Here are ALL the Teams announced, to play in week 8 of the Super 14.
| Hurricanes | Crusaders |
| 02 April at 08:35 | Wellington |
|---|---|
| Team: 15. Cory Jane, 14. André Taylor, 13. Conrad Smith, 12. Ma’a Nonu, 11. Hosea Gear, 10. Willie Ripia, 9. Piri Weepu, 8. Rodney So`oialo, 7. Karl Lowe, 6. Victor Vito, 5. Michael Paterson, 4. Jeremy Thrush, 3. Neemiah Tialata, 2. Andrew Hore (Captain), 1. John Schwalger
Replacements: 16. Dane Coles, 17. Anthony Perenise, 18. Bryn Evans, 19. Scott Waldrom, 20. Tyson Keats, 21. Aaron Cruden, 22. Jason Kawau |
Team: 15. Colin Slade, 14. Sean Maitland, 13. Robert Fruean, 12. Ryan Crotty, 11. Zac Guildford, 10. Dan Carter, 9. Andy Ellis, 8. Kieran Read, 7. George Whitelock, 6. Richie McCaw (Captain), 5. Sam Whitelock, 4. Brad Thorn, 3. Owen Franks, 2. Ti`i Paulo, 1. Wyatt Crockett
Replacements: 16. Daniel Perrin, 17. Ben Franks, 18. Chris Jack, 19. Thomas Waldrom, 20. Kahn Fotuali`i, 21. Adam Whitelock, 22. Jared Payne |
| Western Force | Vodacom Stormers |
| 02 April at 12:05 | Perth |
|---|---|
| Team: 15. James O`Connor, 14. Scott Staniforth, 13. Mitch Inman, 12. Ryan Cross, 11. Mark Bartholomeusz, 10. David Hill, 9. Chris O`Young, 8. Matthew Hodgson, 7. David Pocock, 6. Ben McCalman, 5. Nathan Sharpe (Captain), 4. Tom Hockings, 3. Timothy Fairbrother, 2. Ben Whittaker, 1. Pekahou Cowan
Replacements: 16. Nathan Charles, 17. Matt Dunning, 18. Richard Stanford, 19. Richard Brown, 20. Justin Turner, 21. Sam Harris, 22. Haig Sare |
Team: 15. Gio Aplon, 14. Sireli Naqelevuki, 13. Jaque Fourie, 12. Timothy John Whitehead, 11. Bryan Habana, 10. Peter Grant, 9. Ricky Januarie, 8. Duane Vermeulen, 7. Francois Louw, 6. Schalk Burger (Captain), 5. Andries Bekker, 4. De Kock Steenkamp, 3. Brok Harris, 2. Tiaan Liebenberg, 1. JC Kritzinger
Replacements: 16. Deon Fourie, 17. Eusebio Guinazu, 18. Anton van Zyl, 19. Pieter Louw, 20. Dewaldt Duvenage, 21. Willem de Waal, 22. Frikkie Welsh |
| Blues | Vodacom Bulls |
| 03 April at 06:30 | Auckland |
|---|---|
| Team: 15. Isaia Toeava, 14. Joe Rokocoko, 13. Rene Ranger, 12. Benson Stanley, 11. Rudi Wulf, 10. Stephen Brett, 9. Alby Mathewson, 8. Viliami Ma`afu, 7. Serge Lilo, 6. Jerome Kaino, 5. Anthony Boric, 4. Kurtis Haiu, 3. John Afoa, 2. Keven Mealamu (Captain), 1. Tony Woodcock
Replacements: 16. Tom McCartney, 17. Charlie Faumuina, 18. Filo Paulo, 19. Peter Saili, 20. Chris Smylie, 21. Dan Kirkpatrick, 22. Paul Williams |
Team: 15. Zane Kirchner, 14. Gerhard van den Heever, 13. Jaco Pretorius, 12. Wynand Olivier, 11. Francois Hougaard, 10. Morné Steyn, 9. Fourie du Preez, 8. Pierre Spies, 7. Dewald Potgieter, 6. Deon Stegmann, 5. Victor Matfield (Captain), 4. Danie Rossouw, 3. Werner Kruger, 2. Gary Botha, 1. Gurthrö Steenkamp
Replacements: 16. Bandise Maku, 17. Bees Roux, 18. Flip van der Merwe, 19. Derick Kuun, 20. Jacques-Louis Potgieter, 21. Jaco van der Westhuyzen, 22. Pedrie Wannenburg |
| Chiefs | Highlanders |
| 03 April at 08:35 | Mt Maunganui |
|---|---|
| Team: 15. Mils Muliaina (Captain), 14. Lelia Masaga, 13. Richard Kahui, 12. Stephen Donald, 11. Dwayne Sweeney, 10. Mike Delany, 9. Brendon Leonard, 8. Sione Lauaki, 7. Luke Braid, 6. Liam Messam, 5. Culum Retallick, 4. Craig Clarke, 3. Ben Afeaki, 2. Hikawera Elliott, 1. Sona Taumalolo
Replacements: 16. Vern Karno, 17. Toby Smith, 18. Jarrad Hoeata, 19. Colin Bourke, 20. Junior Poluleuligaga, 21. Jackson Willison, 22. Tim Nanai-Williams |
Team: 15. Israel Dagg, 14. Ben Smith, 13. Kenny Lynn, 12. Jason Shoemark, 11. Fetu’u Vainikolo, 10. Robbie Robinson, 9. Jimmy Cowan (Captain), 8. Steven Setephano, 7. Alando Soakai, 6. Adam Thomson, 5. Hayden Triggs, 4. Josh Bekhuis, 3. Clint Newland, 2. Jason Rutledge, 1. Chris King
Replacements: 16. Jason MacDonald, 17. Bronson Murray, 18. Joe Tuineau, 19. John Hardie / Tim Boys, 20. Sean Romans, 21. Matthew Berquist, 22. James Paterson |
| Waratahs | Vodacom Cheetahs |
| 03 April at 10:40 | Sydney |
|---|---|
| Team: 15. Kurtley Beale, 14. Lachlan Turner, 13. Rob Horne, 12. Berrick Barnes, 11. Drew Mitchell, 10. Daniel Halangahu, 9. Luke Burgess, 8. Ben Mowen, 7. Chris Alcock, 6. Dave Dennis, 5. Kane Douglas, 4. Dean Mumm (Captain), 3. Al Baxter, 2. Tatafu Polota-Nau, 1. Benn Robinson
Replacements: 16. Damian Fitzpatrick, 17. Sekope Kepu, 18. William Caldwell, 19. Locky McCaffrey, 20. Joshua Holmes, 21. Tom Carter, 22. Sosene Anesi |
Team: 15. Hennie Daniller, 14. Danwel Demas, 13. Robert Ebersohn, 12. Meyer Bosman, 11. Jongi Nokwe, 10. Naas Olivier, 9. Tewis de Bruyn, 8. Ashley Johnson, 7. Barend Pieterse, 6. Hendro Scholtz, 5. Waltie Vermeulen, 4. Nico Breedt, 3. Willem Petrus (WP) Nel, 2. Adriaan Strauss (Captain), 1. Wian du Preez
Replacements: 16. Ryno Barnes, 17. Coenie Oosthuizen, 18. Davon Raubenheimer, 19. Kabamba Floors, 20. Sarel Pretorius, 21. Corné Uys, 22. Riaan Viljoen |
| The Sharks | Reds |
| 03 April at 17:05 | The Absa Stadium Durban |
|---|---|
| Team: 15. Patrick Lambie, 14. Odwa Ndungane, 13. Stefan Terblanche, 12. Riaan Swanepoel, 11. JP Pietersen, 10. Andy Goode, 9. Ruan Pienaar, 8. Ryan Kankowski, 7. Willem Alberts, 6. Jacques Botes, 5. Alistair Hargreaves, 4. Steven Sykes, 3. Jannie du Plessis, 2. Bismarck du Plessis, 1. John Smit ( Capt )
Replacements: 16. Craig Burden, 17. Tendai Mtawarira, 18. Wilhelm Steenkamp, 19. Jean Deysel, 20. Rory Kockott, 21. Andries Strauss, 22. Lwazi Mvovo |
Team: 15. Peter Hynes, 14. Luke Morahan, 13. Will Chambers, 12. Anthony Faingaa, 11. Digby Ioane, 10. Quade Cooper, 9. Will Genia (Captain), 8. Jake Schatz, 7. Daniel Braid, 6. Scott Higginbotham, 5. Van Humphries, 4. Adam Byrnes, 3. Laurie Weeks, 2. Sean Hardman, 1. Ben Daley
Replacements: 16. Saia Faingaa, 17. Greg Holmes, 18. Jack Kennedy, 19. Rob Simmons, 20. Leroy Houston, 21. Ben Lucas, 22. Rod Davies |
This Thread will be updated as more Teams are announced for the weekend.
VRYSTAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT! For now.
No Sharks team announced yet, not surprised we announce out team last…..hahaha.
Stefan will earn his 100th Super Cap for the Sharks this weekend. A great achievment.
At least the Lions won’t take a reaming with a sex toy the size of a fire extinguisher this week!
😆 scrummy
I would like to say now I can see the team announcements I will make my picks……
However my picking is not quite so scientific!! 😆
6 – Blue Bird, How you doing? You must be only a hour behind us now? Is your weather getting any better?
I will pick tomorrow. Need to see the Sharks team. Though will still go with Sharks. It could go either way really. Reds are playing good rugby and we had to travel.
Hi Puma, would you believe as I pulled up our drive it started to snow….Arghhh…so fed up of winter.
Going out to dinner tonight, so I will have a look at the teams tomorrow. What has happened, you have overtaken me on Superbru!!
Must fly….till tomorow!
8 – Blue Bird, Snow!!! That is kinda late in the season, wow!! you must be fed up with winter, like I am fed up with the heat….hahaha. Though we had some thunderstorms these past few days.
Think you went against my Sharkies…hehehe.. 😉 I had them by 2 so climbe a bit. Wont last long. Not good at this prediction thing.
Enjoy your evening.
I saw this Preview 0n rugby 3six5.
Hope this comes true, we must break down all the records, too many ugly ones against us. Lets make history Bulls, get your first win.
Saturday, April 3:
Blues v Bulls
(Eden Park, Auckland – 17.30, 04.30 GMT)
Who can stop the Bulls?
They’ve played six, won six and have accumulated 28 log points from a possible maximum 30.
They have have now won 12 Super 14 games in a row since their 31-32 defeat to the Brumbies in Canberra on April 17 last year, and they have developed an impressive efficiency to match their talent and flair.
They may concede more points than some other champion teams, but they certainly know how to score more points than the oppostion and how to win matches.
Their recent record in the Super 14 and in the Currie Cup has been wonderful.
But the reality of their next game up is that in eight visits to Auckland, they have never succeeded in beating the Blues.
And Bulls head coach Frans Ludeke has had a tough time of it in Australasia, since his team’s win over the Force last weekend was a mere third victory in 19 matches for him in Australia and New Zealand as a Super Rugby coach, with the Lions and now with the Bulls.
Since the advent of the Super 14 in 2006, the Bulls have lost seven out of 10 matches in New Zealand, with one draw and only two wins. Their record in the Super 12 was worse, with a miserable record of three wins in 26 matches in New Zealand.
Can this Bulls team start rewriting the record books for the franchise in Australasia?
Bulls forwards’ coach and technical advisor Johann van Graan says the Blues biggest threat remains their All Black-laden forward pack. He points out that with an all-All Black front row of Tony Woodcock, Keven Mealamu and John Afoa, scrums will be fiercely contested and the Blues line-outs are now also a strength in their game.
And they have also taken to employing the driving maul to great effect.
“The Blues do have some incredible backs, but it is that pack, with all those All Blacks, that lay the platform,” says Van Graan.
He says the Bulls will employ the same game plan as in their first six matches “but we must just ensure our execution is better than it was against the Western Force”.
The Blues are too talented a group of players to be satisfied with ninth place on the log and with having won only three games out of six. They’ve conceded 16 more points than they’ve scored, and need desperately to win this game to revive semi-final aspirations.
They have the pack to match the Bulls for possession and the backs to cause huge problems for the Bulls sometimes brittle defence.
Rene Ranger has been something of a revelation in the first half of the tournament in the manner of his cutting of opposition defences. Can he rip the Bulls defence apart as well?
Their Eden Park crowd would be delirious with delight if the Blues were to be the first team to beat the Bulls in almost a year.
Super 14 results:
2009: Bulls won 59-26 (Pretoria)
2008: Blues won 23-21 (Auckland)
2007: Bulls won 40-19 (Pretoria)
2006: Blues won 30-17 (Auckland)
rugby365.com Prediction: The Blues will give it a full go, with a take-no-prisoners approach. But the Bulls are just too strong in all areas of the game and are unlikely to lose their unbeaten record on Saturday. They should succeed in beating the Blues for the first time ever in Auckland – perhaps by 15 points.
Go Bulls!!
Go Stormers!
Go Sharks!
Go Staat!
Sharks team has been announced!!!…..
15. Patrick Lambie
14. Stefan Terblanche
13. Odwa Ndungani
12. Riaan Swanepoel
11. JP Pietersen
10. Rory Kockott
9. Ruan Pienaar
8. Ryan Kankowski
7. Willem Alberts
6. Jacques Botes
5. Alistair Hargreaves
4. Steven Sykes
3. Wiehan Herbst
2. Bismarck du Plessis
1. John Smit ( Capt )
Odwa Ndungani on outside centre !!!??? 😯
Surely this is another April’s fool Fires…
Kockett at 10 😆
superBul 11. Sien Tony Woodcock het ontrek met nekbesering Charlie Fauimina (spelling?) in sy plek, so dit behoort ‘n klein bietjie te help skrumtyd. Moet se Woodcock het vir my af gelyk laasweek, en nou weet ‘n ou hoekom.
superNul 11,
Ek reken rugby365 se ouens is gerook, Bulls wen met 15, I think not…..ten sy hulle in ag neem dat dit weer ‘n saffa ref is. 😀
Nee ek reken die Blues gaan hierdie een wen.
@ 17 Vuurpoepertjie….
Ek is onder geen illusie dat dit ‘n moeilike game gaan wees nie…
Maar ek is ook nie oortuig ons gaan verloor nie…
Kom ek stel dit so… die Bulle het nog nooit in Aukland gewen nie. As daar ‘n Bul span is wat die droogte gaan breek (en dit sal een of ander tyd gebeur) kan dit net so wel die Bul span wees.
Hulle is goed en het BAIE ervaring…
Maar daai span wat jy gepost het vat nog die koek 😆
Pienkste,
Ja wat kan ek se, gehoop ek kan ‘n paar mense vang met daai een….miskien sal iemand nog byt.
Ek reken nou nie die Nulle kan glad nie wen nie, die feit dat dit weer ‘n saffa ref is maak dinge makliker vir julle (nie omdat hy gaan cheat nie, maar met die interpretasies) maar as jy gesien het hoe die Blues laas week gespeel het sal jy dit ook moeilik vind om teen ‘n Blues wen te gaan.
Kyk, soos ek vroeer gese het, die Blues is baie gevaarlik met bal in die hand.
Hulle druk baie driee, maar lek net so baie…
I see Goode will play on Saterday.
Although I dont rate him at FH I think this is good for the Sharks.
Ruan must get settled at scrumhalf now…
Played rather well there last week.
Did’nt he play scrumhalf in all the games the Sharks won this year?
Stand to be corrected…
Flok, the Tharks are once again last to announce their Team…. hope Vuurtjie’s team gets selected…. hehehe
blouste @ 20
😯
“bal in hand”
“druk baie”
lek baie”
… jeez bru, wat gaan met jou aan?
dis ñ rugby site dié, nie adult world nie!! 😯
@ 23
😆
Asgat, jy weer vol grappies vandag 😉
blouste @ 24
btw
jou hooligan
jy weet jyt my amper ñ hartaanval gegee vanoggend nê? 😆
hallooooooooo julle……het nou bietjie tyd want raai wat, die friggin hele finasiele stelse vand ie staat het nou gecrash!!!!! hehehehe
tripples @ 26
yeeeeeeeeeeehaaaaaa!!
nou hoop ek jy moet ALLES oordoen ….. NET omdat j ñ bloubul ondersteuner is 😆
o, en
môre tripples
hoe hang hulle?
Ja nee dit was ‘n goeie een gewees
My dogter het al 2 dae terug begin met my dat sy miskein vir my ‘n verrassing het, sy wag net vir confirmation, se toe vir my vanoggend sy is swanger (sy is nou 1 jaar getroud) en ek bel my man, my ma-hulle etc net sodat sy my 10 minute later sms, April fool!!!! Ek is so de moer in vir haar, het vir haar gese ek hou niks meer van mekaar nie en dat as sy eendag swnager word gaan sy ‘n tweeling kry net vir haar straf!!!! 😆
27 nee wat ek werk gelukkig nie opd ie servers nie, dis SITA se probleempie, dis net die data moes vanoggend al 8 uur by die minister gewees het…..
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