Super Rugby is already in Round 2, with the Antipodion teams also taking part this weekend. We have 7 games in Round 2, with 2 games on Friday, 4 games on Saturday and 1 game in the early hours (SA Time) on Sunday morning.
The Melbourne Rebels have a bye weekend, right at the outset, but of course Bye Points fall away in 2014.
In June / July 2014 the Antipion teams will catch up in played games with the South African counterparts, when the South African sides sit out for 1 Round.
The Combined Log will therefore be skewed for the majority of the competition and one has to question why individual countries are allowed to start such a long competition ahead of it’s rivals. In 2013 the Australian sides started a week early, but at least they had the excuse that they needed an extra week in the middle of the year to prepare for the British & Irish Lions series, which they lost.
(The Weekend Teams are also up under the Main Menu, Super Rugby, 2014, Weekend Teams.)
Super Rugby – Round 2
Crusaders
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Chiefs
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| 21 February at 08:35 |
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- Team: 15. Israel Dagg, 14. Johnny McNicholl, 13. Reynold Lee-Lo, 12. Ryan Crotty, 11. Nafi Tuitavake, 10. Tyler Bleyendaal, 9. Andy Ellis, 8. Luke Whitelock, 7. Richie McCaw (Captain), 6. George Whitelock, 5. Dominic Bird, 4. Sam Whitelock, 3. Owen Franks, 2. Corey Flynn, 1. Tim Perry
- Replacements: 16. Ben Funnell, 17. Wyatt Crockett, 18. Nepo Laulala, 19. Luke Romano, 20. Matt Todd, 21. Willi Heinz, 22. Tom Taylor, 23. Rob Thompson
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- Team: 15. Mils Muliaina, 14. Tim Nanai-Williams, 13. Robert Fruean, 12. Charlie Ngatai, 11. Asaeli Tikoirotuma, 10. Aaron Cruden, 9. Augustine Pulu, 8. Kane Thompson, 7. Tevita Koloamatangi, 6. Liam Messam, 5. Brodie Retallick, 4. Michael Fitzgerald, 3. Ben Tameifuna, 2. Rhys Marshall, 1. Jamie MacKintosh
- Replacements: 16. Nathan Harris, 17. Pauliasi Manu, 18. Ben Afeaki, 19. Matt Symons, 20. Nick Crosswell, 21. Tawera Kerr-Barlow, 22. Andrew Horrell, 23. James Lowe
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Toyota Cheetahs
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Vodacom Bulls
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| 21 February at 19:10 |
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- Team: 15. Willie Le Roux, 14. Cornal Hendricks, 13. Johann Sadie, 12. Francois Venter, 11. Raymond Rhule, 10. Johan Goosen, 9. Shaun Venter, 8. Philip Van der Walt, 7. Pieter Labuschagne, 6. Boom Prinsloo, 5. Francois Jakobus Uys, 4. Lodewyk de Jager, 3. Coenie Oosthuizen, 2. Adriaan Strauss (Captain), 1. Caylib Oosthuizen
- Replacements: 16. Ryno Barnes, 17. Trevor Nyakane, 18. Maks Van Dyk, 19. Rynard Landman, 20. Jean Cook, 21. Sarel Pretorius, 22. Elgar Watts, 23. Hennie Daniller
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- Team: 15. Jurgen Visser, 14. Akona Ndungane, 13. JJ Engelbrecht, 12. Jan Serfontein, 11. Bjorn Basson, 10. Louis Fouche, 9. Francois Hougaard, 8. Jacques ‘Vleis’ Engelbrecht, 7. Jacques Du Plessis, 6. Jono Ross, 5. Grant Hattingh, 4. Flip van der Merwe (Captain), 3. Werner Kruger, 2. Callie Visagie, 1. Dean Greyling
- Replacements: 16. Mbongeni Mbonambi, 17. Frik Kirsten, 18. Victor Matfield, 19. Wiaan Liebenberg, 20. Piet van Zyl, 21. Handre Pollard, 22. Ulrich Beyers, 23. Marcel Van Der Merwe
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Highlanders
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Blues
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| 22 February at 08:35 |
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- Team: 15. Ben Smith (Co-Captain), 14. Richard Buckman, 13. Malakai Fekitoa, 12. Shaun Treeby, 11. Patrick Osborne, 10. Lima Sopoaga, 9. Aaron Smith, 8. Nasi Manu (C0-Captain), 7. Shane Christie, 6. Gareth Evans, 5. Jarrad Hoeata, 4. Brad Thorn, 3. Chris King, 2. Liam Coltman, 1. Kane Hames
- Replacements: 16. Ged Robinson, 17. Matias Diaz, 18. Craig Millar, 19. Josh Bekhuis, 20. TJ Ioane, 21. Fumiaki Tanaka, 22. Hayden Parker, 23. Phil Burleigh
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- Team: 15. Charles Piutau, 14. Frank Halai, 13. Jackson Willison, 12. Francis Saili, 11. George Moala, 10. Chris Noakes, 9. Piri Weepu, 8. Peter Saili, 7. Luke Braid, 6. Steven Luatua, 5. Tom Donnelly, 4. Liaki Moli, 3. Charlie Faumuina, 2. James Parsons, 1. Ofa Tu’ungafasi
- Replacements: 16. Tom McCartney, 17. Sam Prattley, 18. Angus Ta’avao, 19. Patrick Tuipulotu, 20. Brendon O’Connor, 21. Bryn Hall, 22. Benji Marshall, 23. Tevita Li
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Brumbies
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Reds
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| 22 February at 10:40 |
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- Team: 15. Jesse Mogg, 14. Henry Speight, 13. Andrew Smith, 12. Pat McCabe, 11. Joseph Tomane, 10. Matt Toomua, 9. Nic White, 8. Jarrad Butler, 7. David Pocock, 6. Ben Mowen (Captain), 5. Sam Carter, 4. Scott Fardy, 3. Ben Alexander, 2. Stephen Moore, 1. Scott Sio
- Replacements: 16. Siliva Siliva, 17. Ruan-Henry Smith, 18. Ruaidhri Murphy, 19. Leon Power, 20. Locky McCaffrey, 21. Conrad Hoffmann, 22. Tevita Kuridrani, 23. Lionel Cronje
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- Team: 15. Aidan Toua, 14. Lachie Turner, 13. Ben Tapuai, 12. Mike Harris, 11. Dom Shipperley, 10. Quade Cooper, 9. Will Genia, 8. Jake Schatz, 7. Liam Gill, 6. Eddie Quirk, 5. James Horwill (Captain), 4. Rob Simmons, 3. Greg Holmes, 2. Saia Fainga’a, 1. James Slipper
- Replacements: 16. James Hanson, 17. Ben Daley, 18. Jono Owen, 19. Ed O’Donoghue, 20. Beau Robinson, 21. Nick Frisby, 22. Anthony Fainga’a, 23. Chris Feauai-Sautia
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Cell C Sharks
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Hurricanes
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| 22 February at 17:05 |
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- Team: 15. SP Marais, 14. Odwa Ndungane, 13. Paul Jordaan, 12. Frans Steyn, 11. Lwazi Mvovo, 10. Patrick Lambie, 9. Cobus Reinach, 8. Ryan Kankowski, 7. Willem Alberts, 6. Marcell Coetzee, 5. Pieter-Steph du Toit, 4. Anton Bresler, 3. Jannie du Plessis, 2. Bismarck du Plessis (Captain), 1. Tendai Mtawarira
- Replacements: 16. Kyle Cooper, 17. Dale Chadwick, 18. Lourens Adriaanse, 19. Stephan Lewies, 20. Jean Deysel, 21. Charl McLeod, 22. Heimar Williams, 23. S’bura Sithole.
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- Team: 15. Marty Banks, 14. Cory Jane, 13. Conrad Smith (Captain), 12. Hadleigh Parkes, 11. Julian Savea, 10. Beauden Barrett, 9. TJ Perenara, 8. Blade Thomson, 7. Jack Lam, 6. Faifili Levave, 5. Mark Abbott, 4. Jeremy Thrush, 3. Jeffery Toomaga-Allen, 2. Dane Coles, 1. Ben Franks
- Replacements: 16. Motu Matu’u, 17. Chris Eves, 18. John Schwalger, 19. Mark Reddish, 20. Adam Hill, 21. Chris Smylie, 22. Alapati Leiua, 23. James Marshall
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Lions
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DHL Stormers
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| 22 February at 19:10 |
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- Team: 15. Chrysander Botha, 14. Deon van Rensburg, 13. Stefan Watermeyer, 12. Alwyn Hollenbach, 11. Ruan Combrinck, 10. Marnitz Boshoff, 9. Faf de Klerk, 8. Warren Whiteley (Captain), 7. Derick Minnie, 6. Jaco Kriel, 5. Franco van der Merwe, 4. Franco Mostert, 3. Julian Redelinghuys, 2. Robbie Coetzee, 1. Schalk van der Merwe
- Replacements: 16. Willie Wepener, 17. Jacques van Rooyen, 18. Ruan Dreyer, 19. MB Lusaseni, 20. Warwick Tecklenburg, 21. Ross Cronje, 22. JW Jonker, 23. Coenie van Wyk
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- Team: 15. Gio Aplon, 14. Kobus van Wyk, 13. Michael van der Spuy, 12. Jean de Villiers (Captain), 11. Damian de Allende, 10. Demetri Catrakilis, 9. Louis Schreuder, 8. Duane Vermeulen, 7. Schalk Burger, 6. Siya Kolisi, 5. Manuel Carizza, 4. Rynhardt Elstadt, 3. Frans Malherbe, 2. Siyabonga Ntubeni, 1. Steven Kitshoff
- Replacements: 16. Deon Fourie, 17. Oliver Kebble, 18. Pat Cilliers, 19. Michael Rhodes, 20. Nizaam Carr, 21. Nick Groom, 22. Kurt Coleman, 23. Ryno Eksteen
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Waratahs
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Force
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| 23 February at 07:05 |
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- Team: 15. Israel Folau, 14. Alofa Alofa, 13. Adam Ashley-Cooper, 12. Kurtley Beale, 11. Peter Betham, 10. Bernard Foley, 9. Nick Phipps, 8. Wycliff Palu, 7. Michael Hooper, 6. Dave Dennis (Captain), 5. Kane Douglas, 4. Will Skelton, 3. Paddy Ryan, 2. Tatafu Polota-Nau, 1. Benn Robinson
- Replacements: 16. Tola Latu, 17. Jeremy Tilse, 18. Sekope Kepu, 19. Jacques Potgieter, 20. Stephen Hoiles, 21. Brendan McKibbin, 22. Rob Horne, 23. Matt Carraro
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- Team: 15. Luke Morahan, 14. Marcel Brache, 13. Junior Rasolea, 12. Kyle Godwin, 11. Nick Cummins, 10. Sias Ebersohn, 9. Alby Mathewson, 8. Ben McCalman, 7. Matthew Hodgson (Captain), 6. Chris Alcock, 5. Hugh McMeniman, 4. Sam Wykes, 3. Oli Hoskins, 2. Nathan Charles, 1. Pekahou Cowan
- Replacements: 16. Heath Tessmann, 17. Tetera Faulkner, 18. Kieran Longbottom, 19. Wilhelm Steenkamp, 20. Brynard Stander, 21. Ian Prior, 22. Zack Holmes, 23. Patrick Dellit
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Wiaan Liebenberg is on the bench for the Bulls
On Friday we have 3 LIVE GAME ARTICLES:
Super Rugby: Crusaders vs Chiefs – 08:35 SA Time
Super Rugby: Cheetahs vs Bulls – 19:10 SA Time
Six Nations: Wales vs France – 22:00 SA Time
On Saturday we have a bumper day, with 4 LIVE GAME ARTICLES and the DELMAS RUGBYKLUB RUGBYDAG festivities:
Super Rugby: Highlanders vs Blues – 08:35 SA Time
Super Rugby: Brumbies vs Reds – 10:40 SA Time
Delmas Rugbyklub Rugbydag – 13:00 – 17:00
Super Rugby: Sharks vs Hurricanes – 17:05 SA Time
Super Rugby: Lions vs Stormers – 19:10 SA Time
On Sunday morning we have 1 LIVE GAME ARTICLE:
Super Rugby: Waratahs vs Force – 07:05 SA Time
Depending how rugby’ed out we are, we might throw in 2 Sunday afternoon Aviva Premiership games (London Irish vs Leister Tigers & Saracens vs Exeter Chiefs) as from 15:00 SA Time
@ grootblousmile:
Stop jabbering and give us the news ffs lol
63 @ Sharks_forever:
The Rugby News is up… hehehe
Will only give the other news, when we have signatures on paper, signed, sealed… and with R-T tills rolling!
Oh, and just on the side… bear with the slow load speeds for a while, there are issues inside our Web Host server, where techies are working now to resolve it.
Not R-T or my fault…just one of those things the Web Host has to resolve.
@ grootblousmile:
Remember sharing is caring
66 @ Sharks_forever:
Fark, I’ve been sharing and caring for you okes for 4 and a half years…. time to put some tomm back into my own beursie!
Orals lyk dit of daar net een wenner kan wees die jaar. Wonder of hulle sal kan speel tot die eindfluitjie.
Maar nou ja Mnr Potgieter het ons ook laasjaar in daai kampie geplaas, Sharks het juis nou daai meester brein om hulle tot die laaste minuut te laat glo. Sterkte My ou Bulle. Sien julle is darem 4de keuse.
(Fantasy Rugby Scout se Predictions Vote)
Who will win Super Rugby 2014? (Poll Closed)
Sharks 35.53% (108 votes)
Chiefs 12.83% (39 votes)
Crusaders 12.17% (37 votes)
Stormers 10.53% (32 votes)
Bulls 6.25% (19 votes)
Waratahs 5.92% (18 votes)
Hurricanes 4.28% (13 votes)
Reds 3.29% (10 votes)
Brumbies 2.63% (8 votes)
Lions 2.63% (8 votes)
Cheetahs 1.64% (5 votes)
Blues 0.99% (3 votes)
Highlanders 0.99% (3 votes)
Rebels 0% (1 votes)
Force 0% (0 votes)
@ superBul:
All this predictions count for nothing Super, it is as proved a long long tournament, much water to cross over the bridge
I see Spies is out and Vleis in, actually a blessing for the Bulls if you ask me.
Sharks have announced their team. Jake has kept faith in the side that beat the Bulls and is exactly the same team as last week.
Go Sharks…..
Sharks team added to the Article
I see the Bulls team are playing 2 games this week, against the Cheetahs and Lions
@ Snoek:
he he
@ Snoek: With that in mind Lions can top the log after the weekend matches. LOL
Quite a number more sides added – Blues, Highlanders, Reds & Hurricanes
Re:Canes, I thought Conrad Smith is on sabbatical?
Re:Blues, seems like after losing all their warm up games Kirwan doesn’t quite trust Benji Marshall to start
Good, Quinton de Kock to make his debut
@ nortierd:
Great let’s hope the young guy gets a descent run in the test 11, and they must start playing AB @ 4, faf is not the correct guy for such an important position.
79@skrumsaam
Agree 100% with you. And they can give Quinton the gloves as well.
I hope he does well, if they stick with him he can be just as good and exciting as Gilchrist.
Much better looking Test team. Doesn’t guarantee success I know but at least gives us a better chance.
JP is a better spinner than Robbie, Parnell grew up in PE and knows the conditions better than most and Alviro has been battling for form for some time now.
@ nortierd:
De Kock isn’t keeping this match. Hes solely focussing on his batting apparently.
what does the pitch look like, last time i heard it was a green wicket and i see Biff decided to bat first.
@ Scrumsaam:
Pitch is dry apparently. Bit of moisture in the air but should clear up later.
Clarke says he would have batted first as well.
Biff doesn’t want to fall into the trap that he did last test.
@81JG
Yep, but batting at 7 and calling it focusing solely on batting is a bit of an oxymoron.
I think AB enjoys keeping too much to give the gloves up, and his average as batsman/keeper is very good. I think AB will make the switch to regular fielder much easier and more successful than Quinton, he was brilliant before they converted him to keeper.
I’m just glad to see Quinton in the side, and he now needs to make this count and grab his chance
@ John Galt:
Just hope it’s the correct decision, and that the top order are prepared to guts out the new ball. 20/20 cricket totally killed test cricket batsmen can’t just stand around for a few hours anymore.
85 @ Scrumsaam:
There’s a Cricket article for you guys… see you there
Lions – 15 Chrysander Botha, 14 Deon van Rensburg, 13 Stefan Watermeyer, 12 Alwyn Hollenbach, 11 Ruan Combrinck, 10 Marnitz Boshoff, 9 Faf de Klerk, 8 Warren Whiteley (c), 7 Derick Minnie, 6 Jaco Kriel, 5 Franco van der Merwe, 4 Franco Mostert, 3 Julian Redelinghuys, 2 Robbie Coetzee, 1 Schalk van der Merwe.
Subs: 16 Willie Wepener, 17 Jacques van Rooyen, 18 Ruan Dreyer, 19 MB Lusaseni, 20 Warwick Tecklenburg, 21 Ross Cronje, 22 JW Jonker, 23 Coenie van Wyk.
Lions team sheet added
@ grootblousmile: You have the Bulls team sheet under the Stormers!
89 @ Cheetah4eva:
Noooooooooooo!
Those Bulls players may NEVER be associated with that filthing, foul-foul, farking Stormers side!
Thanks for the heads-up!
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