Super Rugby - Team Selection Round 7

This is going to be a make or break weekend for a lot of teams from a log perspective.  The Brumbies are having a bye this round and may not be on top of the log after the next round.  All of the Crusaders, the Waratahs and the Sharks can make substantial moves on the log.

Hurricanes  vs  Rebels

Hurricanes

15. Jason Woodward, 14. Cory Jane, 13. Conrad Smith (c), 12. Ma'a Nonu, 11. Matt Proctor, 10. James Marshall,  9. Tj Peranara, 8. Victor Vito, 7. Callum Gibbins, 6. Brad Shields, 5. James Broadhurst, 4. Jeremy Thrush, 3. Ben May, 2. Motu Matu'u, 1. Regges Goodes   

Replacements :

16. Brayden Mitchell 17. Jeffery Toomaga Allen 18. Chris Eves 19. Mark Abbott 20. Adam Hill 21. Chris Smylie 22. Oteru Black 23. Nehe Milner-Skudder

Rebels

15. Mike Harris, 14. Tom English, 13. Tamati Ellison, 12. Mitch Imnan, 11. Sefanaia Naivalu, 10. Jack Debreczeni, 9. Nick Stirzacker, 8. Scott Higginbotham (c), 7. Scott Fuglistaller, 6. Sean McMahon, 5. Cadeyrn Neville, 4. Luke Jones, 3. Laurie Weeks, 2. Pat Leafa, 1. Toby Smith

Replacements : 

16. Tom S exton, 17. Cruzee Ah-Nau, 18. Paul Alo-Emile, 19. Radike Samo, 20. Colby Fainga'a, 21. Ben Meehan, 22. Bryce Hegarty, 23. Jonah Placid

Reds  vs   Lions

Reds

15. Lachie Turner, 14. Chris Kuridrani, 13. Samu Kerevi, 12. Anthony Fainga’a,  11. James O’Connor, 10. Quade Cooper, 9. Will Genia, 8. Jake Schatz, 7. Curtis Browning, 6. Adam Thomson, 5. Dave McDuling, 4. James Horwill, 3. Sam Talakai, 2. James Hanson, 1. James Slipper (C)

Replacements :

16. Saia Fainga’a, 17. Ben Daley, 18. Greg Holmes, 19. Marco Kotze, 20. Michael Gunn,  21. Nick Frisby, 22. Ben Tapuai, 23. Chris Feauai-Sautia

Lions

15. Andries Coetzee, 14. Ruan Combrinck, 13. Lionel Mapoe, 12. Harold Vorster, 11. Sampie Mastriet, 10. Elton Jantjies, 9. Ross Cronje, 8. Warren Whiteley (captain), 7. Warwick Tecklenburg, 6. Derick Minnie, 5. Franco Mostert, 4. Robert Kruger, 3. Ruan Dreyer, 2. Robbie Coetzee, 1. Schalk van der Merwe

Replacements : 

16. Armand van der Merwe, 17. Jacques van Rooyen, 18. Julian Redelinghuys, 19. Martin Muller, 20. Jaco Kriel, 21. Faf de Klerk, 22. Marnitz Boshoff, 23. Howard Mnisi

Chiefs  vs  Cheetahs

Chiefs

15. Damian McKenzie, 14. Bryce Heem, 13. Charlie Ngatai/Seta Tamanivalu, 12. Sonny Bill Williams, 11. Tom Marshall, 10. Aaron Cruden,  9.  Brad Weber, 8. Michael Leitch,  7.  Sam Cane,  6.  Liam Messam ©, 5.  Michael Fitzgerald, 4.  Matt Symons, 3.  Ben Tameifuna, 2.  Quentin MacDonald, 1.  Pauliasi Manu

Replacements :

16. Rhys Marshall,  17. Siate Tokolahi, 18. Mitchell Graham,  19.  Michael Allardice,  20. Johan Bardoul, 21. Augustine Pulu, 22. Andrew Horrell, 23. Marty McKenzie

Cheetahs

15. Clayton Blommetjies, 14. Cornal Hendriks, 13. Johann Sadie, 12. Michael van der Spuy, 11. Raymond Rhule, 10. Joe Pietersen, 9. Shaun Venter, 8. Boom Prinsloo, 7. Jean Cook, 6. Heinrich Brussow, 5 Francois Uys (c), 4. Steven Sykes, 3. Maks van Dyk, 2. Steven Coetzee, 1. BG Uys

Replacements :      

16. Torsten van Jaarsveld, 17.  Caylib Oosthuizen, 18. Danie Mienie, 19. Carl Wegner, 20. Willie Britz, 21. Tiaan Meyer, 22.  Willie du Plessis, 23. Ryno Benjamin  

Highlanders   vs  Stormers

Highlanders

15. Ben Smith (c). 14. Waisake Naholo, 13.  Malakai Fekitoa, 12. Shaun Treeby, 11. Patrick Osborne, 10. Lima Sopoaga, 9.  Aaron Smith, 8.  Nasi Manu, 7.  James Lentjes, 6.  Elliot Dixon, 5.  Joe Wheeler, 4.  Tom Franklin, 3.  Josh Hohneck, 2.  Ash Dixon, 1.  Brendon Edmonds

Replacements :

16. Liam Coltman, 17. Daniel Lienert-Brown, 18. Pingi Tala’apitaga, 19. Mark Reddish, 20. Dan Pryor, 21. Fumiaki Tanaka,  22. Marty Banks, 23. Jason Emery

Stormers

15. Cheslin Kolbe, 14. Kobus van Wyk, 13 Juan de Jongh (c), 12. Damian de Allende, 11. Dillyn Leyds, 10. Demetri Catrakilis, 9. Nic Groom, 8. Nizaam Carr, 7. Schalk Burger, 6. Siya Kolisi, 5. Manuel Carizza, 4. Jean Kleyn, 3. Vincent Koch, 2. Scarra Ntubeni, 1. Steven Kitshoff

Replacements :

16. Bongi Mbonambi, 17.  Oli Kebble, 18. Frans Malherbe, 19. Eben Etzebeth, 20. Michael Rhodes, 21. Louis Schreuder, 22. Kurt Coleman, 23. Huw Jones

Waratahs  vs  Blues

Waratahs

15. Israel Folau, 14. Taqele Naiyaravoro, 13. Matt Carraro, 12, Kurtley Beale, 11. Rob Horne, 10. Bernard Foley, 9. Nick Phipps, 8. Wycliff Palu, 7. Michael Hooper, 6. Jacques Potgieter, 5, David Dennis (c), 4. Will Skelton, 3. Sekope Kepu, 2. Tolu Latu, 1. Benn Robinson.

Replacements (two to be omitted): 

16. Hugh Roach, 17. Tatafu Polota-Nau, 18. Jeremy Tilse, 19. Paddy Ryan, 20. Sam Lousi, 21. Mitchell Chapman, 22. Stephen Hoiles, 23. Brendan McKibbin, 24. Jono Lance 25. Peter Betham

Blues

15. Charles Piutau,  14. Frank Halai, 13. George Moala, 12. Francis Saili, 11. Melani Nanai, 10. Dan Bowden, 9. Jimmy Cowan, 8. Jerome Kaino (c), 7. Brendon O'Connor,  6. Steven Luatua, 5. Patrick Tuipulotu, 4. Hayden Triggs, 3. Charlie Faumuina, 2. James Parsons, 1. Tony Woodc ock, 

Replacements : 

16. Keven Mealamu, 17. Ofa Tu'ungafasi/Sam Prattley, 18. Angus Ta'avao, 19. Culum Retallick, 20. Luke Braid, 21. Jamison Gibson-Park, 22. Simon Hickey, 23. Pita Ahki

Sharks   vs   Force

Sharks

Force

15. Luke Morahan. 14. Marcel Brache, 13. Kyle Godwin, 12. Luke Burton, 11. Nick Cummins, 10. Sias Ebersohn, 9. Alby Mathewson, 8. Ben McCalman,  7. Kane Koteka, 6. Steve Mafi, 5. Adam Coleman,  4. Sam Wykes (c),  3. Tetera Faulkner,  2. Nathan Charles,  1. Pekahou Cowan

Replacements :

16. Heath Tessmann, 17. Chris Heiberg, 18. Oliver Hoskins, 19. Wilhelm Steenkamp, 20. Angus Cottrell, 21. Ian Prior, 22. Zack Holmes, 23. Dane Haylett-Petty

Bulls  vs  Crusaders

Bulls

15 Jesse Kriel, 14 Francois Hougaard, 13 JJ Engelbrecht, 12 Jan Serfontein, 11 Bjorn Basson, 10 Handre Pollard, 9 Rudy Paige, 8 Pierre Spies (c ), 7 Arno Botha, 6 Deon Stegmann, 5 Victor Matfield, 4 Jacques du Plessis, 3 Trevor Nyakane, 2 Adriaan Strauss, 1 Morne Mellet

Replacements : 

16 Jaco Visagie, 17 Dean Greyling, 18 Grant Hattingh, 19 Hanro Liebenberg, 20 Piet van Zyl, 21 Tian Schoeman, 22 Jurgen Visser, 23 Marcel vd Merwe

Crusaders

15. Israel Dagg, 14. Kieron Fonotia, 13. Ryan Crotty, 12. Tom Taylor, 11. Nemani Nadolo, 10. Dan Carter, 9. Andy Ellis, 8. Kieran Read (c), 7. Richie McCaw, 6. Jordan Taufua, 5. Sam Whitelock, 4. Luke Romano, 3. Owen Franks, 2. Ben Funnell, 1. Joe Moodie

Replacements :

16. Codie Taylor, 17. Wyatt Crockett, 18.  Nepo Laulala, 19.  Jimmy Tupou, 20. Matt Todd, 21.  Mitchell  Drummond, 22. Colin Slade, 23. David Havili 

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Byes -   Round  7   =   Brumbies

               Round  8   =   Force, Highlanders, Waratahs

               Round 9    =   Chiefs, Hurricanes, Rebels

               Round 10  =   Lions

Blues

1.Tony Woodcock, 2.James Parsons, 3.Charlie Faumuina, 4.Hayden Triggs, 5.Patrick Tuipulotu, 6.Steven Luatua, 7.Brendon O'Connor, 8.Jerome Kaino (c), 9.Jimmy Cowan, 10.Dan Bowden, 11.Melani Nanai, 12.Francis Saili, 13.George Moala, 14.Frank Halai
15.Charles Piutau

Replacements :

16.Keven Mealamu, 17.Ofa Tu'ungafasi/Sam Prattley, 18.Angus Ta'avao, 19.Culum Retallick, 20.Luke Braid, 21.Jamison Gibson-Park, 22.Simon Hickey, 23. Pita Ahki

... The Mighty Chiefs have been boosted by the return of Sonny Bill Williams from injury for their seventh-round Super Rugby match against the Cheetahs in Hamilton on Saturday.

Williams returns to second five-eighth after an earlier concussion meant he missed last week's 12-11 loss to the Sharks.

Chiefs hooker Hika Elliot, suspended for one week after being red-carded last week, has been replaced by Quentin MacDonald. Prop Pauliasi Manu returns from a rib injury, and is joined by Ben Tameifuna to complete a new look front row.

The only other change to the back line comes with Tom Marshall replacing James Lowe on the left wing.

Charlie Ngatai, who missed the South African tour with an ankle injury, has been bracketed with Seta Tamanivalu at centre while Andrew Horrell moves to the reserves where he is joined by prop Siate Tokolahi and Marty McKenzie.

Assistant coach Andrew Strawbridge said the Chiefs were expecting a stern test from the Cheetahs, despite their 57-14 pummelling by the Crusaders last week.

"The Cheetahs are one of the more positive South African teams and we know they will test us with their line-out drive and their kicking game," he said.

Mighty Chiefs: Damian McKenzie, Bryce Heem, Charlie Ngatai/Seta Tamanivalu, Sonny Bill Williams, Tom Marshall, Aaron Cruden, Brad Weber, Michael Leitch, Sam Cane, Liam Messam, Michael Fitzgerald (captain), Matt Symons, Ben Tameifuna, Quentin MacDonald, Pauliasi Manu.

 Reserves: Rhys Marshall, Siate Tokolahi, Mitchell Graham, Michael Allardice, Johan Bardoul, Augustine Pulu, Andrew Horrell, Marty McKenzie.

15 Cheslin Kolbe, 14 Kobus van Wyk, 13 Juan de Jongh (captain), 12 Damian de Allende, 11 Dillyn Leyds, 10 Demetri Catrakilis, 9 Nic Groom, 8 Nizaam Carr, 7 Schalk Burger, 6 Siya Kolisi, 5 Manuel Carizza, 4 Jean Kleyn, 3 Vincent Koch, 2 Scarra Ntubeni, 1 Steven Kitshoff

Substitutes: 16 Bongi Mbonambi, 17 Oli Kebble,18 Frans Malherbe, 19 Eben Etzebeth, 20 Michael Rhodes, 21 Louis Schreuder, 22 Kurt Coleman, 23 Huw Jones

....not so clevermike how's De allande gunna go against the Highlanders when he can't even win at home...is he's even Springbok material..?...his away games will tell - up against the Highlanders , the Canes and then the Tahs....Bean Brain must be extremely worried ...probably still curled up in the foetal position after NZ won the cricket..