Super Rugby: Teams as they are announced for Week 3

Published 8 March 2012 | By grootblousmile

Here are the Super Rugby Team Sheets as they are announced for Week 3 of Super Rugby 2012.

All the sides have been announced and have been updated. The Teams are also to be found on the Menu under the Header Graphics, under Super Rugby, 2012, Weekend Teams.

Vodacom Super Rugby TEAMS

Crusaders	Chiefs
09 March at 08:35
Team: 15. Sean Maitland, 14. Israel Dagg, 13. Robbie Fruean, 12. Adam Whitelock, 11. Zac Guildford, 10. Tyler Bleyendaal, 9. Andy Ellis, 8. Kieran Read (Captain), 7. Matt Todd, 6. George Whitelock, 5. Tom Donnelly, 4. Luke Romano, 3. Owen Franks, 2. Corey Flynn, 1. Ben Franks Replacements: 16. Quentin MacDonald, 17. Wyatt Crockett, 18. Sam Whitelock, 19. Luke Whitelock, 20. Willi Heinz, 21. Tom Taylor, 22. Tom Marshall	Team: 15. Robbie Robinson, 14. Asaeli Tikoirotuma, 13. Richard Kahui, 12. Sonny Bill Williams, 11. Tim Nanai-Williams, 10. Aaron Cruden, 9. Tawera Kerr-Barlow, 8. Kane Thompson, 7. Tanerau Latimer, 6. Liam Messam (Captain), 5. Brodie Retallick, 4. Craig Clarke, 3. Ben Tameifuna, 2. Mahonri Schwalger, 1. Arizona Taumalolo Replacements: 16. Hika Elliot, 17. Shane Cleaver, 18. Mike Fitzgerald, 19. Sam Cane, 20. Augustine Pulu, 21. Andrew Horrell, 22. Jackson Willison

Force	Hurricanes
09 March at 13:05
Team: 15. Cameron Shepherd, 14. Nick Cummins, 13. Patrick Delit, 12. Rory Sidey, 11. Napolioni Nalaga, 10. James Stannard, 9. Brett Sheehan, 8. Matt Hodgson, 7. David Pocock (Captain), 6. Richard Brown, 5. Nathan Sharpe, 4. Toby Lynn, 3. Salesi Ma’afu, 2. Nathan Charles, 1. Kieran Longbottom Replacements: 16. Ben Whittaker, 17. Pek Cowan, 18. Sam Wykes, 19. Angus Cottrell, 20. Justin Turner, 21. Ben Seymour, 22. Alfie Mafi	Team: 15. André Taylor, 14. Cory Jane, 13. Conrad Smith (Captain), 12. Tim Bateman, 11. Julian Savea, 10. Beauden Barrett, 9. TJ Perenara, 8. Victor Vito, 7. Jack Lam, 6. Faifili Levave, 5. Jason Eaton, 4. Jeremy Thrush, 3. Jeffery Toomaga-Allen, 2. Dane Coles, 1. Ben May Replacements: 16. Motu Matu’u, 17. Michael Bent, 18. James Broadhurst, 19. Brad Shields, 20. Chris Eaton, 21. Dan Kirkpatrick, 22. Charlie Ngatai

Brumbies	Toyota Cheetahs
10 March at 06:35
Team: 15. Jesse Mogg, 14. Henry Speight, 13. Andrew Smith, 12. Christian Lealiifano, 11. Pat McCabe, 10. Matt Toomua, 9. Nic White, 8. Ben Mowen (Captain), 7. Ita Vaea, 6. Peter Kimlin, 5. Ben Hand, 4. Sam Carter, 3. Dan Palmer, 2. Stephen Moore, 1. Ben Alexander Replacements: 16. Anthony Hegarty, 17. Ruaidhri Murphy, 18. Scott Fardy, 19. Michael Hooper, 20. Ian Prior, 21. Zack Holmes, 22. Joseph Toman	Team: 15. Hennie Daniller, 14. Cameron Jacobs, 13. Robert Ebersohn, 12. Philip Snyman, 11. Willie Le Roux, 10. Johan Goosen, 9. Tewis de Bruyn, 8. Ashley Johnson, 7. Philip Van der Walt, 6. Heinrich Brussow, 5. Izak van der Westhuizen, 4. George Earle, 3. WP Nel, 2. Adriaan Strauss (Captain), 1. Coenie Oosthuizen Replacements: 16. Hercu Liebenberg, 17. Trevor Nyakane, 18. Davon Raubenheimer, 19. Justin Downey, 20. Piet van Zyl, 21. Sias Ebersohn, 22. Rayno Benjamin

Highlanders	Waratahs
10 March at 08:35
Team: 15. Colin Slade, 14. Kade Poki, 13. Tamati Ellison, 12. Phil Burleigh, 11. Hosea Gear, 10. Lima Sopoaga, 9. Aaron Smith, 8. Nasi Manu, 7. John Hardie, 6. Adam Thomson, 5. Nick Crosswell, 4. Josh Bekhuis, 3. Chris King, 2. Andrew Hore, 1. Jamie MacKintosh (Captain) Replacements: 16. Jason Rutledge, 17. Bronson Murray, 18. Culum Retallick, 19. James Haskell, 20. Jimmy Cowan, 21. Kurt Baker, 22. Buxton Popoalii	Team: 15. Bernard Foley, 14. Tom Kingston, 13. Rob Horne, 12. Berrick Barnes, 11. Adam Ashley-Cooper, 10. Daniel Halangahu (Captain), 9. Sarel Pretorius, 8. Tevita Metuisela, 7. Patrick McCutcheon, 6. Dave Dennis, 5. Kane Douglas, 4. Dean Mumm, 3. Sekope Kepu, 2. Tatafu Polota-Nau, 1. Benn Robinson Replacements: 16. John Ulugia, 17. Paddy Ryan, 18. Lopeti Timani, 19. Chris Alcock, 20. Brendan McKibbin, 21. Tom Carter, 22. Brackin Karauria-Henry

Reds	Rebels
10 March at 11:10
Team: 15. Luke Morahan, 14. Dom Shipperley, 13. Ben Tapuai, 12. Jonathan Lance, 11. Digby Ioane, 10. Mike Harris, 9. Will Genia, 8. Jake Schatz, 7. Liam Gill, 6. Scott Higginbotham, 5. James Horwill (Captain), 4. Rob Simmons, 3. James Slipper, 2. James Hanson, 1. Ben Daley Replacements: 16. Saia Faingaa, 17. Greg Holmes, 18. Van Humphries, 19. Radike Samo, 20. Beau Robinson, 21. Ben Lucas, 22. Rod Davies	Team: 15. Kurtley Beale, 14. Mark Gerrard, 13. Mitch Inman, 12. James O’Connor, 11. Cooper Vuna, 10. Danny Cipriani, 9. Richard Kingi, 8. Gareth Delve (Captain), 7. Tom Chamberlain, 6. Tim Davidson, 5. Hugh Pyle, 4. Luke Jones, 3. Laurie Weeks, 2. Adam Freier, 1. Nic Henderson Replacements: 16. Luke Holmes, 17. Rodney Blake, 18. Alister Campbell, 19. Jarrod Saffy, 20. Nick Phipps, 21. Lachlan Mitchell, 22. Julian Huxley

Sharks	MTN Lions
10 March at 17:05
Team: 15. Riaan Viljoen, 14. Odwa Ndungane, 13. JP Pietersen, 12. Tim Whitehead, 11. Lwazi Mvovo, 10. Patrick Lambie, 9. Frederic Michalak, 8. Keegan Daniel (Captain), 7. Willem Alberts, 6. Marcell Coetzee, 5. Ross Skeate, 4. Steven Sykes, 3. Wiehahn Herbst, 2. Bismarck du Plessis, 1. Dale Chadwick Replacements: 16. Craig Burden, 17. Jannie du Plessis, 18. Anton Bresler, 19. Jacques Botes, 20. Charl McLeod, 21. Meyer Bosman, 22. Paul Jordaan	Team: 15. Jaco Taute, 14. Deon Van Rensburg, 13. Doppies la Grange, 12. Alwyn Hollenbach, 11. Michael Killian, 10. Butch James, 9. Michael Bondesio, 8. Warren Whiteley, 7. Joshua Strauss (Captain), 6. Derick Minnie, 5. Franco van der Merwe, 4. Marius Coetzer, 3. Jacobie Adriaanse, 2. Callie Visagie, 1. Caylib Oosthuizen Replacements: 16. Martin Bezuidenhout, 17. Ruan Dreyer, 18. Stephan Greef, 19. Cobus Grobbleaar, 20. Tian Meyer, 21. Andries Coetzee, 22. James Kamana

Vodacom Bulls	Blues
10 March at 19:10
Team: 15. Zane Kirchner, 14. Akona Ndungane, 13. Wynand Olivier, 12. Francois Venter, 11. Bjorn Basson, 10. Morné Steyn, 9. Jano Vermaak, 8. Pierre Spies (Captain), 7. Jacques Potgieter, 6. CJ Stander, 5. Juandré Kruger, 4. Flip van der Merwe, 3. Werner Kruger, 2. Chiliboy Ralepelle, 1. Dean Greyling Replacements: 16. Willie Wepener, 17. Frik Kirsten, 18. Wilhelm Steenkamp, 19. Gerrit-Jan van Velze, 20. Ruan Snyman, 21. Louis Fouché, 22. JJ Engelbrecght	Team: 15. Lachie Munro, 14. Sherwin Stowers, 13. Benson Stanley, 12. Ma’a Nonu, 11. Rene Ranger, 10. Gareth Anscombe, 9. Piri Weepu, 8. Chris Lowery, 7. Daniel Braid, 6. Luke Braid, 5. Ali Williams, 4. Anthony Boric, 3. Charlie Faumuina, 2. Keven Mealamu (Captain), 1. Pauliasi Manu Replacements: 16. Tom McCartney, 17. Tevita Mailau, 18. Filo Paulo, 19. Bradley Mika, 20. Alby Mathewson, 21. Hadleigh Parkes, 22. David Raikuna

54 Responses to Super Rugby: Teams as they are announced for Week 3

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Just For Kicks on 8 March 2012 at 8:36 pm

@ grootblousmile:morne – ruggaworld – started the theme!
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grootblousmile on 8 March 2012 at 8:47 pm

31 @ Just For Kicks:
Are you saying Morné PissMier is the Twitter Freak??

Or are you saying Morné is of the opinion that the Blues will win?
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Just For Kicks on 8 March 2012 at 8:52 pm

@ grootblousmile:Both -but ‘freak’ in the nicest sense of the word!!!!!!
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grootblousmile on 8 March 2012 at 9:03 pm

33 @ Just For Kicks:
Morné RysMier is a Stormpoppie supporter… like you he probably WISHES that the Blues would win!

Mornê’s Varkies seems to be leaving his head lately… he’s also been punting very, very hard for a Bulls & Lions merge, to make way for the Kings.
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Just For Kicks on 8 March 2012 at 9:03 pm

This is the first Boots ‘n All I’ve seen this year. As much as I love Big Vic, the programme needs to get some life, or it’s going to bore us all to a very dreary death. Even Naas had more life about him. A bit of controversial entertainment required!
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Just For Kicks on 8 March 2012 at 9:07 pm

@ grootblousmile:Hahaha, I thought I would get a rise eventually!!! No, mate, you’ve got me all wrong. As staunch a Stormers fan I am, I always support a South African team next. So it’s Bulls for me. If Stormers don’t make it through, it must be another SA team for me. Cant stand the thought of an Aussie team doing it again!
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grootblousmile on 8 March 2012 at 9:08 pm

35 @ Just For Kicks:
Darren Scott was a great Boots & All presenter… Mathew Pierce is OK but not great.
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grootblousmile on 8 March 2012 at 9:10 pm

36 @ Just For Kicks:
I also support the SA sides, first and foremost.

We need to beat the sides OUTSIDE our Conference to get a Log lead…
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Just For Kicks on 8 March 2012 at 9:14 pm

It needs the ‘Top Gear’ touch – and I’m not a huge fan of the programme
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grootblousmile on 8 March 2012 at 9:17 pm

The 3 Top Gear presenters are fantastic…. and I quite like British humor!
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Just For Kicks on 8 March 2012 at 9:19 pm

Did you manage to get a decent mullet chop?
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grootblousmile on 8 March 2012 at 9:24 pm

41 @ Just For Kicks:
Hey, I’m not the Mullet type…

Must say, my hairdresser is a spunky one….
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Just For Kicks on 8 March 2012 at 9:26 pm

42@ grootblousmile:My wife cuts mine, should I say the same thing?…
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grootblousmile on 8 March 2012 at 9:28 pm

Worried about a few of the Bru picks I have to make just now…
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grootblousmile on 8 March 2012 at 9:29 pm

43 @ Just For Kicks:
One should ALWAYS think and feel that your wife is a spunky one…
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grootblousmile on 8 March 2012 at 9:33 pm

Well, let me get on with the Bru picks… and get into the house, to the angry spunky one….

Hehehe

I’m in the Dogbox (Afrikaans = BoosDoos)… and I don’t know what I’ve done… have been for days on end…
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Just For Kicks on 8 March 2012 at 9:33 pm

I’ve gone Chiefs, Canes, Cheetahs, Landers, Reds, Guppies and the Snorters
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Just For Kicks on 8 March 2012 at 9:34 pm

46@ grootblousmile:Must be the hairdresser
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grootblousmile on 8 March 2012 at 9:39 pm

48 @ Just For Kicks:
My Bru picks are done…

Saders, Canes, Brumbies, Waratahs, Reds (by a mile), Tjarks & Bulls (by a mile).
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grootblousmile on 8 March 2012 at 9:42 pm

48 @ Just For Kicks:
No, it’s not the Hairdresser…. it’s either the pressure at work getting to her and venting it on me… or it’s the rugby and the late office hours I keep…
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grootblousmile on 8 March 2012 at 9:43 pm

Gooooooooi Mieliessssssss!

See you in the morning.
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Just For Kicks on 8 March 2012 at 9:47 pm

Cheers
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Loosehead on 9 March 2012 at 5:24 am

HIGHLANDERS: Colin Slade, Kade Poki, Tamati Ellison, Phil Burleigh, Hosea Gear, Lima Sopoaga, Aaron Smith, Nasi Manu, John Hardie, Adam Thomson, Nick Crosswell, Josh Bekhuis, Chris King, Andrew Hore, Jamie Mackintosh (captain). Reserves; Jason Rutledge, Bronson Murray, Culum Retallick, James Haskell, Jimmy Cowan, Kurt Baker.
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Loosehead on 9 March 2012 at 5:39 am

Crusaders, Canes, VRYSTAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT, Highlanders, Reds, Lions, Bulls.

Super Rugby: Teams as they are announced for Week 3

Vodacom Super Rugby TEAMS

Crusaders

Chiefs

Force

Hurricanes

Brumbies

Toyota Cheetahs

Highlanders

Waratahs

Reds

Rebels

Sharks

MTN Lions

Vodacom Bulls

Blues

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