Team Selection - Super 15 - Round 16

Crusaders  vs  Hurricanes

Crusaders

15. Tom Taylor, 14. Nafi Tuitavake, 13. Robbie Fruean, 12. David Havili, 11. Nemani Nadolo, 10. Dan Carter, 9. Mitchell Drummond, 8. Jordan Taufua, 7. Richie McCaw (c), 6.  Matt Todd, 5. Luke Romano, 4. Jimmy Tupou, 3. Owen Franks, 2. Ben Funnell, 1. Alex Hodgman.

Replacements : 

16. Codie Taylor, 17. Tim Perry, 18. Nepo Laulala, 19. Dominic Bird, 20. Luke Whitelock, 21. Andy Ellis,  22. Kieron Fonotia, 23.  Jone Macilai.

Hurricanes

15. James Marshall, 14. Nehe Milner-Skudder, 13. Conrad Smith (c ), 12. Ma'a Nonu, 11. Julian Savea, 10. Otere Black, 9. TJ Perenara, 8. Blade Thomson, 7. Ardie Savea, 6. Brad Shields, 5.  James Broadhurst, 4. Jeremy Thrush, 3. Jeffery Toomaga-Allen,  2. Dane Coles, 1. Reggie Goodes.

Replacements : 

16. Motu Matu'u, 17. Ben May, 18. Ben Franks, 19.  Mark Abbott,  20. Victor Vito, 21. Chris Smylie, 22. Rey Lee-Lo, 23 Matt Proctor.

Brumbies  vs  Bulls

Brumbies

15. Jesse Mogg, 14. Henry Speight, 13. Tevita Kuridrani, 12. Robbie Coleman, 10. Christian Leali'ifano, 9. Nic White, 8. Ita Vaea, 7. David Poc ock, 6. Scott Fardy, 5. Sam Carter, 4. Rory Arnold, 3. Ben Alexander, 2. Stephen Moore (c), 1 Scott Sio

Replacements : 

16. Josh Mann-Rea, 17. Allan Alaalatoa, 18 Ruan Smith, 19. Jordan Smiler, 20. Jarrad Butler, 21. Michael Dowsett, 22. Nigel Ah Wong, 23. James Dargaville 

15 Jurgen Visser, 14 Francois Hougaard, 13 JJ Engelbrecht, 12 Burger Odendaal, 11 Bjorn Basson, 10 Handré Pollard, 9 Rudy Paige, 8 Pierre Spies (c), 7 Arno Botha, 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 Trevor Nyakane, 18 Werner Kruger, 19 Jacques du Plessis, 20 Lappies Labuschagne, 21 Jacques-Louis Potgieter, 22 Travis Ismaiel, 23 Jesse Kriel

Sharks  vs  Rebels

Sharks

15. Lwazi Mvovo, 14. Odwa Ndungane, 13. JP Pietersen, 12. Andre Esterhuizen, 11. S'bura Sithole, 10. Lionel Cronje, 9. Stefan Ungerer, 8. Ryan Kankowski, 7. Willem Alberts/Etienne Oosthuizen, 6. Renaldo Bothma, 5. Marco Wentzel, 4. Mouritz Botha, 3. Jannie du Plessis, 2. Bismarck du Plessis, 1 Tendai Mtawarire

Replacements :

16. Franco Marais, 17. Matt Stevens, 18. Lourens Adriaanse, 19. Lubabalo Mtyanda, 20. Etienne Oosthuizen/Khaya Majola, 21. Conrad Hoffmann, 22. Fred Zeilinga, 23. Heimar Williams

Rebels

15. Mike Harris, 14. Dom Shipperley, 13. Sefanaia Naivalu, 12. Mitch Inman, 11. Tom English, 10. Jack Debreczeni, 9. Luke Burgess, 8. Scott Higginbotham, 7. Colby Fainga'a, 6. Sean McMahon, 5. Lopeti Timani, 4. Luke Jones, 3. Laurie Weeks, 2. Pat Leafa, 1. Toby Smith

Replacements :

16. Tom S exton, 17. Cruz Ah-Nau, 18. Paul Alo-Emile, 19. Cadeyrn Neville, 20. Scott Fuglistaller, 21. Nic Stirzaker, 22. Jordy Reid, 23. Bryce Hegarty  

Highlanders  vs  Chiefs

Highlanders

15. Ben Smith (c), 14. Waisake Naholo, 13. Malikai Fekitoa, 12. Robert Buckman, 11. Patrick Osborne, 10. Lima Sopoaga, 9. Aaron Smith, 8. Dan Pryor, 7. John Hardy, 6. Elliot Dixon, 5. Tom Franklin, 4. Alex Ainley, 3. Josh Hohneck, 2. Liam Coltman, 1. Brendon Edmonds

Replacements :

16. Ash Dixon, 17. Daniel Lienert-Brown, 18. Ros Geldenhuys, 19. Joe Latta, 20. Gareth Evans, 21. Fumiaki Tanaka, 22. Marty Banks, 23. Jason Emery

Chiefs

15. Damian McKenzie, 14. Hosea Gear, 13. Charlie Ngatai, 12, Anton Lienert-Brown, 11 Bryce Heem, 10. Marty McKenzie, 9. Augustine Pulu, 8. Michael Leitch, 7. Sam Cane, 6. Maama Vaipulu, 5. Michael Fitzgerald, 4. Ross Filipo, 3, Ben Tameifuna, 2. Hika Elliot, 1. Pauliasi Manu

Replacements :

16. Quentin MacDonald, 17. Siata Tokolahi, 18. Graham Mitchell, 19. Brian Alainu'uese, 20 Mitchell Crosswell, 21. Brad Weber, 22. Andrew Horrell, 23. Tim Nanai-Williams

Force

15. Dane Haylett-Petty, 14. Luke Morahan, 13. Marcel Brache, 12. Kyle Godwin, 11. Nick C ummins, 10. Sias Ebersohn, 9. Ryan Louwrens, 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. Guy Millar, 19. Sam Wykes, 20. Kane Koteka, 21. Alby Mathewson, 22. Luke Burton, 23. Patrick Dellit

Reds

15. James O'Connor, 14. Chris Feauai-Sautia, 13. Karmichael Hunt, 12. Samu Kerevi, 11. Lachie Turner, 10 Quade Cooper, 9. Will Genia, 8. Jake Schatz, 7. Liam Gill, 6. Adam Thomson, 5. James Horwill, 4. Rob Simmons, 3. Greg Holmes, 2. James Hanson, 1 James Slipper(c)

Replacements  (one to be omitted):

16. Andrew Ready, 17. Pettowa Paraka, 18. Sam Tallikai, 19. Ed O'Donoghue, 20. Beau Robinson, 21. Nick Frisby, 22. Jake McIntyre, 23. Ben Tapuai, 24. Jamie-Jerry Taulagi

Stormers

15. Cheslin Kolbe, 14. Seabelo Senatla, 13. Juan de Jongh, 12. Damian de Allende, 11. Dillyn Leyds, 10. Demetri Catrakilis, 9. Nic Groom, 8. Duane Vermeulen (c), 7. Siya Kolisi, 6. Nizaam Carr, 5. Manuel Carizza, 4. Eben Etzebeth, 3. Vincent Koch, 2. Scarra Ntubeni, 1. Steven Kitshoff

Replacements:

16. Bongi Mbonambi, 17. Oli Kebble, 18. Frans Malherbe, 19. Jean Kleyn, 20. Sikhumbuzo Notshe, 21. Louis Schreuder, 22. Kurt Coleman,23. Huw Jones

Cheetahs

15 Clayton Blommetjies, 14 Sergeal Petersen, 13 Francois Venter, 12 Michael van der Spuy, 11 Raymond Rhule, 10 Joe Pietersen, 9 Tian Meyer, 8 Willie Britz, 7 Boom Prinsloo, 6 Tienie Burger, 5 Francois Uys (c), 4 Carl Wegner, 3 Maks van Dyk, 2 Torsten van Jaarsveld, 1 Danie Mienie

Replacements: 

16 Stephan Coetzee, 17 BG Uys, 18 Ewald van der Westhuizen, 19 Steven Sykes, 20 Henco Venter, 21 Sarel Pretorius, 22 Coenie van Wyk, 23 Rayno Benjamin

Lions  vs  Waratahs

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 Martin Muller , 3 Julian Redelinghuys, 2 Armand van der Merwe, 1 Schalk van der Merwe.

Replacements: 

16 Malcolm Marx, 17 Corne Fourie, 18 Ruan Dreyer, 19 Robert Kruger, 20 Kwagga Smith, 21 Ross Cronje, 22 Marnitz Boshoff, 23 Stokkies Hanekom.

Waratahs

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Round 16 - Bye =  Blues

Round 17 - Bye =  Sharks

Round 18 - Bye =  Lions       

Tom Taylor, Nafi Tuitavake, Robbie Fruean, David Havili, Nemani Nadolo, Dan Carter, Mitchell Drummond, Jordan Taufua, Richie McCaw (c), Matt Todd, Luke Romano, Jimmy Tupou, Owen Franks, Ben Funnell, Alex Hodgman.

Reserves: Codie Taylor, Tim Perry, Nepo Laulala, Dominic Bird, Luke Whitelock, Andy Ellis, Kieron Fonotia, Jone Macilai.

James Marshall, Nehe Milner-Skudder, Conrad Smith (c ), Ma'a Nonu, Julian Savea, Otere Black, TJ Perenara, Blade Thomson, Ardie Savea, Brad Shields, James Broadhurst, Jeremy Thrush, Jeffery Toomaga-Allen, Dane Coles, Reggie Goodes.

Reserves: Motu Matu'u, Ben May, Ben Franks, Mark Abbott, Victor Vito, Chris Smylie, Rey Lee-Lo, Matt Proctor.

About time Stokkies made an appearance and good to see young Marx back in the mix....not sure why he was discarded after some solid performances at the start of the S15.

There is depth at 2 at the Lions in Robbie Coetzee, Ackers and Marx......all 3 are good players  

The DHL Stormers team to face the Cheetahs (home) is as follows:

15. Cheslin Kolbe, 14. Seabelo Senatla, 13. Juan de Jongh (vice-captain), 12. Damian de Allende, 11. Dillyn Leyds, 10. Demetri Catrakilis, 9. Nic Groom, 8. Duane Vermeulen (captain), 7. Siya Kolisi, 6. Nizaam Carr (50th cap for DHL Stormers), 5. Manuel Carizza, 4. Eben Etzebeth, 3. Vincent Koch, 2. Scarra Ntubeni, 1. Steven Kitshoff

Replacements:
16. Bongi Mbonambi, 17. Oli Kebble, 18. Frans Malherbe, 19. Jean Kleyn, 20. Sikhumbuzo Notshe, 21. Louis Schreuder, 22. Kurt Coleman, 23. Huw Jones

Referee: Craig Joubert (South Africa)
Assistant referees: Jason Jaftha (South Africa), Francois Pretorius (South Africa)
TMO: Deon van Blommestein (South Africa

I don't get why useless Coetzee keeps playing the average Carizza ahead of Kleyn.

Play Kleyn at 4 and Etzebeth at 5