Super Rugby is already in Round 2, with the Antipodion teams also taking part this weekend. We have 7 games in Round 2, with 2 games on Friday, 4 games on Saturday and 1 game in the early hours (SA Time) on Sunday morning.
The Melbourne Rebels have a bye weekend, right at the outset, but 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.
(The Weekend Teams are also up under the Main Menu, Super Rugby, 2014, Weekend Teams.)
Super Rugby – Round 2
Crusaders
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Chiefs
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| 21 February at 08:35 |
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- Team: 15. Israel Dagg, 14. Johnny McNicholl, 13. Reynold Lee-Lo, 12. Ryan Crotty, 11. Nafi Tuitavake, 10. Tyler Bleyendaal, 9. Andy Ellis, 8. Luke Whitelock, 7. Richie McCaw (Captain), 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. Tom Taylor, 23. Rob Thompson
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- Team: 15. Mils Muliaina, 14. Tim Nanai-Williams, 13. Robert Fruean, 12. Charlie Ngatai, 11. Asaeli Tikoirotuma, 10. Aaron Cruden, 9. Augustine Pulu, 8. Kane Thompson, 7. Tevita Koloamatangi, 6. Liam Messam, 5. Brodie Retallick, 4. Michael Fitzgerald, 3. Ben Tameifuna, 2. Rhys Marshall, 1. Jamie MacKintosh
- Replacements: 16. Nathan Harris, 17. Pauliasi Manu, 18. Ben Afeaki, 19. Matt Symons, 20. Nick Crosswell, 21. Tawera Kerr-Barlow, 22. Andrew Horrell, 23. James Lowe
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Toyota Cheetahs
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Vodacom Bulls
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| 21 February at 19:10 |
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- 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
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- Team: 15. Jurgen Visser, 14. Akona Ndungane, 13. JJ Engelbrecht, 12. Jan Serfontein, 11. Bjorn Basson, 10. Louis Fouche, 9. Francois Hougaard, 8. Jacques ‘Vleis’ Engelbrecht, 7. Jacques Du Plessis, 6. Jono Ross, 5. Grant Hattingh, 4. Flip van der Merwe (Captain), 3. Werner Kruger, 2. Callie Visagie, 1. Dean Greyling
- Replacements: 16. Mbongeni Mbonambi, 17. Frik Kirsten, 18. Victor Matfield, 19. Wiaan Liebenberg, 20. Piet van Zyl, 21. Handre Pollard, 22. Ulrich Beyers, 23. Marcel Van Der Merwe
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Highlanders
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Blues
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| 22 February at 08:35 |
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- Team: 15. Ben Smith (Co-Captain), 14. Richard Buckman, 13. Malakai Fekitoa, 12. Shaun Treeby, 11. Patrick Osborne, 10. Lima Sopoaga, 9. Aaron Smith, 8. Nasi Manu (C0-Captain), 7. Shane Christie, 6. Gareth Evans, 5. Jarrad Hoeata, 4. Brad Thorn, 3. Chris King, 2. Liam Coltman, 1. Kane Hames
- Replacements: 16. Ged Robinson, 17. Matias Diaz, 18. Craig Millar, 19. Josh Bekhuis, 20. TJ Ioane, 21. Fumiaki Tanaka, 22. Hayden Parker, 23. Phil Burleigh
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- Team: 15. Charles Piutau, 14. Frank Halai, 13. Jackson Willison, 12. Francis Saili, 11. George Moala, 10. Chris Noakes, 9. Piri Weepu, 8. Peter Saili, 7. Luke Braid, 6. Steven Luatua, 5. Tom Donnelly, 4. Liaki Moli, 3. Charlie Faumuina, 2. James Parsons, 1. Ofa Tu’ungafasi
- Replacements: 16. Tom McCartney, 17. Sam Prattley, 18. Angus Ta’avao, 19. Patrick Tuipulotu, 20. Brendon O’Connor, 21. Bryn Hall, 22. Benji Marshall, 23. Tevita Li
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Brumbies
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Reds
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| 22 February at 10:40 |
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- Team: 15. Jesse Mogg, 14. Henry Speight, 13. Andrew Smith, 12. Pat McCabe, 11. Joseph Tomane, 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. Tevita Kuridrani, 23. Lionel Cronje
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- Team: 15. Aidan Toua, 14. Lachie Turner, 13. Ben Tapuai, 12. Mike Harris, 11. Dom Shipperley, 10. Quade Cooper, 9. Will Genia, 8. Jake Schatz, 7. Liam Gill, 6. Eddie Quirk, 5. James Horwill (Captain), 4. Rob Simmons, 3. Greg Holmes, 2. Saia Fainga’a, 1. James Slipper
- Replacements: 16. James Hanson, 17. Ben Daley, 18. Jono Owen, 19. Ed O’Donoghue, 20. Beau Robinson, 21. Nick Frisby, 22. Anthony Fainga’a, 23. Chris Feauai-Sautia
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Cell C Sharks
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Hurricanes
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| 22 February at 17:05 |
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- Team: 15. SP Marais, 14. Odwa Ndungane, 13. Paul Jordaan, 12. Frans Steyn, 11. Lwazi Mvovo, 10. Patrick Lambie, 9. Cobus Reinach, 8. Ryan Kankowski, 7. Willem Alberts, 6. Marcell Coetzee, 5. Pieter-Steph du Toit, 4. Anton Bresler, 3. Jannie du Plessis, 2. Bismarck du Plessis (Captain), 1. Tendai Mtawarira
- Replacements: 16. Kyle Cooper, 17. Dale Chadwick, 18. Lourens Adriaanse, 19. Stephan Lewies, 20. Jean Deysel, 21. Charl McLeod, 22. Heimar Williams, 23. S’bura Sithole.
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- 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 Abbott, 4. Jeremy Thrush, 3. Jeffery Toomaga-Allen, 2. Dane Coles, 1. Ben Franks
- Replacements: 16. Motu Matu’u, 17. Chris Eves, 18. John Schwalger, 19. Mark Reddish, 20. Adam Hill, 21. Chris Smylie, 22. Alapati Leiua, 23. James Marshall
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Lions
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DHL Stormers
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| 22 February at 19:10 |
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- Team: 15. Chrysander Botha, 14. Deon van Rensburg, 13. Stefan Watermeyer, 12. Alwyn Hollenbach, 11. Ruan Combrinck, 10. Marnitz Boshoff, 9. Faf de Klerk, 8. Warren Whiteley (Captain), 7. Derick Minnie, 6. Jaco Kriel, 5. Franco van der Merwe, 4. Franco Mostert, 3. Julian Redelinghuys, 2. Robbie Coetzee, 1. Schalk van der Merwe
- Replacements: 16. Willie Wepener, 17. Jacques van Rooyen, 18. Ruan Dreyer, 19. MB Lusaseni, 20. Warwick Tecklenburg, 21. Ross Cronje, 22. JW Jonker, 23. Coenie van Wyk
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- Team: 15. Gio Aplon, 14. Kobus van Wyk, 13. Michael van der Spuy, 12. Jean de Villiers (Captain), 11. Damian de Allende, 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
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Waratahs
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Force
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| 23 February at 07:05 |
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- 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, 6. Dave Dennis (Captain), 5. Kane Douglas, 4. Will Skelton, 3. Paddy Ryan, 2. Tatafu Polota-Nau, 1. Benn Robinson
- Replacements: 16. Tola Latu, 17. Jeremy Tilse, 18. Sekope Kepu, 19. Jacques Potgieter, 20. Stephen Hoiles, 21. Brendan McKibbin, 22. Rob Horne, 23. Matt Carraro
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- Team: 15. Luke Morahan, 14. Marcel Brache, 13. Junior Rasolea, 12. Kyle Godwin, 11. Nick Cummins, 10. Sias Ebersohn, 9. Alby Mathewson, 8. Ben McCalman, 7. Matthew Hodgson (Captain), 6. Chris Alcock, 5. Hugh McMeniman, 4. Sam Wykes, 3. Oli Hoskins, 2. Nathan Charles, 1. Pekahou Cowan
- Replacements: 16. Heath Tessmann, 17. Tetera Faulkner, 18. Kieran Longbottom, 19. Wilhelm Steenkamp, 20. Brynard Stander, 21. Ian Prior, 22. Zack Holmes, 23. Patrick Dellit
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@Cheetah4 and GBS
Bulls will have to get used to being under the Stormers, especially on the log
All team sheets are now complete for the weekend
@ grootblousmile:Pleasure
What do the Highlanders mean by co captain?
Do they have two captains instead of having a cap and a vice cap?
First time I’ve seen that
@ Cheetah4eva: Eish don’t ant to be pedantic, but the Stormers short a wing (14)
@ grootblousmile: Stormers short a wing GBS (14)
96 @ Cheetah4eva:
Hey, we all know the Stormers short a wing… but that’s not all they short…
They short a good coach, a good backline coach, another wing, good scrumhalves, locks and a hooker who can throw into the lineout too!
grootblousmile wrote:
Praat jy wat n span ondersteun met Ludeke as coach, Hougaard op 9, Ndungane op vleul, n afgetrede ou toppie op slot en n haker wat wou selfmoord pleeg na sy ingooi werk teen die Sharks, probleem is hy wou homself voor n bus ingooi, toe mis hy
98 @ nortierd:
Touché Mnr TierDIER!
Daar sê jy my in my moer in doodstil!
Ek het GEEN comeback vir daai ene nie!
grootblousmile wrote:
Ons roei maar in dieselfde bootjie die jaar.
Hare op die tande he en vasbyt
nortierd en Gbs:
Hel maar julle is negatief oor julle spanne. Ek dink nie julle hoef te wees nie.
leon wrote:
Weet nie so lekker van die Bulls nie, maar met my span verwag ek nie veel anders as wat ons die laaste paar jaar gesien het nie. Nie te veel driee druk nie, baie verdedig, wedstryde verloor teen sogenaamde swak spanne soos die Rebels, n paar wenne kry en as ons gelukkig is, genoeg doen om in die top 6 in te glip, maar nie verder gaan nie.
Dis maar die realiteite van n Stormer ondersteuner, niks verander vanaf die veld nie, dieselfde een dimensionele afrigting span, n swakker groep as wat ons die laaste paar jaar gehad het, so ek sien nie hoe ons kan glo dat hierdie jaar beter gaan wees as die vorige jare nie.
Dis nie n goeie span of groep spelers nie, AC en die kaboedel het lankal hulle “sell by date” bereik, so ons hoop maar vir die beste, maar verwag die ergste
@ leon:
Of doen julle die under-dog ding?
@ nortierd:
Jou span is nie so bad nie. Hulle het verkeerde ingesteldheid gehad met hulle verdediging geoirenteerheid. Ek dink hulle het hulle fout agtergekom. Indien nie, dan verdien hulle om te verloor.
101 @ leon:
Ek is nie negatief nie, ek is hoopvol maar ook realisties in my kritiek.
Maar Ludeke-hulle se spankeuses, game plan, beplanning, voorbereiding… en die hoop eenvoudige foute laasweek gemaak inspireer mens nou nie juis om te positief te dink nie.
Daar is ‘n halstarrige astrante domheid te bespeur, wat my ontstel.
By sekere dinge kan mens eenvoudig NIE verbykyk nie…
Kom ek lig ‘n paar uit vir jou:
1. Callie Visagie het 3 balle reg oor sy springers gegooi en 1 lynstaan skeef ingegooi en NET 1 tackle die hele game gemaak teen die Sharks… maar hy begin weer.
2. Jono Ross is NIE ‘n oopkant flank nie, hy speel nie gedurende sy gewone jaar daar nie, nou moet hy probeer inpas in Super Rugby in daardie kritieke posisie.
3. As Pierre Spies nie beseer geraak het nie, sou hy kaptein gebly het en die naweek gespeel het, nieteenstaande sy vorm en afwesigheid wanneer dinge tight raak in ‘n game… daar word nou al vir seisoene aaneen daaroor gekla en geskerts.
4. Francois Hougaard is nog besig om te herstel van ‘n operasie, waar hy self die week gesê het, die moeilikste ding van terugkeer na so operasie is dat hy nie sy skopwerk kon oefen en op standaard bring nie. Met ander woorde, Frans Ludeke verkies hom (wat nog aan die rehabiliteer is) voor ‘n mede-Springbok skrumskakel wat ‘n onmiddellike verskil gemaak het verlede Saterdag.
5. Ek dink jy sal saamstem dat die Bulls agterlyn rigtingloos op eie bal gelyk het teen die Sharks en oorskadu was deur die Sharks agterlyn. Daarbenewens het Louis Fouché, Jurgen Visser en Hougaard elke denkbare bal weggeskop, sonder goeie taktiese oordeel, maar Frans Ludeke verklaar hierdie week hulle gaan nie aan hulle skop-patroon wysig en besitrugby speel nie. Nou vra ek jou, is dit alleen nie genoeg om oor bekommerd te wees nie.
6. Jurgen Visser kom eenvoudig nie die mas op nie, nie verlede jaar as plaasvervanger in Super Rugby, die hele Curriebekerseisoen en verlede week nie… maar hulle volhard met hom. As mens aanhou om dieselfde fout te herhaal (Frans Ludeke deur Jurgen te aanhou kies), dan begin ek in sy intelligensie en oordeelsvermoë twyfel.
7. Kontraktering en spelerverliese – Die Bulls, baie erger as ENIGE ander SA en/of oorseese Super Rugby franchise, verloor die meeste sleutelspelers jaar na jaar na oorsee en na ander franchises toe… in die Bulls geval 15 spelers (10 Bokke) sedert Super Rugby 2013. Dit bekommer my!
Maar in my hart wil ek hê die Bulls moet Vrydag wên, teen ‘n Cheetahs span wat maar self woes en leeg gelyk het laasnaweek!
Nou waar trek mens die streep tussen stilbly en glo en tussen foute raaksien en daaroor praat en selfs skerts? Ek en jy is mos nie volstruise nie… ons sien mos wat is aan die gebeur…
Ons is mos nie blote verbruikers van rugby nie, ons is ware ondersteuners van ons span, maar wat ook gebreke in ons eie span se modering kan sien, begryp…. en ‘n opinie het oor HOE die gebreke aangevul en uitgeskakel kan word.
Ek dink die Bulls het spelers in hulle groter Super Rugby squad, om meeste van die huidige verkeerde keuses en gebreke reg te maak, met taamlik klein wysigings en verstellings wat gedoen moet word aan spelerkeuses en spelpatroon.
Ek verwag soveel meer van die Bulls as wat aan die gebeur is.
Tomorrow morning we have Super Rugby from New Zealand… hope you have cleared your morning!
Tomorrow evening we havethe Cheetahs and Bulls game… and a good Six Nations game!
Saturday is a bumper rugby day!
Good to be back in season as far as rugby is concerned!
@Leon
Miskien is hulle nie te bad nie, maar as ek hulle vergelyk met die Sharks, Waratahs, Reds, Chiefs en Crusaders dan lyk hulle maar bra ordiner.
En as spanne soos die Blues en Brumbies aan die gang kom en click, sal hulle gate om ons hardloop.
Die ander SA spanne pla my nie te veel nie, hulle lyk maar net so swak en ek twyfel of hulle ook te goed gaan vaar die jaar.
You guys are too quiet… cat got your tongue?
…or did the dog bite your tying fingers?
@ grootblousmile:
Ek sien die probleme by die Bulle, maar ek dink dit word veroorsaak deur ander faktore as wat ons dink. Ek sien die probleme so:
A: Gebrek aan wedstryd fiksheid. Die span het nie genoeg saam gespeel nie. Die spelers is geisoleer want hulle het nie geweet wat die ander gaan doen nie. Hulle moes dit in hulle opwarming wedstryde al reggemaak het. Dis hoekom ek dink hulle sal more al baie beter saam speel.
B: Swak kapteinskap. Die Sharks het heeltyd in die gesigte van die Bulle gespeel en hulle onder baie druk gesit by elke fase. Spies moes die manne kalmeer het, en die spel stadiger gemaak het. Dit sou veroorsaak dat die agterlyn beter bal gekry het en hulle meer kon uitrig. Die agterlyn was heeltyd onder druk. Dis hoekom Victor so geskree het van die kantlyn af. Spies moet ook meer met die ref praat en hom wys op sekere goed.
Dis maar wat ek sien, dis hoekom ek nie te negatief is nie. As glo sat as hulle net daai 2 aspekte regmaak, al die spelers baie beter sal lyk.
Ahem
Bulls in real kak.
Hougaard to 15.
Spies to orange duty.
Fouche to France.
Ross to Italy.
112@Gunther
Hougie at 15?
Nee man, a 15 is also expected to kick
110 @ leon:
Ek hoop jy is reg!
111 & 112 @ gunther:
Hello, welcome here.
I do not think Hougaard will be suited at fullback… but I recon he better go regain form from the bench or from the wing.
Fouché & Ross… well yes, they can farm them out as far as I’m concerned.
Fouché can only kick to posts & touch… tactically he kicks too much and not accurately. As a distributor and game reader and controller, he is not up to scratch.
Boots & All & All is on….
Let’s hear what they say.
I’ve already done my Bru picks… farking difficult ones this week!!
112 @ gunther:
Gunther welcome here. Great to see you on RT.
@ gunther:
Flippin blogging addict.Cant stay away.
Hoagie has a great kick tackles like a demon steps off both feet and is unmatched in broken play.
At the risk of sounding like heavens game he is a biltong flavoured Keegan Cullen.
He would be a revelation at 150.
@ grootblousmile:
Howzit!
He’d be great on the wing to I just think our options at 15 are leaner than the Stormers chances of making the playoffs .
@ Tuff Gong:
I have an addictive personality.
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