There are plenty of mouth-watering clashes in Round 12 Super Rugby action this weekend. There are five local derbies which will all affect the playoffs, while two of the glamour sides of the competition the Stormers and the Crusaders clash in what will be an amazing match. The Sonny Bill Williams vs Jean De Villiers clash will be brilliant.

There are plenty of mouth-watering clashes in Round 12 Super Rugby action this weekend. There are five local derbies which will all affect the playoffs, while two of the glamour sides of the competition the Stormers and the Crusaders clash in what will be an amazing match. The Sonny Bill Williams vs Jean De Villiers clash will be brilliant.


There are plenty of mouth-watering clashes in Round 12 Super Rugby action this weekend.  There are five local derbies which will all affect the playoffs, while two of the glamour sides of the competition the Stormers and the Crusaders clash in what will be an amazing match.  The Sonny Bill Williams vs Jean De Villiers clash will be brilliant.



The local derbies are tough to pick. Check out my picks below. There is always one upset per round, but it is difficult to know which game that will happen in. There is also plenty of money to be made at the TAB.

HURRICANES vs BLUES, WELLINGTON, FRI 09:35

Hurricanes - 15 Andre Taylor, 14 Alapati Leiua, 13 Jayden Hayward, 12 Daniel Kirkpatrick, 11 Hosea Gear, 10 Aaron Cruden, 9 Chris Eaton, 8 Victor Vito, 7 Jack Lam, 6 Faifili Levave, 5 James Broadhurst, 4 Jason Eaton, 3 Neemia Tialata, 2 Andrew Hore (c), 1 John Schwalger. Subs: 16 Dane Coles, 17 Anthony Perenise, 18 Jeremy Thrush, 19 Mark Reddish, 20 Tyson Keats, 21 Julian Savea, 22 Beauden Barrett.

Blues – 15 Jared Payne, 14 Joe Rokocoko, 13 Rene Ranger, 12 Benson Stanley, 11 Lachie Munro, 10 Stephen Brett, 9 Alby Mathewson, 8 Peter Saiili, 7 Luke Braid, 6 Jerome Kaino, 5 Ali Williams, 4 Chris Lowrey, 3 John Afoa, 2 Keven Mealamu (c), 1 Tevita Mailau.

Subs: 16 Tom McCartney, 17 Pauliasi Manu, 18 James King, 19 Sean Tolwart, 20 Chris Smylie, 21 Aaron Bancroft, 22 Sherwin Stowers.

REBELS vs REDS, MELBOURNE, FRI 11:40

Rebels – TBC

Reds – 15 Ben Lucas, 14 Luke Morahan, 13 Anthony Faingaa, 12 Mike Harris, 11 Digby Ioane, 10 Quade Cooper, 9 Will Genia, 8 Radike Samo, 7 Beau Robinson, 6 Scott Higginbotham, 5 James Horwill (c), 4 Rob Simmons, 3 James Slipper, 2 Saia Faingaa, 1 Ben Daley.

Subs: 16 James Hanson, 17 Greg Holmes, 18 Adam Wallace-Harrison, 19 Leroy Houston, 20 Jake Schatz, 21 Will Chambers, 22 Dom Shipperley.

LIONS vs CHEETAHS, JOHANNESBURG, FRI 19:10

Lions – 15 Michael Killian, 14 Lionel Mapoe, 13 Dylan des Fontain, 12 Doppies La Grange (c), 11 Deon van Rensburg, 10 Burton Francis, 9 Rory Kockott, 8 Warren Whiteley, 7 Joshua Strauss, 6 Cobus Grobbelaar, 5 David de Villiers, 4 Wikus van Heerden, 3 Kevin Buys, 2 Edgar Marutlulle, 1 JC Janse van Rensburg.

Subs: 16 Martin Bezuidenhout, 17 Patric Cilliers, 18 Franco Van der Merwe, 19 Michael Rhodes, 20 Jano Vermaak, 21 Elton Jantjies, 22 Jaco Taute.

Cheetahs – 15 Riaan Viljoen, 14 Rayno Benjamin, 13 Robert Ebersohn, 12 Corne Uys, 11 Phillip Burger, 10 Sias Ebersohn, 9 Sarel Pretorius; 8 Davon Raubenheimer, 7 Ashley Johnson, 6 Heinrich Brussow, 5 Wilhelm Steenkamp, 4 Francois Uys, 3 WP Nel, 2 Adriaan Strauss (c), 1 Coenie Oosthuizen.

Subs: 16 Ryno Barnes, 17 Lourens Adriaanse, 18 Walti Vermeulen, 19 Kabamba Floors, 20 Tewis de Bruyn, 21 Naas Olivier, 22 Hennie Daniller.

CHIEFS vs HIGHLANDERS, HAMILTON, SAT 09:35

Chiefs –

1. Toby Smith,2. Hika Elliot,3. Ben Afeaki,4. Craig Clarke,5. Romana Graham,6. Liam Messam,7. Scott Waldrom,8. Fritz Lee,9. Brendon Leonard,10. Stephen Donald,11. Sitiveni Sivivatu,12. Dwayne Sweeney,13. Richard Kahui,14. Lelia Masaga,15. Mils Muliaina (Captain)

Reserves:16. Aled de Malmanche,17. Sona Taumalolo,18. Isaac Ross,19. Tanerau Latimer,20. Tawera Kerr-Barlow,21. Tim Nanai-Williams,22. Jackson WillisonHighlanders –

Robbie Robinson, Kade Poki, Kendrick Lynn, Ben Smith, Siale Piutau, Lima Sopoaga, Jimmy Cowan, Nasi Manu, Alando Soakai, Adam Thomson, Josh Bekhuis, Jarrad Hoeata, Chris King, Jason Rutledge, Jamie Mackintosh (captain).

Reserves: Brayden Mitchell, Bronson Murray, Tom Donnelly, Nick Crosswell, Aaron Smith, Matt Saunders, James Paterson.

WARATAHS vs FORCE, SYDNEY, SAT 11:40

Waratahs -15 Kurtley Beale, 14 Lachie Turner, 13 Ryan Cross, 12 Tom Carter, 11 Sosene Anesi, 10 Berrick Barnes, 9 Luke Burgess, 8 Ben Mowen, 7 Pat McCutcheon, 6 Dave Dennis, 5 Sitaleki Timani, 3 Dean Mumm (c), 2 Sekope Kepu, 1 John Ulugia, Benn Robinson.

Subs: 16 Ben Roberts, 17 Al Baxter, 18 Kane Douglas, 19 Chris Alcock, 20 Brendan McKibbin, 21 Daniel Halangahu, 22 Tom Kingston.

Force –

1. Pek Cowan,2. Nathan Charles ,3. Matt Dunning ,4. Sam Wykes,5. Nathan Sharpe (Captain),6. Matt Hodgson,7. David Pocock,8. Richard Brown ,9. Brett Sheehan,10. Willie Ripia,11. David Smith,12. James O'Connor,13. Mitch Inman,14. Nick Cummins ,15. Patrick Dellit

Reserves:,16. Ben Whittaker ,17. Tim Fairbrother ,18. Tom Hockings,19. Ben McCalman,20. James Stannard,21. Rory Sidey,22. Alfie Mafi

STORMERS vs CRUSADERS, CAPE TOWN, SAT 17:05

Stormers – 15 Conrad Jantjes, 14 Gio Aplon, 13 Jaque Fourie, 12 Jean de Villiers, 11 Johann Sadie, 10 Lionel Cronje, 9 Dewaldt Duvenage, 8 Duane Vermeulen, 7 Francois Louw, 6 Schalk Burger (c), 5 Andries Bekker, 4 Rynhardt Elstadt, 3 CJ van der Linde, 2 Deon Fourie, 1 Wicus Blaauw.

Subs: 16 Tiaan Liebenberg, 17 Brok Harris, 18 De Kock Steenkamp, 19 Nick Koster, 20 Ricky Januarie, 21 Kurt Coleman, 22 Juan de Jongh.

Crusaders –

1. Wyatt Crockett , 2. Corey Flynn , 3. Owen Franks , 4. Luke Romano , 5. Chris Jack , 6. George Whitelock , 7. Richie McCaw (c) , 8. Kieran Read , 9. Kahn Fotuali'i , 10. Matt Berquist , 11. Zac Guildford , 12. Sonny Bill Williams , 13. Robbie Fruean , 14. Sean Maitland , 15. Israel Dagg

16. Quentin MacDonald , 17. Andrew Olorenshaw , 18. Joe Wheeler , 19. Matt Todd , 20. Willi Heinz , 21. Tom Marshall , 22. Adam Whitelock



SHARKS vs BRUMBIES, DURBAN, SAT 19:10

Sharks – TBC

Brumbies –

Brumbies , 1. Ben Alexander , 2. Stephen Moore , 3. Jono Owen , 4. Peter Kimlin , 5. Mark Chisholm , 6. Mitch Chapman , 7. Colby Faingaa , 8. Ita Vaea , 9. Pat Phibbs , 10. Matt Giteau , 11. Adam Ashley-Cooper , 12. Christian Lealiifano , 13. Tyrone Smith , 14. Andrew Smith , 15. Pat McCabe

Replacements , 16. Huia Edmonds , 17. Salesi Ma 'afu , 18. Ben Hand , 19. Michael Hooper , 20. Josh Valentine , 21. Robbie Coleman , 22. Franky Fainifo

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