Thursday 5 March 2009

Super 14 Teams Round 04 2009

Here are the Round 04 Teams hot off the press.
Due to travel commitments Round 03 Super 14 Teams and the 90 Seconds of Nonsense video were unable to be completed.
ALL TEAMS UPDATED: 10:31pm, Thursday 5 March 2009
FRIDAY
CHIEFS v FORCE @ Waikato Stadium, Hamilton.
CHIEFS: (NAMED 4/3) Backs: S Anesi, L Masaga, R Kahui, C Bruce, S Sivivatu, S Donald, B Leonard. Forwards: L Messam (c), S Lilo, T Latimer, K O'Neill, C Clarke, J McGougan, A de Malmanche, B May. Bench: H Elliot, J Savage, T Lynn, C Bourke, T Morland, M Delany, J Wilson.
FORCE: (NAMED 4/3) Backs: D Mitchell, N Cummins, R Cross J Pelesasa, C Shepherd, M Giteau, J Valentine. Forwards: M Hodgson, D Pocock, T Horua, N Sharpe (c), T Hockings, B Castle, T McIsaac, P Cowan. Bench: L Holmes, AJ Whalley, D Pusey, R Stanford, C O'Young, J O'Connor, H Sare.
WARATAHS v REDS @ SFS, Sydney.
WARATAHS: (NAMED 5/3) Backs: S Norton-Knight, L Turner, R Horne, T Carter, L Tuqiri, K Beale, L Burgess. Forwards: W Palu, P Waugh (c), B Mowen, W Caldwell, D Mumm, A Baxter, T Polota-Nau, Benn Robinson. Bench: A Freier, D Palmer, C Thomson, D Dennis, B Sheehan, D Halangahu, T Tahu.
REDS: (NAMED 4/3) Backs: M McLinden, D Ioane, C Fetoai, B Barnes (c), P Hynes, Q Cooper, B Lucas. Forwards: L Houston, D Braid, S Higginbotham, H McMeniman, V Humphries, D Edwards, S Hardman, G Holmes. Bench: S Fainga'a, L Weeks, A Byrnes, P Luafutu, W Genia, A Fainga'a, B O'Connor.
SATURDAY
HURRICANES v CHEETAHS @ Yarrow Stadium, New Plymouth.
HURRICANES: (NAMED 5/3)
Backs: T Ellison, Z Guildford, C Smith, M Nonu, H Gear, P Weepu, A Mathewson.
Forwards: R So'oialo (c), S Waldrom, K Lowe, J Eaton, J Thrush, T Fairbrother, D Coles, N Tialata.
Bench: A Hore/G Robinson, J Schwalger, A Naikatini, F Levave, W Ripia, J Kawau, D Smith.
CHEETAHS: (NAMED 3/3)
Backs: H Daniller, B Basson, P van Zyl, H Coetzee, J Nokwe, J-L Potgieter, S Pretorius.
Forwards: H Scholtz (c), W van Heerden, H Brussow, D de Villiers, F van der Merwe, B Roux, R Strauss, W du Preez.
Bench: A Strauss, J Botha, F Uys, K Floors, T de Bruyn, M Bosman, D Demas.
BLUES v SHARKS @ Eden Park, Auckland.
BLUES: (NAMED 5/3) Backs: I Toeava, P Williams, A Tuitavake, J Helleur, J Rokocoko, J Gopperth, T Moa. Forwards: C Lowrey, O Auva'a, J Kaino, A Williams, K Haiu, J Afoa, K Mealamu (c), T Woodcock. Bench: T McCartney, C Faumuina, J Williams, J Blackie, C Smylie, M Hobbs, W Stanley. SHARKS: (NAMED 5/3)
Backs: S Terblanche, O Ndungane, A Jacobs, F Steyn, JP Pietersen, R Pinaar, R Kockott.
Forwards: R Kankowski, K Daniel, J Boates, J Muller (c), S Sykes, J du Plessis, D du Plessis, T Mtawarira.
Bench: J Smit, D Carstens, A Hargreaves, S Ndlovu, R Cronje, R Swanepoel, L Vulindlu.
HIGHLANDERS v CRUSADERS @ Carisbrook Stadium, Dunedin.
HIGHLANDERS: (NAMED 5/3)
Backs: I Dagg, B Smith, J Shoemark, J Hayward, F Vainikolo, D Bowden, J Cowan (c). Forwards: G Naoupu, A Soakai, A Thomson, H Triggs, J Bekhuis, C Newland, D Hall, C King. Bench: J Rutledge, A Perenise, T Donnelly, S Setephano, S Romans, M Berquist, K Lynn.
CRUSADERS: (NAMED 4/3) Backs: S Brett, J Payne, A Whitelock, T Bateman, B Cook, C Slade, A Ellis/K Fotuali'i. Forwards: T Waldrom, R McCaw (c), K Read, R Filipo, B Thorn, B Franks/B Murray, J MacDonald, W Crockett. Bench: D Perrin, B Murray/O Franks, I Ross, G Whitelock, K Fotuali'i/T Keats, R Crotty, H Gard.
BULLS v STORMERS @ Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria.
BULLS: (NAMED 4/3) Backs: Z Kirchner, A Ndungane, JP Nel, W Olivier, G van den Heever, M Steyn, F du Preez (c). Forwards: P Spies, P Wannenburg, D Stegmann, D Russouw, B Botha, W Kruger, C Ralepelle, G Steenkamp. Bench: D Kuun, R Gerber, V Matfield, J Burger, H Adams, B Francis, J Pretorius.
STORMERS: (NAMED 4/3)
Backs: P Montgomery, T Chavhanga, G Bobo, J De Villiers (c), N Koster, W De Waal, R Januarie.
Forwards: L Watson, D Vermeulen, S Burger, A Bekker, AJ Venter, B Mujati, S Brits, W Blaauw.
Bench: D Fourie, S Ferreira, A Fondse, F Louw, D Duvenage, P Grant, S Naqelevuki.
BRUMBIES & LIONS have the BYE in Week Four.