With all the fuss over a team of blokes from somewhere up north, one could be forgiven for forgetting that Super Rugby will be back on this weekend. Not us though! Here at Green and Gold Rugby we have our finger on the pulse! And here are the Super Rugby team lists for round 18:

Friday

Chiefs v Hurricanes

Chiefs		Hurricanes
Pauliasi Manu	1	Ben Franks
Hikawera Elliot	2	Dane Coles
Ben Afeaki	3	Ben May
Craig Clarke (c)	4	Jeremy Thrush
Brodie Retallick	5	James Broadhurst
Liam Messam	6	Brad Shields
Tanerau Latimer	7	Karl Lowe
Matt Vent Leven	8	Victor Vito
Tawera Kerr-Barlow	9	TJ Perenara
Aaron Cruden	10	Beauden Barrett
Asaeli Tikoirotuma	11	Julian Savea
Bundee Aki	12	Reynold Lee-Lo
Tim Nanai-Williams	13	Conrad Smith (c)
Lelia Masaga	14	Matt Proctor
Robbie Robinson	15	James Marshall
	Reserves
Mahonri Schwalger	16	Ash Dixon
Ben Tameifuna	17	Reggie Goodes
Michael Fitzgerald	18	Mark Reddish
Sam Cane	19	Faifili Levave
Augustine Pulu	20	Chris Smylie
Andrew Horrell	21	Tusi Pisi
Charlie Ngatai	22	Alapati Leiua

Date : Friday 28 June
Venue : Waikato Stadium, Hamilton
Kick Off: 17:35 AEST
Referee: Garratt Williamson
Assistant Ref 1: Nick Briant
Assistant Ref 2: Richard Kelly
TMO : Glenn Newman

Saturday

Highlanders v Crusaders

Highlanders		Crusaders
	1	Joe Moody
	2	Ben Funnell
	3	Nepo Laulala
	4	Tom Donnelly
	5	Sam Whitelock
	6	George Whitelock (c)
	7	Matt Todd
	8	Luke Whitelock
	9	Andy Ellis
	10	Dan Carter
	11	Zac Guildford
	12	Tom Taylor
	13	Ryan Crotty
	14	Tom Marshall
	15	Israel Dagg
	Reserves
	16	Corey Flynn
	17	Wyatt Crockett
	18	Luke Romano
	19	Kieran Read
	20	Willi Heinz
	21	Robbie Fruen
	22	Adam Whitelock

Date : Saturday 29 June
Venue : Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin
Kick Off: 17:35 AEST
Referee: Steve Walsh
Assistant Ref 1: Kane McBride
Assistant Ref 2: Sheldon Eden-Whaitiri
TMO : Keith Brown

Sharks v Blues

Sharks		Blues
	1	Tim Perry
	2	James Parsons
	3	Angus Ta'avao
	4	Anthony Boric
	5	Ali Williams (c)
	6	Steven Luatua
	7	Luke Braid
	8	Peter Saili
	9	Piri Weepu
	10	Chris Noakes
	11	George Moala
	12	Francis Saili
	13	Jackson Willison
	14	Frank Halai
	15	Charles Piutau
	Reserves
	16	Keven Mealamu
	17	Ofa Tu'ungafasi
	18	Kane Barrett/Culum Retallick
	19	Brendon O'Connor
	20	Jamison Gibson-Park
	21	Baden Kerr
	22	Rene Ranger

Date : Saturday 29 June
Venue : Kings Park, Durban
Kick Off: 22:50 AEST
Referee: Jaco Peyper
Assistant Ref 1: Marius Jonker
Assistant Ref 2: Reuben Roussow
TMO : Willie Roos

Sunday

Bulls v Kings

Bulls		Kings
Dean Greyling	1
Chiliboy Ralepelle	2
Werner Kruger	3
Flip van der Merwe	4
Grant Hattingh	5
Deon Stegmann	6
Jacques Potgieter	7
Dewald Potgieter (c)	8
Francois Hougaard	9
Louis Fouche	10
Bjorn Basson	11
Wynand Olivier	12
Jan Serfontein	13
Akona Ndungane	14
Zane Kirchner	15
	Reserves
Willie Wepener	16
Frik Kirsten	17
Juandre Kruger	18
Jono Ross	19
Rudy Paige	20
Morne Steyn	21
JJ Engelbrecht	22

Date : Sunday 30 June
Venue : Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
Kick Off: 01:05 AEST
Referee: Lourens van der Merwe
Assistant Ref 1: Jaco van Heerden
Assistant Ref 2: Cobus Wessels
TMO : Gerrie Coetzee

Stormers v Cheetahs

Stormers		Cheetahs
Steven Kitshoff	1	Coenie Oosthuizen
Tiaan Liebenberg	2	Adriaan Strauss (c)
Brok Harris	3	Lourens Adriaanse
Eben Etzebeth	4	Lodewyk de Jager
De Kock Steenkamp	5	Francois Uys
Siya Kolisi	6	Heinrich Brussow
Deon Fourie (c)	7	Pieter Labuschagne
Nizaam Carr	8	Phillip van der Merwe
Louis Schreuder	9	Piet van Zyl
Elton Jantjies	10	Riaan Smit
Bryan Habana	11	Raymond Rhule
Damian de Allende	12	Robert Ebersohn
Juan de Jongh	13	Johann Sadie
Gio Aplon	14	Willie le Roux
Joe Pietersen	15	Hennie Daniller
	Reserves
Scarra Ntubeni	16	Ryno Barnes
Ross Geldenhuys	17	Trevor Nyakane
Gerbrandt Grobler	18	Waltie Vermeulen
Don Armand	19	Boom Prinsloo
Dewaldt Duvenage	20	Sarel Pretorius
Gary van Aswegan	21	Elgar Watts
Gerhard van den Heever	22	Howard Mnisi

Date : Sunday 30 June
Venue : Newlands Stadium, Cape Town
Kick Off: 03:10 AEST
Referee: Stuart Berry
Assistant Ref 1: Quentin Immelman
Assistant Ref 2: Marc van Zyl
TMO : Shaun Veldsman

Remember to check back regularly, as we will update the teams as they are named.