all teams named for spXV rnd 3

blues 

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/Brendon O'Connor 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 O'Connor/Jordan Manihera, 21  Bryn Hall, 22   Benji Marshall, 12  Pita Ahki.

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crusaders

1. Tim Perry, 2. Corey Flynn, 3. Owen Franks, 4. Samuel Whitelock, 5. Dominic Bird, 6. George Whitelock, 7. Richie McCaw, 8. Kieran Read (c), 9. Andy Ellis, 10. Tom Taylor, 11. Nafi Tuitavake, 12. Ryan Crotty, 13. Reynold Lee-Lo, 14. Rob Thompson, 15. Colin Slade

Reserves 16. Ben Funnell, 17. Wyatt Crockett, 18. Nepo Laulal, 19. Luke Romano, 20. Matt Todd, 21. Willi Heinz, 22. Adam Whitelock, 23. Israel Dagg

rebels
15. Jason Woodward, 14. Lachlan Mitchell, 13. Tamati Ellison, 12. Mitch Inman, 11. Tom English, 10. Bryce Hegarty, 9. Luke Burgess, 8. Scott Higginbotham (capt), 7. Scott Fuglistaller, 6. Sean McMahon, 5. Luke Jones, 4. Hugh Pyle, 3. Laurie Weeks, 2. Pat Leafa, 1. Toby Smith:
Reserves: 16. Steve Fualau, 17. Max Lahiff, 18. Paul Alo-Emile, 19. Cadeyrn Neville, 20. Colby Fainga'a, 21. Ben Meehan, 22. Angus Roberts, 23. Tom Kingston

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cheetahs

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  Lappies Labuschagne,  6  Boom Prinsloo,  5 Francois Uys,  4 Lodewyk de Jager,  3  Copenie Oosthuizen,  2 Adriaan Strauss (c),  1 Caylib Oosthuizen

Replacements : 16  Ryno Barnes, 17 Trebor Nyakane. 18 Maks van Dyk,  19  Ligtoring Landman, 20 Jean Cook, 21 Sarel Pretorius, 22  Ekgar Watts, 23 Henry Dannillier

stormers

15 Jaco Taute, 14 Kobus van Wyk, 13 Jean de Villiers (c), 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 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.

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hurricanes

15 Marty Banks, 14 Cory Jane, 13 Conrad Smith (c), 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 Jeffery, 18 Toomaga-Allen, 19 James Broadhurst, 20 Ardie Savea, 21 Chris Smylie, 22 Alapati Leiua, 23 James Marshall.

chiefs

15. Mils Muliaina, 14. Tim Nanai-Williams, 13. Robbie Fruean, 12. Charlie Ngatai, 11. Asaeli Tikoirotuma, 10. Aaron Cruden (c), 9. Tawera Kerr-Barlow, 8. Liam Messam, 7. Tanerau Latimer, 6.  Nick Crosswell, 5. Matt Symons, 4. Mike Fitzgerald, 3. Ben Tameifuna, 2. Mahonri Schwalger, 1. Pauliasi Manu.
Res: 16. Rhys Marshall, 17. Jamie Mackintosh, 18. Josh Hohneck, 19. Tevita Koloamatangi, 20. Liam Squire, 21. Brad Weber, 22. Andrew Horrell, 23. James Lowe.

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highlanders

15  Ben Smith (co-capt),  14 Richard Buckman, 13  Winston Stanley,  12 Shaun Treeby, 11  Malakai Fekitoa,  10 Lima Sopoaga,  9 Aaron Smith, 8 Nasi Manu (co-capt), 7 John Hardie, 6  Gareth Evans,  5  Joe Wheeler,  4 Jarrad Hoeata,  3 Chris King,  2 Liam Coltman,  1 Kane Hames

Replacements : 16  Ged Robinson,  17 Matias Diaz,  18 Craig Millar,  19 Josh Bekhuis, 20 Elliot Dixon, 21 Fumiaki Tanaka, 22 Hayden Parker, 23 Phil Burleigh.

waratahs

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 (c), 6Stephen 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 Brendan McKibbin, 21 Rob Horne, 22 Matt Carraro, 23 Pat McCutcheon, 24 Jonno Lance.

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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 Anthony Fainga’a, 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 Ben Lucas, 22 Nick Frisby, 23 Chris Feauai-Sautia,

force

1. Tetera Faulkner,  2. Nathan Charles,  3. Kieran Longbottom,  4. Sam Wykes,  5. Hugh McMeniman,  6. Chris Alcock,  7. Matt Hodgson (c),  8. Ben McCalman,  9. Alby Mathewson,  10. Zack Holmes,  11. Nick Cummins,  12. Kyle Godwin,  13. Junior Rasolea,  14. Patrick Dellit,  15. Luke Morahan

Replacements : 16. Heath Tessmann,  17. Pek Cowan,  18. Ollie Hoskins,  19. Wilhelm Steenkamp,  20. Angus Cottrell,  21. Ian Prior,  22. Sias Ebersohn,  23. Jayden Hayward

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brumbies

bulls

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 (c), 3 Frik Kirsten, 2 Callie Visagie, 1 Dean Greyling.
Replacements: 16 Bongi Mbonambi, 17 Werner Kruger, 18 Marcel van der Merwe, 19 Paul Willemse, 20 Jacques Engelbrecht, 21 Piet van Zyl, 22 Handré Pollard, 23 Ulrich Beyers.

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lions

15. Chrysander Botha , 14. Deon van Rensburg , 13. JW Jonker , 12. Stefan Watermeyer , 11. Ruan Combrinck , 10. Marnitz Boshoff , 9. Faf de Klerk , 8. Warren Whiteley (c) , 7. Warwick Tecklenburg , 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. Willie Britz , 21. Ross Cronje , 22. Courtnall Skosan , 23. Coenie van Wyk

last weeks teams

all teams named for spXV rnd 2

Sasue

Tjanks my friend - you are a gentleman and a scholar.  A belated confrats to you on your excellent showing last week.  

I was so pissed off with Francois Steyn - I lost my cool completely - the bastard cost m e dearly last week 

Sasue

I am worried about the Waratahs and especially their bye next week.   I had McJinnem on my bench as a scrummie and see he is not starting.  Hope he does - it will sve me a transfer.

However, in the absence of him - I need a cheap scrummie - any  suggestions? What about the Rebels two?    

 Sasue

Interesting selection - especially the Taylor - Slade issue.  I think they are taking precautions against another goal kick fiasco.  Bird did not impress me last week = Romano would be a better starter.  

The forwards should be too good for the Blues though and I think the Crusaders should have an easy win. 

I hope grandpa McCaw is recovered from his wheel chair injury and plays better than he did last week.    

 I am just going to add the player numbers to the Blues team:-

 The Canes remains the fools of the game.  Why is Ardie not in the starting line up?  He is by a mile their best player.   I think Barrett did not look himself on Saturday - he appeared to be slower and les decisive - Grandpa Conrad did squat, and Benjamin Franks ( I nearly wrote Franklin) frankly made a fool of himself. 

I am very frank today - am I not?  

 ...not so clever mike ...time to dump all those useless yarpies out of yr fantasy team as they're all about to get their butts kicked...you can thank me later buddy...

 Brycy

You want to refer to the Sharks beating the bottom out of the Canes and the beating they are going to get from the Stormers?

Bulls:

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 (c), 3 Frik Kirsten, 2 Callie Visagie, 1 Dean Greyling.

Replacements: 16 Bongi Mbonambi, 17 Werner Kruger, 18 Marcel van der Merwe, 19 Paul Willemse, 20 Jacques Engelbrecht, 21 Piet van Zyl, 22 Handré Pollard, 23 Ulrich Beyers.

Huge mistake with Matfield  

 The missing teams are -

*   The Lions

 ...Sas will any Saffa teams win this weekend apart from the Lions...might be a bit of a drought with the Sharkies on holiday don't ya think...

...I'm sure Marty Banks will be wanting to make up for that pass that handed the Sharkies the win last week....so looking for a big game from the Canes this week...

...Willy Le Roux is the only Saffa left in my team,,,as i think you get penalised for all the yellow cards don't you and plenty of talent in the NZ and OZ franchises without including these serial infringers from SA...

Chiefs

1 Pauliasi Manu,  2 Mahonri Schwalger,  3  Ben Tameifuna, 4 Michael Fitzgerald,  5 Matt Symons,  6 Nick Crosswell,  7 Tanerau Latimer,  8 Liam Messam,  9 Tawera Kerr-Barlow,

10 Aaron Cruden ©,  11 Asaeli Tikoirotuma,  12 Charlie Ngatai,  13 Robbie Fruean,  14 Tim Nanai-Williams,  15  Mils Muliaina

Replacements :

16 Rhys Marshall,  17 Jamie Mackintosh,  18  Josh Hohneck,  19 Tevita Koloamatang,  20 Liam Squire,  21 Brad Webber,  22 Andrew Horrel,  23James Lowe

What happened to Jaws?

Or did the Chiefs found out he is bloody useless in line-outs.    

....not so clevermike you must've missed last week's game when the Mighty Chiefs with 13 players out injured beat the All Blacks... a feat that eluded every team in the world last year that dared to challenge All Black supremacy...how Mighty are the Chiefs then...

it's a whole new forward pack for the Mighty Chiefs this week though except for Ben Tameifuna, Michael Fitzgerald and co-captain Liam Messam

Brodie Rettalick, Ben Afeaki and Kane Thompson are all out through injury.

 Pauliasi Manu and Mahonri Schwalger come into the front row, Matt Symons slots into the second row, and Nick Crosswell and Tanerau Latimer will start on either side of the scrum.

Just one change to the starting backline with Tawera Kerr-Barlow replacing the injured Augustine Pulu.

After it was first feared he'd need an operation on his elbow, fullback Mils Muliaina has been cleared to play... 

 Sasue

I will make it easy for you to get the teams in the right format:=

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

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

Brumbies

1. Scott Sio,  2. Stephan Moore,  3. Ben Alexander,  4. Scott Fardy,  5. Sam Carter,  6. Ben Mowen ©,  7. David Pocock,  8. Jarrad Butler,  9. Nic White,  10. Matt Toomua,  11. Robbie Coleman,  12. Pat McCabe,
13. Tevita Kuridrani,  14. Henry Speight,  15. Jesse Mogg

Replacements

16. Siliva Siliva,  17. Ruan Smith.  18. Ruaidhri Murphy,  19. Leon Power,  20. Lachlan McCafrrey,  21. Conrad Hoffmann,  22. Andrew Smith,  23. Lionel Cronje

Highlanders 

15  Ben Smith (c-c),  14 Richard Buckman, 13  Winston Stanley,  12 Shaun Treeby, 11  Malakai Fekitoa,  10 Lima Sopoaga,  9 Aaron Smith, 8 Nasi Manu (c-c), 7 John Hardie, 6  Gareth Evans,  5  Joe Wheeler,  4 Jarrad Hoeata,  3 Chris King,  2 Liam Coltman,  1 Kane Hames

Replacements :

16  Ged Robinson,  17 Matias Diaz,  18 Craig Millar,  19 Josh Bekhuis, 20 Elliot Dixon, 21 Fumiaki Tanaka, 22 Hayden Parker, 23 Phil Burleigh.

What happened to Grandpa Thorn - is he having bunion problems or did he have a wheelchair accident in his retirement village?

 Western Force

1. Tetera Faulkner,  2. Nathan Charles,  3. Kieran Longbottom,  4. Sam Wykes,  5. Hugh McMeniman,  6. Chris Alcock,  7. Matt Hodgson (c),  8. Ben McCalman,  9. Alby Mathewson,  10. Zack Holmes,  11. Nick Cummins,  12. Kyle Godwin,  13. Junior Rasolea,  14. Patrick Dellit,  15. Luke Morahan

Replacements :

16. Heath Tessmann,  17. Pek Cowan,  18. Ollie Hoskins,  19. Wilhelm Steenkamp,  20. Angus Cottrell,  21. Ian Prior,  22. Sias Ebersohn,  23. Jayden Hayward

Lions

15. Chrysander Botha , 14. Deon van Rensburg , 13. JW Jonker , 12. Stefan Watermeyer , 11. Ruan Combrinck , 10. Marnitz Boshoff , 9. Faf de Klerk , 8. Warren Whiteley (c) , 7. Warwick Tecklenburg , 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. Willie Britz , 21. Ross Cronje , 22. Courtnall Skosan , 23. Coenie van Wyk

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Girlfriend issues? What the heck kind of a injury reason is "girlfriend issues"? The mi nd boggles!