Team Selection - Super 15 - Round 11

Chiefs  vs  Force

Chiefs

15 Tom Marshall, 14 Bryce Heem, 13 Charlie Ngatai, 12 Sonny Bill Williams, 11 Tim Nanai-Williams, 10 Marty McKenzie, 9 Brad Weber, 8 Michael Leitch, 7 Sam Cane, 6 Johan Bardoul, 5 Brodie Retallick, 4 Matt Symons (c), 3 Siate Tokolahi, 2 Hika Elliot, 1 Mitchell Graham.

Replacements: 

16 Quentin MacDonald, 17 Pauliasi Manu, 18 Ben Tameifuna, 19 Michael Fitzgerald, 20 Liam Squire, 21 Augustine Pulu, 22 Damian McKenzie, 23 Andrew Horrell.

Force

15. Dane Haylett-Petty, 14. Luke Morahan, 13. Kyle Godwin, 12. Luke Burton,  11. Nick Cummins, 10. Sias Ebersohn, 9. Ian Prior, 8. Ben McCalman, 7. Matt Hodgson (c), 6. Angus Cottrell, 5. Adam Coleman, 4. Steve Mafi, 3. Tetera Faulkner, 2. Nathan Charles, 1. Pekahou Cowan

Replacements: 

16. Heath Tessmann, 17. Chris Heiberg, 18. Oliver Hoskins, 19. Wilhelm Steenkamp, 20. Kane Koteka, 21. Ryan Louwrens, 22. Junior Rasolea, 23. Marcel Brach

Brumbies  vs  Highlanders

Brumbies

15. Jesse Mogg, 14. Henry Speight, 13. Tevita Kuridrani, 12. Robbie Coleman, 11. Joe Tomane, 10. Christian Lealiifano, 9. Michael Dowsett, 8. Ita Vaea, 7. David Poc ock, 6. Scott Fardy, 5. Blake Enever, 4. Jordan Smiler, 3. Ruan Smith, 2. Stephen Moore (c),  1. JP Smith

Replacements

16. Josh Mann-Rea, 17 Allan Alaalatoa, 18. Ben Alexander, 19. Rory Arnold, 20 Jarrad Butler,  21. Joe Powell, 22. Rod Iona, 23. Nigel Ah Wong

Highlanders

 15 Trent Renata, 14 Waisake Naholo, 13 Richard Buckman, 12 Shaun Treeby, 11 Patrick Osborne, 10 Lima Sopoaga, 9 Fumiaki Tanaka, 8 Nasi Manu (captain), 7 James Lentjes, 6 Elliot Dixon, 5 Joe Wheeler, 4 Tom Franklin, 3 Pingi Tala'apitaga, 2 Liam Coltman, 1 Kane Hames.

Replacements :

16 Ash Dixon, 17 Brendon Edmonds, 18 Josh Hohneck, 19 Joe Latta, 20 Gareth Evans, 21 Dan Pryor, 22 Josh Renton, 23 Jason Emery.

Crusaders  vs  Blues

Crusaders

15. Tom Taylor, 14. David Havili, 13. Ryan Crotty, 12. Dan Carter, 11. Nemani Nadolo, 10. Colin Slade, 9. Mitchell Drummond, 8. Kieran Read (c), 7. Richie McCaw, 6. Jordan Taufua, 5. Sam Whitelock, 4. Luke Romano, 3. Owen Franks, 2. Cody Taylor, 1. Wyatt Crrocket

Replacements :

16. Ben Funnell, 17. Joe Moody, 18.  Nepo Laulala, 19. Jimmy Topou, 20. Matt Todd, 21. Andy Ellis, 22. Kieron Fonotia, 23. Nafi Tuitavake

Blues

15 Lolagi Visinia, 14 Frank Halai, 13 Francis Saili, 12 George Moala, 11 Melani Nanai, 10 Dan Bowden, 9 Jimmy Cowan, 8 Steven Luatua, 7 Brendon O'Connor, 6 Akira Ioane, 5 Hayden Triggs, 4 Josh Bekhuis, 3 Charlie Faumuina, 2 Keven Mealamu (captain), 1 Tony Woodc ock.

Replacements: 

16 Matt Moulds, 17 Ofa Tu'ungafasi, 18 Angus Ta'avao, 19 Culum Retallick, 20 Blake Gibson, 21 Jamison Gibson-Park, 22 Ihaia West, 23 Tevita Li.

Waratahs  vs   Rebels

Waratahs

15. Israel Folau, 14. Peter Betham, 13. Adam Ashley-Cooper, 12.  Kurley Beale, 11. Rob Horne, 10. Bernard Foley, 9. Nick Phipps, 8. David Dennis (c), 7. Michael Hooper, 6. Jacques Potgieter, 5. Mitchell Chapman, 4. Will Skelton, 3. Sekope Peku, 2. Tatafu Polota-Nau, 1. Benn Robinson

Replacements : (One to be omitted)

16. Tolu Latu, 17. Jeremy Tilse, 18. Perry Ryan, 19. Wycliff Palu, 20. Stephen Hoiles, 21. Pat McCutcheon, 22. Brendan Mckibbin, 23. Matt Carraro, 24. Taqele Naiyaravoro 

Rebels

15 Mike Harris, 14 Dom Shipperley, 13 Tamati Ellison, 12 Mitch Inman, 11 Sefanaia Naivalu, 10 Jack Debreczeni, 9 Nic Stirzaker, 8 Scott Higginbotham, 7 Scott Fuglistaller, 6 Sean McMahon, 5 Lopeti Timani, 4 Cadeyrn Neville, 3 Paul Alo-Emile, 2 Pat Leafa, 1 Toby Smith

Replacements: 

16 Tom [removed]ton, 17 Cruze Ah-Nau, 18 Tim Metcher, 19 Sam Jeffries, 20 Colby Fainga’a, 21 Luke Burgess, 22 Jordy Reid, 23 Bryce Hegarty

Lions   vs   Cheetahs

Lions

15 Andries Coetzee, 14 Ruan Combrinck, 13 Lionel Mapoe, 12 Harold Vorster, 11 Courtnall Skosan, 10 Elton Jantjies, 9 Faf de Klerk, 8 Warren Whiteley (c), 7 Warwick Tecklenburg, 6 Jaco Kriel, 5 Franco Mostert, 4 Andries Ferreira, 3 Ruan Dreyer, 2 Armand van der Merwe, 1 Jacques van Rooyen.

Replacements: 

16 Robbie Coetzee, 17 Corne Fourie, 18 Julian Redelinghuys, 19 MB Lusaseni, 20 Robert Kruger, 21 Ross Cronje, 22 Marnitz Boshoff, 23 Howard Mnisi.

Cheetahs

Stormers  vs  Bulls

Stormers

15. Cheslin Kolbe 14. Johnny Kotze 13. Juan de Jongh 12. Damian de Allende 11. Pat Howard 10. Demetri Catrakilis 9. Nic Groom 8. Duane Vermeulen (c) 7. Siya Kolisi 6. Schalk Burger 5. Ruan Botha 4. Eben Etzebeth 3. Frans Malherbe 2. Bongi Mbonambi 1. Steven Kitshoff

Replacements: 16. Scarra Ntubeni 17. Oli Kebble 18. Vincent Koch 19. Jean Kleyn 20. Nizaam Carr 21. Louis Schreuder 22. Kurt Coleman 23. Huw Jones

Bulls

15. Jesse Kriel, 14. Francois Hougaard, 13  JJ Engelbrecht,  12. Jan Serfontein, 11. Bjorn Basson, 10. Handré Pollard, 9. Piet van Zyl, 8.  Pierre Spies (c) ,  7. Jacques du Plessis, 6. Deon Stegmann, 5. Grant Hattingh, 4.  Flip van der Merwe, 3. Marcel van der Merwe, 2.  Adriaan Strauss, 1. Dean Greyling. 

Replacements: 

16. Callie Visagie, 17. Morné Mellett,  18, Trevor Nyakane,  19. Arno Botha, 20. Lappies Labuschagne,  21. Akona Ndungane, 22. Tian Schoeman, 23.  Jurgen Visser.

Reds  vs   Hurricanes

Reds

15. Lachie Turner, 14. Chris Feauai-Sautia, 13. Samu Kerevi, 12. Anthony Fainga'a, 11 James O'Connor, 10. Nick Frisby, 9 Will Genia, 8. Adam Thomson, 7. Liam Gill, 6. Adam Korszyk, 5. James Horwill, 4. Rob Simmons, 3. Greg Holmes, 2. James Hanson, 1 James Slipper

Replacements :

16. Andrew Ready, 17. Sef Faagasi, 18. Sam Talakai, 19. Marco Kotze, 20. Lolo Fakaosilea, 21. Scott Gale, 22. Campbell Magnay, 23. Chris Kuridrani

Hurricanes

15. James Marshall, 14. Matt Proctor, 13. Conrad Smith, 12. Ma'A Nonu,  11. Julian Savea,   10. Beuadan Barrett,  9. TJ Peranara,  8. Brad Shields,  7. Ardie Savea,  6. Callum Gibbins, 

5. James Broadhurst, 4.Jeremy Thrush,  3. Ben Franks, 2. Matu 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. Rey Lee Lo 23. Cory Jane

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Round 11 bye  -   Sharks

Round 12 bye   -  Reds

Round 13 byes -   Bulls, Cheetahs, Chiefs

Round 14 byes -   Crusaders, Force, Stormers    

Look here you fucking idiot......where did I say I prefer locks at 7 fuckwit?

You are so fucking thick I don't know why you bother

I see Moz and Vlag are kicking your stupid arse on other threads

Maybe you should sit down and have a think about you stupid you come across on here......for you keep getting it wrong.

There was nothing wrong with Coenie at all......the issue was with Uys.....if you knew anything about rugby......you would have worked that out.

Hoe does Coenie make TOW week after week and then suddenly become a non standard player are you that stupid that you are not able to work out the reason......the very same reason Uys has been kicked out of the 23 in total

Wake the fuck up.......your stupidity is tiresome at times......its like talking to a brick wall or 5 year old child  

Landers:

1. Kane Hames 2. Liam Coltman 3. Pingi Tala'apitaga 4. Tom Franklin 5. Joe Wheeler 6. Elliot Dixon 7. James Lentjies 8. Nasi Manu (c) 9. Fuminaki Tunaka 10. Lima Sopaoga 11. Patrick Osbourne 12. Shaun Treeby 13. Richard Buckman 14. Waisake Naholo 15. Trent Renata

16. Asho Dixon 17. Brendon Edmonds 18. Josh Hohneck 19. Joe Latta 20. Gareth Evans 21. Dan Priyor 22. Josh Renton 23. Jason Emery

 Chiefs:

1. Mitchell Graham 2. Hika Elliot 3. Siate Tokohali 4. Matt Symons 5. Brodie Retilluck 6. Jordan Bardohul 7. Same Cane 8. Michael Lietch 9. Brad Webber 10. Marty Mckenzie 11. Tim Nai Nai Williams 12. SBW 13. Charlie Ngtai 14. Bryce Heem 15. Tom Marshall

16. Quenten Mcdonald 17. Paulisi Manu 18. Ben Tamifuna 19. Michael Fitzgerald 20. Liam Squire 21. Augustine Pulu 22. Damian Mckenzie 23. Andrew Horrell

Just as I thought......there was no issue with Coenie bar that last scrum.

Check how bad Uys's body position is in the scrums......his arse is far too high.

The issue with the Cheetahs scrums came from a weakness at 1 and the collective scrum as a whole.......for the most it had little to do with the individual and more to do with the collective.

Well for a start Os was never a tighthead and you are wrong. Coenie at no point was bent and buckled by Slipper......he held his side firm until the whole scrum disintegrated thanks to the issues with Uys at 1, who given how poor he was has been excluded from this weeks Cheetahs match 23 in total.

It was only once the whole scrum had disintegrated that he was forced to buckle, bend....whatever as the whole Cheetahs scrum fell apart......no prop would ever be able to do anything but fold in those circumstances.

At no point did Coenie concede to Slipper one on one......you are wrong.

The issues in the scrums started a week before, when Uys started, he was retained last week and the wheels fell off.

Player

ANZAC Jersey

1. James Slipper

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2. James Hanson

Jersey will feature “PTE Thompson” in honour of Private John ‘Bluey’ Thompson, a hooker who played 12 Games for Queensland and served in the Army Medical Corps during the First World War.

3. Greg Holmes

Jersey will feature “PTE Swenson” in honour of Private Bill Swenson, a prop who played nine games for Queensland and was awarded the Victory and British War Medal for his service during the First World War.

4. Rob Simmons

Jersey will feature “LCPL Cripps” in honour of Lance Corporal Arthur Cripps, a lock who played one game for Queensland and served during the First World War.

5. James Horwill

Jersey will feature “2LT Flynn” in honour of 2ndLieutenant Hugh Flynn, a lock who played three games for Queensland and served with the 3rdField Ambulance Division in France during the First World War, for which he received the Distinguished Conduct Medal. Flynn was killed in action.

6. Adam Korczyk (starting debut)

Jersey will feature “LT Richards” in honour of Tom ‘Rusty’ Richards, a loose forward who played four games for Queensland and served as a stretcher bearer at Gallipoli and earned a Military Cross on the Western Front in the First World War.

7. Liam Gill

Jersey will feature “CAPT Cooper” in honour of Captain Vivian Cooper, a loose forward who played two games for Queensland and served at Gallipoli and on the Western Front earning the British War Medal, a 1914-1915 Star, a Distinguished Service Order and, at request of the King, a Military Cross.

8. Adam Thomson

Jersey will feature “WO2 Cumes” on honour of Warrant Officer Sydney Cumes, a loose forward who played three games for Queensland who served in the 5thLight Horse Regiment in North Africa and Europe during the First World War.

9. Will Genia

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10. Nick Frisby

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11. James O’Connor

Jersey will feature “LCPL Cameron” in honour of Lance Corporal Vernon Cameron, a wing who played two games for Queensland who served in the 2ndLight Horse Brigade in North Africa during the First World War.

12. Anthony Fainga’a

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13. Samu Kerevi

Jersey will feature “LCPL Foote” in honour of Lance Corporal Len Foote, a centre who played three games for Queensland and served with the 3rdField Ambulance Brigade at Gallipoli during the First World War.

14. Chris Feauai-Sautia

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15. Lachie Turner

Jersey will feature “2LT Francis” in honour of 2ndLieutenant Eric Francis, a fullback who played three games for Queensland and served in the 15thInfantry Battalion in the First World War.

16. Andrew Ready (potential debut)

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17. Sef Faagase

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18. Sam Talakai

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19. Marco Kotze

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20. Lolo Fakaosilea (potential debut)

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21. Scott Gale

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22. Campbell Magnay

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23. Chris Kuridrani

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 Brumbies:

1. JP Smith

2. Stephen Moore (c)

3. Ruan Smith

4. Jordan Smiler

5. Blake Enever

6. Scott Fardy

7. David Pocock

8. Ita Vaea

9. Michael Dowsett

10. Christian Lealiifano

11. Joe Tomane

12. Robbie Coleman

13. Tevita Kuridrani

14. Henry Speight

15. Jesse Mogg

Replacements

16. Josh Mann-Rea

17. Allan Alaalatoa

18. Ben Alexander

19. Rory Arnold

20. Jarrad Butler

21. Joe Powell

22. Rod Iona

23. Nigel Ah Wong

Vodacom Bulls halfbacks Rudy Paige and Jacques-Louis Potgieter will not be considered for Saturday's Vodacom Super Rugby match against the DHL Stormers in Cape Town due to injury.

Paige has a grade 1 medial ligament tear and will be out of action for at least two weeks, whilst Potgieter have a grade 1 hamstring tear and will return to action on May 4th, team doctor Org Strauss confirmed on Monday.

Burger Odendaal (hamstring), Bjorn Basson (knee), Flip van der Merwe (knee) and Arno van Wyk (bronchitis) will sit out training today, with Odendaal only returning Thursday.

Basil Short (calf) will sit out training this week.

Victor Matfield (knee, May 4), Pierre Schoeman (knee, 15 July), Bandise Maku (pectoral, 31 July), Carlo Engelbrecht (ankle, 31 Mei), Werner Kruger (ankle, 11 May), Duncan Matthews (knee, 31 Aug), Ruan Steenkamp (knee, 31 July), Ryan Nell (knee, 31 Aug) remains on the long term injury list.

Looks precautionary to me.

15. Cheslin Kolbe 14. Johnny Kotze 13. Juan de Jongh (vice-captain) 12. Damian de Allende 11. Pat Howard 10. Demetri Catrakilis 9. Nic Groom 8. Duane Vermeulen (captain) 7. Siya Kolisi 6. Schalk Burger 5. Ruan Botha 4. Eben Etzebeth 3. Frans Malherbe 2. Bongi Mbonambi 1. Steven Kitshoff

Replacements: 16. Scarra Ntubeni 17. Oli Kebble 18. Vincent Koch 19. Jean Kleyn 20. Nizaam Carr 21. Louis Schreuder 22. Kurt Coleman 23. Huw Jones

No, Howard is not that quick......I'd definitely play him at 13.

What amazes me is how Jones has been leapfrogged by Kotze and Howard.......given Jones is quicker than Howard and has been in the 23 for most of the season.

Typical pathetic Coetzee player management......don't get me wrong, it is good to see Howard in the side eventually albeit wasted on the wing