Here are the named lineups so far and my picks for the winners. Last week was a tough one for punters.
HIGHLANDERS VS CHIEFS, DUNEDIN
Highlanders
1 Jamie Mackintosh (C) , 2 Jason Rutledge , 3 David Te Moana , 4 Jarrad Hoeata , 5 Josh Bekhuis , 6 Adam Thomson , 7 Alando Soakai , 8 Nasi Manu , 9 Jimmy Cowan (VC) , 10 Lima Sopoaga , 11 Kade Poki , 12 Shaun Treeby , 13 Kendrick Lynn , 14 James Paterson , 15 Ben Smith
Reserves: 16. Mahonri Schwalger , 17. Bronson Murray , 18. Joe Tuineau , 19. John Hardie , 20. Aaron Smith , 21. Robbie Robinson , 22. Siale Piutau
Chiefs – 15 Mils Muliaina, 14 Lelia Masaga, 13 Jackson Willison, 12 Dwayne Sweeney, 11 Sitiveni Sivivatu, 10 Mike Delany, 9 Tawera Keer-Barlow, 8 Liam Messam, 7 Tanerau Latimer, 6 Scott Waldrom, 5 Isaac Ross, 4 Hayden Triggs, 3 Nathan White, 2 Aled de Malmanche, 1 Toby Smith. Subs: 16 Ben May, 17 Daniel Perrin, 18 Culum Retallick, 19 Steven Setephano, 20 Brendon Leonard, 21 Stephen Donald, 22 Tim Nanai-William.
REBELS VS BRUMBIES, MELBOURNE, FRI 10:40
Rebels – 15 Mark Gerrard, 14 Lachlan Mitchell, 13 Stirling Mortlock (c), 12 Julian Huxley, 11 Cooper Vuna, 10 Danny Cipriani, 9 Nick Phipps, 8 Gareth Delve, 7 Michael Lipman, 6 Jarrod Saffy, 5 Kevin O’Neill, 4 Adam Byrnes, 3 Greg Somerville, 2 Ged Robinson, 1 Nic Henderson.
Subs: 16 Heath Tessman, 17 Laurie Weeks, 18 Alister Campbell, 19 Tom Chamberlin, 20 Richard Kingi, 21 Afusipa Taumoepeau, 22 Luke Rooney.
Brumbies – 15 Pat McCabe, 14 Henry Speight, 13 Adam Ashley-Cooper, 12 Robbie Coleman, 11 Francis Fainifo, 10 Matt Giteau (c),9 Josh Valentine, 8 Ita Vaea, 7 Julian Salvi, 6 Mitch Chapman, 5 Mark Chisholm, 4 Ben Hand, 3 Dan Palmer, 2 Steve Moore, 1 Ben Alexander.
Subs: 16 Huia Edmonds, 17 Salesi Ma’afu, 18 Peter Kimlin, 19 Colby Faingaa, 20 Patrick Phibbs, 21 Matt Toomua, 22 Andrew Smith.
CHEETAHS vs BULLS, BLOEMFONTEIN, FRI 19:10
Cheetahs – 15 Hennie Daniller, 14 Philip Burger, 13 Robert Ebersohn, 12 Andries Strauss, 11 Rayno Benjamin, 10 Naas Olivier, 9 Sarel Pretorius, 8 Kabamba Floors, 7 Juan Smith (c)/Philip van der Walt, 6 Frans Viljoen, 5 Waltie Vermeulen, 4 Wilhelm Steenkamp, 3 WP Nel, 2 Ryno Barnes, 1 Coenie Oosthuizen.
Subs: 16 Skipper Badenhorst, 17 Kobus Calldo, 18 Francois Uys, 19 Ashley Johnson, 20 Tewis de Bruyn, 21 Sias Ebersohn, 22 Riaan Viljoen.
Bulls – 15 Zane Kirchner, 14 Gerhard van den Heever, 13 , 12 Wynand Olivier, 11 Bjorn Basson, 10 Morne Steyn, 9 Fourie du Preez, 8 Pierre Spies, 7 Dewald Potgieter, 6 Deon Stegmann, 5 Victor Matfield (c), 4 Bakkies Botha, 3 Werner Kruger, 2 Chiliboy Ralepelle, 1 Gurthro Steenkamp.
Subs: 16 Derick Kuun, 17 Rossouw de Klerk, 18 Flip van der Merwe, 19 Danie Rossouw, 20 Ruan Snyman, 21 Francois Brummer, 22 Stephan Dippenaar.
HURRICANES vs CRUSADERS, WELLINGTON game cancelled. Both teams get two points.
WARATAHS vs REDS, SYDNEY, SAT 10:40
Waratahs – 15 Kurtley Beale, 14 Lachie Turner, 13 Rob Horne, 12 Tom Carter, 11 Drew Mitchell, 10 Berrick Barnes, 9 Luke Burgess , 8 Ben Mowen, 7 Phil Waugh (c), 6 Dave Dennis, 5 Kane Douglas, 4 Dean Mumm, 3 Al Baxter, 2 Tatafu Polota-Nau, 1 Sekope Kepu.
Subs: 16 Damien Fitzpatrick, 17 Benn Robinson, 18 Sitaleki Timani, 19 Chris Alcock, 20 Brendan McKibbin, 21 Daniel Halangahu, 22 Ryan Cross.
Reds – TBC
SHARKS vs BLUES, DURBAN,
Sharks – TBC
Blues: 15 Isaia Toeava, 14 Joe Rokocoko, 13 Jared Payne, 12 Benson Stanley, 11 Rene Ranger, 10 Stephen Brett, 9 Alby Mathewson, 8 Chris Lowrey, 7 Daniel Braid, 6 Jerome Kaino, 5 Ali Williams, 4 Anthony Boric, 3 John Afoa, 2 Keven Mealamu (captain), 1 Tony Woodcock.
Replacements: 16 Tom McCartney, 17 Charlie Faumuina, 18 Kurtis Haiu, 19 Luke Braid, 20 Toby Morland, 21 Luke McAlister, 22 Sherwin Stowers.
STORMERS vs LIONS, CAPE TOWN
15. Conrad Jantjes,14. Danie Poolman,13. Jaque Fourie,12. Jean De Villiers,11. Bryan Habana,10. Gary Van Aswegen,9. Ricky Januarie,8. Duane Vermuelen,7. Francois Louw,6. Schalk Burger (C),5. Andries Bekker,4. Rynhardt Elstadt,3. Brok Harris,2. Deon Fourie,1. CJ van Der Linde
Reserves:16. Siyabonga Ntubeni,17. Frans Malherbe,18. De Kock Steenkamp,19. Pieter Louw,20. Dewaldt Duvenage,21. Peter Grant,22. Juan De Jongh
Super Rugby my picks. I must say that I am hoping to do better than last week, but this competition is tough to pick!
Teams:Highlanders vs Chiefs
Time:25/02/2011 19:35
Venue:Dunedin
Pick:Away team by 12 & under
Teams:Rebels vs Brumbies
Time:25/02/2011 21:40
Venue:Melbourne
Pick:Away team by 13 & above
Teams:Cheetahs vs Bulls
Time:26/02/2011 06:10
Venue:Bloemfontein
Pick:Away team by 13 & above
Teams:Waratahs vs Reds
Time:26/02/2011 21:40
Venue:Sydney
Pick:Home team by 12 & under
Teams:Sharks vs Blues
Time:27/02/2011 04:05
Venue:Durban
Pick:Home team by 12 & under
Teams:Stormers vs Lions
Time:27/02/2011 06:10
Venue:Cape Town
Pick:Home team by 13 & above
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