Super RugbySuper Rugby is already in Round 3! We have 7 games in Round 3, with 3 games on Friday and 4 games on Saturday.

The Cell C Sharks have a bye weekend and of course Bye Points fall away in 2014.

In June / July 2014 the Antipion teams will catch up in played games with the South African counterparts, when the South African sides sit out for 1 Round.

The Combined Log will therefore be skewed for the majority of the competition and one has to question why individual countries are allowed to start such a long competition ahead of it’s rivals. In 2013 the Australian sides started a week early, but at least they had the excuse that they needed an extra week in the middle of the year to prepare for the British & Irish Lions series, which they lost.

 

Super Rugby – Round 3

Blues

Crusaders

28 February at 08:35
  • Team: 15. Charles Piutau, 14. Frank Halai, 13. George Moala, 12. Jackson Willison, 11. Tevita Li, 10. Simon Hickey, 9. Piri Weepu, 8. Peter Saili, 7. Luke Braid (Captain), 6. Steven Luatua, 5. Tom Donnelly, 4. Patrick Tuipulotu, 3. Charlie Faumuina, 2. James Parsons, 1. Sam Prattley
  • Replacements: 16. Keven Mealamu, 17. Tony Woodcock, 18. Angus Ta’avao, 19. Liaki Moli, 20. Brendon O’Connor, 21. Bryn Hall, 22. Benji Marshall, 23. Pita Ahki
  • Team: 15. Colin Slade, 14. Rob Thompson, 13. Reynold Lee-Lo, 12. Ryan Crotty, 11. Nafi Tuitavake, 10. Tom Taylor, 9. Andy Ellis, 8. Kieran Read (Captain), 7. Richie McCaw, 6. George Whitelock, 5. Dominic Bird, 4. Sam Whitelock, 3. Owen Franks, 2. Corey Flynn, 1. Tim Perry
  • Replacements: 16. Ben Funnell, 17. Wyatt Crockett, 18. Nepo Laulala, 19. Luke Romano, 20. Matt Todd, 21. Willi Heinz, 22. Adam Whitelock, 23. Israel Dagg

Melbourne Rebels

Toyota Cheetahs

28 February at 10:40
  • Team: 15. Jason Woodward, 14. Lachlan Mitchell, 13. Tamati Ellison, 12. Mitch Inman, 11. Tom English, 10. Bryce Hegarty, 9. Luke Burgess, 8. Scott Higginbotham (Captain), 7. Scott Fuglistaller, 6. Sean McMahon, 5. Luke Jones, 4. Hugh Pyle, 3. Laurie Weeks, 2. Pat Leafa, 1. Toby Smith
  • Replacements: 16. Steve Fualau, 17. Max Lahiff, 18. Paul Alo-Emile, 19. Cadeyrn Neville, 20. Colby Faingaa, 21. Ben Meehan, 22. Angus Roberts, 23. Tom Kingston
  • Team: 15. Willie Le Roux, 14. Cornal Hendricks, 13. Johann Sadie, 12. Francois Venter, 11. Raymond Rhule, 10. Johan Goosen, 9. Shaun Venter, 8. Philip Van der Walt, 7. Pieter Labuschagne, 6. Boom Prinsloo, 5. Francois Jakobus Uys, 4. Lodewyk de Jager, 3. Coenie Oosthuizen, 2. Adriaan Strauss (Captain), 1. Caylib Oosthuizen
  • Replacements: 16. Ryno Barnes, 17. Trevor Nyakane, 18. Maks Van Dyk, 19. Rynard Landman, 20. Jean Cook, 21. Sarel Pretorius, 22. Elgar Watts, 23. Hennie Daniller

DHL Stormers

Hurricanes

28 February at 19:10
  • Team: 15. Jaco Taute, 14. Kobus van Wyk, 13. Jean de Villiers (Captain), 12. Damian de Allende, 11. Gio Aplon, 10. Demetri Catrakilis, 9. Louis Schreuder, 8. Duane Vermeulen, 7. Schalk Burger, 6. Siya Kolisi, 5. Manuel Carizza, 4. Rynhardt Elstadt, 3. Frans Malherbe, 2. Siyabonga Ntubeni, 1. Steven Kitshoff
  • Replacements: 16. Deon Fourie, 17. Oliver Kebble, 18. Pat Cilliers, 19. Michael Rhodes, 20. Nizaam Carr, 21. Nick Groom, 22. Kurt Coleman, 23. Ryno Eksteen
  • Team: 15. Marty Banks, 14. Cory Jane, 13. Conrad Smith (Captain), 12. Hadleigh Parkes, 11. Julian Savea, 10. Beauden Barrett, 9. TJ Perenara, 8. Blade Thomson, 7. Jack Lam, 6. Faifili Levave, 5. Mark Reddish, 4. Jeremy Thrush, 3. John Schwalger, 2. Dane Coles, 1. Ben Franks
  • Replacements: 16. Motu Matu’u, 17. Chris Eves, 18. Jeffery Toomaga-Allen, 19. James Broadhurst, 20. Ardie Savea, 21. Chris Smylie, 22. Alapati Leiua, 23. James Marshall

Chiefs

Highlanders

1 March at 08:35
  • Team: 15. Mils Muliaina, 14. Tim Nanai-Williams, 13. Robert Fruean, 12. Charlie Ngatai, 11. Asaeli Tikoirotuma, 10. Aaron Cruden, 9. Tawera Kerr-Barlow, 8. Liam Messam (Captain), 7. Tanerau Latimer, 6. Nick Crosswell, 5. Matt Symons, 4. Michael Fitzgerald, 3. Ben Tameifuna, 2. Mahonri Schwalger, 1. Pauliasi Manu
  • Replacements: 16. Rhys Marshall, 17. Jamie MacKintosh, 18. Josh Hohneck, 19. Tevita Koloamatangi, 20. Liam Squire, 21. Brad Weber, 22. Andrew Horrell, 23. James Lowe
  • Team: 15. Ben R Smith, 14. Richard Buckman, 13. Winston Stanley, 12. Shaun Treeby, 11. Malakai Fekitoa, 10. Lima Sopoaga, 9. Aaron Smith, 8. Nasi Manu (Captain), 7. John Hardie, 6. Gareth Evans, 5. Joe Wheeler, 4. Jarrad Hoeata, 3. Chris King, 2. Liam Coltman, 1. Kane Hames
  • Replacements: 16. Brayden Mitchell, 17. Matias Diaz, 18. Craig Millar, 19. Josh Bekhuis, 20. Shane Christie, 21. Fumiaki Tanaka, 22. Trent Renata, 23. Phil Burleigh

Waratahs

Reds

1 March at 10:40
  • Team: 15. Israel Folau, 14. Alofa Alofa, 13. Adam Ashley-Cooper, 12. Kurtley Beale, 11. Peter Betham, 10. Bernard Foley, 9. Nick Phipps, 8. Wycliff Palu, 7. Michael Hooper (Captain), 6. Stephen Hoiles, 5. Kane Douglas, 4. Jacques Potgieter, 3. Paddy Ryan, 2. Tatafu Polota-Nau, 1. Benn Robinson
  • Replacements: 16. Tola Latu, 17. Jeremy Tilse, 18. Sekope Kepu, 19. Will Skelton, 20. Patrick McCutcheon, 21. Brendan McKibbin, 22. Rob Horne, 23. Matt Carraro
  • Team: 15. Aidan Toua, 14. Lachlan Turner, 13. Ben Tapuai, 12. Anthony Fainga’a, 11. Dom Shipperley, 10. Quade Cooper, 9. Will Genia, 8. Jake Schatz, 7. Liam Gill, 6. Ed Quirk, 5. James Horwill (Captain), 4. Rob Simmons, 3. Greg Holmes, 2. Saia Faingaa, 1. James Slipper
  • Replacements: 16. James Hanson, 17. Ben Daley, 18. Jono Owen, 19. Ed O`Donoghue, 20. Beau Robinson, 21. Nicholas Frisby, 22. Ben Lucas, 23. Chris Feauai-Sautia

Western Force

Brumbies

1 March at 13:00
  • Team: 15. Luke Morahan, 14. Patrick Dellit, 13. Junior Rasolea, 12. Kyle Godwin, 11. Nick Cummins, 10. Zack Holmes, 9. Alby Mathewson, 8. Ben McCalman, 7. Matthew Hodgson (Captain), 6. Chris Alcock, 5. Hugh McMeniman, 4. Sam Wykes, 3. Kieran Longbottom, 2. Nathan Charles, 1. Tetera Faulkner
  • Replacements: 16. Heath Tessmann, 17. Pekahou Cowan, 18. Oli Hoskins, 19. Wilhelm Steenkamp, 20. Angus Cottrell, 21. Ian Prior, 22. Sias Ebersohn, 23. Jayden Hayward
  • Team: 15. Jesse Mogg, 14. Henry Speight, 13. Tevita Kuridrani, 12. Pat McCabe, 11. Robbie Coleman, 10. Matt Toomua, 9. Nic White, 8. Jarrad Butler, 7. David Pocock, 6. Ben Mowen (Captain), 5. Sam Carter, 4. Scott Fardy, 3. Ben Alexander, 2. Stephen Moore, 1. Scott Sio
  • Replacements: 16. Siliva Siliva, 17. Ruan-Henry Smith, 18. Ruaidhri Murphy, 19. Leon Power, 20. Locky McCaffrey, 21. Conrad Hoffmann, 22. Andrew Smith, 23. Lionel Cronje

Vodacom Bulls

Lions

1 March at 17:05
  • Team: 15. Jurgen Visser, 14. Akona Ndungane, 13. JJ Engelbrecht, 12. Jan Serfontein, 11. Bjorn Basson, 10. Jacques-Louis Potgieter, 9. Francois Hougaard, 8. Grant Hattingh, 7. Jacques Du Plessis, 6. Jono Ross, 5. Victor Matfield, 4. Flip van der Merwe (Captain), 3. Frik Kirsten, 2. Callie Visagie, 1. Dean Greyling
  • Replacements: 16. Mbongeni Mbonambi, 17. Werner Kruger, 18. Paul Willemse, 19. Jacques Engelbrecht, 20. Piet van Zyl, 21. Handre Pollard, 22. Ulrich Beyers, 23. Marcel Van Der Merwe
  • Team: 15. Chrysander Botha, 14. Deon van Rensburg, 13. JW Jonker, 12. Stefan Watermeyer, 11. Ruan Combrinck, 10. Marnitz Boshoff, 9. Francois de Klerk, 8. Warren Whiteley (Captain), 7. Warwick Tecklenburg, 6. Jaco Kriel, 5. Franco van der Merwe, 4. Franco Mostert, 3. Julian Redelinghuys, 2. Robbie Coetzee, 1. Schalk (FS) van der Merwe
  • Replacements: 16. Willie Wepener, 17. Jacques van Rooyen, 18. Ruan Dreyer, 19. Luvuyiso Lusaseni, 20. Willie Britz, 21. Ross Cronje, 22. Courtnall Skosan, 23. Coenie van Wyk

46 Responses to Super Rugby 2014: Weekend Teams – Round 3

  • 31

    Scrumsaam wrote:

    @ nortierd:
    True i also feel the same about the Cheetahs but it’s the Rebels first game so this is the game the Cheetahs must target.

    Lekker grootbek na 2 weke, ha ha
    Overjoy
    Daai groen pyltjies verander vinnig na rooi in die game

  • 32

    29 @ grootblousmile:

    Ja but us bottom dwellers will find form soon and pass you… Tounge-Out

  • 33

    @ Skrumsaam, sorry my post 31 was actually meant as a reply to post 29 from GBS
    Happy

  • 34

    28 @ nortierd:

    Well mine is not good either. Think the Bulls might up their game this week, just think the Lions half backs are way better and so is Kriel.

    Any penalty the Bulls give away Boshoff will slot it over. Or a few drops again… Overjoy

    When did the Lions play Bulls and totally thrash them? I know it was in CC not sure if it was last year or the year before. As then no-one gave the Lions a chance and they totally outplayed the Bulls.

  • 35

    32 @ Puma:
    So, what you’re telling me is that I must ride the wave while I still can… looking down on you bottom-feeders…. hehehehe

  • 36

    Will see what they say on Boots tonight, then they too get it wrong plenty.

  • 37

    33 @ nortierd:
    I surmised as much…

    Freegin hell, one can fall moerrrrr far in 1 round of Bru!

  • 38

    35 @ grootblousmile:

    Yip enjoy it while you can up there we pace ourselves and will pass you without you even noticing it……….. Happy-Grin

  • 39

    Okay going to finish up here in my study then going to eat dinner.

    Back later or tomorrow.

    Cheers everyone.

  • 40

    38 @ Puma:
    Oh, I will notice, that is for sure!

    You have 1 fatal flaw in your Bru play, Oompie…. and that is that you are unable to ever pick against your own side… hehehehe

  • 41

    yes the green turn to red very quickly.. Cry

  • 42

    Nice to see Ryecatcher is about with his proper ‘Nic’ now….Grumpy just did not suit him.

  • 43

    Now to pick my superBru !!

  • 44

    The Bulls have the better chance to win this weekend than the Stormers
    The Bulls will regroup, only a matter of sending Hougaard to the wing and picking Van Zyl at 9, the Stormers on the other hand seemed to be at a dead end now.

  • 45

    Boots & All is on at the moment….

    In the meantime I’ve scheduled the 3 Super Rugby Live Game Articles for tomorrow already… first one will pop up on your screens tonight already at 20:30 SA Time.

  • 46

    OK, see you guys in the morning for Super Rugby!!

    Whooop, whoop!

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