all teams named for round 3 *fantasy rugby participants*

blues
1 Tom McCartney, 2 James Parsons, 3 Charlie Faumuina, 4 Culum Retallick, 5 Ali Williams, 6 Steven Luatua, 7 Luke Braid, 8 Peter Saili, 9 Piri Weepu, 10 Chris Noakes, 11 George Moala, 12 Francis Saili, 13 Rene Ranger, 14 Frank Halai, 15 Charles Piutau
Replacements : 16 Quentin MacDonald, 17 Angus Ta'avao, 18 Liaki Moli, 19 Brendon O'Connor, 20 Bryn Hall, 21 Baden Kerr
v
crusaders
1 Wyatt Crockett, 2 Corey Flynn, 3 Owen Franks, 4 Luke Romano, 5 Samuel Whitelock, 6 George Whitelock, 7 Matt Todd, 8 Kieran Read (c), 9 Andy Ellis, 10 Dan Carter, 11 Israel Dagg, 12 Ryan Crotty, 13 Robbie Fruean, 14 Adam Whitelock, 15 Tom Taylor
Replacements: 16 Ben Funnell, 17 Joe Moody, 18 Dominic Bird, 19 Luke Whitelock, 20 Willi Heinz, 21 Tyler Bleyendaal, 22 Tom Marshall

waratahs
15. Israel Folau ,14. Tom Kingston ,13. Adam Ashley-Cooper ,12. Tom Carter ,11. Drew Mitchell ,10. Bernard Foley ,9. Brendan McKibbin ,8. Wycliff Palu ,7. Michael Hooper ,6. Dave Dennis (c)5. Kane Douglas ,4. Mitchell Chapman ,3. Sekope Kepu ,2. Tatafu Polota-Nau ,1. Benn Robinson
Replacements: 16. John Ulugia ,17. Jeremy Tilse ,18. Paddy Ryan , 19. Greg Peterson ,20. Lopeti Timani ,21. Matt Lucas ,22. Ben Volavola
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rebels
15 James O'Connor, 14 Lachlan Mitchell, 13 Mitch Inman, 12 Rory Sidey, 11 Richard Kingi, 10 Kurtley Beale, 9 Nick Phipps, 8 Scott Higginbotham, 7 Scott Fuglistaller, 6 Luke Jones, 5 Cadeyrn Neville, 4 Hugh Pyle, 3 Laurie Weeks, 2 Ged Robinson (vc), 1 Nic Henderson
Replacements: 16 Shota Horie, 17 Paul Alo-Emile, 18 Jordy Reid, 19 Jarrod Saffy, 20 Nic Stirzaker, 21 Angus Roberts, 22 Tom English

reds
1 Greg Holmes, 2 Saia Faingaa, 3 James Slipper (c), 4 Rob Simmons, 5 Ed O'Donoghue, 6 Eddie Quirk, 7 Liam Gill, 8 Jake Schatz, 9 Ben Lucas, 10 Quade Cooper, 11 Digby Ioane, 12 Ben Tapuai (vc), 13 Chris Feauai-Sautia, 14 Dom Shipperley, 15 Aidan Toua
Replacements: 16 James Hanson, 17 Albert Anae, 18 Adam Wallace-Harrison, 19 Radike Samo, 20 Nick Frisby, 21 Mike Harris, 22 Luke Morahan
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hurricanes
1 Ben Franks, 2 Dane Coles, 3 Jeffery Toomaga-Allen, 4 Jeremy Thrush, 5 Jason Eaton, 6 Victor Vito, 7 Karl Lowe, 8 Brad Shields, 9 TJ Perenara, 10 Beauden Barrett, 11 Julian Savea, 12 Tim Bateman, 13 Conrad Smith (c), 14 Alapati Leiua, 15 Andre Taylor
Replacements: 16 Motu Matu’u, 17 Reggie Goodes, 18 James Broadhurst, 19 Faifili Levave, 20 Chris Smylie, 21 James Marshall, 22 Reynold Lee-Lo

chiefs
1 Pauliasi Manu, 2 Hika Elliot, 3 Ben Afeaki, 4 Michael Fitzgerald, 5 Brodie Retallick, 6 Liam Messam ©, 7 Sam Cane, 8 Fritz Lee, 9 Augustine Pulu, 10 Aaron Cruden, 11 Asaeli Tikoirotuma, 12 Bundee Aki, 13 Tim Nanai-Williams, 14 Lelia Masaga, 15 Gareth Anscombe
Replacements: 16 Rhys Marshall, 17 Ben Tameifuna, 18 Craig Clarke, 19 Tanerau Latimer, 20 Tawera Kerr-Barlow, 21 Charlie Ngatai, 22 Patrick Osborne
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cheetahs
Hennie Daniller, Willie le Roux, Johann Sadie, Robert Ebersohn, Raymond Rhule, Johan Goosen, Sarel Pretorius , Philip van der Walt, Lappies Labuschagne, Frans Viljoen, Francois Uys, Lood de Jager, Lourens Adriaanse, Adriaan Strauss (captain), Trevor Nyakane.
Replacements: Ryno Barnes, Coenie Oosthuizen, Landman Ligtoring, Boom Prinsloo, Piet van Zyl, Riaan Smit, Ryno Benjamin.

bulls
Zane Kirchner, Sampie Mastriet, Lionel Mapoe, Wynand Olivier, Bjorn Basson, Morne Steyn, Francois Hougaard, Pierre Spies, Jacques Potgieter, Arno Botha, Juandre Kruger, Flip vd Merwe, Werner Kruger, Chiliboy Ralepelle, Morne Mellet.
Replacements: Willie Wepener, Frik Kirsten, Grant Hattingh, Jean Cook, Jano Vermaak, Louis Fouche, Jan Serfontein
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force
TBA

sharks
Sharks: 15 Louis Ludik, 14 JP Pietersen, 13 Paul Jordaan, 12 Francois Steyn (c), 11 Lwazi Mvovo, 10 Patrick Lambie, 9 Cobus Reinach, 8 Ryan Kankowski, 7 Jean Deysel, 6 Marcell Coetzee, 5 Franco van der Merwe, 4 Anton Bresler, 3 Jannie du Plessis, 2 Craig Burden, 1 Tendai Mtawarira.
Replacements: 16 Kyle Cooper, 17 Wiehahn Herbst, 18 Pieter-Steph du Toit, 19 Jacques Botes, 20 Charl McLeod, 21 Meyer Bosman, 22 Odwa Ndungane.
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stormers
15 Joe Pietersen, 14 Gio Aplon, 13 Jean de Villiers (c), 12 Damian de Allende, 11 Bryan Habana, 10 Elton Jantjies, 9 Nic Groom, 8 Duane Vermeulen, 7 Rynhardt Elstadt, 6 Siya Kolisi, 5 Andries Bekker, 4 De Kock Steenkamp, 3 Frans Malherbe, 2 Deon Fourie, 1 Steven Kitshoff
Replacements: 16 Martin Bezuidenhout, 17 Pat Cilliers, 18 Don Armand, 19 Nizaam Carr, 20 Louis Schreuder, 21Peter Grant, 22 Gerhard van den Heever.

howdy all,

hope ur fantasy wekend was as good as mikes, mine sure wasnt, :o(

anyways, a special thanks to the reds and rebels for naming their team as early as they have and a special boo for the force who last week named their team on friday night, well after our fantasy deadline, bunch of pricks, i hope theyre eating with the wooden spoon by seasons end, :o/

but special note -  round 3 has three teams with a bye. the blues, brumbies and new kids on the block the southern kings.

and a small FYI, the teams listed above i will always name the home team first vs the away team second, so if u look at the first match of round 3, its the blues v crusaders, so blues have the home game.

good luck and all the best for round 3, :o)

Sasue

Thanks Sasue - much appreciated.

I am going to be easy meat this weekend - you all can catch up with me easily - since I buggered up badly in team selection by doing it so early.  Anyway maybe my poorer players come to the party.   O - and the useless Stormers will only announce their team on Thursday.

You can add the Stompies team . . .

15 Bunny, 14 Bunny, 13 Bunny, 12 Bunny, 11 Bunny, 10 Bunny, 9 Bunny, 8 Bunny, 7 Bunny, 6 Bunny, 5 Bunny, 4 Bunny, 3 Bunny, 2 Bunny, 1 Bunny.

The Hapless Stompies are the Sharks BUNNIES!

*update*

hurricanes have been updated, :o)

@rooinek,

i didnt realise just how many springboks were in that team, LMAO, :oP"
(rimshot) bah dum dum chhhhh"

Sasue

You were very naughty - wanna give me a heart attack?  Sam Whitelock is in the Crusader  team for Saturday. LOL

Sasue

You were very naughty - wanna give me a heart attack?  Sam Whitelock is in the Crusader  team for Saturday. LOL

*update*

blues, crusaders, waratahs and cheetahs have been updated, :o)

@mikey,

LMFAO, :oD

apologies brother, i was meant to tell u i was yanking ur chain before i dozed off and forgot all about it, :oP

You can add the Bulls and the Stompies:

Bulls: 15 Zane Kirchner, 14 Sampie Mastriet, 13 Lionel Mapoe, 12 Wynand Olivier, 11 Bjorn Basson, 10 Morne Steyn, 9 Francois Hougaard, 8 Pierre Spies (c), 7 Arno Botha, 6 Jacques Potgieter, 5 Juandre Kruger, 4 Flip van der Merwe, 3 Werner Kruger, 2 Chiliboy Ralepelle, 1 Morne Mellett.

Replacements: 16 Willie Wepener, 17 Frik Kirsten, 18 Grant Hattingh, 19 Jean Cook, 20 Jano Vermaak, 21 Louis Fouche, 22 Jan Serfontein.

Stompies: 15 Joe Pietersen, 14 Gio Aplon, 13 Jean de Villiers (c), 12 Damian de Allende, 11 Bryan Habana, 10 Elton Jantjies, 9 Nic Groom, 8 Duane Vermeulen, 7 Rynhardt Elstadt, 6 Siya Kolisi, 5 Andries Bekker, 4 De Kock Steenkamp, 3 Frans Malherbe, 2 Deon Fourie, 1 Steven Kitshoff.

Replacements: 16 Martin Bezuidenhout, 17 Pat Cilliers, 18 Don Armand, 19 Nizaam Carr, 20 Louis Schreuder, 21Peter Grant, 22 Gerhard van den Heever.

And here's the Sharks team:

Sharks: 15 Louis Ludik, 14 JP Pietersen, 13 Paul Jordaan, 12 Francois Steyn (c), 11 Lwazi Mvovo, 10 Patrick Lambie, 9 Cobus Reinach, 8 Ryan Kankowski, 7 Jean Deysel, 6 Marcell Coetzee, 5 Franco van der Merwe, 4 Anton Bresler, 3 Jannie du Plessis, 2 Craig Burden, 1 Tendai Mtawarira.

Replacements: 16 Kyle Cooper, 17 Wiehahn Herbst, 18 Pieter-Steph du Toit, 19 Jacques Botes, 20 Charl McLeod, 21 Meyer Bosman, 22 Odwa Ndungane.

*update*

bulls, sharks, stormers have been updated courtsey rooinek, :o)

Sasue

Whats going on with the Chiefs.   I hope they do not do a stupid on Cane.  

By the way - Arno Botha is a nice cheap option for fantasy seletion.   Watch out for him.   Next week am going to replace Elstadt with him on the bench.

@mikey,

i do hope they do they bench cane, while its a cheap way for me to gain some points u, i like to see it as also teaching u a valuable fnatasy life lesson, lolz, :oD

i was joking BTW in regards to cane as well, but the chiefs last year did swap cane and latimer around a lot, with latimer getting more then the lions share worth of starts.

it could be different for 2013 though, cos i was surprised to not see cane on the bench against the highlanders, so fingers crossed on ur part, but u will forgive me if dont keep my fingers crossed, :oP

im sure the chiefs will name their sqaud by tomorrow, but as for the force, they look set to be the fantsy party poopers of 2013, :o/

Sasue

Even if Cane is on the bench and he comes on early - I am still going to score more points with him than you do with some of your picks LOL

By the way watch out for Botha - against a weak team he is going to cause havoc

Next week I am going to get rid of all the Force players still in my squad and will have oodles of money to spend.   So enjoy yourself this week and enjoy my useless selection of Smith a week early.   Have a problem with him though - he scored two tries against very weak defence.   Another thing - Conrad Smith's defence was atrocious last week - must really improve that component of his game. 

*update*

cheifs have been updated, :o)

surprise surprise, force are last to announce their team "AGAIN", :o/

Sasue

So I have only 14 players in my Foxsport Fantasy side and that alone might not be enough to make up the differences as yet.    Come now - you people get one opportuniity to catch up - use it well.   Next week is going to be a very different kettle of fish.   LOL

*update*

waratahs have been updated due to a last minute change, :o)

and surprise surprise, still no force lineup.

@mikey,

u still have a pretty good lead and im unable to change taylor for savea which is a bit of a bummer, u have a decent lead on foxsport, so lets hope we can close the gap at the very least this week, :o)

Great. 13 hours till deadline and the website won't let me trade players.... crap.

@canrugby,

LMAO, i just sent the testrugby adminsitrators an email asking them to fix it ASAP, cos im in the same boat, :o(

 I'm in the same boat - bet they are getting flooded with emails. 

Sorry - my friends.  I registered my squad yesterday and hope you get yours right before the games start.   We are in this as a team - and I do not want to get an undue advantage because of computer problems.

Did you get it right since the last posting?

Just tried and it didn't work. Just over 10 hours left....

Worked. Just sold Cruden.

Cabrugby

Good for you - I wouldn't have bought that over-hyped  bugger in the first iinstance LOL

LOL - Ya, can't believe I took him.

Alright. Here's my team. I'm not leaving enough for the two forward positions. May have to change that next week. Still have 9 trades left. De kock will be swapped for Etzebeth so I will keep him. Etzebeths value is coming down! De kock actually did pretty well last week as well.

James Slipper

Craig Burden

Andres Bekker

De Kock Steenkamp

Kolisi - He should be doing a lot of tackling this weekend.

Marcell Coetzee

Gareth Anscombe

Beauden Barrett

Alf Mafi

Paul Jordaan

James O'Connor

Bjorn Basson - Hopefully he can light it up against the force

Very good squad.  Am printing it and will watch the players you have during the games.  Good luck