Super Rugby 2014: Weekend Teams – Round 3

Published 27 February 2014 | By grootblousmile

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

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  • 1

    grootblousmile on 27 February 2014 at 2:41 pm

    Check this oke out…

    Happy-Grin

  • 2

    nortierd on 27 February 2014 at 3:21 pm

    @GBS
    Overjoy

  • 3

    nortierd on 27 February 2014 at 3:51 pm

    My picks for this weekend is so far out of the box it’s funny.
    Then again, last week I picked what I thought was the safe and smart option, and still only ended up with 3/7, so probably can’t do much worse this week.
    Pity the Sharks have a bye, at least they are the one constant that can be considered a safe pick.

  • 4

    grootblousmile on 27 February 2014 at 4:12 pm

    3 @ nortierd:
    Three of the 7 picks are rather difficult to decide.

    Stormers / Canes – probably Stormers.
    Waratahs / Reds – 50 / 50, probably Tahs.
    Bulls / Lions – probably Lions, but then again it’s the Bulls 1st home game.

    Margins… well, that’s another buggerup!

  • 5

    nortierd on 27 February 2014 at 4:34 pm

    grootblousmile wrote:

    3 @ nortierd:
    Three of the 7 picks are rather difficult to decide.
    Stormers / Canes – probably Stormers.
    Waratahs / Reds – 50 / 50, probably Tahs.
    Bulls / Lions – probably Lions, but then again it’s the Bulls 1st home game.
    Margins… well, that’s another buggerup!

    It’s the so called sure thing games where I went against the stream
    Rebels to beat Cheetahs
    Force to beat Brumbies

    Of course I already backed the canes by 30 on Saturday while the Stormers were busy getting carrots by the Lions

  • 6

    grootblousmile on 27 February 2014 at 4:45 pm

    5 @ nortierd:
    Phweeeew!

    Some really left-field picks by you, norTIER Dier!

  • 7

    Loosehead on 27 February 2014 at 4:46 pm

    Bloody hell, the metro-sexuals on this site are enough to make monkey’s want to bite their own mothers.

    Crusaders
    Cheetahs
    Hurricanes
    Chiefs
    Tahs
    Force
    Lions, I think.

  • 8

    nortierd on 27 February 2014 at 4:52 pm

    Went very similar to Loosehead

    Saders
    Rebels
    Canes
    Chiefs
    Tah’s
    Force
    Lions

  • 9

    Alles wat mal is on 27 February 2014 at 4:58 pm

    I’m going to go as follows:

    Crusaders
    Cheetahs
    Stormers
    Chiefs
    Reds
    Brumbies
    Lions

  • 10

    Puma on 27 February 2014 at 5:06 pm

    Saders
    Cheethas
    Stormers
    Chiefs
    Tahs
    Brumbies

    Have not picked from the Bulls/Lions game yet. Will wait until tomorrow and have another think about that. Then most of mine were wrong last week.

  • 11

    grootblousmile on 27 February 2014 at 5:07 pm

    OK, I have put my Bru picks in… and went as follows:

    Saders
    Cheetahs
    Stormers
    Chiefs
    Waratahs
    Brumbies
    Lions… yip indeed!

    Let’s see if you guys can pass me on Bru this weekend!

  • 12

    Puma on 27 February 2014 at 5:10 pm

    Do think the Lions believe in themselves this far more than the Bulls and they will come with huge confidence. Then again Bulls will want to put it right this week after losing two on the trot away from home.

  • 13

    Puma on 27 February 2014 at 5:13 pm

    10 @ Puma:

    mistake there meant = Cheetahs

  • 14

    Scrumsaam on 27 February 2014 at 5:15 pm

    Time to take back my top spot, vacation is over: Overjoy
    CRUSADERS
    CHEETAHS
    STORMERS
    CHIEFS
    REDS
    BRUMBIES
    LIONS

  • 15

    grootblousmile on 27 February 2014 at 5:20 pm

    14 @ Scrumsaam:
    We only differ on the Tahs / Reds game…. so your margins better be spot on to pss me.

  • 16

    grootblousmile on 27 February 2014 at 5:22 pm

    Are you guys receiving your SuperBru Newsletters?

  • 17

    Puma on 27 February 2014 at 5:31 pm

    8 @ nortierd:

    Nortie are you playing SuperBru this year on RT? As I don’t see your nic there.

  • 18

    Scrumsaam on 27 February 2014 at 5:32 pm

    @ grootblousmile:
    As long as i can keep in touch, we agreed that you going to back the Bulls?

    Yes received my SuperBru newsletter thank you reminded me to make my picks.

  • 19

    nortierd on 27 February 2014 at 5:33 pm

    Puma wrote:

    8 @ nortierd:
    Nortie are you playing SuperBru this year on RT? As I don’t see your nic there.

    Look lower down
    Happy-Grin

    At least with the Varsity Cup I’m higher up

  • 20

    grootblousmile on 27 February 2014 at 5:35 pm

    17 @ Puma:
    NorTIER DIER is playing SuperBru as Daniel.

  • 21

    Puma on 27 February 2014 at 5:40 pm

    19 @ nortierd:

    Hahahaha. Nortie I had to look way down to find my place there but never saw your nic. Gbs says you are playing under Daniel there. So will take notice. Boet we are both rubbish on Bru AGAIN this year like we were last year….
    Overjoy

  • 22

    Scrumsaam on 27 February 2014 at 5:40 pm

    @ nortierd:
    Brave move backing the rebels it might just pay off.

  • 23

    Puma on 27 February 2014 at 5:41 pm

    20 @ grootblousmile: Approve

  • 24

    Puma on 27 February 2014 at 5:42 pm

    16 @ grootblousmile:

    Just looked now. It is there.

  • 25

    nortierd on 27 February 2014 at 5:58 pm

    Puma wrote:

    19 @ nortierd:
    Hahahaha. Nortie I had to look way down to find my place there but never saw your nic. Gbs says you are playing under Daniel there. So will take notice. Boet we are both rubbish on Bru AGAIN this year like we were last year….

    Yep,, I joined Bru long before RT , so my Bru is on my own name, actually, everywhere I blog is basically on my own name
    Wink
    Only difference is last week I went and made myself neutral, no allegiance to any of the sides.

    Scrumsaam wrote:

    @ nortierd:
    Brave move backing the rebels it might just pay off.

    No one is going for them, and to be honest, even after 2 games, I don’t think the Cheetahs will do as well as last year. The Aussie sides looks revived since Ewen took over, they look lus for playing and the Wallabies will be a handful later in the year

  • 26

    Puma on 27 February 2014 at 6:06 pm

    25 @ nortierd:

    Nortie,

    Who you picking for the Bulls/Lions game? I am a bit not sure there.

  • 27

    Scrumsaam on 27 February 2014 at 6:08 pm

    @ 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.

  • 28

    nortierd on 27 February 2014 at 6:09 pm

    Puma wrote:

    25 @ nortierd:
    Nortie,
    Who you picking for the Bulls/Lions game? I am a bit not sure there.

    I went Lions by 4 penalties, lol
    If you want the points, I suggest you pick the Bulls, my track record isn’t very good
    Happy-Grin

  • 29

    grootblousmile on 27 February 2014 at 6:15 pm

    26 @ Puma:
    Hey, don’t ask a bottom-dweller on SuperBru, ask someone higher up in the food chain!

    Happy-Grin

  • 30

    nortierd on 27 February 2014 at 6:15 pm

    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.

    Cheetahs should win, they have had 2 games together, and their tour matches aren’t as tough a opposition as, say the Stormers, but the Rebels and Force sometimes pull a rabbit out of the hat and manage to pull a win off against the odds.

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