Team Selection - Round 17 - Super Rugby

Blues  vs  Waratahs

Blues 

15  Melani Nanai, 14 Matt Duffy, 13 Male Sa’u, 12 Piers Francis, 11 Tevita Li, 10 Ihaia West, 9 Bryn Hall, 8 Steven Luatua, 7 Kara Pryor, 6 Jerome Kaino, 5 Josh Bekhuis, 4 patrick Tuipulotu, 3 Ofa Tu’ungafasi, 2 James Parsons (c), 1 Sam Prattley

Replacements :

16 Matt Moulds, 17 Nic Mayhew, 18 Sioni Mafileo/Charlie Faumuina, 19 Scott Crafton, 20 Blake Gibson, 21 Billy Guyton, 22 Matt Vaega/George Moala, 23 L:olagi Visinia

Waratahs

15  Andrew Kellaway, 14 Reece Robinson, 13 Israel Folau, 12 Rob Horne, 11  Matt Carraro, 10 Bernard Foley, 9   Nick Phipps, 8  Dave Dennis, 7 Michael Hooper (c), 6 Jack Dempsey, 5 Will Skelton, 4 Dean Mumm, 3 Tom Robertson, 2 Tatafu Polota-Nau, 1 Paddy Ryan 

Replacements :

16 Hugh Roach, 17 Jeremy Tilse, 18 Angus Ta’avao, 19 Sam Lousi, 20 Wycliff Palu, 21 Matt Lucas, 22 David Horwitz, 23 Jim Stewart

Reds  vs  Rebels

Reds 

15 Tom Banks, 14 Chris Kuridrani, 13 Samu Kerevi, 12 Henry Taefu, 11 Eto Nabuli, 10 Duncan Paia’aua, 9 Nick Frisby, 8 Curtis Browning, 7. Liam Gill (c), 6 Hendrik Tui, 5 Kane Douglas, 4 Cadeyrn Neville, 3 Greg Holmes, 2 Andrew Ready, 1 Sef Fa’agase 

Replacements :  

16 Saia Fainga’a, 17 Ben Daley, 18 Taniela Tupou, 19 Lukhan Tui, 20 Michael Gunn, 21 James Tuttle, 22 Alex Gibbon, 23 Campbell Magnay

Rebels

15 Paul Asquith, 14 Sefa Naivalu, 13 Mitch Inman, 12 Reece Hodge, 11 Tom English, 10 Jack Debreczeni, 9  Nic Stirzaker (c), 8 Colby Fainga’a, 7 Jordy Reid, 6 Sean McMahon, 5 Culum Retallick, 4 Luke Jones, 3 Laurie Weeks, 2 James Hanson, 1 Toby Smith 

Replacements : 

16 Pat Leafa, 17 Cruze Ah Nau, 18 Jamie Hagan, 19 Sam Jeffries, 20 Rob Leota, 21 Ben Meehan, 22 Sione Tuipulotu, 23 Jack Maddocks

Sharks  vs  Sunwolves

Sharks

15  Ryno Smith, 14 Odwa Ndungane, 13 JP Pietersen (c), 12 Andre Esrterhuizen, 11 Lwazi Mvovo, 10 Garth April, 9 Stefan Ungerer, 8 Philip van der Walt, 7 Tera Mtembu, 6 Keegan Daniel, 5 Ruan Botha, 4 Etienne Oosthuizen, 3 Coenie Oosthuizen, 2 Chiliboy Ralepelle, 1 Thomas du Toit

Replacement :  

16  Kyle Cooper, 17 Dale Chadwick, 18 Lourens Adriaanse, 19 Stefan Lewies, 20 Jen Deysel, 21 Michael  Claassens, 22 Curvin Bosch/Pat Lambie, 23 Heimar Williams 

Sunwolves 

15 Riaan Viljoen, 14 Hajime Yamashita, 13 Derek Carpenter, 12 Mifiposeti Paea, 11 Yasutaka Sasakura,10 Yu Tamura (c), 9 Kaito Shigeno, 8 Edward Quirk, 7 Taiyo Ando, 6 Liaki Moli, 5 Faatiga Lemalu, 4 Hitoshi Ono, 3 Shinnosuke Kakinaga, 2 Takeshi Kizu, 1 Keita Inagaki

Replacements: 

16 Futoshi Mori, 17 Masataka Mikami, 18 Takuma Asahara, 19 Naohiro Kotaki, 20 Yoshiya Hosoda, 21 Yuki Yatomi, 22 Ryohei Yamanaka, 23 Kentaro Kodama 

Crusaders  vs  Hurricanes

Crusaders 

15 Israel Dagg, 14 Johnny McNicholl, 13 Ryan Crotty, 12 David Havili, 11 Nemni Nadolo, 10 Richie Mo’onga, 9 Andy Ellis, 8 Kieran Read (c), 7 Mike Todd, 6 Jimmy Tupou, 5 Sam Whitelock, 4 Scott Barrett, 3 Own Franks, 2 Codie Taylor, 1 Wyatt Crockett

Replacements :  

16   Ben Funnell, 17 Alex Hodgman, 18 Mike Alaalatoa, 19 Luke Romano, 20 Pete Samu, 21 Mitchell Drummond, 22 Mitch Hunt, 23 Kieron Fonotia  

Hurrcanes 

15 James Marshall, 14 Cory Jane, 13 Willis Halaholo,  12 Ngani Laumape, 11 Juilan Savea, 10 Beauden Barrett, 9 TJ Perenara, 8 Victor Vito, 7 Ardie Savea, 6 Brad Shields, 5 Michael Fatialofa, 4 Vaea Fifita, 3 Chris Eves, 2 Dane Coles (c), 1 Reg Goodes.

 Replacements : 

16 Ricky Riccitelli, 17 Ben May, 18 Loni Uhila, 19 Mark Abbott, 20 Callum Gibbins, 21 Jamison Gibson Park, 22 Wes Goosen, 23  Jason Woodward 

Highlanders  vs  Chiefs

Highlanders 

15 Ben Smith (c), 14 Waisake Naholo, 13 Matt Faddes, 12 Malakai Fekitoa, 11 Patrick Osborne, 10  Lima Sopoaga, 9 Aaron Smith, 8 Luke Whitelock, 7 James Lentjes, 6 Elliot Dixon, 5 Alex Ainley, 4 Tom Franklin, 3 Siosuia Halanukonuka, 2 Ash Dixon, 1 Daniel Lienert-Brown

Replacements :

16 Liam Coltman, 17 Aki Seiuli, 18 Josh Hohneck, 19 Mark Reddish, 20 Liam Squire, 21 Dan Pryor,  22 Te Aihe Toma, 23 Fletcher Smith

Chiefs 

15 Damian McKenzie,  14 Toni Pulu, 13 Seta Tamanivalu, 12 Anton Lienert-Brown, 11 James Lowe, 10 Aaron Cruden  ( c),  9 Tawera Kerr-Barlow, 8 Liam Messam, 7 Sam Cane, 6 Tom Sanders, 5 Brodie Retallick, 4 Dominic Bird, 3 Atu Moli, 2     Nathan Harris, 1 Kane Hames

Replacements :

16 Hika Elliot, 17 Siegfried Fisi’ihoi, 18 Hiroshi Yamas hita, 19 Taleni Seu, 20 Lachlan Boshier, 21 Brad Weber, 22     Stephen Donald, 23  Sam McNicol 

Brumbies  vs  Force

Brumbies 

15 Aidan Toua, 14  Nigel Ah Wong, 13 Tevita Kuridrani, 12 Matt Toomua,  11 James Dargaville, 10 Christian Lealiifano, 9 Tomás Cubelli, 8 Michael Wells, 7 Jarrad Butler, 6 Scott Fardy, 5 Sam Carter, 4 Rory Arnold, 3 Ruan Smith, 2 Stephen Moore (c), 1 Scott Sio 

Replacements :

16 Josh Mann-Rea, 17 Allan Alaalatoa, 18 Ben Alexander, 19 Tom Staniforth, 20 Blake Enever, 21 Joe Powell, 22  Andrew Smith, 23  Lausii Taliauli 

Force

15 Dane Haylett-Petty,  14. Marcel Brache, 13  Ben Tapuai, 12 Kyle Godwin, 11  Luke Morahan (c),10 Jono Lance, 9 Ian Prior, 8 Richard Hardwick, 7  Chris Alcock, 6 Byrnard Stander, 5 RoryWalton, 4 Ross Haylett-Petty, 3 Guy Millar, 2 Harry Scoble, 1 Pek Cowan

Replacements :

16  Anaru Rangi, 17  Francois Van Wyk, 18 Jermaine Ainsley, 19  Matt Philip, 20  Kane Koteka, 21 Ryan Louwrens, 22  Peter Grant, 23  Semisi Masirewa

Stormers  vs  Kings

Stormers 

15 Jaco Taute, 14 Kobus van Wyk, 13 Huw Jones, 12 Damian de Allende, 11 Leolin Zas, 10 Jean-Luc du Plessis, 9 Louis Schreuder, 8 Schalk Burger (c), 7 Rynhardt Elstadt, 6 Sikhumbuzo Notshe, 5 JD Schickerling, 4 Jean Kleyn, 3 Vincent Koch, 2 Scarra Ntubeni, 1 Alistair Vermaak

Replacements :

16 Bongi Mbonambi, 17 JC Janse van Rensburg, 18 JP Smith, 19 Chris van Zyl, 20 Siya Kolisi, 21 Jano Vermaak, 22 Brandon Thomson, 23 Scott van Breda 

Kings 

15 Malcolm Jaer, 14 Lukhanyo Am, 13 Stefan Watermeyer, 12 Shane Gates, 11 Wandile Mjekevu, 10 Dewald Human, 9 James Hall, 8 Jacques Engelbrecht, 7 Stefan Willemse, 6 Andisa Ntsila, 5 JC Astle, 4 Steven Sykes (captain), 3 Jacobie Adriaanse, 2 Edgar Marutlulle, 1 Sti Sithole

Replacements :

16 Martin Bezuidenhout, 17 Schalk Ferreira, 18 Tom Botha, 19 Schalk Oelofse/Sintu Manjezi, 20 Aidon Davis, 21 Kevin Luiters, 22 Elgar Watts, 23 Jeremy Ward 

Cheethas  vs  Bulls

Cheetahs

15 Clayton Blommetjies, 14 Sergeal Petersen, 13 William Small-Smith, 12 Michael van der Spuy, 11 Raymond Rhule, 10 Fred Zeilinga, 9 Shaun Venter, 8 Paul Schoeman, 7 Oupa Mohoje (captain), 6 Uzair Cassiem, 5 Francois Uys, 4 Armandt Koster, 3 Maks van Dyks, 2 Torsten van Jaarsveld, 1 Charles Marais

Replacements :

16 Joseph Dweba, 17 Ox Nche, 18 Johan Coetzee, 19 Reniel Hugo, 20 Henco Venter, 21 Tian Meyer, 22 George Whitehead, 23 Rayno Benjamin

Bulls

15 Jesse Kriel, 14 Jamba Ulengo, 13 Dries Swanepoel, 12 Burger Odendaal, 11 Travis Ismaiel, 10 Tian Schoeman, 9 Piet van Zyl, 8 Renaldo Bothma, 7 Jannes Kirsten, 6 Lappies Labuschagne, 5 Marvin Orie, 4 Jason Jenkins, 3 Marcel van der Merwe, 2 Adriaan Strauss (c), 1 Pierre Schoeman.

Replacements :

16 Bandise Maku, 17 Nqoba Mxoli, 18 Werner Kruger, 19 Grant Hattingh, 20 Arno Botha, 21 Rudy Paige, 22 Francois Brummer, 23  SP Marais

Jaguares  vs  Lions

Jaguares 

15  Joaquin Tuculet, 14 Santiago Cordero, 13 Jeronimo de la Fuente, 12 Juan Martin Hernandez, 11 Manuel Montero, 10 Nicolas Sanchez, 9 Martin Landajo, 8 Facunda Isa, 7 Juan Manuel Leguizamon, 6 Javier Ortega Desio, 5 Tomas Lavanini, 4 Guido Petti, 3 Ramiro Herrera, 2 Julian Montoya, 1 Nahael Tetaz Chaparro

Replacements :

16 Facuda Bosch, 17 Santiago Garcia Botta, 18 Enrique Pieretto, 19 Matias Alemanno, 20 Marcos Kremer, 21 Gonzalo Bertranou, 22 Santiago Gonzalez Iglesias, 23 Matias Orlando

Lions

15 Sylvian Mahuza, 14 Koch Marx, 13 Stokkies Hanekom, 12 Howard Mnisi, 11 Anthony Volmink, 10 Jaco van der Walt, 9 Ross Cronje (c), 8 Cyle Brink, 7 Robert Kruger, 6 Stef de Witt, 5 Lourens Erasmus, 4 Martin Muller, 3 Jacques van Rooyen, 2 Akker van der Merwe, 1 Corné Fourie

Replacements (two to be omitted) :

16 Ramone Samuels, 17 Clinton Theron, 18 Pieter Scholtz, 19 Fabian Booysen, 20 Ruaan Lerm, 21 Dillon Smit, 22 Jacques Nel, 23 Shaun Reynolds, 24 Bobby de Wee, 25 Ashlon Davids

The following games may have an impact on the log positions iro the qualifying teams to play in the quarterfinals:-

*   The Waratahs needs a bonus Point win against the Blues – which I doubt will be the case.  Even if they win they may not qualify.

*    The Sharks will need a bonus point win against the Sunwolves to secure their place in the top 8 – very likely if  Lambie and Jordaan are back.

*    The battle is on between the Chiefs, Crusaders, Highlanders and Hurricanes to determine their relative positions on the overall log – which will determine the teams they have to play in the quarterfinals as well as to the home venues where matches will be played.

*    The Brumbies will have to beat the Force to secure their place in the quarterfinals – if the Waratahs lose against the Blues even a bonus point loss will secure their position in the final log

*    A win by the Lions will be all they need to remain on top of the overall log.   A loss could make the road much more difficult for them in the play-offs.   

The following games may have an impact on the log positions iro the qualifying teams to play in the quarterfinals:-

*   The Waratahs needs a bonus Point win against the Blues – which I doubt will be the case.  Even if they win they may not qualify.

*    The Sharks will need a bonus point win against the Sunwolves to secure their place in the top 8 – very likely if  Lambie and Jordaan are back.

*    The battle is on between the Chiefs, Crusaders, Highlanders and Hurricanes to determine their relative positions on the overall log – which will determine the teams they have to play in the quarterfinals as well as to the home venues where matches will be played.

*    The Brumbies will have to beat the Force to secure their place in the quarterfinals – if the Waratahs lose against the Blues even a bonus point loss will secure their position in the final log

*    A win by the Lions will be all they need to remain on top of the overall log.   A loss could make the road much more difficult for them in the play-offs.   

Melbourne Rebels

1. Toby Smith , 2. James Hanson , 3. Laurie Weeks , 4. Luke Jones , 5. Culum Retallick , 6. Sean McMahon , 7. Jordy Reid , 8. Colby Fainga’a , 9. Nic Stirzaker (captain) , 10. Jack Debreczeni , 11. Tom English , 12. Reece Hodge , 13. Mitch Inman , 14. Sefa Naivalu , 15. Paul Asquith

Reserves ,

16. Pat Leafa , 17. Cruze Ah Nau , 18. Jamie Hagan , 19. Sam Jeffries , 20. Rob Leota , 21. Ben Meehan , 22. Sione Tuipulotu , 23. Jack Maddocks*

*Uncapped

Bulls

15.Jesse Kriel, 14.Jamba Ulengo, 13.Dries Swanepoel, 12.Burger Odendaal, 11.Travis Ismaiel, 10.Tian Schoeman, 9.Piet van Zyl, 8.Renaldo Bothma, 7.Jannes Kirsten, 6.Lappies Labuschagne, 5.Marvin Orie, 4.Jason Jenkins, 3.Marcel van der Merwe, 2.Adriaan Strauss (c), 1.Pierre Schoeman.

Replacements:

16.Bandise Maku, 17.Nqoba Mxoli, 18.Werner Kruger, 19.Grant Hattingh, 20.Arno Botha, 21.Rudy Paige, 22.Francois Brummer, 23. SP Marais.

Sunwolves

15 Riaan Viljoen, 14 Hajime Yamashita, 13 Derek Carpenter, 12 Mifiposeti Paea, 11 Yasutaka Sasakura, 10 Yu Tamura (c), 9 Kaito Shigeno, 8 Edward Quirk, 7 Taiyo Ando, 6 Liaki Moli, 5 Faatiga Lemalu, 4 Hitoshi Ono, 3 Shinnosuke Kakinaga, 2 Takeshi Kizu, 1 Keita Inagaki

Replacements: 16 Futoshi Mori, 17 Masataka Mikami, 18 Takuma Asahara, 19 Naohiro Kotaki, 20 Yoshiya Hosoda, 21 Yuki Yatomi, 22 Ryohei Yamanaka, 23 Kentaro Kodama

Outstanding teams

Argentina         -     Jaguares

Stormers

15 Jaco Taute, 14 Kobus van Wyk, 13 Huw Jones, 12 Damian de Allende, 11 Leolin Zas, 10 Jean-Luc du Plessis, 9 Louis Schreuder, 8 Schalk Burger (captain), 7 Rynhardt Elstadt, 6 Sikhumbuzo Notshe, 5 JD Schickerling, 4 Jean Kleyn, 3 Vincent Koch, 2 Scarra Ntubeni, 1 Alistair Vermaak.

Replacements: 16 Bongi Mbonambi, 17 JC Janse van Rensburg, 18 JP Smith, 19 Chris van Zyl, 20 Siya Kolisi, 21 Jano Vermaak, 22 Brandon Thomson, 23 Scott van Breda.

Jaguares: 1- Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro, 2- Julián Montoya, 3- Ramiro Herrera; 4- Guido Petti, 5- Tomás Lavanini; 6- Javier Ortega Desio, 7- Juan Manuel Leguizamón, 8- Facundo Isa; 9- Martín Landajo (c), 10- Nicolás Sánchez; 11- Manuel Montero, 12- Juan Martín Hernández, 13- Jerónimo de la Fuente, 14- Santiago Cordero, 15- Joaquín Tuculet.

Suplentes: 16- Facundo Bosch, 17- Santiago García Botta, 18- Enrique Pieretto, 19- Matías Alemanno, 20- Marcos Kremer, 21- Gonzalo Bertranou, 22- Santiago González Iglesias, 23- Matías Orlando.