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

  • 1

    6 Teams announced…. 8 to go

  • 2

    Wow, GBS, 19 guests at the moment – must be a record!

  • 3

    2 @ Just For Kicks:
    Highest was 99 on 30 April 2011

    We often hit up to 40 guests at a time too… it’s just that you have not noticed… hehehe

    Here’s a little portion of a snapshot of how I’m able to see it when I want to:

    Users Online

  • 4

    The Bulls and Lions teams are out too… I will add them now

  • 5

    Speaking of this, what has happned to all of our regulars……at the moment it seems to be a Bulls & Cheetahs a few Lions and Just For Kicks website. Where are the Sharks supporters?

  • 6

    @ Just For Kicks:
    Wonder why they don’t just register and join the chat.

  • 7

    The Bulls side.. up at the top already… but have a look at the Number of Super Rugby caps the different players have!

    The team to play the Blues (with Super Rugby caps) is: 15 Zane Kirchner (56), 14 Akona Ndungane (69), 13 Wynand Olivier (88), 12 Francois Venter (2), 11 Bjorn Basson (27), 10 Morné Steyn (91), 9 Jano Vermaak (74), 8 Pierre Spies (74 Captain), 7 Jacques Potgieter (2), 6 Deon Stegmann (57), 5 Juandré Kruger (2), 4 Flip van der Merwe (36), 3 Werner Kruger (60), 2 Chiliboy Ralepelle (37), 1 Dean Greyling (17). Replacements: 16 Willie Wepener (42), 17 Frik Kirsten (4), 18 Wilhelm Steenkamp (38), 19 CJ Stander (2), 20 Ruan Snyman (1), 21 Louis Fouché (2), 22 JJ Engelbrecht (2).

    Milestones:

    ● Morné Steyn holds the Vodacom Bulls record in Super Rugby career points (1012 – 10 tries, 178 conversions, 180 penalties, 22 dropped goals) and the tournament record for dropped goals and could improve on both.

    ● Wynand Olivier is the most capped South African midfielder in Super Rugby and will extend that record with his 89th appearance for the Vodacom Bulls. He has scored 25 tries, the most in the Bulls side.

  • 8

    Morné Steyn will go past 100 Super Rugby game this season still (if injury keeps away) and he’s still reasonably young, so he could make it to 150 or maybe 200. That is incredible!

  • 9

    @ bos_otter:I don’t know, maybe its all the pink with a hint of dark blue that drives them away, hehehe

  • 10

    5@ Loosehead:And like I said before, it’s sooo lonely out here on my own, but with my massive shoulders, I can take all the kak you guys give me regarding the “stormpopies”!

  • 11

    @ grootblousmile:So you can see which page everyone is looking at. That is very interesting, you could do some research into what people prefer, and we could focus on that – actually, on second thoughts, maybe not, we’d have to drop al the bulls stuff, and then you’d get bored, hehehe

  • 12

    Who-s-the-man
    @ Just For Kicks:
    lol….you da man!!

  • 13

    11 @ Just For Kicks:
    I can see MUCH more than that, brother…

    I can even see what browser they’re using and what Operating System they have on their PC

    … and some more…

  • 14

    13@ grootblousmile:…their wives????

  • 15

    14 @ Just For Kicks:
    Hehehehehe

    Nah, unfortunately not!

  • 16

    NOTICE the early start of the Cheetahs game.
    Maybe i can watch the first half.
    Cricket also on at 23:00 to 07:00

    So by the way we were poor on the 1st day

  • 17

    superBul wrote:

    So by the way we were poor on the 1st day

    It’s been an eventful day’s cricket, one that that took a while to begin. Rain delayed the start of the series and washed out the first session. When the toss finally took place after lunch, Ross Taylor put South Africa in, hoping his quicks would use the overhead conditions. But there was no movement or swing for the four fast bowlers, and South Africa moved smoothly on to 86 for 1 at tea.

    After tea, however, everything changed. The sun was out, the ball began to move around, and Martin dismissed Smith in the first over. He then got Kallis and de Villiers off consecutive deliveries in his next. South Africa recovered briefly through Amla and Rudolph but New Zealand eventually broke that resistance as well. The hosts were ordinary in the first session, and inspired in the second. The bowlers conceded only one extra all day (the other was a leg bye), and ironically that ball was found to be a no-ball only after New Zealand reviewed an lbw appeal against Rudolph. Bracewell had struck him plumb in front after his foot landed on the line.

  • 18

    Brumbarians to be klapped by the Cheetahs

    15. Jesse Mogg
    14. Pat McCabe
    13. Andrew Smith
    12. Christian Lealiifano
    11. Henry Speight
    10. Matt Toomua
    9. Nic White
    8. Ben Mowen (capt)
    7. Ita Vaea
    6. Peter Kimlin
    5. Sam Carter
    4. Ben Hand
    3. Dan Palmer
    2. Stephen Moore
    1. Ben Alexander

    Res:
    16. Anthony Hegerty
    17. Ruaidhri Murphy
    18. Scott Fardy
    19. Michael Hooper
    20. Ian Prior
    21. Zack Holmes
    22. Joe Tomane

  • 19

    16@ superBul:
    The cricket will be over before then.

  • 20

    All teams, except once again for the Highlanders, have been announced

  • 21

    Why Michalak at 9 again? Look I don’t rate McCloud but he is better than Michalak.

  • 22

  • 23

    18 @ Loosehead

    Agree, Expect the Cheetahs to up their game considerably, and seeing Jake the Snake, “doesn’t rate a role of the fetcher, Brussow will have him fetching calmettes himself bwahahahaaaa

  • 24

    23@ Cheetah4eva:
    I like Jake as a coach, hell’s teeth he won the RWC for us.
    I back the mighty VRYSTAAAAAAT to beat the Brumbies though.

  • 25

    24 @ Loosehead:
    Apparently Jake has expressed an interest in the England job again… and the Brumbies have also acknowledged it.

    I wonder if Jake could coach the Brumbies to continue with their previously superb backline running lines?

    I personally don’t think Jake is such a good backline specialist. If you remember, he had to call in Eddie van der Jones in to help him and Allister Coetzee out of a pickle with the Bokke backs for the 2007 World Cup.

    His forté was gelling a Team together and applying consistency in selection and STICKING with his group of players.

  • 26

    25@ grootblousmile:I liked the style of play produced by the Brumbarians in their first [and only] game. Jake was a hooker [ no, not like the one Joost had] so he probably spent more time with the forwards and employed a specialist backline coach. At the moment I think that Larkham is the Brumbies backline coach.

  • 27

    26 @ Loosehead:
    I did not think much of the Brumbies first game.

  • 28

    I see there are some rumblings of the corridors of the twitter freak that the Blues may take it – uh oh, have I said too much?

  • 29

    28 @ Just For Kicks:
    The Blues are no pushovers… that’s for sure!

    But the Bulls seems to have the wood over them at Loftus in recent times.

    Boobs & All is going to be on now, let’s hear what they say… then I’ll do my Bru picks…

  • 30

    28 @ Just For Kicks:
    Who’s the Twitter Freak?

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