This week’s Super Rugby team lists see one game…
What?… There’s other teams playing?… It’s not just the Reds v. Brumbies?… WOW could have sworn, anyway.
This week’s Super Rugby team lists see six big games. The Waratahs v. Chiefs should be very interesting. The Sharks take on the in-form Cheetahs. That should be a corker. But the game that’s got me just a little excited is the top of the Australian Conference table clash between the awesome Reds and the Brumbies. On to the team lists.
Friday’s Team Lists
Hurricanes v. Force
| Hurricanes | Versus | Force |
|---|---|---|
| Ben Franks | 1 | Pek Cowan |
| Motu Matu'u | 2 | Heath Tessmann |
| Jeffery Toomaga-Allen | 3 | Tetera Faulkner |
| Jeremy Thrush | 4 | Toby Lynn |
| Mark Reddish | 5 | Sam Wykes |
| Jack Lam | 6 | Angus Cottrell |
| Brad Shields | 7 | Matt Hodgson (c) |
| Faifili Levave | 8 | Richard Brown |
| Chris Smylie | 9 | Alby Mathewson |
| Tusi Pisi | 10 | Sam Norton-Knight |
| Julian Savea | 11 | Ed Stubbs |
| Tim Bateman | 12 | Junior Rasolea |
| Conrad Smith | 13 | Winston Stanley |
| Alapati Leiua | 14 | Patrick Dellit |
| Beauden Barrett | 15 | Jayden Hayward |
| Reserves | ||
| Ash Dixon | 16 | James Hilterbrand |
| Reggie Goodes | 17 | Kieran Longbottom |
| James Broadhurst | 18 | Rory Walton |
| Karl Lowe | 19 | Chris Alcock |
| TJ Perenara | 20 | Mick Snowden |
| Reynold Lee-Lo | 21 | Sias Ebersohn |
| Andre Taylor | 22 | Alfie Mafi |
| Date: | Friday 19 April | |
| Location: | Westpac Stadium | Wellington |
| Kickoff: | 17:35 | |
| Referee: | Nick Briant (NZL) |
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Waratahs v. Chiefs
| Waratahs | Versus | Chiefs |
|---|---|---|
| Benn Robinson | 1 | Pauliasi Manu |
| Tatafu Polota-Nau | 2 | Hika Elliot |
| Sekope Kepu | 3 | Ben Tameifuna |
| Sitaleki Timani | 4 | Michael Fitzgerald |
| Kane Douglas | 5 | Brodie Retallick |
| Dave Dennis (c) | 6 | Liam Messam (c) |
| Michael Hooper | 7 | Sam Cane |
| Wycliff Palu | 8 | Fritz Lee |
| Brendan McKibbin | 9 | Brendon Leonard |
| Bernard Foley | 10 | Aaron Cruden |
| Drew Mitchell | 11 | Asaeli Tikoirotuma |
| Rob Horne | 12 | Richard Kahui |
| Adam Ashley-Cooper | 13 | Charlie Ngatai |
| Cam Crawford | 14 | Lelia Masaga |
| Israel Folau | 15 | Andrew Horrell |
| 1 to be omitted | Reserves | |
| John Ulugia | 16 | Rhys Marshall |
| Paddy Ryan | 17 | Michael Kainga |
| Mitchell Chapman | 18 | Nick Crosswell |
| Will Skelton | 19 | Tanerau Latimer |
| Pat McCutcheon | 20 | August Pulu |
| Matt Lucas | 21 | Gareth Anscombe |
| Ben Volavola | 22 | Tim Nanai-Williams |
| Peter Betham | ||
| Date: | Friday 19 April | |
| Location: | Allianz Stadium | Sydney |
| Kickoff: | 19:40 | |
| Referee: | Craig Joubert (RSA) |
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Saturday’s Team Lists
Crusaders v. Highlanders
| Crusaders | Versus | Highlanders |
|---|---|---|
| Wyatt Crockett | 1 | Tony Woodcock |
| Corey Flynn | 2 | Andrew Hore (c) |
| Owen Franks | 3 | Chris King |
| Luke Romano | 4 | Brad Thorn |
| Sam Whitelock | 5 | Josh Bekhuis |
| George Whitelock | 6 | Jarrad Hoeata |
| Matt Todd | 7 | John Hardie |
| Luke Whitelock | 8 | TJ Ioane |
| Andy Ellis | 9 | Aaron Smith |
| Tyler Bleyendaal | 10 | Hayden Parker |
| Zac Guildford | 11 | Hosea Gear |
| Ryan Crotty | 12 | Maa Nonu |
| Robbie Fruean | 13 | Jason Emery |
| Tom Marshall | 14 | Tony Ensor |
| Israel Dagg | 15 | Ben Smith |
| Reserves | ||
| Ben Funnell | 16 | Liam Coltman |
| Joe Moody | 17 | Maafu Fia |
| Dominic Bird | 18 | Jamie Mackintosh |
| Jordan Taufua | 19 | Elliot Dixon |
| Willi Heinz | 20 | Fumiaka Tanaka |
| Tom Taylor | 21 | Colin Slade |
| Adam Whitelock | 22 | Jake Paringatai |
| Date: | Saturday 20 April | |
| Location: | AMI Stadium | Christchurch |
| Kickoff: | 17:35 | |
| Referee: | Garratt Williamson (NZL) |
Reds v. Brumbies
| Reds | Versus | Brumbies |
|---|---|---|
| Greg Holmes | 1 | Ben Alexander |
| James Hanson | 2 | Stephen Moore |
| James Slipper | 3 | Dan Palmer |
| Rob Simmons | 4 | Peter Kimlin |
| James Horwill (c) | 5 | Sam Carter |
| Eddie Quirk | 6 | Ben Mowen (c) |
| Liam Gill | 7 | George Smith |
| Jake Schatz | 8 | Fotu Auelua |
| Will Genia | 9 | Nic White |
| Quade Cooper | 10 | Matt Toomua |
| Digby Ioane | 11 | Joe Tomane |
| Ben Tapuai | 12 | Christian Lealiifano |
| Anthony Faingaa | 13 | Tevita Kuridrani |
| Rod Davies | 14 | Henry Speight |
| Jono Lance | 15 | Jesse Mogg |
| Reserves | ||
| Saia Faingaa | 16 | Siliva Siliva |
| Ben Daley | 17 | Scott Sio |
| Ed O'Donoghue | 18 | Jordan Smiler |
| Jarrad Butler | 19 | Colby Faingaa |
| Ben Lucas | 20 | Ian Prior |
| Chris Feauai-Sautia | 21 | Pat McCabe |
| Dom Shipperley | 22 | Clyde Rathbone |
| Date: | Saturday 20 April | |
| Location: | Suncorp Stadium | Brisbane |
| Kickoff: | 19:40 | |
| Referee: | Glen Jackson (NZL) |
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Sunday’s Team Lists
Sharks v. Cheetahs
| Sharks | Versus | Cheetahs |
|---|---|---|
| Tendai Mtawarira | 1 | Coenie Oosthuizen |
| Kyle Cooper | 2 | Adriaan Strauss (c) |
| Wiehahn Herbst | 3 | Lourens Adriaanse |
| Pieter-Steph du Toit | 4 | Lodewyk de Jager |
| Franco van der Merwe | 5 | Francois Uys |
| Marcell Coetzee | 6 | Heinrich Brussow |
| Jean Deysel | 7 | Pieter Labuschagne |
| Keegan Daniel (C) | 8 | Phillip van der Walt |
| Cobus Reinach | 9 | Piet van Zyl |
| Patrick Lambie | 10 | Burton Francis |
| Sean Robinson | 11 | Raymond Rhule |
| Meyer Bosman | 12 | Robert Ebersohn |
| Paul Jordaan | 13 | Johan Sadie |
| Odwa Ndungane | 14 | Willie le Roux |
| Riaan Viljoen | 15 | Hennie Daniller |
| Reserves | ||
| Craig Burden | 16 | Ryno Barnes |
| Jannie du Plessis | 17 | Trevor Nyakane |
| Anton Bresler | 18 | Rynhard Landman |
| Tera Mtembu | 19 | Frans Viljoen |
| Charl McLeod | 20 | Tewis de Bruyn |
| Francois Steyn | 21 | Francois Brummer |
| Andries Coetzee | 22 | Ryno Benjamin |
| Date: | Sunday 21 April | |
| Location: | Kings Park | Durban |
| Kickoff: | 1:05 | |
| Referee: | Jonathon White (NZL) |
Kings v. Bulls
| Kings | Versus | Bulls |
|---|---|---|
| Schalk Ferriera | 1 | Morne Mellet |
| Bandise Maku | 2 | Chiliboy Ralepelle |
| Kevin Buys | 3 | Frik Kirsten |
| Cornell du Preez | 4 | Flip van der Merwe |
| Steven Sykes | 5 | Juandre Kruger |
| David Bulbring | 6 | Deon Stegmann |
| Wimpie van der Walt | 7 | Dewald Potgieter |
| Luke Watson (c) | 8 | Pierre Spies (c) |
| Shaun Venter | 9 | Jano Vermaak |
| Demetri Catrakilis | 10 | Morne Steyn |
| Sergeal Petersen | 11 | Lionel Mapoe |
| Andries Strauss | 12 | Jan Sergontein |
| Waylon Murray | 13 | JJ Engelbrecht |
| Ronald Cooke | 14 | Akona Ndungane |
| George Whitehead | 15 | Jurgen Visser |
| Reserves | ||
| Hannes Franklin | 16 | Callie Visagie |
| Grant Kemp | 17 | Werner Kruger |
| Rynier Bernardo | 18 | Paul Willemse |
| Jacques Englebrecht | 19 | Arno Botha |
| Nicolas Vergallo | 20 | Rudy Paige |
| Marcello Sampson | 21 | Louis Fouche |
| Siviwe Soyzwapi | 22 | Bjorn Basson |
| Date: | Sunday 21 April | |
| Location: | Mandela Bay Stadium | Port Elizabeth |
| Kickoff: | 3:10 | |
| Referee: | Francisco Pastrana |
Byes
Blues, Rebels, Stormers
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