| TEAMS |
PREVIEW |
Chiefs Vs
Sharks |
The Chiefs were narrow winners against the Hurricanes away from home last time. They should hold too many guns for the Sharks this week. The Sharks are unlikely to play against fourteen players this week. Last week, even though they won, were unable to cross the line. I rate Garth April. He is a young fly half who will improve this matches. The CHIEFS to win comfortably. |
Force Vs
Bulls |
The Bulls are improving after an uninspiring start to their campaign. They have become a far more attacking unit. The Force were all over the shop against an under-performing Waratahs side. The BULLS, if they have travelled well, should win by about ten points. |
Blues Vs
Rebels |
The Blues earned a well-deserved break last weekend. They restored some credibility as a side two weeks ago with a win against the Sharks. The Rebels, with the Brumbies, should fight out the Australian log. The BLUES to sneak home in a fiercely contested match. |
Highlanders Vs
Brumbies |
The Highlanders have not made the same impact as they did last year, but then neither have the Brumbies. They were well beaten at home by the in-form Crusaders last week. The Highlanders will be smarting from their surprise home defeat at the "jaws" of the Sharks last week. That was largely due to an early red card. The HIGHLANDERS will probably be able to put that disappointment behind them |
Reds Vs
Cheetahs |
The Reds were not disgraced against the Stormers last time. The Cheetahs will have to pick themselves up from a defeat at the hands of the Rebels last time. The Reds did show more resolve last time. The REDS to win an open and close match. |
Lions Vs
Hurricanes |
The Lions with the Stormers have been the most consistent of the South African teams. The Lions easily accounted a plucky Kings side in PE last weekend. They have suffered badly from injuries, especially in the front row. The Hurricanes went down by one point in a fifty five point thriller at the Westpac Stadium last time. They have always been an exciting team right from the days of Christian Cullen and Jonah Lomu. The LIONS to win by a narrow margin. |
Stormers Vs
Waratahs |
The Stormers head up the South African Conference with six wins from eight, the same as the Lions. The midfield with the teaming up of Juan de Jongh and Damian de Allende, my Bok centre pairing ,could be too strong for the Waratahs pairing of Israel Folau and Kurtley Beale, who look poor in comparison to their previous campaigns. The STORMERS to win by at least twenty points. |
Jaguares Vs
Kings |
Both teams have won a solitary match this season. The Jaguares will win a few more this campaign whereas the Kings may not win any more. Expect a JAGUARES win and the Kings to come away with more than just a few bruises. |
South African Group
| 1 |
Stormers (Q) |
8 |
6 |
0 |
2 |
218 |
126 |
92 |
28 |
| 2 |
Lions (Q) |
8 |
6 |
0 |
2 |
251 |
185 |
66 |
27 |
| 3 |
Bulls (Q) |
7 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
202 |
147 |
55 |
23 |
| 4 |
Sharks |
8 |
4 |
1 |
3 |
152 |
132 |
20 |
21 |
| 5 |
Cheetahs |
8 |
2 |
0 |
6 |
239 |
225 |
14 |
12 |
| 6 |
Jaguares |
8 |
1 |
0 |
7 |
164 |
227 |
-63 |
7 |
| 7 |
Sunwolves |
8 |
1 |
0 |
7 |
180 |
322 |
-142 |
7 |
| 8 |
Kings |
7 |
1 |
0 |
6 |
125 |
311 |
-186 |
4 |
Africa Conference 1
| 1 |
Stormers (Q) |
8 |
6 |
0 |
2 |
218 |
126 |
92 |
28 |
| 2 |
Bulls (Q) |
7 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
202 |
147 |
55 |
23 |
| 3 |
Cheetahs |
8 |
2 |
0 |
6 |
239 |
225 |
14 |
12 |
| 4 |
Sunwolves |
8 |
1 |
0 |
7 |
180 |
322 |
-142 |
7 |
Africa Conference 2
| 1 |
Lions (Q) |
8 |
6 |
0 |
2 |
251 |
185 |
66 |
27 |
| 2 |
Sharks |
8 |
4 |
1 |
3 |
152 |
132 |
20 |
21 |
| 3 |
Jaguares |
8 |
1 |
0 |
7 |
164 |
227 |
-63 |
7 |
| 4 |
Kings |
7 |
1 |
0 |
6 |
125 |
311 |
-186 |
4 |
Australasian Group
| 1 |
Chiefs (Q) |
8 |
7 |
0 |
1 |
305 |
190 |
115 |
33 |
| 2 |
Rebels (Q) |
8 |
5 |
0 |
3 |
183 |
192 |
-9 |
22 |
| 3 |
Crusaders (Q) |
8 |
7 |
0 |
1 |
260 |
163 |
97 |
32 |
| 4 |
Hurricanes (Q) |
8 |
5 |
0 |
3 |
237 |
177 |
60 |
26 |
| 5 |
Highlanders (Q) |
8 |
5 |
0 |
3 |
212 |
156 |
56 |
24 |
| 6 |
Brumbies |
8 |
5 |
0 |
3 |
214 |
196 |
18 |
21 |
| 7 |
Waratahs |
7 |
3 |
0 |
4 |
172 |
145 |
27 |
17 |
| 8 |
Blues |
7 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
160 |
170 |
-10 |
16 |
| 9 |
Reds |
8 |
1 |
1 |
6 |
149 |
225 |
-76 |
8 |
| 10 |
Force |
8 |
1 |
0 |
7 |
123 |
257 |
-134 |
6 |
New Zealand Conference
| 1 |
Chiefs (Q) |
8 |
7 |
0 |
1 |
305 |
190 |
115 |
33 |
| 2 |
Crusaders (Q) |
8 |
7 |
0 |
1 |
260 |
163 |
97 |
32 |
| 3 |
Hurricanes (Q) |
8 |
5 |
0 |
3 |
237 |
177 |
60 |
26 |
| 4 |
Highlanders (Q) |
8 |
5 |
0 |
3 |
212 |
156 |
56 |
24 |
| 5 |
Blues |
7 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
160 |
170 |
-10 |
16 |
Australian Conference
| 1 |
Rebels (Q) |
8 |
5 |
0 |
3 |
183 |
192 |
-9 |
22 |
| 2 |
Brumbies |
8 |
5 |
0 |
3 |
214 |
196 |
18 |
21 |
| 3 |
Waratahs |
7 |
3 |
0 |
4 |
172 |
145 |
27 |
17 |
| 4 |
Reds |
8 |
1 |
1 |
6 |
149 |
225 |
-76 |
8 |
| 5 |
Force |
8 |
1 |
0 |
7 |
123 |
257 |
-134 |
6 |
Vodacom Super Rugby | TEAMS
| 29 April at 09:35 |
Team: 15. Damian McKenzie, 14. Toni Pulu, 13. Seta Tamanivalu, 12. Anton Lienert-Brown, 11. Sam McNicol, 10. Aaron Cruden, 9. Brad Weber, 8. Michael Leitch, 7. Sam Cane (Captain), 6. Taleni Seu, 5. Brodie Retallick, 4. Dominic Bird, 3. Hiroshi Yamashita, 2. Hikawera Elliott, 1. Mitchell Graham
Replacements: 16. Nathan Harris, 17. Siate Tokolahi, 18. Kane Hames, 19. James Tucker, 20. Lachlan Boshier, 21. Kane Hammington, 22. Andrew Horrell, 23. Shaun Stevenson |
Team: 15. Willie Le Roux, 14. JP Pietersen, 13. Paul Jordaan, 12. Andre Esterhuizen, 11. Lwazi Mvovo, 10. Garth April, 9. Michael Claassens, 8. Daniel du Preez, 7. Jean-Luc du Preez, 6. Keegan Daniel (Captain), 5. Stephan Lewies, 4. Etienne Oosthuizen, 3. Lourens Adriaanse, 2. Kyle Cooper, 1. Dale Chadwick, 0. Stefan Ungerer
Replacements: 16. Chiliboy Ralepelle, 17. Thomas du Toit, 18. Coenie Oosthuizen, 19. Hyron Andrews, 20. Jean Deysel, 22. Joe Pietersen, 23. Odwa Ndungane |
| 29 April at 13:05 |
Team: 15. Dane Haylett-Petty, 14. Marcel Brache, 13. Ammon Matuauto, 12. Junior Rasolea, 11. Luke Morahan, 10. Ian Prior, 9. Alby Mathewson, 8. Ben McCalman, 7. Matthew Hodgson (Captain), 6. Angus Cottrell, 5. Adam Coleman, 4. Steve Mafi, 3. Tetera Faulkner, 2. Harry Scoble, 1. Francois van Wyk
Replacements: 16. Chris Heiberg, 17. Anaru Rangi, 18. Guy Millar, 19. Ross Haylett-Petty, 20. Brynard Stander, 21. Ryan Louwrens, 22. Kyle Godwin, 23. Semisi Masirewa |
Team: 15. SP Marais, 14. Travis Ismaiel, 13. Jesse Kriel, 12. Jan Serfontein, 11. Bjorn Basson, 10. Francois Brummer, 9. Piet van Zyl, 8. Hanro Liebenberg, 7. Arno Botha, 6. Pieter Labuschagne, 5. Marvin Orie, 4. RG Snyman, 3. Marcel Van Der Merwe, 2. Adriaan Strauss (Captain), 1. Trevor Nyakane
Replacements: 16. Bandise Maku, 17. Lizo Gqoboka, 18. Werner Kruger, 19. Jannes Kirsten, 20. Roelof Smit, 21. Rudy Paige, 22. Tian Schoeman, 23. Dries Swanepoel |
| 30 April at 07:15 |
Team: 15. Lolagi Visinia, 14. Rieko Ioane, 13. George Moala, 12. Pierts Francis, 11. Tevita Li, 10. Ihaia West, 9. Bryn Hall, 8. Steven Luatua, 7. Tanerau Latimer, 6. Jerome Kaino, 5. Josh Bekhuis, 4. Patrick Tuipoluto, 3. Charlie Faumuina, 2. James Parsons (Captain), 1. Sam Prattley
Replacements: 16. Quentin MacDonald, 17. Nic Mayhew, 18. Ofa Tu'ungafasi, 19. Akira Ioane, 20. Kara Pryor, 21. Billy Guyton, 22. Matt McGahan, 23. Melani Nanai |
Team: 15. Jonah Placid, 14. Sefanaia Naivalu, 13. Reece Hodge, 12. Tamati Ellison, 11. Cam Crawford, 10. Jack Debreczeni, 9. Nick Stirzaker (Captain), 8. Adam Thomson, 7. Sean McMahon, 6. Jordy Reid, 5. Lopeti Timani, 4. Luke Jones, 3. Jamie Hagan, 2. James Hanson, 1. Toby Smith
Replacements: 16. Pat Leafa, 17. Cruze Ah-Nau, 18. Tim Metcher, 19. Sam Jeffries, 20. Colby Faingaa, 21. Ben Meehan, 22. Kotaro Matsushima, 23. Sione Tuipolotu |
| 30 April at 09:35 |
Team: 15. Ben R Smith (Captain), 14. Jack Wilson, 13. Malakai Fekitoa, 12. Rob Thompson, 11. Patrick Osborne, 10. Lima Sopoaga, 9. Aaron Smith, 8. Liam Squire, 7. Shane Christie, 6. Elliot Dixon, 5. Tom Franklin, 4. Alex Ainley, 3. Josh Hohneck, 2. Ash Dixon, 1. Daniel Lienert-Brown
Replacements: 16. Greg Pleasants-Tate, 17. Craig Millar, 18. Siosiua Halanukonuka, 19. Joe Wheeler, 20. Dan Pryor, 21. Fumiaki Tanaka, 22. Hayden Parker, 23. Matt Faddes |
Team: 15. Aidan Toua, 14. Nigel Ah Wong, 13. Tevita Kuridrani, 12. Matt Toomua, 11. Robbie Coleman, 10. Christian Lealiifano (Captain), 9. Tomas Cubelli, 8. Jarrad Butler, 7. David Pocock, 6. Scott Fardy, 5. Sam Carter, 4. Tom Staniforth, 3. Ruan-Henry Smith, 2. Josh Mann-Rea, 1. Allan Alaalatoa
Replacements: 16. Robbie Abel, 17. Scott Sio, 18. Leslie Leulua'iali'i-Makin, 19. Rory Arnold, 20. Blake Enever, 21. Jordan Smiler, 22. Joe Powell, 23. James Dargaville |
| 30 April at 11:45 |
Team: 15. Karmichael Hunt, 14. Junior Laloifi, 13. Samu Kerevi, 12. Anthony Faingaa, 11. Eto Ntabuli, 10. Jake Mcintyre, 9. Nicholas Frisby, 8. Curtis Browning, 7. Liam Gill, 6. Hendrik Tui, 5. Rob Simmons, 4. Ben Matwijow, 3. Greg Holmes, 2. Andrew Ready, 1. James Slipper (Captain)
Replacements: 16. Saia Faingaa, 17. Sef Faagase, 18. Sam Talakai, 19. Cadeyrn Neville, 20. Michael Gunn, 21. James Tuttle, 22. Duncan Paia'aua, 23. Ayumu Goromaru |
Team: 15. Clayton Blommetjies, 14. Sergeal Petersen, 13. Nicolaas Lee, 12. Francois Venter (Captain), 11. Raymond Rhule, 10. Fred Zeilinga, 9. Shaun Venter, 8. Henco Venter, 7. Uzair Cassiem, 6. Paul Schoeman, 5. Lood de Jager, 4. Carl Wegner, 3. Maks Van Dyk, 2. Torsten van Jaarsveld, 1. Charles Marais
Replacements: 16. Jacques du Toit, 17. Luan De Bruin, 18. Johan Coetzee, 19. Francois Jakobus Uys, 21. Teboho Mohoje, 22. Niel Marais / Tian Meyer, 23. Michael van der Spuy |
| 30 April at 17:05 |
Team: 15. Jako van der Walt, 14. Ruan Combrinck, 13. Lionel Mapoe, 12. Howard Mnisi, 11. Courtnall Skosan, 10. Elton Jantjies, 9. Faf de Klerk, 8. Warren Whiteley (Captain), 7. Warwick Tecklenburg, 6. Jaco Kriel, 5. Franco Mostert, 4. Andries Ferreira, 3. Pieter Scholtz, 2. Malcolm Marx, 1. Dylan Smith
Replacements: 16. Akker van der Merwe, 17. Corne Fourie, 18. Jacques van Rooyen, 19. Ruan Ackermann, 20. Cyle Brink, 21. Ross Cronje, 22. JW Bell, 23. Rohan Janse van Rensburg |
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| 30 April at 19:15 |
Team: 15. Cheslin Kolbe, 14. Kobus van Wyk, 13. Juan de Jongh (Captain), 12. Damian de Allende, 11. Leolin Zas, 10. Jean-Luc Du Plessis, 9. Nic Groom, 8. Schalk Burger, 7. Sikhumbuszo Notshe, 6. Nizaam Carr, 5. Pieter-Steph du Toit, 4. Rynhardt Elstadt, 3. Frans Malherbe, 2. Mbongeni Mbonambi, 1. JC Janse van Rensburg
Replacements: 16. Siyabonga Ntubeni, 17. Oliver Kebble, 18. Vincent Koch, 19. JD Schickerling, 20. Siya Kolisi, 21. Louis Schreuder, 22. Brandon Thomson, 23. Huw Jones |
Team: 15. Andrew Kellaway, 14. Reece Robinson, 13. Israel Folau, 12. Kurtley Beale, 11. Rob Horne, 10. Bernard Foley, 9. Nick Phipps, 8. Jed Holloway, 7. Michael Hooper (Captain), 6. Dean Mumm, 5. Will Skelton, 4. Dave Dennis, 3. Tom Robertson, 2. Hugh Roach, 1. Paddy Ryan
Replacements: 16. Tatafu Polota-Nau, 17. Jeremy Tilse, 18. Angus Ta'avao, 19. Sam Lousi, 20. Wycliff Palu, 21. Matt Lucas, 22. David Horwitz, 23. Matt Carraro |
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