Here are the Super Rugby Team Sheets for Week 12 of Super Rugby 2012.

Herewith all the Teams, as announced for the weekend.

 

 

Super Rugby Teams – Week 12

Blues

MTN Lions

11 May at 09:35
  • Team: 15. Hadleigh Parkes, 14. David Raikuna, 13. Ma’a Nonu, 12. Michael Hobbs, 11. Benson Stanley, 10. Gareth Anscombe, 9. Piri Weepu, 8. Peter Saili, 7. Daniel Braid, 6. Luke Braid (Captain), 5. Ali Williams, 4. Liaki Moli, 3. Charlie Faumuina, 2. Tom McCartney, 1. Tevita Mailau
  • Replacements: 16. James Parsons, 17. Angus Ta’avao, 18. Filo Paulo, 19. Steven Luatua, 20. Alby Mathewson, 21. Lachie Munro, 22. Sherwin Stowers
  • Team: 15. Andries Coetzee, 14. Deon van Rensburg, 13. Lionel Mapoe, 12. Jaco Taute, 11. Michael Killian, 10. Elton Jantjies, 9. Ross Cronje, 8. Joshua Strauss (Captain), 7. Grant Hattingh, 6. Derick Minnie, 5. Ruan Botha, 4. Franco van der Merwe, 3. Pat Cilliers, 2. Callie Visagie, 1. JC Janse van Rensburg
  • Replacements: 16. Martin Bezuidenhout, 17. CJ van der Linde, 18. Cobus Grobbelaar, 19. Jaco Kriel, 20. Tian Meyer, 21. Ruan Combrinck, 22. James Kamana

Waratahs

Vodacom Bulls

11 May at 11:40
  • Team: 15. Daniel Halangahu, 14. Tom Kingston, 13. Rob Horne, 12. Adam Ashley-Cooper, 11. Atieli Pakalani, 10. Berrick Barnes, 9. Sarel Pretorius, 8. Wycliff Palu, 7. Chris Alcock, 6. Rocky Elsom (Captain), 5. Kane Douglas, 4. Dean Mumm, 3. Sekope Kepu, 2. John Ulugia, 1. Benn Robinson
  • Replacements: 16. John Mann-Rea, 17. Jeremy Tilse, 18. Sitaleki Timani, 19. Lopeti Timani, 20. Dave Dennis, 21. Brendan McKibbin, 22. Tom Carter
  • Team: 15. Zane Kirchner, 14. Akona Ndungane, 13. Johann Sadie, 12. Francois Venter, 11. Bjorn Basson, 10. Morné Steyn, 9. Francois Hougaard, 8. Pierre Spies (Captain), 7. CJ Stander, 6. Deon Stegmann, 5. Juandré Kruger, 4. Flip van der Merwe, 3. Werner Kruger, 2. Chiliboy Ralepelle, 1. Dawie Steyn
  • Replacements: 16. Willie Wepener, 17. Rayno Gerber, 18. Wilhelm Steenkamp, 19. Arno Botha, 20. Jano Vermaak, 21. Louis Fouché, 22. JJ Engelbrecht

Highlanders

Hurricanes

12 May at 09:35
  • Team: 15. Ben R Smith, 14. Siale Piutau, 13. Tamati Ellison, 12. Phil Burleigh, 11. Hosea Gear, 10. Mike Delany, 9. Aaron Smith, 8. Nasi Manu, 7. Nick Crosswell, 6. Adam Thomson, 5. Jarrad Hoeata, 4. Josh Bekhuis, 3. Ma’afu Fia, 2. Andrew Hore (Captain), 1. Chris King
  • Replacements: 16. Jason Rutledge, 17. Bronson Murray, 18. Culum Retallick, 19. Tim Boys, 20. Jimmy Cowan, 21. Chris Noakes, 22. Kenny Lynn
  • Team: 15. André Taylor, 14. Cory Jane, 13. Conrad Smith (Captain), 12. Charlie Ngatai, 11. Julian Savea, 10. Beauden Barrett, 9. TJ Perenara, 8. Victor Vito, 7. Karl Lowe, 6. Faifili Levave, 5. Jason Eaton, 4. Jeremy Thrush, 3. Ben May, 2. Dane Coles, 1. Reg Goodes
  • Replacements: 16. Motu Matu’u, 17. Jeffery Toomaga-Allen, 18. Brad Shields, 19. Jack Lam, 20. Chris Eaton, 21. Tusi Pisi, 22. Tim Bateman / Alapati Leiua

Rebels

Crusaders

12 May at 11:40
  • Team: 15. Julian Huxley, 14. Mark Gerrard, 13. Mitch Inman, 12. Lachlan Mitchell, 11. Cooper Vuna, 10. Kurtley Beale, 9. Nick Phipps, 8. Gareth Delve (Captain), 7. Michael Lipman, 6. Tim Davidson, 5. Hugh Pyle, 4. Cadeyrn Neville, 3. Rodney Blake, 2. Ged Robinson, 1. Nic Henderson
  • Replacements: 16. Adam Freier, 17. Jono Owen, 18. Alister Campbell, 19. Ryan Hodson, 20. Nick Stirzaker, 21. James Hilgendorf, 22. Stirling Mortlock
  • Team: 15. Tom Marshall, 14. Sean Maitland, 13. Robert Fruean, 12. Dan Carter, 11. Zac Guildford, 10. Tom Taylor, 9. Willi Heinz, 8. Luke Whitelock, 7. Richie McCaw (Captain), 6. George Whitelock, 5. Sam Whitelock, 4. Luke Romano, 3. Owen Franks, 2. Corey Flynn, 1. Wyatt Crockett
  • Replacements: 16. Ben Funnell, 17. Ben Franks, 18. Tom Donnelly, 19. Kieran Read, 20. Andy Ellis, 21. Ryan Crotty, 22. Israel Dagg

Sharks

Force

12 May at 17:05
  • Team: 15. Louis Ludik, 14. JP Pietersen, 13. Paul Jordaan, 12. Tim Whitehead, 11. Lwazi Mvovo, 10. Patrick Lambie, 9. Charl McLeod, 8. Keegan Daniel (Captain), 7. Marcell Coetzee, 6. Jacques Botes, 5. Anton Bresler, 4. Steven Sykes, 3. Jannie du Plessis, 2. Bismarck du Plessis, 1. Tendai Mtawarira
  • Replacements: 16. Craig Burden, 17. Wiehahn Herbst, 18. Pieter-Steph du Toit, 19. Jean Deysel, 20. Ryan Kankowski, 21. Frederic Michalak, 22. Meyer Bosman
  • Team: 15. Alfie Mafi, 14. Samu Wara, 13. Nick Cummins, 12. Winston Stanley, 11. Napolioni Nalaga, 10. David Harvey, 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. Pek Cowan
  • Replacements: 16. Elvis Taione, 17. Salesi Manu, 18. Phoenix Battye, 19. Lachlan McCaffrey, 20. Josh Holmes, 21. Ben Seymour, 22. Rory Sidey

DHL Stormers

Toyota Cheetahs

12 May at 19:10
  • Team: 15. Joe Pietersen, 14. Gio Aplon, 13. Juan de Jongh, 12. Jean de Villiers (Captain), 11. Bryan Habana, 10. Peter Grant, 9. Dewaldt Duvenage, 8. Nizaam Carr, 7. Rynhardt Elstadt, 6. Siya Kolisi, 5. Andries Bekker, 4. Eben Etzebeth, 3. Brok Harris, 2. Deon Fourie, 1. Steven Kitshoff
  • Replacements: 16. Tiaan Liebenberg, 17. Frans Malherbe, 18. De Kock Steenkamp, 19. Jebb Sinclair, 20. Louis Schreuder, 21. Burton Francis, 22. Gerhard van den Heever
  • Team: 15. Hennie Daniller, 14. Cameron Jacobs, 13. Robert Ebersohn, 12. Andries Strauss, 11. Willie le Roux, 10. Sias Ebersohn, 9. Piet van Zyl, 8. Philip van der Walt, 7. Justin Downey, 6. Heinrich Brüssow, 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. Andries Ferreira, 19. Ashley Johnson, 20. Tewis de Bruyn, 21. Riaan Smit, 22. Philip Snyman

Reds

Chiefs

13 May at 08:10
  • Team: 15. Luke Morahan, 14. Dom Shipperley, 13. Anthony Faingaa, 12. Mike Harris, 11. Digby Ioane, 10. Ben Lucas, 9. Will Genia, 8. Scott Higginbotham, 7. Liam Gill, 6. Jake Schatz, 5. James Horwill (Captain), 4. Rob Simmons, 3. James Slipper, 2. James Hanson, 1. Ben Daley
  • Replacements: 16. Saia Faingaa, 17. Greg Holmes, 18. Adam Wallace-Harrison, 19. Ed Quirk, 20. Beau Robinson, 21. Nicholas Frisby, 22. Rod Davies
  • Team: 15. Andrew Horrell, 14. Lelia Masaga, 13. Richard Kahui, 12. Sonny Bill Williams, 11. Asaeli Tikoirotuma, 10. Aaron Cruden, 9. Brendon Leonard, 8. Alex Bradley, 7. Tanerau Latimer, 6. Liam Messam, 5. Michael Fitzgerald, 4. Craig Clarke (Captain), 3. Ben Tameifuna, 2. Mahonri Schwalger, 1. Sona Taumalolo
  • Replacements: 16. Hikawera Elliott, 17. Toby Smith, 18. Kane Thompson, 19. Sam Cane, 20. Augustine Pulu, 21. Jackson Willison, 22. Robbie Robinson

44 Responses to Super Rugby: Teams as they are announced for Week 12

  • 31

    @ superBul:

    Martin Pelser, Hugo van Zyl en Doug Hopwood, van as ons beste lostrio’s ooit. Hugo was n klein mannetjie, maar blitsvinnig en sterk, het Van Zyl’s Sports gehad in die Paarl vir solank ek kan onthou.

  • 32

    Sharks
    1. Tendai Mtawarira
    2. Bismarck du Plessis
    3. Jannie du Plessis
    4. Steven Sykes
    5. Anton Bresler
    6. Jacques Botes
    7. Marcell Coetzee
    8. Keegan Daniel ( C )
    9. Charl McLeod
    10. Patrick Lambie
    11. Lwazi Mvovo
    12. Tim Whitehead
    13. Paul Jordaan
    14. JP Pietersen
    15. Louis Ludik

    Replacements
    16. Craig Burden
    17. Wiehahn Herbst
    18. Pieter-Steph du Toit
    19. Jean Deysel
    20. Ryan Kankowski
    21. Frederic Michalak
    22. Meyer Bosman

  • 33

    28@ Cheetah4eva:I didn’t know any Stormers supporters could count to 4. I thought this was the reason the Stormers bigwigs changed to the defensive pattern, so as to save the embarrassment of not having to count past 2. Ever!

  • 34

    @ Cheetah4eva:
    @ Just For Kicks:

    Interesting,lack of try scoring by the Stormers,I haven’t thought of it that way until you two brought it up.

    This is very ‘unlike’ traditional WP rugby, they have always been renowned for their ‘flair’ while the ‘traditional enemy’ up North used to be more tight/defensive like (especially during the days of Buurman van Zyl/Corrie Bornman).

    Nowadays it seems that the State, Lions and Griquas have taken more to playing ‘total rugby’. Enjoyable and exciting ‘platteland rugby’, typical Free State through the years.

  • 35

    @ Pietman,
    Ah! I sit corrected, thought Pelser was involved lol. Funny story though.

  • 36

    Think the Cheetah’s have 3rd highest points scored, and Stormers the lowest points against.The Cheetahs need to work on their defense as they come in with the 2nd highest points scored against. Stormers have the lowest bonus point score…can’t remember if they got a 4 try bonus point, or for losing by 7 points.

  • 37

    Another 3 team sheets added…. that of the Sharks, Hurricanes and Rebels

  • 38

    @ bos_otter,
    Stormers got 1 bonus point for losing by 7 vs the Crusaders. They couldn’t even score 4 tries against the Lions, or the lowly Blues, but now all and sundry are predicting a 4 try bonus point. Not like the Cheetahs have been that bad, on defence. Sure they have lost a few games they should have won, because of defence, but that was against far better attacking sides that the Stormpoopies! Chiefs, Bulls, and Hurricanes, are the only sides that managed that.

  • 39

    @ Cheetah4eva:
    Should e a good game. Might even see the Stormers forced to eat their hats hey? 🙂

  • 40

    Force team:

    1 Pek Cowan

    2 Nathan Charles

    3 Salesi Ma’afu

    4 Toby Lynn

    5 Nathan Sharpe

    6 Richard Brown

    7 David Pocock (Captain)

    8 Matt Hodgson

    9 Brett Sheehan

    10 David Harvey

    11 Napolioni Nalaga

    12 Winston Stanley

    13 Nick Cummins

    14 Sam Wara

    15 Alfie Mafi

    Reserves

    16 Elvis Taione

    17 Salesi Manu

    18 Phoenix Battye

    19 Lachlan McCaffrey

    20 Josh Holmes

    21 Ben Seymour

    22 Rory Sidey

  • 41

    Match is going to be closer than many think. Cheetahs are a better side than what they are being credited with, whereas the Stormers have not played nearly to their potential, attack wise.

    Kitshoff vs WP Nel (Young upstart against experienced and technically sound campaigner) – Adv Cheetahs
    Strauss vs Fourie (Livewire vs Gnarled veteran) – Adv Cheetahs
    Verbrokkel vs Coenie “Shrek” (Only card Verbrokkel has, is years of ducking and diving penalties to superior players lol) adv Cheetahs
    Front Row as a unit definately to Cheetahs advantage. Fourie is supposed to counter Brussow, but how can they expect him to do that, when he 1st has to get his head out of the Newlands turf after the scrum. And who is then going top counter Adriaan Strauss, Coenie, and Robert Ebersohn??

    Eben vs Earle (Hot young prospect vs unknown) Adv Stormers
    Bekker vs vd Westhuizen (Gnarled, but fragile vet vs unknown) Adv Stormers

    2nd Row dominance for the Stormers for sure. A conundrum, to gain territory, you have to win the lineouts. Naka will have to work a strategy out.

    Kolisi vs Ratel (Kolisi to sit down for exams) Adv Cheetahs albeit slight, Kolisis has impressed.
    Elstadt vs Downey (Carthorse vs Greyhound) even stevens Elstadt is a brute, but he is also a tad slow
    Carr vs vd Walt (vd Walt is very underrated as an 8, he does the basics very well) adv Cheetahs albeit slight

    As a combination, the Cheetahs are faster, and more settled. With Johnson coming on later, vs Sinclair, it can get interesting. Johnson is no slouch

    The possession stakes should be even, if the Stormers don’t commit to the rucks, they will be in deep poo. Cheetahs will look to outpshyche the Stormers by putting the heat on the front row of the Stormers

    Duvenhage vs van Zyl (experience vs potential) the highest no of linebreaks by any SH in the competition, and with limited game time – adv Cheetahs
    Grant vs Sias (Experience vs Flair) Sias is the complete opposite of pogun Grant. depending on quality of possession – even

    Habana vs Jacobs (experience vs youth) Adv Stormers
    Strauss vs Div (Experience vs well experience lol) even
    JdJ vs Ebersohn (Cudgel vs the Rapier) De Jongh can’t pass the sugar at brekkie, but crash tackles. He will have to catch Ebersohn 1st, who can step – even
    Aplon vs le Roux (experience vs Exhuberance) Both lightening quick, Aplon better on defence
    Pieterson vs Daniller (both solid on defence) even

    The Stormers backline has been good on defence, and will have to be again, if the Cheetahs get momentum on atack, they will have their hands full. Cheetahs just need to minimise mistakes, and run astutely. Cheetahs defence will have to be the best ever to blunt any Stormer attacks.

    Cheetahs will relish the underdog tag. This game can go either way, my mind says Stormers, but my gut says Cheetahs. Cheetahs can beat the Stormers, because they know exactly what to plan for.

    Cheetahs by 4

  • 42

    Only 3 Team Sheets not up yet..

    .. and who else but the Highlanders being one of them… consistently last every week to name their side.

    The 2 others outstanding are the teams for Sunday morning’s clash

  • 43

    “The last five matches between the Stormers and the Cheetahs have all been won by the Stormers whether they have been at home or away.The Since 2007, the Stormers have played the Cheetahs 7 times in total and they have won 5 or 71% of their matches against the men from Bloemfontein”….time for change 🙂
    Goooo Cheetahs!!

  • 44

    The 2 Live Game Articles for tomorrow (Friday) is scheduled.

    Now to go pick on Bru……

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