Saders rest All Blacks stars

18 Mar 2010

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Saders rest All Blacks stars

The Crusaders will field a weakened side for their match against the Awful & Terrible Lions.

Dan Carter, Kieran Read, Brad Thorn, Wyatt Crockett and George Whitelock are being rested, although Carter, Whitelock and Crockett will be on the bench, along with veteran lock Chris Jack.

Colin Slade will wear the No 10 jersey with Adam Whitelock at outside centre.

In the pack, Thomas Waldrom returns at No 8, with Jonathan Poff at No 7. Ben Franks takes over at loosehead prop.

Crusaders – 15 Jared Payne, 14 Sean Maitland, 13 Adam Whitelock, 12 Ryan Crotty, 11 Zac Guildford, 10 Colin Slade, 9 Kahn Fotuali’i, 8 Thomas Waldrom, 7 Jonathan Poff, 6 Richie McCaw (c), 5 Isaac Ross, 4 Sam Whitelock, 3 Owen Franks, 2 Ti’i Paulo, 1 Ben Franks.
Subs: 16 Corey Flynn, 17 Wyatt Crockett, 18 Chris Jack, 19 George Whitelock, 20 Willi Heinz, 21 Dan Carter, 22 Robbie Fruen.

Canes ring the changes

Hurricanes coach Colin Cooper has wielded the axe ahead of his side’s match against the Bulls on Friday.

All Blacks scrumhalf Piri Weepu, wing David Smith and prop Jacob Ellison have been relegated to the bench, while openside flanker Scott Waldrom and fullback Cory Jane are out with injury.

Tyson Keats takes Weepu’s place, Alapati Leiua is preferred to Smith, and Andre Taylor replaces Jane. In the pack, Karl Lowe comes in for Waldrom and John Schwalger for Ellison.

Hurricanes – 15 Andre Taylor, 14 Tamati Ellison, 13 Conrad Smith, 12 Ma’a Nonu, 11 Alapati Leiua, 10 Willie Ripia, 9 Tyson Keats, 8 Rodney So’oialo, 7 Karl Lowe, 6 Victor Vito, 5 Michael Paterson, 4 Jeremy Thrush, 3 Neemia Tialata, 2 Andrew Hore (c), 1 John Schwalger.
Subs: 16 Dane Coles, 17 Jacob Ellison, 18 Bryn Evans, 19 Nick Crosswell, 20 Piri Weepu, 21 Aaron Cruden, 22 David Smith.

Bad boys return for Highlanders

All Black Adam Thomson and Michael Hobbs are back in the Highlanders side for their match against the Sharks after being disciplined for missing a team curfew in South Africa.

Robbie Robinson will make his first start at flyhalf outside fit-again skipper Jimmy Cowan.

Highlanders – 15 Israel Dagg, 14 Ben Smith, 13 Kenny Lynn, 12 Michael Hobbs, 11 James Paterson, 10 Robbie Robinson, 9 Jimmy Cowan, 8 Adam Thomson, 7 Alando Soakai, 6 John Hardie, 5 Hayden Triggs, 4 Josh Bekhuis, 3 Clint Newland, 2 Jason Rutledge, 1 Jamie Mackintosh.
Subs: 16 Jason Macdonald, 17 Chris King, 18 Joe Tuineau, 19 Tim Boys/Steven Setephano, 20 Sean Romans, 21 Jayden Hayward, 22 Fetu’u Vainikolo



19 Comments

  • 1.grant10: Reply to this comment
    18 Mar 2010, 07:52 am

    cool

  • 2.pokkel: Reply to this comment
    18 Mar 2010, 08:07 am

    Now the Lions might only lose by 50 and not 70 as expected.

  • 3.Karen: Reply to this comment
    18 Mar 2010, 08:07 am

    Ok so it makes my Superbru pick easier – at least I don’t have to go with 50+ points :-)

  • 4.Karen: Reply to this comment
    18 Mar 2010, 08:08 am

    @pokkel: Lol but hopefully the Lions will play better rugby and try and be competitive and not roll over and play dead

  • 5.pokkel: Reply to this comment
    18 Mar 2010, 08:11 am

    @Karen: Or the reverse happens and the fringe Crusaders are out to prove a point and really get stuck into the Lions

  • 6.Karen: Reply to this comment
    18 Mar 2010, 08:13 am

    @pokkel: Oh no please I am seriously losing margin points on the Lions this season on bru. Difficult to try and pick a margin.

  • 7.pokkel: Reply to this comment
    18 Mar 2010, 08:21 am

    @Karen: They should increase the margin for lions games :roll:

  • 8.Wikus van der Merwe: Reply to this comment
    18 Mar 2010, 08:23 am

    They are telling the Lions something……

  • 9.Tisme: Reply to this comment
    18 Mar 2010, 08:45 am

    @Wikus van der Merwe: yes…. that they are KAK !

  • 10.the chosen one: Reply to this comment
    18 Mar 2010, 09:05 am

    That sort of thing is suppose only to gebeur in die Curriebeker en nie in die Super 14 nie. Like against North West and Boland. Wat soek jy in die Super 14 as ander spanne begin combinations test against you?

  • 11.Tisme: Reply to this comment
    18 Mar 2010, 09:07 am

    @the chosen one: What language is that?

  • 12.Black Panther: Reply to this comment
    18 Mar 2010, 09:26 am

    Robbie Robinson, star of the future.

    H I G H L A N D E R S !

  • 13.Mielieboer: Reply to this comment
    18 Mar 2010, 09:28 am

    I’d rather say that I’m grant10 than to admit that I’m a lions supporter

  • 14.the chosen one: Reply to this comment
    18 Mar 2010, 09:47 am

    Afrilish… or miskien Engkaans???

  • 15.KevinRack: Reply to this comment
    18 Mar 2010, 10:00 am

    The Lions are a lot better than these score lines suggest. Some absolutlely blantant cheating by some refs.
    Teams have made this mistake of resting players before and paid the price. This might be one of them.

  • 16.Storm outta hell: Reply to this comment
    18 Mar 2010, 11:44 am

    Smacks of arrogance…Richie and co. forgetting the age old adage that on any given Saturday an upset may be on the cards,unlikely I know…but stranger things have happened,I hope it lights a fire under the Lions collective @sses..!

  • 17.TheTackler: Reply to this comment
    18 Mar 2010, 13:29 pm

    “The loins and the groins are soon dispersed…
    He’s the best, of course, of all the worst.
    Some wrong been done? He’s done it first.
    He’s the best,of course, of all the worst.”

    (FZ, 1978)

  • 18.bok1906: Reply to this comment
    18 Mar 2010, 15:19 pm

    @Karen: Haha too true, wish I had seen this earlier, would have only had the Saders by 20.

  • 19.YoMama: Reply to this comment
    18 Mar 2010, 19:49 pm

    Christchurch Boys High would also demolish that lot.

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