It is Round 9 of Super Rugby 2015 this weekend.
There is only 1 game on Friday 10 April but we have 5 games on Saturday 11 April.
The Melbourne Rebels, Chiefs & Hurricanes have BYE weekends.
There is 1 South African derby on the weekend, between the Emirates Lions and Cell C Sharks, with 2 SA sides currently on tour and the Vodacom Bulls also playing inside South Africa on the weekend.
Only 1 undefeated team still remains prior to the start of the weekend, the Hurricanes, and they celebrate their 2nd BYE weekend this weekend.
On Friday, the lone game is the one between the Blues and Brumbies in Auckland, at 09:35 SA Time (19:35 NZ Time, 17:35 AEST, 07:35 GMT).
On Saturday morning the Ccrusaders host the Highlanders in Christchurch at 09:35 SA Time (19:35 NZ Time, 07:35 GMT), whereafter the Waratahs will host the DHL Stormers in Sydney at 11:40 SA Time (19:40 AEST, 09:40 GMT).
Slightly later and a couple of hours in time zones to the West – in Perth at 13:45 SA Time, the Western Force host the Toyota Cheetahs.
Next up, at 17:05 SA Time (15:05 GMT), the Emirayes Lions host the Cell C Sharks in Johannesburg, before the last game of the Round where the Vodacom Bulls host the Reds in Pretoria at 19:10 SA Time (17:10 GMT, Sunday 03:10 AEST).
The Brumbies should beat the Blues, even in the Blues backyard of Auckland on Friday.
On Saturday one would suspect that the high-flying Crusaders will beat the Highlanders in Christchurch (after they so thoroughly dismantled the Sharks last weekend in Durban).
Waratahs or DHL Stormers? Well, I suppose the advantage should go to the home team… the Waratahs.
In Perth another difficult game to pick a winner for… will it be the bottom-dwelling Western Force or the also-bottom-dwelling Toyota Cheetahs to appear victorious? Your guess is as good as mine.
The Emirates Lions vs Sharks game is probably shaping up to be the game of the weekend and once again the question is asked who will be victorious… the flying Lions or the back-paddling “Gold-fish” (Cell C Sharks)… surely the Sharks have always or almost always had the Lions’ measure… and why should 2015 be so different?
In Pretoria all logic would suggest that the Bulls should beat the Rubble Reds.. and convincingly so, but the Bulls are still resting key players and often flatter to deceive in recent years!
Super Rugby – Round 9
All Times are in SA Time (GMT + 2)
| 10 April at 09:35 |
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- Team: 15 Charles Piutau, 14 Frank Halai, 13 Pita Ahki, 12 George Moala, 11 Melani Nanai, 10 Dan Bowden, 9 Jamison Gibson-Park, 8 Jerome Kaino (Captain), 7 Brendon O’Connor, 6 Luke Braid, 5 Patrick Tuipulotu, 4 Josh Bekhuis, 3 Charlie Faumuina, 2 James Parsons, 1 Ofa Tu’ungafasi
- Replacements: 16 Keven Mealamu, 17 Sam Prattley, 18 Angus Ta’avao, 19 Hayden Triggs, 20 Steven Luatua, 21 Jamie Booth, 22 Ihaia West, 23 Francis Saili
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- Team: 15 Robbie Coleman, 14 Joe Tomane, 13 Henry Speight, 12 Christian Lealiifano, 11 James Dargaville, 10 Matt Toomua, 9 Nic White, 8 Jarrad Butler, 7 David Pocock, 6 Scott Fardy, 5 Sam Carter, 4 Blake Enever, 3 Ben Alexander, 2 Stephen Moore (Captain), 1 Scott Sio
- Replacements: 16 Josh Mann-Rea, 17 JP Smith, 18 Ruan Smith, 19 Jordan Smiler, 20 Ita Vaea, 21 Michael Dowsett, 22 Lausii Taliauli, 23 Nigel Ah Wong
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| 11 April at 09:35 |
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- Team: 15 Israel Dagg, 14 David Havili, 13 Kieron Fonotia, 12 Ryan Crotty, 11 Nemani Nadolo, 10 Colin Slade, 9 Andy Ellis, 8 Kieran Read (Captain), 7 Matt Todd, 6 Jordan Taufua, 5 Sam Whitelock, 4 Jimmy Tupou, 3 Owen Franks, 2 Ben Funnell, 1 Joe Moody
- Replacements: 16 Codie Taylor, 17 Alex Hodgman, 18 Nepo Laulala, 19 Scott Barrett, 20 Richie McCaw, 21 Mitchell Drummond, 22 Dan Carter, 23 Nafi Tuitavake
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- Team: 15 Ben Smith (Co-captain), 14 Waisake Naholo, 13 Malakai Fekitoa, 12 Shaun Treeby, 11 Patrick Osborne, 10 Lima Sopoaga, 9 Aaron Smith, 8 Nasi Manu (Co-captain), 7 James Lentjes, 6 Elliot Dixon, 5 Joe Wheeler, 4 Tom Franklin, 3 Josh Hohneck, 2 Ash Dixon, 1 Brendon Edmonds
- Replacements: 16 Liam Coltman, 17 Daniel Lienert-Brown, 18 Pingi Tala’apitaga, 19 Mark Reddish, 20 Dan Pryor, 21 Fumiaki Tanaka, 22 Marty Banks, 23 Jason Emery
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| 11 April at 11:40 |
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- Team: 15 Israel Folau, 14 Taqele Naiyaravoro, 13 Matt Carraro, 12 Kurtley Beale, 11 Rob Horne, 10 Bernard Foley, 9 Nick Phipps, 8 Wycliff Palu, 7 Michael Hooper, 6 Jacques Potgieter, 5 David Dennis (Captain), 4 Will Skelton, 3 Sekope Kepu, 2 Tolu Latu, 1 Benn Robinson
- Replacements – from: 16 Tatafu Polota-Nau, 17 Jeremy Tilse, 18 Paddy Ryan, 19 Mitchell Chapman, 20 Pat McCutcheon, 21 Stephen Hoiles, 22 Brendan McKibbin, 23 Adam Ashley-Cooper, 24 Jono Lance, 25 Peter Betham
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- Team: 15 Cheslin Kolbe, 14 Kobus van Wyk, 13 Juan de Jongh (Captain), 12 Damian de Allende, 11 Dillyn Leyds, 10 Demetri Catrakilis, 9 Nic Groom, 8 Nizaam Carr, 7 Michael Rhodes, 6 Schalk Burger, 5 Manuel Carizza, 4 Eben Etzebeth, 3 Frans Malherbe, 2 Siyabonga Ntubeni, 1 Steven Kitshoff
- Replacements: 16 Mbongeni Mbonambi, 17 Oliver Kebble, 18 Vincent Koch, 19 Jean Kleyn, 20 Siya Kolisi, 21 Louis Schreuder, 22 Kurt Coleman, 23 Huw Jones
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| 11 April at 13:45 |
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- Team: 15 Dane Haylett-Petty, 14 Luke Morahan, 13 Kyle Godwin, 12 Luke Burton, 11 Nick Cummins, 10 Sias Ebersohn, 9 Alby Mathewson, 8 Ben McCalman, 7 Kane Koteka, 6 Steve Mafi, 5 Adam Coleman, 4 Sam Wykes (Captain), 3 Tetera Faulkner, 2 Nathan Charles, 1 Pek Cowan
- Replacements: 16 Heath Tessmann, 17 Chris Heiberg, 18 Oli Hoskins, 19 Angus Cottrell, 20 Chris Alcock, 21 Ian Prior, 22 Zack Holmes, 23 Marcel Brache
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- Team: 15 Willie Le Roux, 14 Cornal Hendricks, 13 Johann Sadie, 12 Francois Venter, 11 Raymond Rhule, 10 Joe Pietersen, 9 Sarel Pretorius, 8 Willie Britz, 7 Boom Prinsloo, 6 Heinrich Brüssow, 5 Francois Uys (Captain), 4 Carl Wegner, 3 Coenie Oosthuizen, 2 Torsten van Jaarsveld, 1 BG Uys
- Replacements: 16 Stephan Coetzee, 17 Danie Mienie, 18 Maks Van Dyk, 19 Steven Sykes, 20 Tienie Burger, 21 Tian Meyer, 22 Willie du Plessis, 23 Rayno Benjamin
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| 11 April at 17:05 |
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- Team: 15 Andries Coetzee, 14 Ruan Combrinck, 13 Lionel Mapoe, 12 Harold Vorster, 11 Mark Richards, 10 Elton Jantjies, 9 Faf de Klerk, 8 Warren Whiteley (Captain), 7 Warwick Tecklenburg, 6 Jaco Kriel, 5 Franco Mostert, 4 Andries Ferreira, 3 Julian Redelinghuys, 2 Robbie Coetzee, 1 Jacques van Rooyen
- Replacements: 16 Akker van der Merwe, 17 Corne Fourie, 18 Ruan Dreyer, 19 Robert Kruger, 20 Derick Minnie, 21 Lohan Jacobs, 22 Marnitz Boshoff, 23 Howard Mnisi
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- Team: 15 Odwa Ndungane, 14 S’bura Sithole, 13 Waylon Murray, 12 Andre Esterhuizen, 11 Lwazi Mvovo, 10 Fred Zeilinga, 9 Cobus Reinach, 8 Ryan Kankowski, 7 Renaldo Bothma, 6 Marcell Coetzee, 5 Marco Wentzel (Captain), 4 Mouritz Botha, 3 Lourens Adriaanse, 2 Franco Marais, 1 Dale Chadwick
- Replacements: 16 Monde Hadebe, 17 Thomas du Toit, 18 Matt Stevens, 19 Etienne Oosthuizen, 20 Willem Alberts, 21 Conrad Hoffmann, 22 Lionel Cronje, 23 Jack Wilson
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| 11 April at 19:10 |
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- Team: 15 Jesse Kriel, 14 Francois Hougaard, 13 JJ Engelbrecht, 12 Burger Odendaal, 11 Bjorn Basson, 10 Jacques-Louis Potgieter, 9 Rudy Paige, 8 Pierre Spies (Captain), 7 Arno Botha, 6 Deon Stegmann, 5 Grant Hattingh, 4 Jacques Du Plessis, 3 Trevor Nyakane, 2 Callie Visagie, 1 Dean Greyling
- Replacements: 16 Jaco Visagie, 17 Morné Mellett, 18 Marcel van der Merwe, 19 Flip van der Merwe, 20 Hanro Liebenberg, 21 Piet van Zyl, 22 Tian Schoeman, 23 Jurgen Visser
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- Team: 15 Karmichael Hunt, 14 Lachie Turner, 13 Samu Kerevi, 12 Anthony Fainga’a, 11 Chris Feauai-Sautia, 10 Nicholas Frisby, 9 Will Genia, 8 Adam Thomson, 7 Liam Gill, 6 Curtis Browning, 5 Rob Simmons, 4 David McDuling, 3 Greg Holmes, 2 Saia Fainga’a, 1 James Slipper (Captain)
- Replacements: 16 James Hanson, 17 Ben Daley, 18 Sef Faagase, 19 Marco Kotze, 20 Tom Murday, 21 Adam Korczyk, 22 Ben Tapuai, 23 Chris Kuridrani
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Brumbies by 5
Crusaders by 4
Waratahs by 2
Cheatahs by 100
Bulls by 7
Lions by 0.5
Lekker Lions!!!!
RIP Richie Benaud.
Channel 9 lead by the man with the white/off white/beige blazer, changed sports broadcasting forever.
I see the French are advertising for a new coach
Montpellier better watch out, their coach is past his usual six month stint already
http://www.sport24.co.za/Rugby/France-advertise-for-new-coach-20150410
@ Victoriabok:
I can see the press conference:
“Zee new coach of Les Bleus, Monsieur Jake le serpent”
Well the brumbies dissapointed. Honestly the ausie conference feels much the same as the sa one. Rudderless. Warratahs are 8th eith two games in hand but they havent convinced me that they will be a force euther same can be said for the brumbies. Really hoping the cheatahs can get a win on this tour just too boost their confidence. Will have to wait and see. Good luck to the Stormers, Cheatahs, Bulls and of coarse my LIONS have a great weekend boys!!!!!
@ Rambo_Hunter_BigBok:
Hoesit Rambo…..hoop dinge gaan nog goed jou kant.
Geluk met jou Leeus tot dusver, hulle durf begin vir hulle baie neutrals fans kry wat geniet om hulle dop te hou.
Sterkte vir julle later vanmiddag, hoop hulle kry die wen.
Die Force is seker die Cheetahs se beste kans om n toer wedstryd te wen, maar ek dink nie hulle gaan nie, die Force was bitter ongelukkig om teen die Bulls op Loftus te wen en ook kon hulle die Sharks in Durban geklop het, so miskien is hulle meer gelukkig tuis.
Waratahs speel nie so goed soos laas jaar nie, maar hulle is of warm of koud….hulle het egter n pak wat sy man kan staan teen die Stormers, veral sonder Duane, en hulle agterlyn is beter as die Stormers s’n, so hulle behoort vandag te wen.
Dink hulle gaan baie up en unders en cross kicks skop, en as dit n kompetisie tussen Folau en Kolbe in die lug gaan wees gaan daar net een wenner wees
Haai Nortie. Ja als is goed die kant en daar by jou? Sluit jy nog steeds die boewe soos ou skopdiekan toe?
Ja ek hoe maar duim vas vir die stormers en die cheatahs ek hoop vir sa rugby se part hulle kan wen. Wat dink jy van Nizaam die jaar? Hy is vir my baie stil as jy vat watse goeie form hy laas jaar gehad het. En hoekom counter Kolbe nie meer nie. Hy skop omtrent heeltyd terug na die opposisie.
Om eerlik te wees het julle mooi rugby gespeel in die currie cup maar nou is dit asof AC die hele game plan weer verander het want hy is bang om te verloor. Of hoe?
@ Rambo_Hunter_BigBok:
Ha ha, nee ou maat, verlede jaar daai organisasie gelos…Skoppie is veilig 😆
Nizaam is teleurstellend die jaar, hoop hy tel bietjie vorm op.
Voor die toernooi begin het het ek gedink ons sal so middel na onder op die log eindig…..toe trek hulle teen alle verwagtinge weg met n bang en wen daai eerste 4 wedstryde.
Dink dit was net n “false dawn” en nou begin dinge lyk soos ek gedink het dit gaan. Dalk kan ons volgende week die Force klop en so paar verdere tuis wedstryde wen, maar ons is definitief nie goed genoeg om in die top 6 te kom nie, en as ons per geluk daar eindig, gaan ons vir seker nie “vir higher honors” kwalifiseer nie.
Maar ek dink ook nie enige ander SA span staan n kans om die SR beker te wen nie
@ Rambo_Hunter_BigBok:
Wat Kolbe aanbetref, die Stormers, as hulle enige kans wil staan, moet net 9 man rugby speel. Hulle sterk punt is die voorspelers, maar agv van druk van die rugby publiek wat “ball in hand” en hardloop rugby wil sien, voel hulle dat hulle moet fancy wees en die bal rond gooi….dis gevaarlik, en dit geld vir al ons spanne.
Selfs jou Leeus is nog vasgevang in die “CC mindset” en hoe hulle daar gedruk het van oral af.
In SR werk dit nie vir die SA spanne nie….kyk bietjie hoeveel driee het die Leeus gedruk in 8 weke se rugby, en alhoewel hulle met guts en deursettingsvermoe wenne gekry het, is dit nie asof hulle spanne stukkend hardloop nie.
Ek dink nie SA spelers oor die algemeen is reg om soos ,bv die Canes, van hulle eie doellyn af te kan hardloop, 7 aangee te gee en te gaan druk nie.
Ons maak staat op rolling mauls van die lynstaan af, mens sien selfs in die Varsity Cup dat die meeste driee gedruk word van sulke bewegings af
Ja eks geneig om saam te stem. Maar iets wat ek opgetel het is dat ons agterlyn spelers steeds oor n ou proebeer hardloop. Ek dink as hulle net leer om defenders te trek en reguit hardloop dan gaan dit klaar beter gaan!!!
@ Rambo_Hunter_BigBok:
Vir seker, die enigste agterlyn spelers van ons wat probeer om vir die gapings te hardloop is Burger Odendaal van die Bulls en De Allende. Damian hou ook die bal in albei hande vas, so die opposisie weet nie of hy gaan uitgee of nie.
Meeste van ons spelers druk die ding onder hulle arms so dis maklik om te tackle want hulle weet die ou gaan nie pass nie.
Ons skills is verskriklik swak
Ja maar Damian se defence is bietjie iffie. Hyt my nog nie heeltemal oortuig dat hy n kontender is vir die bokke is nie. Wel hys bo F steyn in my boek. Daai ou is nou net useless vir my!!!
@ Rambo_Hunter_BigBok:
Daar was daai een lelike tackle wat hy gemis het, maar gelukkig is hy nog jonk en kan groei in die rol.
Moenie te veel se van Frans nie 😆 hier is n paar mense wat hom tot die dood toe sal verdedig
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