It is Round 17 of Super Rugby 2014 this weekend, the first Round after the June Test break! We have 5 games in Round 17, with 2 game on Friday and 3 games on Saturday.
All 5 the South African sides sits out this weekend, still in the last week of their June Test window, however this at the same time makes up for the fact that the South African sides started a week earlier than the rest in February.
After this Round it will mean that the Antipodian teams will have caught up in played games with the South African counterparts.
As a result, the Logs and Combined Log will no longer be skewed and will reflect a much more accurate accont of the Super Rugby season thus far.
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 17
All Times are in SA Time (GMT + 2)
| 27 June at 09:35 |
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- Team: 15. Ben R Smith, 14. Richard Buckman, 13. Malakai Fekitoa, 12. Shaun Treeby, 11. Patrick Osborne, 10. Lima Sopoaga, 9. Aaron Smith, 8. Nasi Manu (Captain), 7. Shane Christie, 6. Elliot Dixon, 5. Joe Wheeler, 4. Tom Franklin, 3. Ma’afu Fia, 2. Brayden Mitchell, 1. Kane Hames
- Replacements: 16. Ged Robinson, 17. Matias Diaz, 18. Chris King, 19. Josh Bekhuis, 20. Lee Allan, 21. Fumiaki Tanaka, 22. Hayden Parker, 23. Phil Burleigh
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- Team: 15. Gareth Anscombe, 14. Dwayne Sweeney, 13. Robert Fruean, 12. Bundee Aki, 11. Tom Marshall, 10. Aaron Cruden (Captain), 9. Augustine Pulu, 8. Liam Squire, 7. Tanerau Latimer, 6. Liam Messam, 5. Brodie Retallick, 4. Michael Fitzgerald, 3. Ben Tameifuna, 2. Mahonri Schwalger, 1. Pauliasi Manu
- Replacements: 16. Nathan Harris, 17. Jamie MacKintosh, 18. Josh Hohneck, 19. Matt Symons, 20. Tevita Koloamatangi, 21. Tawera Kerr-Barlow, 22. Tim Nanai-Williams, 23. James Lowe
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| 27 June at 11:40 |
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- Team: 15. Jack Debreczeni, 14. Jason Woodward, 13. Tamati Ellison, 12. Mitch Inman, 11. Tom English, 10. Bryce Hegarty, 9. Luke Burgess, 8. Scott Higginbotham (Captain), 7. Colby Faingaa, 6. Sean McMahon, 5. Luke Jones, 4. Cadeyrn Neville, 3. Laurie Weeks, 2. Pat Leafa, 1. Toby Smith
- Replacements: 16. Shota Horie, 17. Cruze Ah-Nau, 18. Paul Alo-Emile, 19. Hugh Pyle, 20. Scott Fuglistaller, 21. Nick Stirzaker, 22. Telusa Veainu, 23. Tom Kingston
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- Team: 15. Mike Harris, 14. Rod Davies, 13. Ben Tapuai, 12. Anthony Faingaa, 11. Dominic Shipperley, 10. Ben Lucas, 9. Nicholas Frisby, 8. Jake Schatz, 7. Beau Robinson, 6. Curtis Browning, 5. James Horwill (Captain), 4. Rob Simmons, 3. Greg Holmes, 2. James Hanson, 1. James Slipper
- Replacements: 16. Saia Faingaa, 17. Albert Anae, 18. Ben Daley, 19. David McDuling, 20. Liam Gill, 21. Samu Kerevi, 22. Jamie-Jerry Taulagi, 23. Lachlan Turner
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| 28 June at 09:35 |
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- Team: 15. Matt Proctor, 14. Cory Jane, 13. Tim Bateman, 12. Alapati Leiua, 11. Julian Savea, 10. Beauden Barrett, 9. TJ Perenara, 8. Victor Vito, 7. Ardie Savea, 6. Brad Shields, 5. Blade Thomson, 4. Jeremy Thrush (Captain), 3. Jeffery Toomaga-Allen, 2. Dane Coles, 1. Ben Franks
- Replacements: 16. Motu Matu’u, 17. Chris Eves, 18. Brendon Edmonds, 19. James Broadhurst, 20. Jack Lam, 21. Chris Smylie, 22. Hadleigh Parkes, 23. James Marshall
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- Team: 15. Tom Taylor, 14. Johnny McNicholl, 13. Kieron Fonotia, 12. Ryan Crotty (Captain), 11. Nafi Tuitavake, 10. Colin Slade, 9. Andy Ellis, 8. Luke Whitelock, 7. Matt Todd, 6. Jordan Taufua, 5. Sam Whitelock, 4. Dominic Bird, 3. Nepo Laulala, 2. Corey Flynn, 1. Wyatt Crockett
- Replacements: 16. Ben Funnell, 17. Joe Moody, 18. Owen Franks, 19. Jimmy Tupou, 20. Kieran Read, 21. Willi Heinz, 22. Dan Carter, 23. Rob Thompson
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| 28 June at 11:40 |
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- Team: 15. Israel Folau, 14. Alofa Alofa, 13. Adam Ashley-Cooper, 12. Kurtley Beale, 11. Rob Horne, 10. Bernard Foley, 9. Nick Phipps, 8. Wycliff Palu, 7. Michael Hooper, 6. Dave Dennis (Captain), 5. Kane Douglas, 4. Jacques Potgieter, 3. Sekope Kepu, 2. Tatafu Polota-Nau, 1. Benn Robinson
- Replacements: 16. Tola Latu, 17. Jeremy Tilse, 18. Paddy Ryan, 19. Will Skelton, 20. Stephen Hoiles, 21. Brendan McKibbin, 22. Jonathan Lance, 23. Cam Crawford
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- Team: 15. Jesse Mogg, 14. Henry Speight, 13. Tevita Kuridrani, 12. Andrew Smith, 11. Robbie Coleman, 10. Christian Lealiifano, 9. Nic White, 8. Ben Mowen (Captain), 7. Jarrad Butler, 6. Jordan Smiler, 5. Leon Power, 4. Scott Fardy, 3. Ben Alexander, 2. Ruaidhri Murphy, 1. Scott Sio
- Replacements: 16. Luke Holmes, 17. Ruan-Henry Smith, 18. Jean-Pierre Smith, 19. Fotu Auelua, 20. Jack Whetton, 21. Michael Dowsett, 22. Clyde Rathbone, 23. Lionel Cronje
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| 28 June at 13:45 |
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- Team: 15. Jayden Hayward, 14. Dane Haylett-Petty, 13. Marcel Brache, 12. Chris Tuatara-Morrison, 11. Nick Cummins, 10. Sias Ebersohn, 9. Alby Mathewson, 8. Ben McCalman, 7. Matthew Hodgson (Captain), 6. Hugh McMeniman, 5. Adam Coleman, 4. Sam Wykes, 3. Kieran Longbottom, 2. Nathan Charles, 1. Pekahou Cowan
- Replacements: 16. Heath Tessmann, 17. Tetera Faulkner, 18. Oli Hoskins, 19. Wilhelm Steenkamp, 20. Brynard Stander, 21. Ian Prior, 22. Zack Holmes, 23. Junior Rasolea
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- Team: 15. Lolagi Visinia, 14. Frank Halai, 13. Pita Ahki, 12. Ma’a Nonu, 11. George Moala, 10. Ihaia West, 9. Bryn Hall, 8. Jerome Kaino, 7. Luke Braid (Captain), 6. Steven Luatua, 5. Tom Donnelly, 4. Patrick Tuipulotu, 3. Charlie Faumuina, 2. Keven Mealamu, 1. Tony Woodcock
- Replacements: 16. James Parsons, 17. Ofa Tu’ungafasi, 18. Angus Ta’avao, 19. Hayden Triggs, 20. Peter Saili, 21. Piri Weepu, 22. Francis Saili, 23. Tevita Li
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Maybe SARU requested it so that at least one weekend we could say SA sides won more games than the other countries and one weekend we could say that none of our teams lost.
Except if the Waratahs and Crusaders win their games, then at least there is one SA side that will seem like they lost, even if it’s just the top spot