JP at 13 for the Sharks with Alberts on the bench, Van Aswegen and Etzebeth start for Stormers, Luke Watson back for Kings, Chiefs move Anscombe to 10 … A look at the weekend’s teams, times and refs.
Friday 10 May
09:35 Chiefs vs Force, ECOlight Stadium, Pukekohe
Referee: Mike Fraser (New Zealand)
Chiefs: 15 Robbie Robinson, Lelia Masaga, Save Tokula, 13 Bundee Aki, Patrick Osborne, 10 Gareth Anscombe, Tawera Kerr-Barlow, 8 Matt Vant Leven, Sam Cane, Liam Messam, 5 Brodie Retallick, Craig Clarke (c), 3 Ben Afeaki, Hika Elliot, Toby Smith.
Bench: Mahonri Schwalger, Ben Tameifuna, Mike Fitzgerald, Tanerau Latimer, August Pulu, Aaron Cruden, Asaeli Tikoirotuma.
11:40 Reds vs Sharks, Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
Referee: Glen Jackson (New Zealand)
AR’s: Rohan Hoffmann (Australia), Graham Cooper (Australia)
TMO: Steve Leszczynski (Australia)
Sharks: 15. Riaan Viljoen, 14. Piet Lindeque, 13. JP Pietersen, 12. Meyer Bosman, 11. Lwazi Mvovo, 10. Patrick Lambie, 9. Charl McLeod, 8. Keegan Daniel (captain), 7. Jean Deysel, 6. Marcell Coetzee, 5. Franco van der Merwe, 4. Pieter-Steph du Toit, 3. Wiehahn Herbst, 2. Kyle Cooper, 1. JC Janse van Rensburg
Bench: 16. Monde Hadebe, 17. Jannie du Plessis, 18. Anton Bresler, 19. Derick Minnie, 20. Willem Alberts, 21. Tian Meyer, 22. Odwa Ndungane
19:10 Cheetahs vs Hurricanes, Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
Referee: Stuart Berry (South Africa)
AR’s: Lourens van der Merwe (South Africa), Francois de Bruin (South Africa)
TMO: Gerrie Coetzee (South Africa)
Cheetahs: 15 Hennie Daniller, 14 Willie le Roux, 13 Johan Sadie, 12 Robert Ebersohn, 11 Raymond Rhule, 10 Burton Francis, 9 Piet van Zyl, 8 Phillip van der Walt, 7 Frans Viljoen, 6 Heinrich Brussow, 5 Francois Uys, 4 Lodewyk de Jager, 3 Lourens Adriaanse, 2 Adriaan Strauss (captain), 1 Coenie Oosthuisen
Bench: 16 Ryno Barnes, 17 Trevor Nyakane, 18 Landman Ligtoring, 19 Boom Prinsloo, 20 Sarel Pretorius, 21 Elgar Watts, 22 Ryno Benjamin
Hurricanes – 15 Andre Taylor/James Marshall, 14 Alapati Leiua, 13 Reynold Lee-Lo, 12 Tim Bateman, 11 Julian Savea, 10 Beauden Barrett, 9 TJ Perenara, 8 Victor Vito (c), 7 Jack Lam/Karl Lowe, 6 Faifili Levave, 5 Jason Eaton, 4 Jeremy Thrush, 3 Ben May, 2 Ash Dixon, 1 Ben Franks.
Bench: 16 Reggie Goodes, 17 Jeffery Toomaga-Allen, 18 James Broadhurst, 19 Brad Shields, 20 Chris Smylie, 21 Tusi Pisi, 22 James Marshall/Karl Lowe.
Saturday 11 May
09:35 Blues vs Rebels, Eden Park, Auckland
Referee: Garratt Williamson (New Zealand)
Blues – 15 Charles Piutau,14 Frank Halai, 13 Rene Ranger, 12 Francis Saili, 11 George Moala, 10 Chris Noakes, 9 Piri Weepu, 8 Peter Saili, 7 Brendon O’Connor , 6 Steven Luatua, 5 Ali Williams (c), 4 Anthony Boric, 3 Angus Ta’avao, 2 Quentin MacDonald, 1 Tim Perry.
Bench: 16 Gafatasi Su’a, 17 Ofa Tu’ungafasi, 18 Ronald Raaymakers, 19 Luke Braid, 20 Jamison Gibson-Park, 21 Baden Kerr, 22 Lolagi Visinia.
11:40 Waratahs vs Stormers, Allianz Stadium, Sydney
Referee: Chris Pollock (New Zealand)
AR’s: Andrew Lees (Australia), James Leckie (Australia)
TMO: George Ayoub (Australia)
Stormers: 15. Joe Pietersen, 14. Gio Aplon, 13. Juan de Jongh, 12. Jean de Villiers (captain), 11. Bryan Habana, 10. Gary van Aswegen, 9. Dewaldt Duvenage, 8. Duane Vermeulen, 7. Rynhardt Elstadt, 6. Siya Kolisi, 5. Andries Bekker, 4. Eben Etzebeth, 3. Frans Malherbe, 2. Deon Fourie, 1. Steven Kitshoff
Bench: 16. Scarra Ntubeni, 17. Pat Cilliers, 18. Don Armand, 19. Nizaam Carr, 20. Louis Schreuder, 21. Elton Jantjies, 22. Gerhard van den Heever
17:05 Kings vs Highlanders, NMB Stadium, Port Elizabeth
Referee: Jason Jaftha (South Africa)
AR’s: Sindile Mayende (South Africa), Christie du Preez (South Africa)
TMO: Johann Meuwessen (South Africa)
Kings: 15 George Whitehead, 14 Marcello Sampson, 13 Ronnie Cooke, 12 Andries Strauss, 11 Siyanda Grey, 10 Demetri Catrakilis, 9 Shaun Venter, 8 Cornell du Preez, 7 Wimpie van der Walt, 6 Luke Watson (captain), 5 David Bulbring, 4 Steven Sykes 3 AN Other, 2 Bandise Maku, 1 Schalk Ferreira
Bench: 16 Virgile Lacombe, 17 AN Other, 18 Daniel Adongo, 19 Devin Oosthuizen, 20 Nicolas Vergallo, 21 Shane Gates, 22 SP Marais
