on top if Chiefs don't pick up a BP v Waratahs & esp. IF the 'tahs pull off an upset.

Stormers v Cheetahs
@ DHL Newlands, Cape Town: 2300 Saturday
Referee: Glen Jackson
Assistant Referees: Ben O'Keeffe, Nick Briant
TMO: Shaun Veldsman

Sharks have a bye so Stormers can regain the African wildcard with a win, or go back to the top of the Africa 1 Conference should the Bulls lose.

Bulls v Lions
@ Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria: 0110 Sunday
Referee: Craig Joubert
Assistant Referees: Marius van der Westhuizen, Cwengile Jadezweni
TMO: Christie du Preez

BP win keeps Bulls ahead of Stormers in Africa 1 on matches won, a loss puts them back in wildcard territory & vulnerable to Sharks. A Lions win by any margin keeps them top of Africa Group.

 

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Whitelock out, Taylor doubtful for Saturday. Whitelock we can cover, Taylor not so much as Funnell is also injured.

http://www.superxv.com/crusaders-lose-whitelock-blues-match/

 

[Dan54]

Yep Taylor a huge loss, Barrett will fill in for Whitelock, but how the hell do you replace a top Levin boy??

 

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Hurricanes: 15 James Marshall, 14 Cory Jane, 13 Matt Proctor, 12 Vince Aso, 11 Julian Savea, 10 Beauden Barrett, 9 TJ Perenara, 8 Victor Vito, 7 Ardie Savea, 6 Brad Shields, 5 Michael Fatialofa, 4 Blade Thomson, 3 Jeffery Toomaga-Allen, 2 Dane Coles (c), 1 Reggie Goodes. Replacements: 16 Motu Matu'u, 17 Chris Eves, 18 Loni Uhila, 19 Vaea Fifita, 20 Callum Gibbins, Jamison 21 Gibson-Park, 22 Ngani Laumape, 23 Jason Woodward

Highlanders: 15 Ben Smith (c), 14 Waisake Naholo, 13 Matt Faddes, 12 Malakai Fekitoa, 11 Patrick Osborne, 10 Lima Sopoaga, 9 Aaron Smith, 8 Luke Whitelock, 7 Dan Pryor, 6 Elliot Dixon, 5 Tom Franklin, 4 Alex Ainley, 3 Josh Hohneck, 2 Ash Dixon, 1 Daniel Lienert-Brown. Replacements: 16 Greg Pleasants-Tate, 17 Aki Seiuli, 18 Siosiua Halanukonuka, 19 Mark Reddish, 20 Liam Squire, 21 Fumiaki Tanaka, 22 Marty Banks, 23 Teihorangi Walden