all teams named for spXV rnd 2

crusaders

1. Tim Perry, 2. Corey Flynn, 3. Owen Franks, 4. Samuel Whitelock, 5. Dominic Bird, 6. George Whitelock, 7. Richie McCaw (c), 8. Luke Whitelock, 9. Andy Ellis, 10. Tyler Bleyendaal, 11. Nafi Tuitavake, 12. Ryan Crotty, 13. Reynold Lee-Lo, 14. Johnny McNicholl, 15. Israel Dagg

Reserves

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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chiefs

cheetahs

1. Caylib Oosthuizen, 2 Adriaan Strauss (c ), 3 Coenie Oosthuizen, 4 Lodewyk de Jager, 5 Francois Uys, 6 Boom Prinsloo, 7 Lappies Labuschagne, 8 Philip van der Walt, 9 Shaun Venter, 10 Johan Goosen, 11 Raymond Rhule, 12 Francois Venter, 13 Johann Sadie, 14 Cornal Hendricks, 15 Willie le Roux

Replacements: 16. Ryno Barnes, 17. Trevor Nyakane, 18. Maks van Dyk, 19. Ligtoring Landman, 20. Jean Cook, 21. Sarel Pretorius, 22. Elgar Watts, 23. Hennie Daniller

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bulls

15 Jurgen Visser, 14 Akona Ndungane, 13 JJ Engelbrecht, 12 Jan Serfontein, 11 Bjorn Basson, 10 Louis Fouche, 9 Francois Hougaard, 8 Jacques Engelbrecht, 7 Jacques du Plessis, 6 Jono Ross, 5 Flip van der Merwe, 4 Grant Hattingh, 3 Werner Kruger, 2 Callie Visagie, 1 Dean Greyling.
Replacements: 16 Bongi Mbonambi, 17 Frik Kirsten, 18 Marcel van der Merwe, 19.Victor Matfield, 20  Wian Liebenberg, 21 Piet van Zyl, 22 Handrè Pollard, 23 Ulrich Beyers.

highlanders

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 (co-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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blues

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 (c), 6 Steven Luatua, 5 Tom Donnelly, 4 Liaki Moli, 3 Charlie Faumuinam, 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.

brumbies

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reds

1. James Slipper, 2. Saia Fainga’a, 3. Greg Holmes, 4. Rob Simmons, 5. James Horwill (C), 6. Eddie Quirk, 7. Liam Gill, 8. Jake Schatz, 9. Will Genia (VC), 10. Quade Cooper, 11. Dom Shipperley, 12. Mike Harris, 13. Ben Tapuai, 14. Lachie Turner, 15. Aidan Toua,
Reserves
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

sharks

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 (c),  1. Tendai Mtawarira
Replacements: 16. Kyle Cooper,  17. Dale Chadwick,  18. Lourens Adriaanse,  19. Stephan Lewies,  
20. Jean Deysel,  21 Charl McLeod,  Heimar Williansm  S'bura Sithole

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hurricanes

lions

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 (c),   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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stormers

15. Gio Aplon, 14. Kobus van Wyk, 13. Michael van der Spuy, 12. Jean de Villiers (c), 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. Scarra Ntubeni, 1. Steven Kitshoff

Replacements: 16. Deon Fourie, 17. Oliver Kebble, 18. Pat Cilliers, 19. Michael Rhodes, 20. Nizaam Carr, 21. Nic Groom, 22. Kurt Coleman, 23. Ryno Eksteen

waraths

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, 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/Pat McCutcheon, 21 Brendan McKibbin, 22 Rob Horne, 23 Matt Carraro/Cam Crawford.

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force

TBA

 I posted the Bulls team to - just below the Waratahs.  For the record - here it is again:-

BULLS : 15.Jurgen Visser, 14.Akona Ndungane, 13.JJ Engelbrecht,12. Jan Serfontein, 11.Bjorn Basson, 10.Louis Fouche, 9.Francois Hougaard, 8.Pierre Spies (captain), 7.Jacques du Plessis, 6.Jono Ross, 5.Flip van der Merwe, 4.Grant Hattingh, 3.Werner Kruger, 2.Callie Visagie, 1.Dean Greyling.

 Replacements: 16.Bongi Mbonambi, 17.Frik Kirsten, 18.Marcel van der Merwe, 19.Victor Matfield,20. Jacques Engelbrecht, 21.Piet van Zyl, 22.Handrè Pollard, 23.Ulrich Beyers.

Cheetahs

1. Caylib Oosthuizen, 2 Adriaan Strauss (c ), 3 Coenie Oosthuizen, 4 Lodewyk de Jager, 5 Francois Uys, 6 Boom Prinsloo, 7 Lappies Labuschagne, 8 Philip van der Walt, 9 Shaun Venter, 10 Johan Goosen, 11 Raymond Rhule, 12 Francois Venter ( vc ), 13 Johann Sadie, 14 Cornal Hendricks, 15 Willie le Roux

Replacements :

16. Ryno Barnes, 17. Trevor Nyakane, 18. Maks van Dyk, 19. Ligtoring Landman, 20. Jean Cook, 21. Sarel Pretorius, 22. Elgar Watts, 23. Hennie Daniller

 Chiefs

 Sasue

You have not done the Chiefs update yet.  Sorry brother about the mess. 

Thanks

I will just put the above into a more usable format for Sasue 

Hurricanes

 This really is a poor show by both the coaches and Foxsport,   Less than 1.5 day to go before closing time - and

* half  the teams have not as yet been announced by the coaches; and

*  Foxsport has not updated the players lists - the number of players not listed are increasing with each team announcement.

The remaining two SA teams will be announced within the next 12 hours - bu t what about the other 5?  

Oustandiing teams :-

Western Force

Western Force - this quasi SA team must be careful - they may end up as arseholes of the week.   

 oi-matey

Just editing  the team to get the numbers in:-

Blues

15   Charles Piutau,  14   Frank Halai,  13  Jackson Willisonm  12   Francis Saili,  11   George Moala,  10   Chris Noakes,   9   Piri Weepu,  8   Peter Saili,  7   Luke Braid (c),  6   Steven Luatua,   5  Tom Donnelly,  4   Liaki Moli,,   3  Charlie Faumuinam,  2   James Parsons,   1  Ofa Tu'ungafasi,. 

 Sharks

Replacements :

16. Kyle Cooper,  17. Dale Chadwick,  18. Lourens Adriaanse,  19. Stephan Lewies,  
20. Jean Deysel,  21 Charl McLeod,  Heimar Williansm  S'bura Sithole

I thought Charles Piutau was injured.  We have some really top full backs to choose from for Fantasy rugby, Piutau, Folau, Le Roux, Dagg and the list goes on. Of course price is a factor

 Highlanders

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 (co-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.

I wanted Ben Smith & Steven Luatua but they are too expensive  Ben Smith costs more that Dagg and Lataua costs $416,000 for sure these are big points earners but it requires so budget cuts elsewhere.

I was surprised to see Kaino not listed but he is still playng in Japan

http://nz.sports.yahoo.com/news/article/-/21587624/super-rugby-more-delays-for-kainos-return-to-blues/

Just Win

I had Ben Smith on the bench from the start - and he remains in.   I have to make two further changes and one of which is to be Alofa Alofam but he is not listed as a player yet by Foxsport.   I suppose they are waiting for all the teams to be announced before they change the listings - but it is very uncomfortable the way they are doing it.

Lions

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 (c),   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

The Lions are learning - no sign of Earl Silky Hands Jantjies - good for them.

Western Force

1. Pek Cowan/Tetera Faulkner,  2. Nathan Charles/ Heath Tessmann, 3. Ollie Hoskins/Kieran Longbottom,  4. Sam Wykes, 5. Hugh McMeniman/ Wilhelm Steenkamp,  6. Chris Alcock/Angus Cottrell.  7. Matt Hodgson (c), 8. Ben McCalman/ Brynard Stander, 9. Alby Mathewson/Ian Prior, 10. Sias Ebersohn/Zack Holmes, 11. Nick Cummins, 12. Kyle Godwin, 13. Junior Rasolea, 14. Marcel Brache/Patrick Dellit, 15. Luke Morahan

Replacements :

To be finalised

This is a Fantasy selection nightmare - they give two names for some positions and it is clear that either the first name or the second name will start  and the alternate will be on the bench.  The only time we will lknow about that will be when the team rubs onto the field.

I am not gambling on this lot and my selections will not include a single Western Force player.

The goof thing is that Foxsport can now have no excuse for not updating their player lists. 

 I have completed my selections for the week - but have a feeling I might have gone the wrong way with some selections.   All I will reveal is that I still have 6 SHARK Players in my starting Line-up and that it may land me in trouble when the Sharks have a bye.

Sorry Sasue - but I think it is tata to the Hurricanes big time.  

kil

OK - it is likely too late to change the team so I woill give you my squad as well:-

PR - Kitshoff, Malherbe

HO -  Du Plessis

LO  -  Du Toit, Van der Merwe

BR  -  Coetzee. Labuschagne, Kriel

SH  -  Reinach

FH  -  Lambie

CE  -  De Villiers, Jordaan

OB  -  Piutau, Smith, Alofa

Would have liked to have some players like Luatua and Folau - but could not afford them

Problem is that I would not normally leave out the top scorers from the previous week out of my selections and at the same time was hobbled by costs of players,  I also had to bear in mind the opposition some teams will face.  I do not think either of the Lions or the Hurricanes will make much of an impression.   That is why I think that the Chiefs - Crusaders game will not be point-productive - they are too close to each other in strength.  

However, it remains a gamble - I may be totally wrong and end up last.    

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