Team Selection - Super 15 - Round 12

--Highlanders  vs  Sharks

Highlanders

1. Kane Hames 2. Liam Coltman 3. Josh Hohneck 4. Tom Franklin 5. Mark Reddish 6. Gareth Evans 7. Dan Pryor 8. Nasi Manu 9. Aaron Smith 10. Lima Sopoaga 11. Patrick Osbourne 12. Richard Buckman 13. Malakai Fekitoa 14. Waisake Naholo 15. Ben Smith

Replacements:

16. Ash Dixon 17. Brendon Edmonds 18. Pingi Tala'apitaga 19. Joe Latta 20. Elliot Dixon 21. Fumaki Tunaka 22. Marty Banks 23. Jason Emery

Sharks

15. Odwa Ndungane, 14. S’bura Sithole, 13. JP Pietersen, 12. Andre Esterhuizen, 11. Lwazi Mvovo, 10. Fred Zeilinga, 9. Cobus Reinach, 8. Willem Alberts, 7. Renaldo Bothma, 6. Marcell Coetzee, 5. Marco Wentzel (captain), 4. Stephan Lewies, 3. Lourens Adriaanse, 2. Bismarck du Plessis, 1. Tendai Mtawarira

Replacements: 

16. Franco Marais, 17. Dale Chadwick, 18. Matt Stevens, 19. Mouritz Botha, 20. Etienne Oosthuizen, 21. Conrad Hoffmann, 22. Lionel Cronje, 23. Waylon Murray

Brumbies  vs  Waratahs

Brumbies

1. JP Smith 2. Stephen Moore 3. Ben Alexander 4. Jordan Smiler 5. Sam Carter 6. Scott Fardy 7. David Po[removed] 8. Its Vea 9. Michael Dowsett 10. Christian Leiafano 11. Joe Tomane 12. Robbie Coleman 13. Tevita Kuridrani 14. Henry Speight 15. Jesse Mogg

Replacements

16. Josh Mann-Rae 17. Alaan Alaatoa 18. Ruan Smith 19. Blake Eneever 20. Jarrad Butler 21. Joe Powell 22. James Dargivall 23. Nigel Ah Wong

Waratahs

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

Replacements :

16 Tolu Latu, 17 Jeremy Tilse, 18 Paddy Ryan, 19 Mitch Chapman, 20 Stephen Hoiles, 21 Pat McCutcheon, 22 Brendan McKibbin, 23 Taqele Naiyaravoro, 24 Matt Carraro.

Blues vs Force

Blues

1. Tony Woodcock 2. Keven Mealamu 3. Charlie Faumuiana 4. Josh Bekuis/Callum Retilluck 5. Hayden Triggs 6. Akira Ioane 7. Brendon O'Connor 8. Jerome Kaino 9. Jimmy Cowan 10. Daniel Bowden 11. Melani Nanai 12. George Moala/Hayden Northcott 13. Francis Saili 14. Lolagi Visinia 15. Charles Piatau

Replacements :

16. James Parsons 17. Ofa Tu'ungafasi 18. Angus Ta'avolo 19. Steven Luatua 20. Luke Braid 21. Jamison Gibsen-Park 22. Ihaia West 23. Hayen Northott/Tivita Li

Force

15 Dane Haylett-Petty, 14 Luke Morahan, 13 Kyle Godwin, 12 Luke Burton, 11 Nick [removed]mins, 10 Sias Ebersohn, 9 Ryan Louwrens, 8 Ben McCalman, 7 Matt Hodgson (c), 6 Angus Cottrell, 5 Adam Coleman/Wilhelm Steenkamp, 4 Steve Mafi, 3 Tetera [removed]ner, 2 Nathan Charles, 1 Pekahou Cowan.

Replacements: 

16 Heath Tessmann, 17 Chris Heiberg, 18 Guy Millar, 19 Wilhelm Steenkamp/Ross Haylett-Petty, 20 Kane Koteka, 21 Justin Turner, 22 Marcel Brache, 23 Junior Rasolea

Hurricanes v Crusaders

Hurricanes

1. Regges Goodes 2. Motu Matu'u 3. Ben Franks 4. Jeremy Thrush 5. James Broadhurst 6. Callum Gibbins 7. Ardie Savea 8. Brad Shields 9. TJ Peranara 10. Beaudan Barratt 11. Julian Savea 12. Ma'a Nonu 13. Conrad Smith 14. Cory Jane 15. Nehe Milner Skudder

Replacements :

16. Dane Coles 17. Jeffery Toomaga-Allen 18. Chris Eves 19. Mark Abbott 20. Blade Thomson 21. Chris Smylie 22. Matt Proctor 23. James Marshall

Crusaders

1. Wyatt Crockett 2. Codie Taylor 3. Owen Franks 4. Luke Romano 5. Sam Whitelock 6. Jordan Taufua. 7. Matt Todd. 8. Kieran Read 9. Eliss 10. Slade 11. Nadolo 12. Crotty 13. Crotty 14. Havili 15. Taylor   

Replacements: 

16. Ben Funnell 17. Joe Moody 18. Nepo Laulala 19. Jimmy Tupou 20. Luke Whitelock 21. Mitchell Drummond 22. Keiron Fonitia 23. Nafi Tuitavaki

Rebels vs Cheifs

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 (c), 7 Jordy Reid, 6 Sean McMahon, 5 Lopeti Timani, 4 Luke Jones, 3 Paul Alo-Emile, 2 Pat Leafa, 1 Toby Smith

Replacements: 

16 Tom [removed]ton, 17 Cruze Ah-Nau, 18 Tim Metcher, 19 Cadeyrn Neville, 20 Colby Fainga’a, 21 Luke Burgess, 22 Tom English, 23 Bryce Hegarty.

Chiefs

1. Pauliasi Manu  2. Hika Elliot 3. Ben Tameifuna  4. Matt Symons  5. Michael Fitzgerald  6. Liam Messam   7. Sam Cane  8. Michael Leitch  9. Brad Weber  10. Andrew Horrell  11. James Lowe  12. Sonny Bill Williams  13. Charlie Ngatai  14. Tim Nanai-Williams  15. Tom Marshall

Bulls

15. Jesse Kriel (11), 14. Francois Hougaard (82), 13. JJ Engelbrecht (59), 12. Jan Serfontein (33), 11. Bjorn Basson (81), 10. Handré Pollard (21), 9. Piet van Zyl (53), 8. Arno Botha (27), 7. Jacques du Plessis (25), 6. Lappies Labuschagne (34), 5. Victor Matfield (c, 144), 4. Flip van der Merwe (75), 3. Marcel van der Merwe (27), 2. Adriaan Strauss (114), 1. Trevor Nyakane

Replacements: 

16. Callie Visagie (45), 17. Morné Mellett (34), 18. Andrew Beerwinkel (0), 19. Grant Hattingh (44), 20. Pierre Spies (113), 21. Tian Schoeman (4), 22. Burger Odendaal (5), 23. Jurgen Visser (29).

Lions

15. Marnitz Boshoff, 14. Ruan Combrinck, 13. Harold Vorster, 12. Howard Mnisi, 11. Andries Coetzee, 10. Elton Jantjies, 9. Faf de Klerk, 8. Warren Whiteley (captain), 7. Warwick Tecklenburg, 6. Jaco Kriel, 5. Franco Mostert, 4. Andries Ferreira, 3. Julian Redelinghuys, 2. Robbie Coetzee, 1. Jacques van Rooyen

Replacements: 

 16. Armand van der Merwe, 17. Corne Fourie, 18. Ruan Dreyer, 19. MB Lusaseni, 20. Robert Kruger, 21. Ross Cronje, 22. Alwyn Hollenbach, 23. Courtnall Skosan

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Round 11 bye  -   Sharks

Round 12 bye   -  Reds

Round 13 byes -   Bulls, Cheetahs, Chiefs

Round 14 byes -   Crusaders, Force, Stormers

15. Odwa Ndungane, 14. S’bura Sithole, 13. JP Pietersen, 12. Andre Esterhuizen, 11. Lwazi Mvovo, 10. Fred Zeilinga, 9. Cobus Reinach, 8. Willem Alberts, 7. Renaldo Bothma, 6. Marcell Coetzee, 5. Marco Wentzel (captain), 4. Stephan Lewies, 3. Lourens Adriaanse, 2. Bismarck du Plessis, 1. Tendai Mtawarira

Substitutes: 16. Franco Marais, 17. Dale Chadwick, 18. Matt Stevens, 19. Mouritz Botha, 20. Etienne Oosthuizen, 21. Conrad Hoffmann, 22. Lionel Cronje, 23. Waylon Murray

15 Clayton Blommetjies, 14 Rayno Benjamin, 13 Francois Venter, 12 Michael van der Spuy, 11 Sergeal Petersen, 10 Joe Pietersen, 9 Sarel Pretorius, 8 Willie Britz, 7 Boom Prinsloo, 6 Tienie Burger, 5 Francois Uys (captain), 4 Carl Wegner, 3 Coenie Oosthuizen/Maks van Dyk, 2 Torsten van Jaarsveld, 1 Caylib Oosthuizen.

Substitutes: 16 Stephan Coetzee, 17 Dolph Botha, 18 Maks van Dyk/Ewald van der Westhuizen, 19 Steven Sykes, 20 Carel Greeff, 21 Tian Meyer, 22 Francois Brummer, 23 Danie Dames

 Canes:

1. Regges Goodes 2. Motu Matu'u 3. Ben Franks 4. Jeremy Thrush 5. James Broadhurst 6. Callum Gibbins 7. Ardie Savea 8. Brad Shields 9. TJ Peranara 10. Beuadan Barratt 11. Julian Savea 12. Ma'a Nonu 13. Conrad Smith 14. Cory Jane 15. Nehe Milner Skudder

16. Dane Coles 17. Jeffery Toomaga-Allen 18. Chris Eves 19. Mark Abbott 20. Blade Thomson 21. Chris Smylie 22. Matt Proctor 23. James Marshall

1. Pauliasi Manu  2. Hika Elliot 3. Ben Tameifuna  4. Matt Symons  5. Michael Fitzgerald  6. Liam Messam   7. Sam Cane  8. Michael Leitch  9. Brad Weber  10. Andrew Horrell  11. James Lowe  12. Sonny Bill Williams  13. Charlie Ngatai  14. Tim Nanai-Williams  15. Tom Marshall

Replacements: 16. Quentin MacDonald  17. Siate Tokolahi  18. Jamie Mackintosh  19. Michael Allardice  20.Johan Bardoul  21. Augustine Pulu  22. Damian McKenzie  23. Bryce Heem

Bulls

 The team (with Super caps) is: Jesse Kriel (11), Francois Hougaard (82), JJ Engelbrecht (59), Jan Serfontein (33), Bjorn Basson (81), Handré Pollard (21), Piet van Zyl (53), Arno Botha (27), Jacques du Plessis (25), Lappies Labuschagne (34), Victor Matfield (c, 144), Flip van der Merwe (75), Marcel van der Merwe (27), Adriaan Strauss (114), Trevor Nyakane (52). Replacements: Callie Visagie (45), Morné Mellett (34), Andrew Beerwinkel (0), Grant Hattingh (44), Pierre Spies (113), Tian Schoeman (4), Burger Odendaal (5), Jurgen Visser (29).

15. Marnitz Boshoff, 14. Ruan Combrinck, 13. Harold Vorster, 12. Howard Mnisi, 11. Andries Coetzee, 10. Elton Jantjies, 9. Faf de Klerk, 8. Warren Whiteley (captain), 7. Warwick Tecklenburg, 6. Jaco Kriel, 5. Franco Mostert, 4. Andries Ferreira, 3. Julian Redelinghuys, 2. Robbie Coetzee, 1. Jacques van Rooyen

Substitutes: 16. Armand van der Merwe, 17. Corne Fourie, 18. Ruan Dreyer, 19. MB Lusaseni, 20. Robert Kruger, 21. Ross Cronje, 22. Alwyn Hollenbach, 23. Courtnall Skosan

15. Cheslin Kolbe 14. Johnny Kotze 13. Juan de Jongh (vc) 12. Damian de Allende 11. Dillyn Leyds 10. Demetri Catrakilis 9. Nic Groom 8. Duane Vermeulen (c) 7. Siya Kolisi 6. Schalk Burger 5. Ruan Botha 4. Jean Kleyn 3. Frans Malherbe 2. Bongi Mbonambi 1. Oli Kebble

Replacements: 16. Scarra Ntubeni 17. Ali Vermaak 18. Vincent Koch 19. Manuel Carizza 20. Nizaam Carr 21. Louis Schreuder 22. Kurt Coleman 23. Huw Jones